Kent has suggested I add a post with a key to the various abbreviations you may come across here. I thought it was a good idea, but I need your help. I'm sure I missed quite a few, so I hope you'll comment to let me know which ones I need to add – please include any abbreviations you may have seen in your travels throughout the web, and then I'll come back and put them in this post.
- PC = politically correct (I'm anti-PC, in case you haven't noticed!)
- LF = low fat
- FF = fat free
- SF = sugar free
- HFCS = high fructose corn syrup
- BS = blood sugar (I'm pretty sure you already know the other definition)
- GM = genetically modified
- GMO = genetically modified organism
- EO = essential oils
- CO = Coconut Oil
- CLO = Cod Liver Oil
- FCLO = Fermented Cod Liver Oil
- IMHO = “in my humble opinion”
- b/c = because
- HTH = “hope this helps”, “hope that helps”, “happy to help” (this one stumped me good)
- IRL = “in real life”
- WAP = Weston A. Price
- WAPF = Weston A. Price Foundation
- NT = Nourishing Traditions (refers to the Cookbook
OR the NT way of eating)
- RD = registered dietitian
- LOL = “lots of laughs” or “laughing out loud”
- FB = Facebook (Add me as a friend on FB – let me know if that link doesn't work)
- “Twitter”/”Tweets” = (Follow me on Twitter) Twitter is another type of “social media” like Facebook, only different. You add updates now and then (“Tweets”) and then you can be “followed” or follow others.
- RFW = Real Food Wednesdays
- RFM = Real Food Media
- DH = husband
- DW = wife or dishwasher (a commenter said, “maybe the same”)
- SIL = son in law or sister in law (this one had me stumped for hours one day when someone wrote it in a comment, I think I finally had to ask Cheeseslave what it meant!)
- DS = son
- DD = daughter
- FIL = father in law
- MIL = mother in law
- DM = mother
- DF = father or friend or fiance
- BF = boyfriend
- GF = girlfriend
- What other ones should I add?
OR the NT way of eating)Check out this awesome glossary of Real Food terms from Jenny!
photo by cogdog
Holly Young says
I understood the “d” in DH, DW, etc to mean “dear”. Honestly, I like to think of myself as a Dear wife instead of a dishwasher!
Kelly says
Hi Leslie,
If I ever add a forum here, I’ll come back and add your suggestions, but for now I won’t yet, since I’m not sure if those ones will be used here so much on the blog.
Thanks for your help everyone!
leslie says
idk=i don’t know
leslie says
kwim= know what i mean
piog/piag=posted in (an)other group
rflao=rolling on floor laughing @$$ off
nonegiven says
DS-son
SIL can also be son in law
FIL father in law
MIL mother in law
DM DF mother, father or friend or fiance
BF boyfriend
GF girlfriend
DW wife or dishwasher (maybe the same)
Kelly says
Good ones, thanks guys! I hadn’t heard the IRL one. 🙂
Christine Kennedy says
CO-coconut oil
CLO-cod liver oil
Christine Kennedy says
IRL-In Real Life
Julie says
IMHO (in my humble opinion) 🙂