A Lexicon of the Internet

This page was last updated: July 10, 2004


lex·i·con Pronunciation Key (lks-kn)
n. pl. lex·i·cons or lex·i·ca (-k)

  1. A dictionary.
  2. A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: the lexicon of surrealist art.
  3. Linguistics. The morphemes of a language considered as a group.
   mod
v. modded, modding, mods
 
a slang term, to alter or change hardware or software
commonly, a PC case mod or to mod a PC game.
 
n.
any such alteration or change


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aamof
addy
adn
afaict
afaik
afair
afk
aise
aisi
aiui
aiw
aka
aob
a/s/l?
asap
atb
atm
awcigo
awol
ayt
as a matter of fact
address
any day now
as far as I can tell
as far as I know
as far as I remember
away from keyboard
as I said earlier
as I see it
as I understand it
as it were
also known as
any other business
age/sex/location?
as soon as possible
all the best
at the moment OR automated teller machine
and where can I get one?
absent without leave
are you there?
b4
b4n
bak
bb
bbfn
bbiam
bbl
bbs
b/c
bcc
bf
bfn
bg
bil
bion
bol
brb
bro
btaicbw
btdt
bttp
btw
b/w
by
 
before
bye for know
back at keyboard
bulletin board OR broadband
bye bye for now
be back in a minute
be back later
be back soon
because
blind carbon copy
boyfriend
bye for now
background
brother-in-law
believe it or not
best of luck
be right back
brother
but then again I could be wrong
been there, done that
back to the point
by the way
between OR black & white
busy
char(s)
chmod
ciao
cmiiw
c/o
combo
convo
c&p
cu
cul or cul8r or cyl 
cwyl
 
character(s) OR Characteristics
change mode
goodbye (pronounced "chow")
correct me if I'm wrong
care of
combination
conversation
cut and paste
see you
see you later
chat with you later
damhik
d/c
diy
dk
dkdc
dl or d/l
dtrt
dttah
ducwic
dwisnwid
 
don't ask me how I know
disconnected
do it yourself
don't know
don't know, don't care
download
do the right thing
don't try this at home
do you see what I see?
do what I say, not what I do
emsg
eob
eod
eom
esp
eta
eula
 
e-mail message
end of business
end of discussion
end of message
especially
estimated time of arrival
End User License Agreement
f2f
faq
fcfs
fg
fil
fmv
foaf
fow
fps
ftbomh
ftr
fwicr
fwict
fwiu
fwiw
fya
fyi
 
face to face
frequently asked question(s)
first come, first served
foreground
father-in-law
full motion video
friend of a friend
fog of war
first person shooter
from the bottom of my heart
for the record
from what I can remember
from what I can tell
from what I understand
for what it's worth
for your amusement
for your information
g2g
ga
gf
gfn
gg
gigo
gj
gl
gmt
gmta
gowi
gr8
gsh
gtbos
gtg
gtgn
 
got to go
go ahead
girlfriend
gone for now
got to go
garbage in, garbage out
good job or great job
good luck
Greenwich Mean Time
great minds think alike
get on with it
great
good sense of humour
glad to be of service
got to go
got to go now
h2
hak
hand
hhok
h/o
hoas
hp
hth
hw
 
how to
hugs and kisses
have a nice day
ha ha, only kidding
hold on
hold on a second
home page
hope this helps
homework OR hardware
iac
iae
iay
iayt
ib
ic
icbw
iccl
ide
idk or idn
idts
iirc
ikwum
ilu or ily
ilu2
ily4e
IM
ime
imho
imo
imnsho
inpo
iou
iow
irl
istm
istr
itym
iwalu or iwaly
iwik
iykwim
iyswim
 
in any case
in any event
I adore you
I adore you too
I'm back
I see
I could be wrong
I couldn't care less
see list
I don't/didn't know
I don't/didn't think so
If I recall (or remember) correctly
I know what you mean
I love you
I love you too
I love you forever
Instant Message or Instant Messenger
in my experience
in my honest opinion
in my opinion
in my not so humble opinion
in no particular order
I owe you
in other words
in real life
it seems to me
I seem to remember
I think you mean
I will always love you
I wish I knew
if you know what I mean
if you see what I mean
jam
jas
jff
jfyi
jic
jit
j/k
jly
jmo
jtlyk
jtymltk
 
just a minute
just a second
just for fun
just for your information
just in case
just in time
joke or just kidding
Jesus loves you
just my opinion
just to let you know
just thought you might like to know
k
kiss
kol
 
okay
keep it simple stupid
kiss on lips
 
l8r
lhm
lhu
ljbf
lma
lmk
lol
ltns
 
later
lord help me
lord help us
let's just be friends
leave me alone
let me know
laugh out loud
long time no see
m8
may
mb
m/b
mcibty
mhdc
mia
mil
ml
mobo
morf
mp
mph
msgr
myob
 
mate
mad about you
message board
mail back
my computer is better than yours
my hard drive crashed
missing in action
mother in law
more later
motherboard
male or female
multi-player
miles per hour
messenger
mind your own business
nagi
nbd
ne1
nk
nlt
nm
nmp
noyb
np
nrn
ntg
nvm
nyp
 
not a good idea
no big deal
anyone
no kidding
no later than
see list
not my problem
none of your business
no problem
no reply necessary
not too good
never mind
not your problem
o
oic
oo
ot1h
otoh
otw
ow
 
over (to you)
oh I see
over and out
on the one hand
on the other hand
on the whole
oh well
pcb
pest
pic
plmk
pls or plz
PM
pov
ppl
ptmm
ptmy
pto
 
please call back
please excuse slow typing
picture or image
please let me know
please
private message
point of view
people
please tell me more
pleased to meet you
please turn over
q
qt
 
queue
quiet
 
re
rofl
rsn
rts
rumf
 
regarding
rolling on floor laughing
real soon now
real time strategy
are you male or female?
sah
sfaiaa
sil
sit
sn
sol
sot
sp
sry
sul or syl
 
stay at home
so far as I am aware
sister-in-law
stay in touch
screen name
see list short of time
single player
sorry
see you later
tbh
tmi
tnx
tps
ttfn
ttyl
ty
 
to be honest
too much information
thanks
third person shooter
ta ta for now (bye for now)
talk to you later
thank you
 
ul or u/l
uok
urlcm
usu
 
upload
you ok?
you are welcome
usually
 
vh
vr
 
virtual hug
virtual reality
w/
w8
w8ing
wb
wbs
wdymbt
w/e
wip
w/o
wtf
wth
wtmi
wwyc
wysiwyg
 
with
wait
waiting
welcome back
write back soon
what do you mean by that?
whatever OR weekend
work in progress
without
what the fuc... fudge
what the h-e-double hockey sticks
way too much information
write when you can
what you see is what you get
x
 
kiss
 
y2k
yciitm
yhbw
yiah
ym
yt
yw
 
year 2000
your check is in the mail
you have been warned
yes I am here
you mean
yours truly
you're welcome
 
zh
zzz
   
zero hour
sleeping
 
Abbreviations and acronnyms for Computer and Video Games.  
 
CnC OR C&C
CS
FS
Gen
HL
HL:BS
HL:OF
RA OR RA1
RA2
Ren
TD
TFC
TS
YR
ZH
 
Command and Conquer
Counter-Strike
TS: FireStorm
C&C: Generals
Half-Life
HL: Blue Shift
HL: Opposing Force
C&C: Red Alert (1)
C&C: Red Alert 2
C&C: Renegade
Tiberian Dawn (aka Original C&C)
Team Fortress Classic
Tiberian Sun
RA2: Yuri's Revenge
Gen: Zero Hour
 
More technical abbreviations and acronnyms.  
 
AIM
AOL
CD-ROM
DVD
FTP
HTTP
ICQ
ICS
IE
IRC
MS
MSN
MSNM
OS
URL
VXL
Y!M or YIM
 
AOL Instant Messenger
America Online
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
Digital Versatile (or Video) Disk
File Transfer Protocol
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
short for "I Seek You"
Internet Connection Sharing
(Microsoft) Internet Explorer
Internet Relay Chat
Microsoft
Microsoft Network
MSN Messenger
Operating System
Uniform Resource Locator (world wide web address)
Voxel (Volume Pixel)
Yahoo! (Instant) Messenger
 
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