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Acronym |
Explanation |
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AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
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AAA |
Travel club |
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AAAAA |
Travel club for alcoholics |
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ADN |
Any Day Now |
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AES |
Advanced Encryption Standard |
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AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
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AFK |
Away From the Keyboard |
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AGAN |
As Good as New |
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AKA |
Also known as |
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AWGTHTGTTA |
Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again |
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B4N |
Bye for Now |
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BAD |
Broken as Designed |
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BBL |
Be Back Later |
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BBR |
Burnt Beyond Repair |
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BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
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BFD |
Big Freakin' Deal |
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BIOYIOP |
Blow It Out Your I/O Port |
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BITGOD |
Back in the good old days |
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BOHICA |
Bend Over, Here It Comes Again (military for getting screwed) |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BRS |
Big Red Switch |
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BSOD |
Blue screen of death (PMS Microsoft style) |
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BTA |
But Then Again (in response to IOW) |
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BTW |
By The Way |
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BYAM |
Between you and me |
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BWQ |
Buzz Word Quotient |
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CTS |
Consider the source |
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CU |
See you |
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CUL |
See you Later |
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CUL8R |
See you Later |
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DAW |
Don't ask why |
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DAWJTI |
Don't ask why, just take it |
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DIIK |
Damned If I Know |
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DILLIGAF |
Does It Look Like I Give A Fuck |
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DIY |
Do it yourself |
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DL or D/L |
Download, transmit to you |
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DTP |
DeskTop Publishing |
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DTRT |
Do The Right Thing |
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DWIMC |
Do What I Mean, Correctly |
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EAPG |
Early American Pressed Glass |
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EOT |
End Of Thread (ie. don't reply to this message) |
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FHOF |
Freeware Hall of Fame |
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FISH |
First In, Still Here |
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FITB |
Fill In The Blank |
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FLMN |
Four letter mnemonic name (cf. TLA) |
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FOAF |
Friend of A Friend |
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FOB |
Fresh off the Boat |
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FOMCL |
Fell off my chair laughing |
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FOOMCL |
Fell out of my chair laughing |
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FOS |
Freedom Of Speech; Full Of S#$@ |
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FTM, RTFC |
Forget the manual, read the freakin code |
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FTTT |
From Time To Time |
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FUD |
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt |
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FURTB |
Full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives) |
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FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
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FYA&E |
For your amusement and edification |
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FYI |
For Your Information |
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g |
Grin |
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GAFIA |
Get Away From It All |
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gd&r |
grinning, ducking and running |
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gd&arf |
grinning, ducking and running FAST! |
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gd&arvvf |
grinning, ducking and running VERY VERY FAST! |
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gd&aw |
grinning, ducking and weaving |
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GFR |
Grim File Reaper (pervasive data destroyer) |
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GFY |
Good for you, or Go f*** yourself, depending on context |
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GH |
Getting Hard |
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GIGO |
Garbage In, Garbage Out |
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GIWIST |
Gee, I Wish I'd Said That |
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GLGH |
Good Luck and Good Hunting |
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GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
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GW |
Getting Wet |
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HIIK |
Hell if I Know |
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HTH |
Hope this helps |
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IAC |
In Any Case |
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IAE |
In Any Event |
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IANAL/A/D/B |
I am not a lawyer/attorney/doctor, but ... |
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IASTIHTTYT |
I am surprised that I have to tell you that (related forms exist) |
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IC |
I See |
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IDTT |
I'll Drink To That |
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IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
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IIRC |
If I recall correctly |
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IITYWIMIWHTKY |
If I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you |
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IITYWIMWYBMAD |
If I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink |
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ILY |
I Love You |
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IMAO |
In My Arrogant Opinion |
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IMCO |
In my considered opinion |
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
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IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
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IMO |
In My Opinion |
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IMOBO |
In My Own Biased Opinion |
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INPO |
In No Particular Order |
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IOW |
In Other Words |
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IWBNI |
It Would Be Nice If |
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IWRBSOF |
I would rather be set on fire |
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JIC |
Just In Case |
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JSNM |
Just Stark Naked Magic |
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JTYWTK |
Just Thought You Wanted To Know |
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KMYF |
Kiss Me You Fool |
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L8R |
Later |
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LAB&TYD |
Life's A Bitch & Then You Die |
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LLTA; LALOTA |
Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause |
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LMAO |
Laughing My Ass Off |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud (originally - now in chat groups the equivalent
of a teenager's overused and meaningless "y'know") |
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MLA |
Multiple Letter Acronym |
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MOTAS |
Member of the Appropriate Sex |
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MOTOS |
Member of the Opposite Sex |
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MOTSS |
Member of the Same Sex |
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NIMBY |
Not in my backyard |
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OIC |
Oh, I See |
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ONLY |
Used by shareware authors who over-price, ie. "Only
$99.95." |
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OOTC |
Obligatory On Topic Comment |
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OTF |
On the Floor |
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OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
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OTTH |
On the third hand |
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PABG |
Pack a Big Gun |
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PCYLIHOONL |
Please Cross Your Legs, I Have Only One Nail Left |
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PITA |
Pain In The Ass |
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PLOKTA |
Press Lots Of Keys To Abort |
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PMBI |
Pardon my butting in |
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PMFBI |
Pardon Me For Butting In |
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POSSLQ |
Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters |
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POV |
Point Of View |
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PTB |
Powers that be |
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RE |
Regarding |
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ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
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ROTFLMAO |
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
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ROTFLAHMS |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Side |
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RPG |
Role Playing Games |
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RSN |
Real Soon Now |
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RTFM |
Read The Freakin Manual |
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QUANGO |
Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation |
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SFLA |
Stupid Four Letter Acronym |
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SIG |
Special Interest Group |
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SIAANMHOOEI |
Stupidity is always astounding no matter how often one encounters
it |
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SMO; SMON |
Serious Mode On |
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SMOP |
Small Matter of Programming |
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SMOff |
Serious Mode Off |
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SO |
Significant Other |
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SOB |
Son of a bitch |
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SPAM |
Junk email (from SPiced hAM, Hormel's junk meat) |
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TAFN |
That's All For Now |
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TAFT |
That's a frightening thought |
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TANJ |
There Ain't No Justice |
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TANSTAAFL |
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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TNSTAAFL |
There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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TDLS(CNMSBNOWT) |
The dirty little secret (Conservatives need more sex but no one
wants them) |
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TDM |
Too Damn Many |
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TGIF |
Thank God Its Friday |
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TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
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TIATLG |
Truly, I Am The Living God |
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TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
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TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
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TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
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TTBOMK |
To The Best Of My Knowledge |
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TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now |
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TTL4N |
That's The Lot For Now |
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TTUL |
Talk (or Type) To You Later |
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UAE |
Unrecoverable application error (Bane of Windows users) |
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UL or U/L |
Upload (a file) |
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WATMHATTAH |
Why are there more horses asses than there are horses |
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WFM |
Works For Me |
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WIMP |
Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing |
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WOFTAM |
Waste Of Freaking Time And Money |
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WRT |
With Regard To |
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WTF |
What the F#$@ |
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WTMTOYH |
Way too much time on your hands |
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WYGIWYPF |
What You Get Is What You Pay For |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
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YABA |
Yet Another Bloody Acronym |
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YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
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Emoticon |
Meaning |
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:) :-) :> |
Smiling, happy faces; don't take me too seriously |
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;) ;-) ;> |
Winking happy faces (something said tongue-in-cheek) |
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B-) |
Smiling face from a person wearing glasses |
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8-) |
Smiling face with a wide-eyed look |
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:D :-D |
Wider happy face |
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:-o |
"Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill) |
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:-( |
Sad or disappointed face |
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:-P |
Tongue stuck out |
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:-J |
Tongue in cheek |
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:-# |
Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said... |
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:-$ |
Message indicating person is ill... |
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:-& |
Message indicating person is angry... |
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:-* |
Kiss... |
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:-x |
Kiss kiss |
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:-(=) |
Message from a person with big teeth. |
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<:-) |
Dumb questions |
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<g> |
Grin |
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|-( |
Late night messages |
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:^) |
From a person with a large nose |
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:*) |
Clowning around |
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:-{#} |
From a person with braces |
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&:-) |
From a person with curly hair |
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@:-) |
From a person with wavy hair |
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#:-) |
From a person with matted hair |
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O:-) |
Angel |
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C=:-) |
Chef |
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;-)}<////> |
Corporate-type guy (see the necktie?) |
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:-) )-: |
Masking theatrical comments |
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:-|K- |
Formal message. |
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<:>== |
A turkey |
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...---... |
S.O.S. |
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O:O |
A girl is mooning you |
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@*&$!% |
You know what that means... |
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2B|^2B |
Message about Shakespeare |
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(O--< |
A fishy message... |
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@>--->---- |
A rose. |
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(-_-) |
Secret smile |
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(.)(.) |
Ms. Dos |
