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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 04:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This all the abbrevations that was from a posting a while ago. Please add if I missed any.

AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away From Keyboard
AOL = America Online
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ATM = At The Moment
B&M = Brick and Mortar
BB = Best Buy
BBV = BlockBuster Video
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
Bump = a short message to move the post to the top of the forum list
CC = Credit Card or Canada Computers
COD = Cash On Delivery
CT = Canadian Tire
DD = Direct Deposit
DOA = dead on arrival
EMT = Email Money Transfer
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FS = For Sale or Future Shop
FSOT = For Sale or Trade
GFL = GoldfishLegs.ca
GL = Good Luck
GTA = Grand Theft Auto or Greater Toronto Area
GVA = Greater Vancouver Area
GVR = Greater Vancouver Region
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
JK = Just Kidding
LF = Looking For
LMK = Let Me Know
LTIC = Last Time I Checked
MIJ = Made in Japan
MIR = Mail In Rebate
MIT = Made in Taiwan
MSG = Message
NFR = Not For Resale
NIB = New In Box
NP = No Problem
OBO = Or Best Offer
OBRO = Or Best Reasonable Offer
OD = Office Depot
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer (Not Retail)
OMG = Oh My God
OOS = Out of Stock
OP = Original Poster/Original Post
OT = Off Topic
PC = Personal Computer
PITA = Pain In The *ss
PM = Private Message or Price Match
POS: Piece of Sh*t or Point of Sale
RCSS = Real Canadian SuperStore
RFD = Red Flag Deals
RMA = Return to Manufacturer Authorization
ROFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My *ss Off
ROTFL = Roll on The Floor Laughing
RS = RadioShack
RTFM = Read the er.... manual
SOL = Sh*t Out of Luck
STFU = Shut the f* up
TBA = To Be Announced
TD = Tigerdirect or TD bank
TRU = Toys R Us
TS = The Source by CC
TTT = To The Top (a.k.a. Bump)
WTB = Want To Buy
YGM = You've Got Mail
YGPM = You've Got a Private Message or You've Got Personal Mail.
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

Edited to update the list of abbreviations from the complete set of forum rules:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/a....php?f=13&a=12
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 04:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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PM = Private Message
TTT = To The Top (a.k.a. Bump)
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 04:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 04:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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wow, thats a big list!
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 08:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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theres also NIB - new in box
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 08:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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And on those threads about flying....

YYZ=Toronto
YVR=Vancouver
YYC=Calgary
YEG=Edmonton
LAX=Los Angeles
YUL=Montreal
JFK,LGA=NY
ORD=Chicago
LHR=London Heathrow

Y=Economy/Coach
J=Business class
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 09:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
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this is a very useful list, thank you.
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Old Mar 4th, 2003, 09:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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b&m, brick and mortor store, not online store
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Old Mar 8th, 2003, 11:54 AM   #9 (permalink)
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OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer [aka Not Retail]
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Old Mar 8th, 2003, 05:26 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Old Apr 6th, 2003, 10:49 AM   #11 (permalink)
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RTFF - ?

WOLFMAO - ?


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Finally I find out what WTD means!

BBV = BlockBuster Video
BB = Best Buy
CC = Credit card, Canada Computers
ATM = at the moment

there are sites with huge glossaries.
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IMHO : in my humble opinion

Can also mean in my Honest opinion
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Dealforme,

Great Job! Will become very useful towards n00bs like me.

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