A quick IRC Primer

AAW – Alive And Well
AISL – After I Stop Laughing

AFK – Away From Keyboard

AYST – After You Stop Talking

CTF – Cheaper Than Free
DLTH – Don’t Listen To Him (Her)

DMMKU – Don’t Make Me Kick yoU

DYHAP – Do You Have A Point(?)

GAFM – Get Away From Me
IC – I’m Confused

ICTT – I Can’t Type Today

IDC – I Don’t Care

ITF – In The Face

IHMC – I Hate My Computer
IYPKB – Is Your Period Key Broken(?)

IYSS – If You Say So
FTMTN – For The Millionth Time, No

FTTTN – For The Thousandth Time, No

GAFM – Get Away From Me

GTB – Going To Bed
IASG – I Ate Something Gross

IDC – I Don’t Care

IDK – I Don’t Know

IDTS – I Don’t Think So

IUOK – If yoU Only Knew
IYL – It’s Your Loss

IYSS – If You Say So
MBFA – My Butt Fell Asleep

MFG – Mining For Gold
MMGB – My Mind’s Gone Blank

NEIYPM – Not Even If You Paid Me
OIYWW – Only If You Want (to) Win
OOTH – Out Of The House

OOYM – Out Of Your Mind

PTMYJ – Please Tell Me You’re Joking

QBS – Quit Being Stupid
SIPO – Sorry, I Passed Out

TAS – Take A Shower

TWTF – That Was Too Funny
WTB – Went To Bed

WTN – Way Too n00b, or What The n00b

YCBS – You Can’t Be Serious

YDWN – You Don’t Want (to) Know


There we go, just a sampling of the many many acronyms floating around the IRC channels. Happy chatting!