gtbos

gtbos – abbrev. “glad to be of service”; i.e. “i am pleased that the services i have performed for you were in some way beneficial to you.” may often be used in a sarcastic sense.

the abbreviation may be written entirely in capitals (“gtbos”) or entirely in lowercase (“gtbos”). compromises such as “gtbos” are considered by most pract-tioners to be unacceptable.

while most gtbosologists will agree that this term ought not to be used in its abbreviated form in spoken discourse, att-tudes towards this term are gradually becoming liberalized, and more modern academicians (known to most as neo-gtbosicians) are willing to accept its use as part of oral vernacular, but only if articulated letter-by-letter (i.e. “jee-tee-bee-oh-ess”). all gtbosological experts will agree that it is improper to speak this abbreviation as a word in its own right (i.e. “gitboss” or “jetboss”).
johnqpubliconline: “hey tim, thx for taking over my shift. i rly appreciate it.”

timtheinternetguy: “no problem, john. gtbos. :)”

john q. public: “what the flying f-ck, tim? you just wrecked my car!”
tim, sarcastically: “gtbos, mate!”
john q. public: “go die in a fire, you worthless b-st-rd.”