Common Internet Acronyms and Abbreviations
'< g >'
grin, often devilish
< /[term] >
Marks the end of a passage characterized by the attitude or approach specified by [term]. For instance, < /sarcasm> would indicate the previous lines are to be read as sarcastic. From the standard SGML syntax for closing a tag.
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AOEU
The opposite of "n/t", this comment title means "I don't have a title, read the text". Nonsense from the Dvorak keyboard for those who don't want to post a comment header. It represents an easily typed sequence on the Dvorak keyboard, the first four keys on the home row. See ASDF.
ASDF
Like "aoeu", except it represents the first four keys on the home row of a standard English keyboard. A nonsense filler word used as a subject for posts. Apparently the first letters you learn to type on a Qwerty keyboard. For the very keen, try asdf.com. Also "aoeu" for the Dvorak keyboard layout version. (DemFromCT, skiddie)
BTW
By The Way
CT
Conspiracy Theory
Falme
A diary worthy of ridicule. Falmes tend to be short and lacking in sources. They tend to focus on topics that have been diaried to death, and are often offensive. The term was inspired by a diary at GOS during the wait for Senator Barack Obama to announce his Vice Presidential nominee; the diarist ended with "Don't falme me pleas"
FUBAR
Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition (or Reason or Repair)
FWIW
for what it's worth
GBCW
GoodBye Cruel World. A type of diary where a user announces that they are through with a blog and are leaving for all time. Posting a GBCW diary is usually not a good idea; they tend to be greeted with ridicule.
GMTA
Great Minds Think Alike. usually used when two posters say the same thing in different places in a thread.
grafs
Abbreviation for "paragraph" used by weblog authors. Frequently: a paragraph cut from a newspaper article's online equivalent and pasted into a weblog entry as a blockquote.
IANAL
I am not a lawyer. Can be extended to any area of expertise, i.e. IANAD (I am not a Deaniac) usually appended with a large BUT, before someone gives you their views on an area that is out side of their area of expertise.
IIRC
If I recall correctly. This is often not capitalized, and it means that the fact given beforehand is a recollection from a while back and that the author is unsure of its factual accuracy. Not to be confused with IRC, a chat program.
IMHO
In my [humble/honest] opinion
IMNSHO
In my not-so-humble opinion
IMNSFHO
In my not so fucking humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
IOW
In other words
IRL
In Real Life
JK
Just Kidding. Previous comment was in jest. (also j/k)
LBNL
Last but not least
LOL
Laugh out loud
MetaJesus
MetaJesus is invoked when there is too much meta-discussion, that is to say discussion about the blog itself, usually with the phrase "stop making MetaJesus cry" or similar.
MOL
More or less
NFW
No fucking way!
n/t
No text (also "nt")Used by commenters when the entirety of the comment is the title.
Noob
A newbie - Usually a derisive term for a poster who has violated the standard operating procedure of the board or blog.
OT
Off topic
OTOH
On the other hand
PEBKAC
Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair. Sometimes written PEBCAC (Problem Exists Between Computer And Chair).
ROTFLMAO
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. It is possible to omit some of the letters and still be intelligible - witness LMAO (laughing my ass off) or ROFL (rolling on floor laughing). Sometimes people add letters as in LMFAO (laughing my fat ass off), LMDFAO (laughing my damn fool ass off)& ROFLMDFHAO(rolling on the floor laughing my dirty fuckin hippy ass off).
RTFA
Read The Fucking/Fine Article.
RTFM
Read The Fucking/Fine Manual. Common response to requests for assistance when reading the documentation would reveal the answer.
SCLM
So-Called Liberal Media. Many people think that the idea of a "liberal media" is a myth.
STAT
Do it immediately. Medicalese, from Latin, statim.
STFU
Shut the Fuck Up. Ironically, it sounds like the less obscene "stuff you".
UID User ID. Assigned sequentially in order of registration. Lower UIDs mean a person has been registered at a blog for a longer period of time.
VRWC
Vast right-wing conspiracy
WRT
With Respect To
WTF
What the Fuck? (also pronounced whiskey tango fox-trot)
WYFP
What's Your Fucking Problem?
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary. From car ads that advertise gas mileage but included this qualifier. Usually following a personal anecdote that might not hold for all cases.
Common Political Acronyms and Abbreviations
ABB
Anybody But Bush (daria g)
AP
Associated Press - wire news service similar to Reuters.
CDA
College Democrats of America - the official student organization of the Democratic Party
CW
Conventional Wisdom (pyrrho, skiddie)
DINO
Democrat In Name Only, e.g. Zell Miller.
DLC
From their website, "The Democratic Leadership Council is an idea center, catalyst, and national voice for a reform movement that is reshaping American politics by moving it beyond the old left-right debate."
DCCC or D Triple C
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Raises funds for House races and sometimes recruits candidates. Headed by a Representative and has other professional staff.
DNC
Democratic National Committee. Governing body of the Democratic party, somewhat synonymous with the party itself. Run by the DNC chairman, currently Howard Dean. Generally responsible for the running and organization of the party, though in recently years known mostly as a fundraising organization.
DFL
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Official name of the Minnesota chapter of the Democratic Party, following a merger with the populist Farmer-Labor Party on April 15, 1944.
DoD
Department of Defense. (also: DOD)
DSCC
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Senatorial counterpart to the DCCC.
FLOTUS
First Lady of the United States
GAO
General Accounting Office
GOP
Grand Old Party. A nickname adopted by the Republican Party in the 1880s to help disguise the fact that they were in fact only 30 years old.
GOTV
Get Out The Vote
IOKIYAR
It's OK If You're a Republican. Explanation for an action or statement by a Republican which, were the responsible person a Democrat, would be cause for a firestorm of outrage. See Cheney above. (May also be stated as the converse: INOKIYAD: It's Not OK If You're a Democrat.)
LAT
Los Angeles Times
LTE
Letter To the Editor
MSM
MainStream Media. What wingnuts call the SCLM.
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization. Typically refers to politically active non-profit corporations, especially those which act internationally.
NRCC
National Republican Congressional Committee. GOP counterpart to the DCCC.
NRSC
National Republican Senatorial Committee. GOP counterpart to the DSCC.
NSC
National Security Council. Generally the White House as opposed to the DoD or State.
NYT
New York Times
OEP
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
PAC
Political Action Committee
PDB
Presidential Daily Briefing
PNAC
Project for the New American Century
POTUS
President of the United States
REB
Republican Except for Bush. A still-loyal Republican who favors voting Bush out of office, on the grounds that his policies and performance are ultimately counter to conservative ideals.
RINO
Republican In Name Only, e.g. Lincoln Chafee.
RCP
RealClearPolitics, conservative website
RNC
Republican National Committee. Sometimes used for the entire interlocking system of Republican aligned groups when acting in unison (e.g., "RNC Talking Points").
RWCM
Right-Wing Corporate Media, an epithet against the media commonly used by Democrats as a response to the right-wing "MSM."
SCLM
So Called Liberal Media (first use ca. 1999; adopted and popularized 2003 by Eric Alterman)
SCOTUS
Supreme Court of the United States.
SOTU
The State of the Union Address, presented (mostly) every year by the President of the United States to a joint session of Congress.
Sec-
Secretary of [Department], e.g., SecDef for Secretary of Defense.
State
Department of State.
VRWC
Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (or, according to SpecialKinFlag "Very Rich Weenie Club")
WaPo
Washington Post
WATB
Whiny Ass Titty Baby (via Atrios)
WSJ
Wall Street Journal
WTO
World Trade Organization
Blog and Forum Terms
Blargon
Blog jargon.
GFBF
The "Goldfish Bowl Factor." Refers to the difficulty of discussing strategy and tactics when one is using a public forum to which one's opponents have access.
Holden Gets a Pony
An elaborate and oft-repeated in-joke, especially on Atrios's Eschaton blog, in which a pet pony is supposedly awarded to First-Draft blogger Holden when Bush's poll numbers go down.
K&R
Democratic Underground-speak for "Kicked and Recommended." Indicates a forum post that salutes the discussion thread's originator in two ways. First, by simply replying to the post, it "kicks" the thread to the top of the list (which displays the most-recently updated threads first). Secondly, it announces that the new poster has "recommended" the thread by voting for it to appear in a list of "greatest" discussion topics.
Pony
An intensely desired but extremely unlikely outcome. Ex: "we are going to stay in Iraq until we find the pony."
Shorter
Indicates a terse (and often ironically exaggerated) summary of another person's writing or comments, as in "Shorter Malkin."
Unity, Unity Pony
A fake solution to the false problem of "excessive partisanship." Ponies for everybody!
Weblogistan
The world of Middle-Eastern blogs, particularly "underground" ones. Also the name of a particular provider of blog services.
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