Kamus Bahasa Gaul Singkatan Inggris

Ni dapet dari http://afatih.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/kamus-bahasa-gaul-singkatan-inggris/, thanks ya Mas Fatih atas izinnya.


Berikut daftar singkatan (kamus) kata-kata “gaul” bahasa Inggris yang sering dipakai tidak saja dalam perbincangan di komentar blog, sms, milis, chat room tapi juga sering kita jumpai di email baik dari rekan yang memang biasa berbahasa Inggris maupun yang sehari-hari berbahasa Indonesia. Kata BTW, ASAP, CMIIW, AFAIK dan LOL mungkin sering Anda dengar dan pakai, tapi pernahkah Anda dengar kata WOMBAT?

Singkatnya, silahkan “dihafal” daftar kata “gaul” berikut atau simpan di notepad untuk referensi kalau sesekali diperlukan. Oh ya, singkatan-singkatan ini biasanya tidak dipakai dalam bahasa formal seperti posting di blog.

AFAIK = As Far As I Know
ASAP= As Soon As Possible
BTW = By The Way

CMIIW = Correct Me If I’m Wrong

LTNC = Long Time No See

OIC = Oh, I See
OMG = Oh, My God
OTOH = On The Other Hand

CP = Cross-Posting
OT = Off Topic
OOT = Out Of Topic
VOOT = Very Out Of Topic
POV = Point Of View

PS = Post Scriptum; PostScript
SOL = Sorry, One Liner – kalau pesan anda pendek, cantumkan ini.

FYI = For Your Information
HTH = Hope That Helped/Hope This Helps
IAC = In Any Case
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly

IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion (rarely: In My Honest Opinion)
IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
ISO = In Search Of

LOL = Laughs Out Loud
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

SSIA = Subject Says It All
TBE = To Be Expected
TBH = To Be Honest
TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern
TBYB = Try Before You Buy

TMA = Take My Advice
TIMTOWTDI = There Is More Than One Way To Do It
TINALO = This Is Not A Legal Opinion
TINAR = This Is Not A Recommendation

TIA = Thanks In Advance
TFTT = Thanks For The Thought
TYVM = Thank You Very Much

WOMBAT = Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time
WBS = Write Back Soon
WRT = With Regard To; With Respect To
WYGIWYPF = What You Get Is What You Pay For
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get

WTB = Want To Buy
WTS = Want To Sell
WTI = Want To Inform
WTA = Want To Ask

Kalau Anda belum pernah nyoba istilah di atas, silahkan dites di kolom komentar di bawah. Biar agak “gaul” dikit