The TLA idiots guide

Yes I'm an idiot.

This thread is for us people that don't know what all these two/three letter abreviations stand for.

If you don't know one, feel free to ask, if you do know, tell us.

LOL - I have guessed is Lots Of Love.

DH - I have know idea

I'll be back on this one later.:D

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  • Teerah
    Teerah Posts: 1,794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    LOL = Laugh out loud
  • frizz_head
    frizz_head Posts: 7,339 Forumite
    DH = Darling Hubby :confused:
    DD = Darling Daughter
    DS = Darling Son


    P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:
    Only 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
    Do Something Amazing Today.
    Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
    20 pints donated! :j:j
  • Al_Mac
    Al_Mac Posts: 5,519 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    frizz_head wrote:
    P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:

    What do they stand for?:o
  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
    Murphy's No More Pies Club #209

    Total debt [STRIKE]£4578.27[/STRIKE] £0.00 :j
    100% paid off :j

  • frizz_head
    frizz_head Posts: 7,339 Forumite
    Al_Mac wrote:
    What do they stand for?:o
    Rolling On The Floor Laughing My @rse Off
    P*ss MySelf Laughing
    Only 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
    Do Something Amazing Today.
    Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
    20 pints donated! :j:j
  • Teerah
    Teerah Posts: 1,794 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    frizz_head wrote:

    P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:


    ROTFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my !!!!!! off :)

    PMSL = !!!!!! myself laughing :rotfl:
  • Jay-Jay_4
    Jay-Jay_4 Posts: 7,351 Forumite
    frizz_head wrote:
    P.S. I had to ask what ROTLMAO and PMSL stood for!!!!! :rotfl:
    Al_mac wrote:
    What do they stand for?:o

    ROTFLMAO = Roll on the floor laughing my @ss off

    PMSL = P1$$ myself laughing
    Just run, run and keep on running!

  • RacyRed
    RacyRed Posts: 4,930 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I was clueless until I found this. I've merged 2 lists so excuse duplications please. Any confusion this causes has NWTDWM (nothing whatsoever to do with me :D)
    Abbreviations

    In order to save keystrokes, a lot of abbreviations have been in use. Here are some:
    ^5 High Five!
    2BCTND To Be Continued
    2G4U
    Too Good For You
    4YEO For Your Eyes Only
    AFAIK As Far As I Know
    AFK away from keyboard
    AKA Also Known As
    ASAP As soon as possible
    AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet?
    AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through That Again
    AYPI And Your Point Is?
    B4 Before
    B4N bye for now
    BBL Be Back Later
    BBIAF Be Back in a Few
    BBIAB Be Back in a Bit
    B/C Because
    BCNU Be Seein' You
    BEG Big Evil Grin
    BFD Big F***ing Deal
    BFN Bye For Now
    BFF Best friends forever
    BG Big Grin
    BIF Basic In Fact
    BRB Be Right Back
    BTSOOM Beats The S*** Out Of Me
    BTDT been there done that
    BTW By The Way
    CM Call Me
    CU see you
    CUL see you later
    CUL8R See You Later
    DBA doing business as
    DQMOT don't quote me on this
    DUR? Do You Remember?
    EG evil grin
    EOM end of message
    F2F Face To Face
    FAQ frequently asked questions
    FWIW For What It's Worth
    FYA For Your Amusement
    FYI For Your Information
    FU F***ed Up
    FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
    FUD (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
    G2G Got to go
    G grin
    GA go ahead
    GD&R grinning, ducking and running
    GL good luck
    GAL Get A Life
    GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
    GR&D Grinning Running And Ducking
    HHO 1/2 K Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
    H/O Hold on
    HT hi there
    HTH Hope This(That) Helps
    IAE In Any Event
    IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer, But ...
    ICWUM I See What You Mean
    IMO In My Opinion
    IMHO In My Humble Opinion
    IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
    IOW In Other Words
    IRL In Real Life
    IAC in any case
    IHU I hear you
    IIRC if I recall / remember / recollect correctly
    IMS I am sorry
    IOW in other words
    J4F Just For Fun
    JK Just Kidding
    JMO just my opinion
    JTLYK just to let you know
    KISS Keep it Simple Stupid
    L8R Later
    LOL Laughing Out Loud
    LTNS Long Time No See
    MorF Male or Female
    MHOTY My Hat's Off To You
    MOTD Message Of The Day
    MOTSS Members Of The Same Sex
    MTFBWU May The Force Be With You
    N2M not too much
    N2MJCH not to much just chilling here
    NE any
    NP no problem
    NBIF No Basis In Fact
    NFW No F***ing Way
    NRN No Response/Reply Necessary
    NT No Text (used if a message is empty, Subject: only)
    OBO Or Best Offer
    OBTW Oh, By The Way
    OIC Oh, I see
    OMG Oh my god
    OOTB Out Of The Box (or Blue)
    OTOH On The Other Hand
    PIR Parents in room
    POV Point Of View
    PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
    RL real life
    ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
    ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My !!!!!! Off
    RSN Real Soon Now
    RT real time
    RTFM Read The F***ing Manual
    RTM Read The Manual
    SITD Still In The Dark
    SMTOE Sets My Teeth On Edge
    SNAFU Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
    SWAP Scientific Wild A** Guess
    SorG Straight or Gay?
    T+ Think Positive
    TAFN That's All For Now
    TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
    TIA Thanks In Advance
    TIC Tongue In Cheek
    TMTT Too Much To Type
    TTFN Ta Ta For Now
    TTYL Talk To You Later
    TTTT To Tell The Truth
    TA thanks again
    TPTB the powers that be
    TU thank you
    TX Thanks
    TYCLO TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF
    TYVM Thank You Very Much
    unPC unPolitically Correct
    UW you are welcome
    VBG very big grin
    WAG Wild !!!!!! Guess
    WB Welcome Back
    WEG Wicked Evil Grin
    WRT With respect to
    WE whatever
    !!!!!!? What The F***?
    WTG Way To Go!
    WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
    YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
    WFM works for me
    WU? what's up?
    X! Typical Woman
    Y! Typical Man
    YBS you'll be sorry
    YMMV your mileage may vary
    YW you are welcome
    My first reply was witty and intellectual but I lost it so you got this one instead :D
    Proud to be a chic shopper
    :cool:
  • frizz_head
    frizz_head Posts: 7,339 Forumite
    TX RR

    (Thanks Racy Red)
    Only 5% of those who can give blood, actually do!
    Do Something Amazing Today.
    Save a Life - Give Blood.:A
    20 pints donated! :j:j
  • rushnowt
    rushnowt Posts: 24,749 Forumite
    YAOYH :p :rotfl::rotfl:
    Nobody can make you feel inferior, without your permission ;)

    Love doesn't make the world go round, it's what makes the ride worthwhile

    ya still freezing :p




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