Forum Abbreviations

[Pipsqueak]

A

24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact

AF - Aunt Flow, reference to menstrual cycle

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AFAIU - As Far As I Understand

AISI - As I See It

AKA - Also Known As

ANY1 - Anyone

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

ASL - Age/ Sex/ Location?

ATB - All The Best

ATTN - Attention

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B

B4 - Before

B4N - Bye For Now

BBL - Be Back Later

BBS - Be Back Soon

BC or B/C - Birth Control or Because

BF - Breastfeeding, Breastfed or Boyfriend

BIL - Brother In Law

BION - Believe It Or Not

BOL - Best Of Luck

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

BWL - Bursting With Laughter

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C

C&P - Copy & Paste

CAW - Children Are Watching

CIO - Crying It Out

CU - See you

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D

DD - Dear/Darling Daughter

DH - Dear/Darling/D*mn Husband

DIM - Do It Myself

DIY - Do It Yourself

DK - Don't Know

DLG - Devilish Little Grin

DOB - Date Of Birth

DS - Dear/Darling Son

DW - Dear/Darling/D*mn Wife

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E

EOD - End Of Discussion

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F

F2F - Face To Face

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)

FIL - Father In Law

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYI - For Your Information

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G

GA - Go Ahead

GBH&K - Great Big Hugs & Kisses

GF - Girlfriend

GG - Gotta Go

GL - Good Luck

GLG - Goofy Little Grin

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GR8 - Great

GTG - Got To Go

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H

HAK - Hugs And Kisses

HAND - Have A Nice Day

H&K - Hugs & Kisses

HP - Home Page

HTH - Hope This Helps

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I

IB - I'm Back

ICQ - I Seek You [an Internet messaging system]

ICU - I see you

IME - In My Experience

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IMO - In My Opinion

IOU - I Owe You

ISO - In Search Of

ISP - Internet Service Provider

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J

JK - Just Kidding or Junior Kindergarten

J/K - Just Kidding

JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion

JMO - Just My Opinion

JSYK - Just So You Know

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K

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

KWIM - Know What I Mean

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L

L8R - Later

LALL - Live And Let Live

LMK - Let Me Know

LOAO - Laughing Our A*ses Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LTM - Laughing To Myself

LTNS - Long Time No See

LY - Love ya

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M

M8 - Mate

ME2 - Me Too

MIL - Mother In Law

MOF - Matter Of Fact

MYOB - Mind Your Own Business

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N

NBD - No Big Deal

NBTD - Nothing Better To Do

NE1 - Anyone

NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard

NLT - No Later Than

NM - Never Mind or No Message

NOYB - None Of Your Business

NP - No Problem

NT - No Text

NTG - Not Too Good

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O

OIC - Oh I See

OTOH - On The Other Hand

OW - Oh Well

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P

PDQ - Pretty D*mn Quick

PLS - Please

POV - Point Of View

PTB - Powers That Be

PTMM - Please Tell Me More

PTMY - Pleased To Meet You

PMSL - Peeing myself Laughing

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Q

QT - Cutie

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R

RE - Regarding

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A*s Off

ROFLMHO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Head Off

ROFLOL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud

ROTFLSHISMC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Spilt My Coffee

ROTM - Right On The Money

RSN - Real Soon Now

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S

SAHM - Stay At Home Mom

SAHP - Stay At Home Parent

SAR - Smart A*s Remark

SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist

SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear

SIL - Sister In Law

SIT - Stay In Touch

SO - Significant Other

SOL - Sh*t Out of Luck

SPAM - SPiced hAM [a common term on the Internet used to refer to unsolicited bulk e-mail]

SRY - Sorry

STS - So To Speak

SS - Step Son

SD - Step Daughter

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T

TAF - That's All Folks

TAFN - That's All For Now

TBC - To Be Continued

TGIF - Thank God It's Friday

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TLC - Tender Loving Care

THX - Thanks

TROLL - To deliberately provoke an argument in a newsgroup, forum or chat room

TTC -Trying To Conceive

TTFN - Ta Ta For Now

TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern

TY - Thank You

TYVM - Thank You Very Much

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V

VBG - Very Big Grin

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W

W8 - Wait

WB - Welcome Back

WBS - Write Back Soon

WOM - Word Of Mouth

WTG - Way To Go!

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Y

YKWIM - You Know What I Mean

YT - Yours Truly

[Tam's Tribe]

Thanks so much . . . been getting the courage to ask, didnt want to look stupid (it aint hard) :blush:

I had worked a few out! :idea:

[peanuts]

you should maybe pass on to pauline to put a sticky on this thread, very usefull.

[Pauline]

you should maybe pass on to pauline to put a sticky on this thread, very usefull.

It's ok that is what Pip was doing. The original got lost so she has redone it - thanks Pip :thumbsup::clapping:

[Pipsqueak]

It's ok that is what Pip was doing. The original got lost so she has redone it - thanks Pip :thumbsup::clapping:

you are more than welcome and it was no bother - C&P (see abbreviations) is brilliant!!:D

[Graham]

Glad I found this, I had to keep asking Pauline what a DD, DH, DS, LO etc is, now I can just look on here.:thumbsup:

I won't be using them myself though, I prefer to spell things out, after all those years in the printing trade some of it has rubbed off.:laughing:

[mumphie]

As I am new to all this I am finding this very helpful. Thanks:)

[Trouble]

you have forgotten one that took me ages to work it out what it was and its IYKWIM:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

thanks for the list it will help lots

xxxxxx:cool:

[Graham]

you have forgotten one that took me ages to work it out what it was and its IYKWIM:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

thanks for the list it will help lots

xxxxxx:cool:

Got it.......If You Know What I Mean :clapping:

[judisteve]

Very useful - I'd worked most of them out!! Maybe the thread could be linked to the welcome message?
LO was missed off this list - I guess it means Little One?

[Blaze]

LO = Little One
&
IYSWIM = If You See What I Mean

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[Pauline]

Maybe the thread could be linked to the welcome message?

Good idea, I will do just that! :thumbsup:

[Kezzle]

What about shorthand for things relating to CM and EY?

I keep seeing ecm and i aren't sure what this stands for as of yet. :/ I bet it's blatently obvious when someone tells me.




EDIT: I just worked it out, i can't believe how dense i was! haha (Every child matters)

[Kiddleywinks]

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