Commonly encountered abbreviations and jargon: N-Z
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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.
Commonly encountered abbreviations and jargon: N-Z
NBIF
No Basis In Fact
NG
Nice Guy/Gal (also NewsGroup)
NIFOC
Nude In Front Of Computer
NTTAWWI
Not That There's Anything Wrong With IT
OTOH
On The Other Hand
PDA
Public Display of Affection
Plonk
The "sound" of a poster being added to a killfile; also used as
a verb: "I plonked Sylvia 'Snuffelupagus Slayer' DeCrisco, so I
missed her discussion on foot odor."
POSSLQ
Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
POV
Point Of View
POM
ProblemOlderMan
POW
ProblemOlderWoman
PYM
ProblemYoungerMan (also ProblemYoungerMutant)
PYW
ProblemYoungerWoman
RI
Romantic Interest
ROTFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing (also ROFL)
RL
Real Life
RP
Romantic Partner
RSN
Real Soon Now
SAH
Stay-At-Home (as in SAH parent)
sig or .sig
"Signature," a short, standardized message tacked on to the end
of all one's posts; usually consisting of 1-4 lines of text,
containing one's e-mail address, employer, favorite pithy
quote, and/or other pertinent (or impertinent) personal
information.
SMV
Sexual Market Value
SNAG
Sensitive New-Age Guy
SO
Significant Other
Spam
Articles that are inappropriately posted to large numbers of
newsgroups; these are usually, though not necessarily,
commercial ads, but whatever their nature or content, they're
considered a Bad Thing[tm].
SS
Soc.Singles
SSM
Soc.Singles.Moderated
TIA
Thanks In Advance
TLA
Three Letter Abbreviation
[TM]
TradeMark
TL&EH
True Love & Eternal Happiness
Troll
Someone who posts articles just to get attention or annoy the
other readers and posters; also used as a verb and, if you take
the [flame]bait and respond as if it were a serious post,
you've been "trolled."
WFYITBWNBLJO
Waiting For You In The Bathtub Wearing Nothing But Lime Jell-O
WTH
What The Heck
YKIOK
Your Kink Is OK
YMMV
Your Milage May Vary
Zie
Gender-neutral pronoun equivalent to "She or He" (Alternate
spelling: "Sie")
Zir
Gender-neutral pronoun equivalent to "Him or Her" or possessive
pronoun equivalent to "His or Her" (Alternate spelling: "Hir")
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