Commonly Used Abbreviations

[Camdynlyn]

If there is some way to do a sticky, can we put this in one?? I still find I have to resort back to it sometimes! :rolleyes:

Commonly Used Abbreviations

AF-"Aunt Flow" (your period)
BF-Best Friend/Boyfriend
BFP-Big Fat Positive
BFN-Big Fat Negative
BIL-Brother in law
BM-Bridesmaid or Best Man (depending on the context it's in)
BTB-Bride to Be
BTW-By The Way
CC-Constant Chatter
CL- Community Leader
DH-Dear/Darling Husband
DIY-do it yourself
DPO-Days Past Ovulation
E-Pic-Engagement Pictures/Electronic Picture (depends on the context)
ETA-Estimated Time of Arrival/Edited to Add
FBIL-Future brother in law
FF-Fertility Friend (online charting)
FFIL-Future Father in Law
FG - Flower Girl
FH-Future husband
FI-Future In-law/Fiance
FIL-Father in Law
FOB-Father of the Bride
FOG-Father of the Groom
FMIL-Future Mother in Law
FSIL-Future sister in law
FWIW-For What It's Worth/Future Wife in Waiting
GM-Groomsman/Groomsmen
HTH-Happy to Help/Hope that Helps
ICAM-I Couldn't Agree More
IIRC-If I Recall Correctly
IMO-in my opinion
IMHO-in my humble opinion
ISO- In Search Of
ITA-I Totally Agree
JK-Just Kidding
JMO-just my opinion
KWIM-Know What I Mean
LMAO-Laughing My Ass Off
LOL-Laughing out Loud
MIL-Mother in Law
MOB-Mother of the Bride
MOG-Mother of the Groom
MOH-Maid of Honor/Matron of Honor ("Maid" for single "Matron" if married)
NFT-No Further Text (It means everything has been said in the title of the thread)
NWR-Non Wedding Related
O-Ovulation
OMG-Oh My Gosh/Oh My God
OTOH-On The Other Hand
PCOS-Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom
Pg-pregnant
Pic-picture
PITA-Pain In The Ass
PSA- Public Service Announcement
PWB-Post Wedding Blues
RB-Ring Bearer
RD-Rehearsal Dinner
ROTFLMAO-Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SIL-Sister in law
SO-Significant Other
STD-Save the Date
TIA-Thanks in Advance
TIIC-The Idiots In Charge
TMI-Too much Information
TPTB- The Powers That Be
TTA-Trying to Avoid
TTC-Trying to Conceive
WC/The other place- Wedding Channel
YAGE-Yet Another Grand Exit


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[TX Sweetheart]

yay!! So glad you posted this... there's so many times when I'm reading a thread and I come across an acronym or abbreviation and I'm thinking "what the hell!? what's that mean?"

[Holls]

SUMMER > you just knew that i was not journal savvy enough to use these yet... now i'm going to have to cut and paste them into a word document and use it as a dictionary! LOVE YA... now i can sound TO COOL TO CARE with my new lingo! :p

[Camdynlyn]

If any more need added, please let me know and I will add them!

[jennylou]

You forgot YAGE. :p

[LeslieR]

ICAM-I couldn't agree more
OTOH-on the other hand
TPTB-the powers that be
TIIC-the idiots in charge
LMAO-laughing my ass off

[shopaholic]

PITA - Pain in the ass

[tippy]

Summer, OMG thanks I had no idea what KWIM meant - LOL. (ok, that whole sentence had alot of abbreviations) :D

[Camdynlyn]

Updated! Thanks! :)

[ilovepink]

FF = Fertility Friend
PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom
DPO = Days Past Ovulation
O = Ovulation

Maybe we should keep these in the TTC threads?

[Sand]

Thank GOD, I had no clue what IIRC ever meant. Changes everything. ;) :rolleyes:

[numberlady]

Thank GOD, I had no clue what IIRC ever meant. Changes everything. ;) :rolleyes:

Me neither. I always tried to figure it out, but nothing made sense!

[Camdynlyn]

Updated! THanks!:D

[princess1224]

Um, not sure if you're still updating, but what does ISO mean?

[Kimberland30]

ISO: In Search Of :)

Could you add PSA - Public Service Announcement

[Camdynlyn]

Got it!