Abbreviations
From wipipedia.org
| Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|
| <g> | grin |
| :-) | A "smiley" face (sideways); there are lots of variations |
| 24/7 | Full-time (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Also seen as 24/7/365. |
| AC/DC | Bisexual |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| ALMS | alt.lifestyle.master.slave - newsgroup |
| AP | Age Play |
| APE | Absolute Power Exchange |
| ASB | Alt.Sex.Bondage - newsgroup |
| ASF* | alt.sex.fetish.* - newsgroup |
| ASL or a/s/l | Age? Sex? Location? (impolite Messenger query) [from marketing] |
| AT | Animal Training |
| ATB | Alt.Talk.Bestiality - newsgroup |
| ATM | Arse To Mouth also At The Moment |
| B&D or BD | Bondage and Discipline |
| B/B | Boy/Boy |
| B/G | Boy/Girl |
| BBB | Birmingham Bizarre Bazaar |
| BBW | Big Beautiful Woman (i.e. overweight); see Big Beautiful People |
| BDSM | Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sado-Masochism |
| BF | Boy Friend |
| BHM | Big Handsome Man (i.e. overweight); see Big Beautiful People |
| BJ | Blow Job (fellatio) |
| BPD | Borderline Personality Disorder |
| BRB | Be Right Back - used in instant messaging |
| BS | Big Smile or Bull Shit - worthwhile knowing which! |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry |
| BT | Ball Torture (see also CBT) |
| BTDT | Been There, Done That |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CB(C&B) | Chastity Belt / Cock and Ball |
| CBT | Cock and Ball Torture/Training (see male genitorture) |
| CCC | Committed compassionate consensual |
| CCK | Coffee, Cake and Kink |
| CD | Cross-dresser |
| CFIDS | Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| CFNM | Clothed female, naked male |
| CFS | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| CIS | Complete and Irrevocable Submission (see also TPE) |
| CMNF | Clothed male, naked female |
| CNC | Consensual Non Consent |
| CP | Corporal Punishment |
| CT | Cock Torture (see also CBT) |
| CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| D&S or D/s | Domination and submission or Dominance and Submission |
| DS | Domestic Service (also sometimes same as D/s) |
| DD | Daddy Dom |
| D/D or D&D | Drug & Disease - normally on a personal as "D&D free" |
| Dom | Dominant |
| D/O/M | Dom/Owner/Master |
| DYOR | Do Your Own Research |
| E&OE | Errors and Omissions Excluded (in other words, if there is a mistake don't blame me) |
| EC | Enforced Chastity |
| EMC | Erotic Mind Control |
| EMS | See TENS |
| EOL | End Of Lecture or End Of Line |
| EOLT | End Of Leisure Time - time to get back to work |
| EOM | End Of Message |
| EPE | Erotic Power exchange |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question(s) and answers |
| FITB | Fill In The Blank |
| FF | Fist Fucking |
| FLR | Female Led Relationship |
| FTM or FtM | Female To Male (transgendered) |
| FTMP | For The Most Part |
| FTR | For The Record |
| FUBAR | Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth... |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| G/G | Girl/Girl |
| GF | Girl Friend or Gender Fluid (having a variable Gender identity) |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GNP | Gender Neutral Pronouns, Gross National Product (context!!) |
| GS | Golden Shower |
| GSOH | Good Sense Of Humour |
| GQ | Gender Queer |
| HAND | Have A Nice Day |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HNG | Horny Net Geek - clueless person just out for kicks |
| HOH | Head Of Household - the dominant person at home |
| HTH | Hope This/That Helps |
| HWP | Height and Weight Proprotional (i.e.: "normal" build) |
| IAC | In Any Case |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer |
| IDK | I Don't Know (also FIIK) |
| IM | Instant Message (like ICQ, AOL, MSN or Yahoo) |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IOU | I owe you |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRC | Internet Relay Chat - see IM |
| IRT | In Reply To, In Regards To |
| ISO | In Search Of |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| ISTM | It Seems To Me |
| ISTR | I Seem To Recall |
| ISO | In Search Of (in personal adverts/profiles) |
| ITMT | In The MeanTime |
| JK | Just Kidding |
| KH | Key Holder |
| KHYF | Know How You Feel |
| L8R | Later |
| LAM | London Alternative Market |
| LDR | Long Distance Relationship |
| LDU | Leather/Denim/Uniform fetish - a characteristically masculine style of appearance |
| Lesdom | Lesbian domination |
| LFF | London Fetish Fair |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off - also see ROFL |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud - also see ROFL |
| LTNS | Long Time No See! |
| LTR | Long Term Relationship |
| M | Could be Master, especially if upper-case or masochist, often lower-case. |
| MPD | Multiple Personality Disorder |
| M/s | Master/slave |
| MTF | Male to female transsexual |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| NC | Non-Consensual |
| NG | News Group / No Good |
| NIMBY | Not In My Back Yard |
| NL | New Leather |
| NLA | National Leather Association (USA) |
| NP | No Problem |
| NS | Non-Smoker (in personal adverts/profiles) |
| OHAC | Own House And Car (in personal adverts/profiles) |
| OOC | Out of Character / Curiosity |
| OP | Original Poster (referring to a forum thread origination) |
| OT | Off Topic / Occupational Therapist |
| OTK | Over The Knee - a lovely position to be spanked |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| OTT | Over The Top (exaggerated) |
| OTW | One True Way (usually sarcasm) |
| P&M | Posted & Mailed |
| PA | Prince Albert (type of piercing) also Photo Appreciated (in personal advert/profile) |
| PDA | Public Displays of Affection |
| PE | Power Exchange (see APE and TPE) |
| PITA | Pain In The Ass |
| PMFJI | Pardon Me (For) Jumping In |
| POA | Power Of Attorney |
| POV | Point Of View |
| PRICK | Personal Responsibility Informed Consensual Kink |
| PS | PostScript |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| PTSS/PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome / Disorder |
| QED | Quod Est Demonstrandum (that which was to be demonstrated) ("so there!") |
| R/L or RL | Real Life (not just online) |
| RACK | Risk-Aware Consensual Kink |
| ROFL | Rolling On the Floor Laughing (there are variations) |
| ROTFL | see ROFL |
| RT | Real-Time - see also RL |
| RTFM | Read the F*g Manual! |
| RW | Real World |
| SAM | Smart Assed Masochist |
| SCA | Society for Createive Anachronism |
| SCB | soc.culture.bondage - newsgroup |
| SD | Sensory Deprivation |
| SM or S&M | Sado-Masochism or Sadism & Masochism |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal - All Fucked Up |
| SNAG | Sensitive New Age Guy |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SOW | Speaking Of Which |
| SSC | Safe, Sane, Consensual |
| SSS | Soc.Sexuality.Spanking - newsgroup |
| STD/STI | Sexually Transmitted Disease / .. Infection |
| Sub | Submissive |
| SWAMP | South West Alternative Market & Party |
| TAF | That's All Folks |
| TAFN | That's All For Now |
| TANJ | There Ain't No Justice |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| TBH | To Be Honest |
| TD | Top's Disease - thinking they are god |
| TENS | Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator |
| TES | The Eulenspiegel Society (website) |
| TFTB | Topping From The Bottom |
| TG | Transgender or TransGendered |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TIC | Tongue in Cheek |
| TIH | Taken In Hand |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym |
| TMI | Too Much Information |
| TOS | Terms Of Service |
| TPE | Total Power Exchange |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TS | TransSexual |
| TT | Tit Torture/Breast torture |
| TTBOMK | To The Best Of My Knowledge |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTTO | To The Tune Of |
| TV | TransVestite / TeleVision |
| TY / TYVM | Thank You / Thank You Very Much |
| U&A(&LI) | Used and Abuse (and Loving It) |
| UDM | Ultimate Decision Maker |
| VBG | Very Big Grin |
| VWG | Very Wide Grin or Very Wicked Grin |
| WHAP | Women who administer punishment |
| Wiitwd(h) | What it is that we do (here) |
| WIIWD | See Wiitwd |
| WRT | With Respect To |
| WS | Water Sports (see also GS) |
| WTF? | What the Fuck?? |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YKINMK | Your Kink Is Not My Kink |
| YKIOK | Your Kink is OK |
| YKIOK,IJNMK | Your Kink is OK, It's Just Not My Kink |
| YMBJ | You Must Be Joking |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary (i.e. I am happy for you to think otherwise) |
