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This list is not sanctioned by anybody. YMMV.
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ATFQ | Answer The F*cking Question! |
| BALL | [???] |
| b/c | because |
| BDI | Brain Dead Idiot |
| BFD | Big F*cking Deal |
| BMWMOA | BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (cf. RA) |
| BMWMOC | Canadian version of BMWMOA |
| BMWON | BMW Owners News, publication of BMWMOA |
| BMWRA | BMW Riders of America |
| BOOF | Brotherhood of old farts |
| BROOM | BMW Red Order Of Motorcyclists |
| BTBO | Bites the Big One |
| BTDT | Been There Done That (unofficial IBMWR motto?) |
| BTW | By The Way |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BRBDGA | Be Right Back Don't Go Away |
| cage | Automobile |
| DNF | Did Not Finish (a race) |
| DoD | [We could tell you, but we'd have to kill you.] |
| DVD | Death Valley Daze, an annual IBMWR meeting in late January. |
| DYI | Do It Yourself[er] |
| ESAD ES&D | Eat Sh*t and Die (see FOAD) |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question, or a list of such (FAQL) |
| FOAD | F*ck Off And Die (cf. ESAD) |
| FOAF | Friend Of A Friend (qualifying 3rd hand information) |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FUBAR | F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition |
| GD&R | Grinning, Ducking and Running (after snide remark) |
| GOB | [???] |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer (but...) |
| IDK | I Don't Know |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My NOT so humble opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IMWTK | Inquiring Minds Want To Know |
| IOC | [???] |
| IYHO | In Your Humble Opinion |
| JMNSHO | Just My Not So Humble Opinion |
| K | Kompakt engine design (in K-bike) |
| Kot_ | Keeper of the __ |
| K-Whiner | K-bike rider |
| LEO | Law Enforcement Officer |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LW | [???] |
| MCN | Motorcycle Consumer News (magazine) |
| MN1K | Minnesota 1,000, an annual endurance-riding event |
| MOA | (really BMWMOA) BMW Motorcycle Owners of America |
| MOAN | BMWON |
| MOTAS MOTOS MOTSS | Member(s) of the Appropriate/Opposite/Same Sex |
| NBFD | No BFD. |
| Ob. | Obligatory (content germane to the list/newsgroup, e.g., ob.bmw) |
| OBTW | Oh, By The Way (BTW) |
| ON | BMWON |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PITA | Pain In The Ass |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
| PS | Post Script (addendum) |
| PTB | Powers That Be |
| RA | (really BMWRA) BMW Riders of America (cf. BMWMOA) |
| RAT | Road Anomalies Tour |
| RDG | See: GDR. |
| RFI | Request For Information |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off |
| ROTFLSTC | Rolling On The Floor Laughing Scaring The Cat |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RTFM | Read The Friendly Manual |
| RTM | Read The Manual |
| [sic] | Not a mistake (or typo). Often used when ironically pointing out another's mistake. |
| .sig | a person's signature (appended at the end of an article or letter), or the file in which a person keeps his default signature |
| SO | Significant Other. |
| SOB | Single On Beemer |
| SOD | Society of Dickheads |
| SOHF | Sense Of Humor Failure |
| SS1K | SaddleSore 1000 (Ironbutt ride) |
| SWMBO | She Who Must Be Obeyed -- wife, girl friend, etc. Originally used in H. Rider Haggard's 19th century novel She, and more recently by Rumpole of the Bailey for his wife Hilda. |
| SoD | Society of Dickheads |
| SOHF | Sense Of Humor Failure |
| Squid | Inexperienced rider typically in shorts & sandles, no helmet, considered dangerous and/or foolish [From Cycle magazine, early '70s story about "squirrely kids" running their Yamaha RDs all over the canyons in California every Sunday morning. The author shortened Squirrely kids" to "Squids." -- Harold Gantz] |
| SSU | Shiny Side Up (as opposed to Rubber Side Down) |
| SWALK | Sealed With A Loving Kiss |
| TIA | (also aTdHvAaNnKcSe, advTHANKSance) Thanks in Advance |
| TLx | The Lovely x (said of one's SWMBO) |
| T-Cora | Tom Corasdeschi |
| T-Mia | Terry-Miami (Terence R. Evans, M.D.) |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| typo | a typographical error |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much (often used sarcastically) |
| VHM | Very Happily Mated/Married |
| VIDIOT | Village Idiot (see BOOF) |
| Volvo | Unsubscribe (forbidden word b/c listserver may unsub you unintentionally) |
| WFO | Wide F*cking Open" (referring to the throttle) |
| WKF | Well-Known Fact (often used sarcastically) |
| WRT | With Regard To |
| WTF | What The F*ck |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YA___ | Yet Another ___ |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| YWIA | You're Welcome In Advance |
| :-) | Smiley (has many variations, often called emoticons) |
| :-( | Frown |
Credits: Parts of this list were shamelessly stolen from material compiled by one or more of:
Brian Curry <bmwbrian@voicenet.com>,
William December Starr <wdstarr@athena.mit.edu>,
Ed Green <Ed.Green@East.Sun.com>.