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Tigger0309 09-30-2009 05:44 PM

New.. not quite sure of some of the abbreviations.. Please help
 
Could someone please let me know where I can find a list of the abbreviations used?

sailorjohn 09-30-2009 05:57 PM

I think there is one in the stickies at the top of this forum.

Thanks2HP 09-30-2009 06:59 PM

Welcome to SR!

Click "here"...



Originally Posted by 51anna (Post 2142492)
Here are some of the common acronyms:


ASAP as soon as possible
BBL be back later
BF boyfriend or best friend
BIL brother-in-law
BRB be right back
BTDT been there, done that
BTW by the way
BFN = bye for now
CYA = see ya
DB dear boyfriend
DC dear child
DD dear daughter
DF dear fiancee
DG dear girlfriend
DH dear husband
DS dear son
DSD dear stepdaughter
DSS dear stepson
DW dear wife
FIL father-in-law
FTR for the record
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
GF girlfriend
GTG = got to go
HTH hope this helps
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO = in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
J/J just joking
J/K just kidding
KWIM know what I mean
LMAO laughing my a** off
LOL = laughing out loud
LOLROF = laughing out load, rolling on floor
LTNS = long time no see
MIL mother-in-law
MYOB = mind your own business
NMS not my style
OMG oh my gosh
OP original poster
OT off topic
PP previous poster
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROF = rolling on floor
ROTF = rolling on the floor
ROFLMAO = rolling on floor laughing my a** off
ROFLOL = rolling on floor laughing out loud
SAHD stay-at-home dad
SAHM stay-at-home mom
SAHP stay-at-home parent
SIL sister-in-law
SO significant other
SNAFU = situation normal all fouled up
SOL = sh** out of luck
TMI too much information
TIA thanks in advance
TTYL talk to you later
WAH work at home
WB = welcome back
W/E = whatever
WTG = way to go
WOH work out of the home
YW = your welcome


Impurrfect 09-30-2009 08:05 PM

Welcome to SR!!

Some of the more common ones used here are
A = addict/alcoholic
AH = addict/alcoholic husband
XAH = ex addict/alcoholic husband
AS = addict/alcoholic son
AD = addict/alcoholic daughter
XABF = ex addict/alcoholic boyfriend
DD = dear daughter
DS = dear son
RAH, RAS, RAD, etc = recovering addict/alcoholic husband, son, daughter

There are probably more, but that's all I can think of right now.

Oh, and OT in a title of a thread means Off Topic - took me a while to figure THAT one out:)

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

Serenity Bound 09-30-2009 08:20 PM

goodness, i've been a member since 2005 and didn't know some of those, like DD,DH,DS

glad i read this. thanks :)

Impurrfect 09-30-2009 08:24 PM

Those are the members of the family that BEHAVE...that's why you don't see much about them ((Serenity Bound)):)

Hugs and prayers!!

Amy

teke 09-30-2009 09:31 PM

well, i be dawg, i needed to read this one too serenity.

URMYEVERYTHING 10-01-2009 05:43 AM

I needed this also. LOL.

I need to add two tho...

WTF- What the F***
RBF- Recovering addict boyfriend

incitingsilence 10-01-2009 01:00 PM

I wonder if the day the acronyms aren't needed anymore if that might be the day one can say I found recovery....

Serenity Bound 10-01-2009 01:29 PM

cynical, I'm LMAO.............so many of those fit me :wink:


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