Philipp Tölke wrote:
Ah, can you upload it somewhere (with the dictionary)? I would be very
interested in it...
#!/bin/sh
#
# $NetBSD: wtf,v 1.7 2000/11/21 00:18:52 soren Exp $
#
# Public domain
#
acronyms=${ACRONYMDB:-/usr/share/acronyms}
if [ X"$1" = X"is" ] ; then
shift
fi
if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
echo "Usage: `basename $0` [is] <acronym>"
fi
rv=0
while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
target=`echo $1 | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`
ans=`fgrep $target < $acronyms 2>/dev/null \
| sed -ne "/^$target[[:space:]]/s/^$target[[:space:]]*//p"`
if [ "$ans" != "" ] ; then
echo "$target: $ans"
else
ans=`whatis $1 2> /dev/null | egrep "^$1[, ]" 2> /dev/null`
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "$1: $ans"
else
echo "Gee... I don't know what $1 means..." 1>&2
rv=1
fi
fi
shift
done
exit $rv
$NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.108 2002/06/30 03:05:53 gendalia Exp $
AFAICR as far as I can recall
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAIR as far as I recall
AFAIU as far as I understand
AFD away from desktop
AFK away from keyboard
AFW away from window
AIU as I understand
AIUI as I understand it
AKA also known as
ASAP as soon as possible
AWOL absent without official leave
AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
BBL be back later
BBS be back soon
BBT be back tomorrow
BFD big fucking deal
BIAB back in a bit
BIAF back in a few
BIALW back in a little while
BIAS back in a second
BIAW back in a while
BOFH bastard operator from hell
BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
BOHICA bend over here it comes again
BRB be right back
BTDT been there, done that
BTTH boot to the head
BTW by the way
CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
CNP continued [in my] next post
CYA see you around
DKDC don't know, don't care
DNDK don't know, don't care
DSTM don't shoot the messenger
DTRT do the right thing
DTWT do the wrong thing
DWIM do what I mean
EG evil grin
EMSG email message
ETLA extended three letter acronym
EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
FAQ frequently asked question
FBBG follow book, book good
FBGB follow book, good book
FIIK fucked if I know
FIIR fucked if I remember
FM fucking magic
FOAD fall over and die
FSDO for some definition of
FSVO for some value of
FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
G grin
GMTA great minds think alike
GTFO get the fuck out
HAND have a nice day
HHIS hanging head in shame
HTH hope this helps
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IANAP I am not a programmer
ICBBTLTA I can't be bothered to list them all
IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
IHNFC I have no fucking clue
IIANM if I am not mistaken
IIRC if I recall correctly
IMCO in my considered opinion
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
IOW in other words
IRL in real life
ISAGN I see a great need
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to recall
ITYM I think you mean
IYSS If you say so
JIC just in case
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
KISS keep it simple, stupid
KITA kick in the ass
KNF kernel normal form
L8R later
LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
LJBF let's just be friends
LMAO laughing my ass off
LMSO laughing my socks off
LOL laughing out loud
LTNS long time no see
MMU memory management unit
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex
MOTSS member of the same sex
MTF more to follow
MYOB mind your own business
NBD no big deal
NFC no fucking clue
NFI no fucking idea
NFW no fucking way
NIH not invented here
NP no problem
NRFPT not ready for prime time
NRN no reply necessary
OIC oh, I see
OTL out to lunch
OTOH on the other hand
OTT over the top
OTTOMH off the top of my head
PFO please fuck off
PFY pimply faced youth
PITA pain in the ass
PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
PNG persona non grata
PNP plug and pray
POC point of contact
POLA principle of least astonishment
POS piece of shit
PPL pretty please
PTV parental tunnel vision
QED quod erat demonstrandum
RFC request for comments
RL real life
RLC rod length check
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RP responsible person
RSN real soon now
RTFB read the fucking book
RTFM read the fucking manual
RTFMP read the fucking man page
RTFS read the fucking source
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SEP someone else's problem
SFA sweet fuck all
SHID slaps head in disgust
SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
SMOP simple matter of programming
SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO significant other
SOB son of a bitch
SOL shit out of luck
SSIA subject says it all
SUS stupid user syndrome
SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
SWMBO she who must be obeyed
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TBD to be decided
TIA thanks in advance
TLA three letter acronym
TLB translation lookaside buffer
TMA too many abbreviations
TMI too much information
TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TYVM thank you very much
UTSL use the source, Luke
VEG very evil grin
WAG wild-ass guess
WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
WRT with respect to
WTF what the fuck
WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
YKWIM you know what I mean
YMA yo momma's ass
YMMV your mileage may vary
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