Message Board Shorthand
These are some of the most common
shorthand messages you will see on message boards such as Pop
Up Times Message Boards, RV.NET
and PopUp
Explorer.
AAR
= Add A Room
AN
= ad nauseum
BTW
= By The Way (self explanatory)
Bump
= Bringing a message back to the top
BBRA
= Big Boy Rules Apply
CG
= Camp Ground
DH
= Dear Husband
DW
= Dear Wife
DS
= Dear Son
DD
= Dear Daughter
FWIW
= For What It's Worth (maybe nothing)
HWH
= Hot Water Heater
IIRC
= If I Remember Correctly (covering your tail if you are wrong)
LOL
= laughing out loud
MIL
= Mother in law
N2Y
= New To You (as in used)
OT
= Off topic (not pop-up or camping related)
PU
= Pop Up
ROTFLOL
= Rolling on the floor, laughing out loud
SIL
= Son/Sister in law
SPUT
= Stupid Pop Up Trick (i.e. doing something stupid with your pop up)
TOAD
= A vehicle towed behind a large RV (taken from the word towed)
TV
= Tow Vehicle
Here are some
others, not necessarily related to pop-up camping
AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AKA Also Known As
ASAP as soon as possible
BBL be back later
BF boy friend
BTW by the way
BBS be back soon
BEG big evil grin
BF boy friend
BRB be right back
BWL bursting with laughter
C&G chuckle and grin
CID crying in disgrace
CNP continue in next post
CSG chuckle snicker grin
CYA see ya
CYAL8R see ya later
DLTBBB don't let the bed bugs bite
EG evil grin
EMSG email message
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Repair
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI for your information
GF girl friend
GFN gone for now
GMBO giggling my butt off
GMTA great minds think alike
GTSY glad to see you H&K hug and kiss
HAGN have a good night
HAG1 have a good one
HHIS hanging head in shame
IC I see
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean
IGP I gotta pee
IMO in my opinion
IMHO in my humble opinion
IRL in real life
IWALY I will always love you
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
KIT keep in touch
KMA kiss my a$$
KMB kiss my butt
KOTC kiss on the cheek
KOTL kiss on the lips L8R later
L8R G8R later gator
LHM Lord help me
LHU Lord help us
LMAO laughing my a$$ off
LMBO laughing my butt off
LMHO laughing my head off
LOL laughing out loud
LSHMBB laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
LSHMBH laughing so hard my belly hurts
LTNS long time no see
LTS laughing to self
LUWAMH love you with all my heart
LY love ya
NETUA Nobody ever tells us anything
NTA Non-Technical Acronym
OBTW Oh, by the way
OIC oh, I see
OK abbreviation of oll korrect (all correct)
OL old lady(wife, girlfriend)
OM old man(husband, boyfriend)
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTTOMH off the top of my head
PDS please don't shoot
PM private message
PMJI Pardon My Jumping In (Another way for PMFJI)
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMP peed my pants
POAHF put on a happy face
POOF I have left the chat
PS Post Script QSL reply
QSO conversation QT cutie
RE Hi Again (same as re's)
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROFLAPMP ...and peed my pants
ROFLMAO ...my a$$ off ROFLMAOAY ......at you
ROFLMAOWTIME .......with tears in my eyes
ROFLUTS ...unable to speak
ROTFL Roll on The Floor Laughing
RTF Read The FAQ
RTFM Read The F****** Manual
(The above is the original, it was later
modified to: Read The Fine Manual)
RTSM read the stupid manual
SETE smiling ear to ear
SHID slaps head in disgust
SNAFU Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
SO significant other
SOHF Sense Of Humor Failure
SPAM Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent
SWAK sealed with a kiss
SWL screaming with laghter
SYS see you soon TA thanks again
TIA Thanks In Advance
TOY thinking of you
TPTB The Powers That Be
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TW Trophy Wife
TX Thanx
WB welcome back
WRT With Respect To
WTF What/Who The F***?
WTH what/who the heck?
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
YBS you'll be sorry
YG young gentleman YL young lady
YM young man
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
YWIA You're welcome in advance
*G* giggle or grin *H* hug
*K* kiss *S* Sob
*W* wink
Revised: May 08, 2007
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