Thursday, July 25, 2013

Reddit Acronyms


  • AFAIK means "As far as I know"
  • AMA means "Ask me anything"
  • CMV means "Change my view"
  • DAE means "Does anybody else" or "Does anyone else"
  • ELI5 means "Explain like I'm 5 (years old)"
  • FTFY means "Fixed that for you"
  • IAMA means "I am a"
  • IANAD means "I am not a doctor"
  • IANAL means "I am not a lawyer"
  • IIRC means "If I recall correctly"
  • IMO/IMHO means "In my opinion" and "In my humble/honest opinion", respectively
  • ITT means "In this thread"
  • MRW/MFW means "My reaction when" and "My face when", respectively
  • NSFL means "Not safe for life" (gory or gross content)
  • NSFW means "Not safe for work" (sexual content)
  • OP means "Original poster" (the person who started the thread)
  • [Serious] means "Serious responses only" (commonly used in /r/askreddit and other subreddits now)
  • PSA means "Public service announcement"
  • TIL means "Today I learned"
  • TL;DR means "Too long; Didn't read"
  • YSK means "You should know"