Acronyms used on Senior Forums

StarSong

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Below are alphabetically arranged, frequently used acronyms you may find on this forum or elsewhere.
Please PM me if you come across any I missed so I can edit the page accordingly.

Note that in the interest of reasonable brevity, I won't include acronyms like NATO, LOL and others that have been in widespread use for over a decade.

DDIL = Dear Daughter-in-law
DGD = Dear Granddaughter
DGS = Dear Grandson
DH = Darling Husband
DS = Dear Son
DSIL = Dear Son-in-law
FOMO = Fear of Missing Out
FWIS = For What It's Worth
GD = Granddaughter
GKS = Grandkids
GS -= Grandson
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinon
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life (as opposed to online life)
ISO = In Search Of
LMK = Let Me Know
NSFW = Not Safe For Work (Screen may show something inappropriate for a business setting)
OIC = Oh, I See
OT = Off Topic
PM = Private Message
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Significant Other
SSDD = Same Sh!t, Diferent Day
TBH = To Be Honest
TGS = Toddler Grandson
TLDR = Too Long, Didn't Read
TMI = Too Much Information
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TTYTT = To Tell You The Truth
WFH = Work From Home
WTF = What the F+++
YMMV = Your Milege May Vary (Your experience may differ)
YOLO = You Only Live Once
 
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Acronyms for all you old Folks:D:p


BFF: Best Friend Fell
BMH: Broke My Hip
TOT: Texting on Toilet
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
ROFL… CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing… And Can’t Get Up
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
LOL: Living On Lipitor – Lots of Love – Little Old Lady
OMG: Oy, My Grandchildren!
OMG: Ouch, My Groin!
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
WTF: What’s Today’s Fish?
WTF: Wet The Furniture
IMHMO: In My HMO…
RULKM: Are You Leaving Kids Money?
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
GTG: Gotta Groan
TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Four (Four O’Clock – Early Bird Special)
FWB: Friend With Betablockers
FYI: For Your Indigestion…
JK: Just Kvetching
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
MILF: Meal I’d Like To Forget
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LWO: Lawrence Welk’s On
MGAD: My Grandson’s A Doctor
SUS: Speak Up, Sonny
WIWYA: When I Was Your Age
GOML: Get Off My Lawn
HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
TTML: Talk to Me Louder
 
hollydolly said:
I rarely use acronyms, aside from DD..and FYI... or WTH... even on whatsApp I just as soon write it fully
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Chances are Holly, you do. Have you ever used "laser?" Everyone loves a good laser, particularly in the context of a James Bond film, after all, who could ever forget the famous 'laser crotch' nail biting moment in Goldfinger? Laser is actually an acronym for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation."

And what about Taser? Whilst the word "taser" sounds a bit like someone made it up because it sounded rather sci-fi, there's an interesting acronym related story behind the electric shock weapon's name.

The word actually stands for: Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle, after the inventor, Jack Cover, decided in 1974 to name it after his favourite children’s book character: Tom Swift.

Radar is a well known acronym but Radar, as an object detection system that uses radio waves to locate and analyse objects, was invented by a Scottish scientist called Robert Watson-Watt in 1935. It was then developed by various countries in the lead-up to World War 2.
The term "Radar" itself was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy, as an acronym meaning: "RAdio Detection And Ranging."SONAR" is much the same: SOund Navigation And Ranging

Scuba is another well known acronym. To breath underwater you are going to need air which you can take with you in "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus" which does exactly what it says on the tin!

Arguably the most famous or ancient famous acronym was on the cross of Jesus. The initialism INRI represents the Latin inscription IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDÆORVM Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum, which translates to "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews"
 
There is one acronym that is also in everyday use, and that's the F-word profanity. Adultery has not been a crime in since the introduction of the Matrimonial Causes Act in 1857. Adultery was previously stated as one of the five legal grounds to cite a divorce.

The F-word is derived from the acronym: "Found Under Carnal Knowledge." Centuries ago, adulterers, rapists, child molesters, and those who engaged in premarital hanky-panky were, as part of their punishment, sentenced to wear a placard announcing their wrongdoing. According to this origin, adulterers locked the stocks in village squares sported "F***" around their necks.

That tale, which is total bullshine, was told to me years ago by a man of the cloth. I tell you, it's hard to know where to put your face when a fellow in a religious dog collar, tells you such a story and actually says that F-word in full. I can feel my face flush just reminiscing it.
It might be fiction, but doesn't it sound so believable?
 
I don't like 'em and I never use them. Seems that folks that use tiny keys on smartphones like them. Not me; I use a full key board and I took a touch typing course way back in the late 60s.

For the younger generation that don't know what a full keyboard looks like, I ask you to look at this photo and learn!
 

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I’m going to offer BOGO, Buy One Get One. It’s on my McDonald’s receipt and I take advantage of their BOGO offers.
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I’m going to offer BOGO, Buy One Get One. It’s on my McDonald’s receipt and I take advantage of their BOGO offers.
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Well, I'd expect if I bought one, I'd get one. If they are offering a free one with the one you bought, should it not rightfully be: BOGOF? ;)
 
I rarely use any of them. I always get the impression that these come from a segment of society that spends far too much time on what we conventionally think of as social media.
 
StarSong said:
Below are alphabetically arranged, frequently used acronyms you may find on this forum or elsewhere.
Please PM me if you come across any I missed so I can edit the page accordingly.

Note that in the interest of reasonable brevity, I won't include acronyms like NATO, LOL and others that have been in widespread use for over a decade.

DDIL = Dear Daughter-in-law
DGD = Dear Granddaughter
DGS = Dear Grandson
DH = Darling Husband
DS = Dear Son
DSIL = Dear Son-in-law
FOMO = Fear of Missing Out
FWIS = For What It's Worth
GD = Granddaughter
GKS = Grandkids
GS -= Grandson
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinon
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life (as opposed to online life)
ISO = In Search Of
LMK = Let Me Know
NSFW = Not Safe For Work (Screen may show something inappropriate for a business setting)
OIC = Oh, I See
OT = Off Topic
PM = Private Message
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Significant Other
SSDD = Same Sh!t, Diferent Day
TBH = To Be Honest
TGS = Toddler Grandson
TLDR = Too Long, Didn't Read
TMI = Too Much Information
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TTYTT = To Tell You The Truth
WFH = Work From Home
WTF = What the F+++
YMMV = Your Milege May Vary (Your experience may differ)
YOLO = You Only Live Once
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Thank you Starsong . I shall copy them.
 
dilettante said:
I rarely use any of them. I always get the impression that these come from a segment of society that spends far too much time on what we conventionally think of as social media.
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well not me... I've rarely ver written anything on facebook or twitter et al..this forum is really the only Social Meja that I use.. and I use the acronyms occasionally

I think the people who are more au fait with acronyms are people who text a lot.. it's faster
 
hollydolly said:
Acronyms for all you old Folks:D:p


BFF: Best Friend Fell
BMH: Broke My Hip
TOT: Texting on Toilet
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
ROFL… CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing… And Can’t Get Up
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
LOL: Living On Lipitor – Lots of Love – Little Old Lady
OMG: Oy, My Grandchildren!
OMG: Ouch, My Groin!
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
WTF: What’s Today’s Fish?
WTF: Wet The Furniture
IMHMO: In My HMO…
RULKM: Are You Leaving Kids Money?
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
GTG: Gotta Groan
TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Four (Four O’Clock – Early Bird Special)
FWB: Friend With Betablockers
FYI: For Your Indigestion…
JK: Just Kvetching
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
MILF: Meal I’d Like To Forget
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LWO: Lawrence Welk’s On
MGAD: My Grandson’s A Doctor
SUS: Speak Up, Sonny
WIWYA: When I Was Your Age
GOML: Get Off My Lawn
HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
TTML: Talk to Me Louder
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I can add an acronym for seniors. TWCS: Today With Compression Stockings
 
Wow.... who has the memory for all of those..
This is .one of the reasons why I don't get much into forum conversations any more..
Seems now one could post a whole story/event whatever, with them.

Ah well
TTFN

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