slang in modern english

Table of contents
Introduction
The goal of term paper
Origins of slang
Different types of slang
Rhyming slang
The Cockney Alphabet
Internet slang
Gay slang
List of slang terms for police officers
Slang dictionaries
Conclusion
The list of literature

slang in modern english

FMCDH - From My Cold Dead Hands
FOAD - Fuck off and die
FOAF - Friend of a friend
FTL - For the loss
FTW - For the win
FU - Fuck you
FUBAR - Fucked up beyond all recognition / repair (from military slang; pronounced «foo-bar»)
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
FWIW - For what it's worth
FYI - For your information
G
GBTW - Get back to work
GF - Great/good fight
GFU - Good for you
GFY - Go fuck yourself
GG - Good game, used at or near the conclusion of a gaming match
GGS - Good games
GJ - Good job, often used in online gaming when a teammate performs an act benefitting his team, such as killing an opponent or enabling that kill
GMTA - Great minds think alike
Godwin's Law - Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler
gratz - Congratulations
GTFO - Get the fuck out
GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'
GR - Good Race
H
HAND - have a nice day
handle - Name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)
HF - Have fun
haxor or H4x0r (1337) - Hacker
hit - A request made to the web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.
home page - The website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is «index»
hot list - A collection of publicly available URLs (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files.
HTH - Hope this / that helps
I
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IBTL - In before the lock
IDK - I don't know
IONO - I don't know
IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly
IIUC - If I understand correctly
IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO - In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion
Information superhighway - The Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn)
IOW - In other words
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IRL - In real life
ITYM - I Think You Mean
IWSN - I want sex now
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
J
jaggy - aliased computer graphics
JAS - Just a sec
JK or j/k - Just kidding, or joke
K
k or kk - OK
KISS - Keep it simple stupid.
KOS - Kill on sight
KTHX - OK, thanks
KTHXBAI - OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short
L
L8R - Later, L8R also sometimes abbreviated as L8ER is commonly used in chat rooms and other text based communications as a way of saying good bye.
lag - Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy
lamer - A know-nothing, one who is lame.
leet - Often spelled as l33t or 1337. It originally meant elite
LFG - Looking for group
LFM - Looking for more
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LMFAO - Laughing my fucking ass off
LMIRL - Let's meet in real life.
LMK - Let me know
LOL - Laughing out loud, laugh out loud
LTNS - Long time no see
lurker - Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions
LYLAB - Love you like a brother.
LYLAS - Love you like a sister.
M
MMORPG, MMO - Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game
MOTD - Message of the day
MTFBWY - May The Force be with you
MUD - Multi-User Dungeon
MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination
MYOB - Mind your own business
M8 - Mate
N
N1 - Nice one, used mostly often in gaming
NE1 – «Anyone»
newbie, newb, n00b - An inexperienced user of a system or game,[ or an annoying person. Usually a derogatory term for someone inexperienced at a game.
NIFOC - Naked In Front Of Computer
NM - (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards or in e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line.
NP - No problem
NSFW - Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers.
NVM, NVMD, or nm - Nevermind, not much
O
O RLY - Oh really?
OIC - Oh, I see
OFN - Old freaking news
OMG - Oh my god
OMFG - Oh my fucking god
OMGWTF - Oh my God what the fuck/>
OMW - On my way or Oh my word
ONOZ - Oh, no
OP - Original poster / Operator / Outpost
OS - Operating system
OT - Off topic
OTOH - On the other hand
OTP - On the phone or One true pairing or On The Piss
P
P2P - Peer to peer, or pay to play
PAW - Parents are watching
PEBKAC/PEBCAK - Problem exists between keyboard and chair
ping - From the popular network monitoring tool.
PITA - Pain in the arse / ass
PLMK - Please let me know
PMSL - Pissing myself laughing
POS - Piece of shit, or parent over shoulder.
POTS - Plain old telephone service
POV - Point of view
PL - Powerleveling, used in online games.
PPL - People
PTKFGS - Punch the Keys For God's Sake
pr0n - Intentional misspelling of porn
PW - Persistent World (gaming)
pwned - Intentional misspelling of owned
Q
QFT - Quoted for truth. Used on internet message boards to show agreement from a previous message
QWP - (texting) Quit Whining, Please. (gaming) equip v / equipment n.
R
rehi (or merely re) - Hello again
RL - Real Life
RMS - Ride me sideways
ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing
ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off
ROFLMAOWPIMP/ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off while peeing in my pants
ROFLOL/ROTFLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud
RSN - Real soon now (used sarcastically)
RTFB - Read the fucking binary (or book)
RTFS - Read the fucking source
RTFM/RTM - Read the (fucking) manual or reboot the (fucking) machine
S
SCNR - Sorry, could not resist
SFW - Safe for Work, see NSFW
sk8/sk8r/sk8er - skate/skater
smiley - Another name for emoticons
SMH - Shaking my head
SNAFU - Situation normal: all (fucked/fouled) up
Snail mail - Normal paper mail service
SOHF - Sense of humor failure
spider - The program behind a search engine
STFU - Shut the fuck up
STFW - Search the fucking web
T
TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, a quote originally attributed to Robert Heinlein
TBF - Time between failures
TBH - To be honest
TG - That's great
TGIF - Thank God it's Friday
THX/THNX, TNX or TX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks in advance
TINC - There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories
TMI - Too much information
TOOBS - Internets (refering to the internet as a series of tubes
TOS - Terms of service
TTBOMK - To the best of my knowledge
TTFN - Ta ta for now
TTYL - Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL)
tweedler - One who has deep love for all computer related technology and gadgets
TY - Thank you
TYT - Take your time
TYVM - Thank you very much
U
U - You