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PFY N. [Usenet; Common] Abbreviation For `Pimply-Faced Youth'.
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PFY n.
[Usenet; common] Abbreviation for
`Pimply-Faced Youth'. A BOFH in training, esp. one
apprenticed to an elder BOFH aged in evil.
Related:
flamer n. [common] One who habitually flames. Said esp. of obnoxious Usenet personalities.
HTTPD Error 666 : BOFH was here
BOFH // n. [common] Acronym, Bastard Operator From Hell.
A system administrator with absolutely no tolerance for lusers....
abbrev /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ n. Common abbreviation for `abbreviation'.
IDP /I-D-P/ v.,n. [Usenet] Abbreviation for Internet Death Penalty.
Common (probably now more so and frequently verbed. Compare UDP....
UDP /U-D-P/ v.,n. [Usenet] Abbreviation for Usenet Death Penalty.
Common (probably now more so tha and frequently verbed. Compare IDP....
YMMV // cav. Abbreviation for Your mileage may vary common on Usenet.
hread n. [Usenet, GEnie, CompuServe] Common abbreviation of `topic thread', a more or less continuous chain of postings on a single topic.
To `follow a thread' is to read a series of Usenet postings sharing a common subject or (more correctly) which are connected by Reference headers....
abbrev: /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ n. Common abbreviation for `abbreviation'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...