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Mabsy
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Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:54 am  |
I thought it would be useful to have one thread where people can look up (or add) common acronyms that are being used here or on other discussion forums or news groups. There are a lot of people who know what these babies mean but there are also some that may be a bit confused.
So here's the start to the list:
HTH - Hope That Helps
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing
TIA - Thanks In Advance
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
'r/o' or 'm'- read on / more
n/m - no more
The last two are common on MUA (MakeUpAlley.com) and discussion boards that often have very short posts with no actual content (content is in the subject of the post).
Have I missed any?
Mabsy
ps. I got this idea because I sent an email to another lady at work today and she emailed me back and said "What does "LOL" mean?". Until now I kinda took it for granted that everyone knew them (I'm a bit biased - I work with computers... unfortunately  ) |
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Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:51 pm |
W W Mabsy, this is Awesome!
Here's some more
MMU- mineral makeup
BTW- By the way
And let's not forget alohagirl's contribution--
BOL --barf out loud!! :P:P:P
On Makeupalley.com, they also use ppl-- what does this stand for? BTW, another fun place to read reviews is cosmeticconnection.com  |
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Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:53 pm |
Oh and 1 more
OMG-- Oh my God, Oh my gosh, or oh my goodness... You get the picture |
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Mabsy
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Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:59 am |
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Originally posted by thoughtcrime
BOL --barf out loud!! |
LOL! How could I forget!
As far as 'ppl' goes, I usually use it in smses (an emails when I'm lazy *blushes*) as a short for 'people'. I'm not sure if it's being used in the same context on MUA, you never know with all these acronyms!
MUA also has codes for different complexions though:
PPP - Pale Porcelain Princess (for pale-toned skincolor)
LLL - Lovely Light Ladies (for light-toned skincolor)
FFF - Foxy Fair Female (for fair-toned skincolor)
MMM - Marvelous Medium Mademoiselle (for medium-toned skincolor)
DDD - Darling Dark Diva (for dark-toned skincolor)
Mabsy |
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Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:37 pm |
H! I think it was actually PPP that I meant to ask about. That's what I kept seeing online on makeupalley.
j/k is just kidding
tx (treatment-- used in medical field shorthand)
I wanted to add that because so many times I am about to write tx and realize some people may not know that one. |
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Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:14 am |
Wow, I'm so glad someone did this. Now my brain can stop burning  |
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:00 pm |
Here's one of my favorites:
ROFLMAO- Rolling on the floor laughing my as* off
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Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:15 am |
how about:
brb - be right back |
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Mabsy
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Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:46 am |
Heh, BRB took me *ages* to figure out when I was back at uni! Everybody kept using it online and I felt so silly so I didn't ask (because by then they've been using it for a while) *blushes* Then I read it somewhere in a mag....
BBL is a variation of it I guess - Be Back Later
Mabsy |
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Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:42 pm |
ah ha...another one I remember
WTG - way to go :P |
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Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:01 pm |
VPL: Very Picky Lady or Visible Panty Line
I stole this one from Mabsy! |
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Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:06 pm |
LOL
When I first started chatting with my friends on the internet. A guy always added this LOL in the beginning or at the end of his chat and I thought he was in love with me...LOL for lots of love...hee hee hee ! |
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Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:45 am |
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Sat Apr 17, 2004 6:56 pm |
btt - back to top
thanks, Mabsy, i've been obsessing over this thread ever since it began...great mind workout:D |
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Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:51 pm |
Hey Mabsy,
LOL - besides Babyfish's Lots of Love, I used to think it meant "Lord oh Lord"...(scratch head) - thinking back - I use to read your posts and always substitute Lord oh Lord when you wrote LOL - (holding tummy now) I am really ROFLOL....silly me!!!
Jenny |
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Mon May 10, 2004 5:38 pm |
here's one more:
b/c, bc - because
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Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:16 pm |
| I've always wondered what some of these web short hand things meant...this is great. |
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