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Discussion forum and chat abbreviations
Here's a list of terms commonly used by the babyworld community. If there are any abbreviations or acronyms that you frequently use but are not shown then please email your suggestions to us and we can consider including. There are also specific commands for use in chat that can be found here.A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - W - Y
| A | |
ADHD |
Attention deficit disorder |
AF |
'Aunt Flo' (period) |
AFK |
Away from keyboard |
A/S/L |
Age/Sex/Location |
ATK |
At the keyboard |
B |
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B4N |
Bye for now |
BAK |
Back at keyboard |
BBL |
Be back later |
BBS |
Be back soon |
BD |
'baby dancing' Having sex with intent of creating a baby! |
BF |
Breastfeeding |
BFN |
Big fat negative |
BFP |
Big fat positive |
BOB |
Baby on board |
BRB |
Be right back |
BRT |
Be right there |
BTW |
By the way |
C |
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CD |
Cycle day |
CM |
Cervical mucus |
CON |
Call of nature |
CP |
Cervical position |
CYA |
See ya |
D |
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DBF |
Darling boyfriend |
DD |
Darling daughter |
DH |
Darling husband |
DOB |
Date of birth |
DP |
Darling partner |
DPO |
Days past ovulation |
DS |
Darling son |
DW |
Darling wife |
E-G |
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EWCM |
Egg white cervical mucus |
FIL |
Father in law |
FWIW |
For what it's worth |
GLB4UGH |
Get lost before you get hurt |
GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
GR8 |
Great |
GTGN |
Got to go now |
GTTL |
Gone to the loo |
H |
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HA HA HA |
Laughing |
HPT |
Home pregnancy test |
HTH |
Hope that helps |
I-M |
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IASA |
I am so annoyed |
IMO |
In my opinion |
IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
IRL |
In real life |
IYKWIM |
If you know what I mean |
L8R |
Later |
LOL |
Laugh out loud/Lots of love |
LTNS |
Long time no see |
MIL |
Mother in law |
N-R |
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NOMDB |
Not over my dead body |
NT |
No text |
OIC |
Oh I see |
OOO |
Out of order |
OP |
Original post |
OPK |
Ovulation Predictor Kit |
OV |
Ovulation |
PG |
Pregnant |
POS |
Parents over shoulder |
RFOL |
Rolling on the floor laughing |
ROE |
Raising one eyebrow |
S |
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SAH |
Stay at home |
SI |
Sarcasm intended |
SIL |
Sister in law |
SOMY |
Sick of me yet? |
SS><)))"> |
Something smells fishy |
SSTM |
Smiling smugly to myself |
STD |
Sexually transmitted diseases |
SWL |
Squeals with laughter |
T |
|
TRDF |
Tears rolling down my face |
| Troll | A troll is an individual who regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a forum, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are recognizable by the fact that the have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. |
TTC |
Trying to conceive |
TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
TTYL |
Talk to you later |
TTYS |
Talk to you soon |
TTYT |
Talk to you tomorrow |
TXL |
Thanks loads |
TY |
Thank you |
W |
|
WAH |
Work at home |
WB |
Welcome back |
WI |
With irony |
WTG |
Way to go |
WYBMADIITY |
Will you buy me a drink if I tell you? |
Y |
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YR |
Yeah right |
YW |
You're welcome |







