A guide to abbreviations
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| Tue, 09-28-2004 - 11:08am |
When I first got on the boards several years ago, abbreviations would come up that I couldn't figure out but I was too STUBBORN or proud to ask. Anyway, one day I got lucky b/c someone posted a guide.
So I've put a list of the ones I could think of for all the newbies/lurkers/or stubborn folks like I used to be- If you know of others, please add on!!!
Dh/dw/dd/ds- dear husband/wife/daughter/son
ss/sd/sf/sm- stepson, stepdaughter, stepfather, stepmother
WDYT- what do you think
TIA- thanks in advance
LOL- laugh out loud (this one took me forever to figure out!)
LMAO- laughed my a#@ off
IMO- in my opinion
IMHO- in my honest opinion
JMO- just my opinion
JMHO- just my honest opinion
SO- significant other
FOB- father of baby
HTH- hope this helps (this one took me awhile too!)
IRL- in real life
All I can think of for now! HTH! LOL! Ginger

AFK - Away From Keyboard
AP - Attachment Parenting
BBL - Be Back Later
BCP - Birth Control Pills
BD - Baby Dancing (doing the "wild thing")
BF - Boyfriend, Breast Feeding
BIL - Brother-in-law
BRB - Be Right Back
BTDT - Been There, Done That
BTW - By The Way
CIO - Cry It Out
CL - Community Leader
CYE - Check Your Email
DA - Dear Angel
DD - Dear/Darling Daughter
DH - Dear/Darling Husband
DIY - Do It Yourself
DL - Download
DPO - Days Past Ovulation
DS - Dear/Darling Son
DSD - Dear/Darling Step Daughter
DSS - Dear/Darling Step Son
DW - Dear/Darling Wife
EDD - Estimated Due Date
ELV - Easy Labour Vibes
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FF - Formula Fed
FIL - Father-in-law
FWIW - For What it's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HTH - Hope That Helps
ICAM - I Couldn't Agree More
ICWH - Insert Cuss Word Here
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ITA - I Totally Agree
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
JIC - Just In Case
J/K - Just Kidding
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
KWIM - Know What I Mean
LMBO - Laughing My Butt Off
LMK - Let Me Know
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTNS - Long Time, No See
M/C - Miscarriage
MIL - Mother-in-law
MS - Morning Sickness
NMP - Not My Problem
NMS - Not My Style
OIC - Oh I See
OLV - Open Leg Vibes
OMG - Oh My Gosh/God
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PG - Pregnant
PIMP - Peeing In My Pants
PITA - Pain In The "Butt"
POV - Point Of View
P&PT - Prayers & Positive Thoughts
PPD - Post Partum Depression
QOTW - Question Of The Week
RL - Real Life
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
SAHD - Stay At Home Dad
SAHM - Stay At Home Mom
SIL - Sister-in-law
SO - Significant Other
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIME - Tears In My Eyes
TMI - Too Much Information
TTC - Trying To Conceive
TY- Thank You
WAHD - Work At Home Dad
WAHM - Work At Home Mom
WB - Welcome Back
WFM - Works For Me
WOHD - Work Outside the Home Dad
WOHM - Work Outside the Home Mom
WTG - Way To Go
WTH - What The Heck
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YGIAGAM - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YO - Years Old
KWIM...that one threw me at first...it is "Know what I mean"
Oops didn't read second list...but that is a good one!
Edited 9/28/2004 2:55 pm ET ET by mylauw