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Chat Term
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Explanation
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!
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Indicates, " have a comment"
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$0.02
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Throwing in your two cents' worth.
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<arching eyebrows>
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Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows
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<chuckle>
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Indicates the speaker chuckles
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<frown>
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Indicates the speaker is frowning
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<g>
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Grin
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<grin>
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Indicates the speaker is grinning
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<smile>
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Indicates the one writing the message is smiling
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<smirk>
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Indicates the one writing the message is smirking
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<wink>
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Indicates the one writing the message is winking
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501
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An excuse that's full of holes.
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Just Kidding
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?
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Indicates, "I have a question"
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A-OLs
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Administrators On-Line. Administrators who police on-line services.
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AAMOF
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As A Matter Of Fact
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ADN
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Any Day Now
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AFAIC
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As Far As I'm Concerned.
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AFAIK
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As Far As I Know
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AFAIR
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As Far As I Remember
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AFJ
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April Fool’s Joke
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AFK
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Away From the Keyboard
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AISI
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As I See It.
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ANFAWFOS
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And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor.
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ANFSCD
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And Now For Something Completely Different …
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AS
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Another Subject.
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ASAP
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As Soon As Possible
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ATSL
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Along The Same Line.
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AWC
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After While, Crocodile
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AWGTHTGTATA
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Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again?.
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AWGTHTGTWTA?
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Are We Going To Have To Go Through With This Again?
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AYOR
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At Your Own Risk.
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B4N
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Bye For Now
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BAK
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Back At Keyboard
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BBFN
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Bye Bye For Now
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BBIAB
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Be Back In A Bit.
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BBIAF
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Be Back In A Few (minutes)
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BBL
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Be Back Later
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BBR
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Burnt Beyond Repair.
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BCNU
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Be seein’ you
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BEG
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Big Evil Grin.
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BF
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Boy Friend.
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BFN
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Bye For Now.
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BION
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Believe it or not.
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BOT
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Back On Topic.
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BRB
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Be Right Back
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BRS
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Big Red Switch.
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BTA
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But Then Again
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BTAIM
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Be That As It May.
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BTHOM
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Beats The Hell Outta Me.
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BTOBD
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Be There Or Be Dead.
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BTW
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By The Way
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BWL
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Bursting With Laughter.
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BWQ
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Buzz Word Quotient.
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BYE?
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"Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE"
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BYKT
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But You Knew That
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BYOB
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Bring Your Own Bottle
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BYOM
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Bring Your Own Mac
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C&G
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Chuckle and Grin.
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CADET
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Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try.
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CID
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Crying In Disgrace.
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CMIIW
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Correct Me If I’m Wrong
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CO
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1. Conference. 2. Company.
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CSG
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Chuckle, Snicker, Grin.
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CU
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See You
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CU2
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See You, Too.
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CUL
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See you later
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CUL8R
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See You Later
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CULA
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See You Later, Alligator
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CWYL
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Chat With You Later.
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CYA
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1. See Ya. 2. Cover Your Ass.
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CYAL8R
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See You All Later.
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DIIK
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Darned If I Know.
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DIKU?
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Do I Know You?
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DIY
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Do It Yourself .
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DK
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Don’t Know
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DLTBBB
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Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite.
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dotgov
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A government official (from the .gov ending of government domain names).
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DTRT
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Do The Right Thing
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DWIMC
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Do What I Mean, Correctly.
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DWIMNWIS
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Do What I Mean, Not What I Say.
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ESAD
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Eat Sh** And Die
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ETLA
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Extended Three Letter Acronym.
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F2F
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Face To Face
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FCFS
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First Come, First Served
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FISH
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First In, Still Here.
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FITB
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Fill In The Blank
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FOAD
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F*** off and die
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FOAF
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Friend Of A Friend
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FS
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For Sale
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FTASB
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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet.
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FTF
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Face to Face.
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FTL
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Faster Than Light.
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FUBAR
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Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
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FUBB
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Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
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FUD
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
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FURTB
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Full Up Ready To Burst - describing hard drive.
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FWIW
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For What It’s Worth
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FYA
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For Your Amusement
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FYI
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For Your Information
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GA
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Go Ahead
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GAL
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Get A Life
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GD&R
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Grinning, Ducking and Running
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GD&RF
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Grinning, Ducking, and Running Fast.
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GD&WVVF
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Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast
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GDW
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Grin, Duck and Weave.
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GF
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Girl Friend.
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GFN
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Gone For Now.
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GFR
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Grim File Reaper.
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GIWIST
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Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
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GLGH
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Good Luck and Good Hunting.
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GMTA
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Great Minds Think Alike
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GOWI
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Get On With It.
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GTSY
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Great To See You.
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H&K
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