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DS, DD, DH etc

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I know I am a bit thick, but can someone explain to me what these mean?

I see in many posts DS, DD, DH - I have worked out that DS - stands for son, DD daughter and so on, but what is the D for?

Cruious :confused::D

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  • stands for "darling", I think.
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  • lisopiso
    lisopiso Posts: 39 Forumite
    but what does OH mean..?? i see that often.. something husband
  • Quasar
    Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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    lisopiso wrote: »
    but what does OH mean..?? i see that often.. something husband


    Other Half

    DD Dear/Darling Daughter

    DS Dear Son

    DF dear father

    DW dear wife

    MIL mother in law

    FIL father in law

    and so on ;)
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  • Perhaps someone would be kind enough to post the meanings of the rest of the accronyms used on here? AFAIK, etc..?

    Im sure there are a lot of people looking at these expressions and thinking "eh??????????"
  • pandapaws
    pandapaws Posts: 2,119 Forumite
    As far as I know, AFAIK means just that!:D
  • pandapaws
    pandapaws Posts: 2,119 Forumite
    I do totally agree though - perhaps there could be some sort of note on one of the stickies for newbies that lists all the commonly used acronyms? (or is there already?!).

    It can be a bit daunting when you first start lurking. I remember being really worried that I'd say the wrong thing in my first post - before you realise how friendly everyone here is, you think they're all part of a gang that you don't belong to, and worry about saying the wrong thing.
    Now I don't give a toss!
  • Hi everyone - this thread lists quite a few...
  • Crown
    Crown Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    A lot of these are general internet slang and not MSE or DFW specific.

    If you do a search on google im sure you will find a list if you search for Internet Acronyms.

    I know someone did compile a thread once on here with a lot of them listed although I dont know where it is now. If your not sure just ask. most of the members of the site dont bite ;)
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  • dazed
    dazed Posts: 881 Forumite
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