Acronyms For Newbies

[RebeccaV]

When I joined this forum three years ago I was completely confused by all of the acronyms being tossed around.

On another thread a new member asked what ATGATT was and so I thought that I would start a new thread about it. So here are some of the more common ones. Feel free to chime in 'cause I know I'll forget something!

ATGATT = All The Gear All The Time

BTW = By The Way

HTH = Hope This Helps

FWIW - For What It's Worth

DAMHIK = Don't Ask Me How I Know

[Bob_M]

IMHO - In my humble opinion

[jwhite518]

And for the Iron Butt crowd:

IBA = Iron Butt Association

IBR = Iron Butt Rally

SS1K = SaddleSore 1000

Generally anything with an F means a certain four letter word.

WTF = What the F

FNG = F'n New Guy

RTFM = Read the F'n Manual

BFD = Big F'n Deal

My favorite self-referential one:

TLA = Three Letter Acronym

[cjack]

When I joined this forum three years ago I was completely confused by all of the acronyms being tossed around.

On another thread a new member asked what ATGATT was and so I thought that I would start a new thread about it. So here are some of the more common ones. Feel free to chime in 'cause I know I'll forget something!

ATGATT = All The Gear All The Time

BTW = By The Way

HTH = Hope This Helps

FWIW - For What It's Worth

DAMHIK = Don't Ask Me How I Know

Thanks for this. Now I have to go back and read 15,287 posts to see what they meant. FWIW.
But TH.

[Belquar]

SWMBO = She who must be obeyed

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

You can also go here (http://www.acronymfinder.com/) and enter a acronym into the search field to find out or google will often work.

HTH
Brian

[bullit7801]

LOL = Laugh out loud :D
ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl
ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my *ss off

SWMBO = She who must be obeyed

More to follow from others.

tb

[godzilla]

LMAO: Laughing My A-- Off
ROTFLOL: Roll On The Floor Laughing out Loud
OTOH: On The Other Hand

[userw5]

TIA = Thanks in Advance

[Munchy]

TTFN= Ta Ta For Now

NNITO= Not Necessarily In That Order

L8R= Later

IYCOSMN= If You Could Only See Me Now

WYWH= Wish You Were Here

--Doug

[Emoto]

IANAL = I am not a lwyer

EMOTO = eventual master of the obvious

SNAFU = situation normal, all f'd up

TARFU = things are really f'd up

FUBAR = f'd up beyond all recognition

[SheRidesABeemer]

TMI - To Much Information :brow

[BubbaZanetti]

BZ - bubbazanetti

[Munchy]

IANAL = I am not a lwyer



That is usually followed by "but..." indicating the speaker/writer is not a lawyer but, by God, they sure think they know what they are talking about and you'd better damn well listen to their diatribe...

As soon as I hear "I am not a lawyer..." my ears close. :nyah

--Doug (a lawyer, but I don't play one on TV) :dance

[Paul_F]

Please decode

IIRC ...............

&

ABATE..............

[Rich]

Please decode

IIRC ...............

&

ABATE..............


If I Recall Correctly

American Bikers Aimed Towards Education

[eddie]

ABATE....A Brotherhood Against Totalatarian Enactments

[jgr451]

FWIW.
ITAAL.

(For what it's worth.
I too am a lawyer.)

[bubbagazoo]

DSW - Dear Sweet Wife

[Xaque]

oh! I thought of one that no one has mentioned yet!

NSFW - Not Safe For Work

Good for links that may include topless women or... well.... I think it's ever only used for topless women.

-Xaque-

[PacWestGS]

DILLIGAF

or

DILLIGAS

Do I Look Like I Give A _______

Not used here but you may see it in those other forums... :doh

[Belquar]

DILLIGAF

or

DILLIGAS

Do I Look Like I Give A _______

Not used here but you may see it in those other forums... :doh

I had a friend who actually named his construction business IDGAF. FWIW he rode a harley. :laugh

[Bigrider]

That is usually followed by "but..." indicating the speaker/writer is not a lawyer but, by God, they sure think they know what they are talking about and you'd better damn well listen to their diatribe...

As soon as I hear "I am not a lawyer..." my ears close. :nyah

--Doug (a lawyer, but I don't play one on TV) :dance

I knew it... A Lawyer. :wave

Dave H
San Antonio, Tx

[DarrylRi]

NTTAWT - Not that there's anything wrong with that

And, for the vintage crowd, there's

PO - previous owner (the guy who broke/misassembled/ruined/stripped everything)

and dPO is my extension, darling Previous Owner, in the same sense that RTFM is read the fine manual.

[userw5]

TTYL = Talk to you later.

[Easy]

Don't forget the never optimistic logo of the 1% er "FTW".

F... The World

Easy
Kerrville, Texas :german

"Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them."
Rita Rudner

[PacWestGS]

Besides SWMBO -

There's

SO - Significant Other
GF - Girl Friend
BF - Boy Friend

And of Course Everyone Asks what GS stands for - Gelande (Trail) Strasse (Road)

[cjack]

Besides SWMBO -

There's

SO - Significant Other
GF - Girl Friend
BF - Boy Friend

And of Course Everyone Asks what GS stands for - Gelande (Trail) Strasse (Road)

Awright! YGAJMTU - You guys are just making this up

[Screamineagle]

Besides SWMBO -

There's

SO - Significant Other
GF - Girl Friend
BF - Boy Friend

And of Course Everyone Asks what GS stands for - Gelande (Trail) Strasse (Road)

ok for the GS but then what does the RT stand for?????

[GeneT]

Some folks mumble, others simply can't right words so they just use letters. In order to understand all this krap one must go to night school.

:dance

[crazydrummerdude]

Bbq!

[grant]

Some folks mumble, others simply can't right words so they just use letters. In order to understand all this krap one must go to night school.

:dance

FWIW, I have to agree with Gene. These acronyns are BS! People who need them should learn normal english ASAP. ;)

[Bigrider]

Bbq!

In Texas, BBQ is not an acronym!

Dave H
San Antonio, TX

[The_Veg]

In Texas, BBQ is not an acronym!
Exactly.

If the sign says 'barbeque,' keep riding.

If the sign says 'bar-b-que' or 'bar-b-q,' keep riding unless there are a healthy bunch of vehicles parked around the place.

If the sign says 'bbq,' stop immediately and eat to your heart's content.

This applies in several other states/regions as well. Ask around.

[Hodag]

Bp: British petroleum

[RatSnake]

FIB - When used by a person from Wisconsin to describe a person from Illinois:

F Illinois B

F translates the same as before, and the B is an illegitimate child.

[DarrylRi]

Bp: British petroleum
Funny, all the BP Solar ads I see say it stands for Beyond Petroleum.

[mikereid]

courtesy of the military,

BOHICA (bend over, here it comes again)

[PacWestGS]

I guess since we got off the MOA (Motorcycle Owners of America for those that forgot.) forum short-cuts

We could include other acronyms from around the web/text world.

CDI - It a factor that many men try hard to find and some just have it. You can buy it, wear it, or smell it, but you have to maintain it at great cost to keep it.

Any ideas?

[userw5]

wombat - waste of money, brains, and time

Courtesy of NPR (www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6383410)

Cube-Speak - Read the story and then click the link at the bottom for translation.

[MEWAYBRIGHT]

That is usually followed by "but..." indicating the speaker/writer is not a lawyer but, by God, they sure think they know what they are talking about and you'd better damn well listen to their diatribe...

As soon as I hear "I am not a lawyer..." my ears close. :nyah

--Doug (a lawyer, but I don't play one on TV) :dance

Well I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night... :D

[PacWestGS]

FAIK - Far As I Know

FAK - First Aid Kit

PITA - Pain In The A$$

CDI - Chicks Dig It

[RebeccaV]

CDI - Chicks Dig It
Ahh! I was way off on all of my guesses. :)

I also really like 'WOMBAT.'

[cjack]

Ahh! I was way off on all of my guesses. :)


Me too...Capacitive Discharge Ignition.

[PacWestGS]

Ahh! I was way off on all of my guesses. :)

:laugh

I guess there would be an opposite "GDI or DDI" :dunno

Because most guys or dudes dig it when chicks ride bikes. :thumb

Which would make a new one

CTRB - Chicks That Ride Bikes :dance




(I mean no disrespect to women has a whole when I use the term "Chicks". It's just been around as long as I have or longer) :buds

[Mika]

Yaba,
Yaba,
Yaba

Yet another bloody acronym

[PacWestGS]

and there are others:

BMW - Bitch Moan Whine (or maybe that's just the owners) :banghead

:laugh :laugh :laugh

(There I just broke my birth year of posts 1962, now 1963)

[bigfoot105]

POS = Piece of $hit

[Motor31]

CRS...... AW nuts! I can't think about what it means, I used to know.........










Can't remember stuff

[MysticRed]

WTFO=what the F, over. My personal fav! :thumb

[RebeccaV]

I learned a new one the other day:

SEP = Somebody Else's Problem

[bobs98]

IITYWTMWYBMABATBMIRIWBW

If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Buy Me A Beer At The BMW MOA International Rally In West Bend Wisconsin?

Bob :beer :drink

[cjack]

I learned a new one the other day:

SEP = Somebody Else's Problem

Sounds like a workplace acronym.

[cjack]

IITYWTMWYBMABATBMIRIWBW

If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Buy Me A Beer At The BMW MOA International Rally In West Bend Wisconsin?

Bob :beer :drink

I'll buy you a beer if you can remember it.

BTW, are the 2 tokens that Vince handed me in Vermont still good in Wisconsin? Otherwise, I take back my offer.

[bigfoot105]

CLEM= Career Limiting E-Mail

Sooner or later, everybody sends one.

[GeneT]

All this is the way today's kids talk to each other with text messages to keep their parents from knowing they are screwing around, I thought we had surpassed that stage.

:dance

[dbrick]

and there are others:

BMW - Bitch Moan Whine (or maybe that's just the owners) :banghead
Bring Meine Wallet

[The_Veg]

Babe Magnet Wunderbike

Bad Man's Wheels

Basic Marin Wheels

Badly Made Wobbler

Bad Marriage Wagon

Bald Middle-aged White guy

Bank Manager Willing

Bankcard/Mastercard Welcome

Barbarian Motor Works

Barely Moving Wreck

Bavarian Manure Wagon

Bavarian Marriage Wrecker

Bavarian Money Wagens

Bavarian Motorcycles (for) Wimps

Bavarian Motorcycling Wonder

Bavarian Milk Wagon

Bavarian Murder Weapon

Be My Weapon

Be My Wife

Be My Wings

Beats Me Why

Beats Mere Walking

Beats Most Winnebagos

Beats Most Women

Beast Made Whole

Beautiful Mechanical Wonders

Been Mighty Wobbly (circa /5)

Been Mighty Worryfree

Been Months Waiting

Beer,Motorcycles,Women

Bent Meeting Wall (in the case of my R90/6)

Best Machine (on) Wheels

Best Man Wins

Best Motor Works

Best Motorcycles (in the) World

Best Motorcycle Worldwide

Best Motorsport Weapon

Beyond My Wages

Big Manly Willy

Big Mean Woman

Big Mean Whore

Big Metal Wastage

Big Middleclass Wagon

Big Money Wasted

Big Money Waster

Big Money Withdrawal

Big Money Worries

Big Monthly Wage

Big Mutha Wheelie

Bikes Made Weird

Bikes Made well

Bike Might Wheelie

Bike Moves Well

Bite My Wallet

Bikers More Wise

Bikes Made Weird

Bings May Work

Bitch Moan & Whine

Bite My Weiner

Black mit White

Blew My Wad

Bloody Magic Wheels

Blow Money Willingly

Blue mit White

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Bodacious Moto-Woman

Boobs Made Welcome

Boring Motorcycle Works

Borrow Money Weekly

Bowel Moving Wonder

Break My Wallet

Break My Window (car)

Break My Windshield

Breaks Most Wrenches

Bring Many Wrenches

Bring Me Women

Bring Me (a) Wrecker

Bring Mechanic With (you)

Bring Money in Wallet

Bring Money With

Bring More Wampum

Bring More Warsteiner

Bring More Weinerschnitzel

Bring More Wine

Bringing More Weight

Bring My Wallet

Brings Me Women

British Mini Works

Broke Man Walking

Broke My Wrench

Broken Money Waster

Broken Motor Works

Buff My Woddie

Built My Way

Bunch (of) Maintenance Work

Bunch (of) Money Wasted

Burning Melting Wreck

Burns Men's Wallets

Bust My Wallet

But (it) Might Work

But (the) Motor's Weird

Buxom Machine Waiting...(Jugs)

Bring Mich Werkzeug,.......means Bring me tools

Basteln Mit Wonne

Bei Mercedes Weggeschmissen

Bin Masslos Wichtig

Brett Mit Warzen

Bring Mich Werkstatt

Bring Mir Werkszeug Bumse Mich Weider

Bumse Mich Wieder (Screw Me Again)

[iRene]

Babe Magnet Wunderbike

Bad Man's Wheels...

...Bumse Mich Wieder (Screw Me Again)

WOW! This is impressive and comprehensive!

[jmerlino]

Babe Magnet Wunderbike

Yeah, not hardly. Every woman who's seen my bike (who's not a BMW rider) has said the same thing. "Cool bike. Not sexy, but cool."


Bald Middle-aged White guy

Hey! I resemble that remark!

[jmerlino]

One of my favorites from the tech world:

PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair

[drharveys]

courtesy of the military,

BOHICA (bend over, here it comes again)


Not to be confused with BOHIO, which is Spanish for a thatched hut or shade ramada by the beach.

[The_Veg]

The only women I've met who think BMW's are sexy were not 'available.' :cry

As for technical acronyms, when I was a military RF tech we had some cute ones:
OHS: Operator Head-Space
ESO: Equipment Smarter than Operator

And yes, we wrote those on a few repair tickets.

[Brownie]

Aviation weather (WX) has its own language.......make no mistake though, if it's real foggy, and the ole airdrome is pretty quiet, it's:

EBAW: Even the Birds are walking..............

When a flight of several military aircraft get into some really nasty weather, and a pilot decides he's had enough of this....it is appropriate to call:


KMAG YOYO over the flight frequency.............


"Kiss my a$$ guys, you're on your own...................



sorry.................had to throw 'em in :usa

[jwhite518]

Tango Uniform. Short for TU, which really means **** Up.

Usage: My RID went tango uniform the other day, so now I don't know what gear I'm in.

[henzilla]

the young'ins at work shared this site with me

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

[jdmetzger]

the young'ins at work shared this site with me

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

That's interesting, since most of that site is NOT work safe. :heh

[PAGoldsby]

My favorite self-referential one:

TLA = Three Letter AcronymDon't forget ETLA = Extended Three-Letter Acronym.

[wsteinborn]

I learned a new one the other day:

SEP = Somebody Else's Problem

Hitchikers guide to the galaxy. Wonderful concept, the SEP invisibility field

[Burnszilla]

http://www.neurosybir.net/nkoan/images/omgwtfbbq.jpg

[RebeccaV]

http://www.neurosybir.net/nkoan/images/omgwtfbbq.jpg

LOL!!!

[robsmoto]

Way back before the widespread availability of high speed internet, forums, and pervasive spam there was usenet. The denizens of that era spent much time discussing various motorcycle related topics on rec.moto

An often discussed topic was the virtual 'net club known as the DoD

Much ado was made about knowing the name and one had to contact the KoTL (keeper of the list) in order to obtain a membership number.
If one enquired about the identify of the KoTL, the many (thousands) of the helpful folks would kindly send you an e-mail of the FAQ (frequently
asked questions). Electronic mailboxes would quickly overfill.

[henzilla]

That's interesting, since most of that site is NOT work safe. :heh

That's right! I was surprised it still is viewable with our SuperSecretSocialDeciding Filter set so high. Usually we get the DANGER Screen

Oh, and a very politically correct site:whistle IMHO FWIW and whateva!

[Buzzez]

Bbq!

:ha :uhoh :dunno

NLA

No longer available or as some more colorful folk might say "None left *******"

[PeoriaMac]

BMW-- Black Mit White

[redclfco]

FDF= Final Drive Failure

And my favorite!

FDP=Final Drive Paranoia

[cobermark1]

IITYWTMWYBMABATBMIRIWBW

If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Buy Me A Beer At The BMW MOA International Rally In West Bend Wisconsin?

Bob :beer :drink


How about "BYOB" Bring YOUR OWN BEER

[r11rs94]

No one mentioned CYI Cover your A$$ :wave

[Motor31]

No one mentioned CYI Cover your A$$ :wave

I always thought it was spelled CYA :stick

Don't forget TANSTAAFL
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

For the Heinlien fans. :wave

[r11rs94]

I always thought it was spelled CYA :stick

Don't forget TANSTAAFL
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

For the Heinlien fans. :wave

You are correct sir :doh

[henzilla]

a more PC site than yesterdays I believe Mr Metzger

http://www.lingo2word.com/index.php

[BeemoKat]

TMFA!!!!
Too Many Acronyms!

[Greenwald]

MOM.......Motorcycle Owner's Manual
MSF........Motorcycle Safety Foundation
LEO........Law Enforcement Officer
POS........See H-D
H-D.........See POS
NIMBY.....Not In My Back Yard!
OEM.......Original Equipment of Manufacturer
AMA.......American Motorcycle Association or After Market Accessory
SEE.......Search, Evaluate, Execute

[SCQTT]

Don't forget the never optimistic logo of the 1% er "FTW".

F... The World

Easy
Kerrville, Texas :german

"Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them."
Rita Rudner



yep &

Forever Two Wheels and a few things that are sort of racial

[MrB]

OP= Original Poster
YMMV- Your Mileage May Vary

[jyambrovich]

One that I've used for years is
WhoGAF Who Gives a F

[AllanCook]

PITA = Pain in the A$$

BMW = Buy Metric Wrenches