Our guide to ABBREVIATIONS

Admin Is Me · Site Admin Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 281

Here's a list of abbreviations... feel free to reply with more!
Please note that an abbreviation may cross over some of the headings so may be in another one!

General Chat
AFAIK => As far as I know
BRB => Be right back
BTW => By the way
FWIW => For what it's worth
FYI => For your info
HTH => Hope that helps
IYKWIM => If you know what I mean
LMAO =>Laughing my ar*e off
LOL => Laugh out loud
OP => Original poster (the person who started the post)
PMSL => Pi**ing myself laughing
ROFL => Roll of the floor laughing
TFFT => Thank f*ck for that
TTFN => Ta ta for now
WB => Welcome back
WTF => What the f*ck

People
BH => Better Half
BIL => Brother-in-law
BIL2B => Brother-in-law to be
BM => Bridesmaid/Bestman
CBM => Chief Bridesmaid
DD => Dear/ Darling Daughter
DH=> Dear/ Darling Husband
DS => Dear/ Darling Son
FG => Flowergirl
FIL => Father-in-law
FIL2B => Father-in-law to be
FOB => Father of the Bride
H2B => Husband to be
MIL => Mother-in-law
MIL2B => Mother-in-law to be
MOB => Mother of the Bride
MOD => Moderator on the forum, someone to help
MOH => Matron of Honour
OH => Other Half
PB => Page Boy
PIL => Parents-in-law
PIL2B => Parents-in-law to be
SIL => Sister-in-law
SIL2B => Sister-in-law to be
WH =>Worst half (your partner!)

Wedding
HM => Honeymoon
OOS => Order of Service
SOSN => Something Old, Something New (forum or the tradition)
OOTD => Order of the Day
STD => Save The Date

Baby Talk
AF => 'Aunt Flo' (period) - turns up when you don't want it to!
BD/ BDing => Baby Dancing (sex!)
BFN => Big fat negative (on pregnancy test)
BFP => Big fat positive (on pregnancy test)
DD => Due Date
PG => Pregnant
POAS => Pee-ing on a stick (taking a pregnancy test)
TTC => Trying to conceive
6+4 => Weeks + days of a pregnancy (how far along they are)

Medical
BP => Blood Pressure

shaniannie · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

these are a few general forum/net speak, not really weddingy

HTH ~ Hope that helps
DS ~ Dear Son
DD ~ Dear Daughter
TFFT ~ Thank F for that
WTF ~ What the F
LOL ~ Laugh out loud
LMAO ~ Laughing my Arse off
PMSL ~ Pee myself laughing
BFP ~ Big fat positive (as in preg test)
BFN ~ Big fat negative

I'm sure I'll think of some more....
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