need help with the lingo

[willieiscool]

im new here and was wonder what ot dh dw so and other things like that mean thanks

willieiscool

[Merion_Mom]

willie:

 

Welcome to the boards, and I am sure that you will love your first cruise.

 

Let me teach you about the *search function.*

 

In the blue bar across the top of your screen, you will see ten topics. The eighth one says "search" - click on it. I suggest using "advanced search". Type into the "Key word(s)" box the word or phrase you want to know about: the name of a ship, a phrase describing an activity or excursion, or whatever. Below that space, there are different areas of the Cruise Critic boards. If you only want to find the answers to your questions on the Royal Caribbean board, only highlight that one. Then click on "search now" at the bottom.

 

Happy hunting!

 

Carol

[imsulin]

DH - Darling or Dear Husband

 

DW - Darling or Dear Wife

 

SO - Significant Other

[fajitapita]

OT= off topic

DH= darling husband

DW= darling wife

DD= darling daughter

DS= darling son

MIL= mother in law

FIL= father in law

BIL= brother in law

SIL= sister in law

CD= cruise director

 

Then of course, you have all the abbreviations for the ships:

AOS= Adventure of the Seas

BOS= Brilliance

EOS= Explorer, Enchantment, OR Empress!

GOS= Grandeur

JOS= Jewel

LOS= Legend

MOS= Mariner, Majest, OR Monarch!

NOS= Navigator

ROS= Radiance OR Rhapsody

SOS= Serenade, Splendour, OR Sovereign

VOS= Voyager OR Vision

 

Then there are others...

LOL= Laughing out loud

ROFLMAO= rolling on floor laughing my a** off

BTW= By the way

 

I'm sure there are tons of others, but those are the ones I can think of right now....

Welcome to the boards... watch out, they're very addicting!!!

[willieiscool]

thank you thank you thank you thnak you this will make reading the boards so much easier:) :) :)

[PhoenixCruiser]

I'm sure this list include duplicates, but some will be new, hope it helps :D

 

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ASAP = As soon as possible

ATM = At The Moment

AYT = Are you there?

BBL = Be Back Later

BF = Boy Friend

BIL = Brother in Law

BL = Belly laughing!

BRB = Be Right Back

BTW = By The Way

DD = Dearest Daughter, Darling Daughter, etc

DF= Dear Fiance

DH = Dear Hubby (Or Husband) , Darling Hubby, Darn Hubby, Dumb Hubby, etc

DIKU = Do I know you?

DS = Dearest Son, Darling Son, etc

F2F = Face to face

FAO = For attention of

FAQ = Frequently asked question

FIL = Father in Law

FWIW = For what it’s worth

FYI = For Your Information

GF = Girl Friend

GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike

IM = Instant message

IMCO = In my considered opinion

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

IRL = In real life

ISO = In search of

JK = Just Kidding

LOL = Laughing Out Loud or Lots of Laughs

MIL = Mother in Law

OIC = Oh, I see!

OMG = Oh My Gosh!

OP + Original poster

OT = Off Topic

OTOH = On the other hand

PITA = Pain in the “acronym” (Use this if a board friend has gotten a little heavy handed with acronyms)

PITA = Pain In the A$$

POV = Point of View

PTMM = Please tell me more

ROFL or ROTFL = Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on the Floor Laughing My A$$ Off

SIL = Sister in Law

SO = Significant Other

SU = Spousal Unit

TG = Thank Goodness

TGIF = Thank Goodness It's Friday!

TIA = Thanks in Advance

TMI = Too Much Information

TTYL = Talk To You Later

[heywood]

Thanks foe the information. I had thought that LOL meant 'lots of love' and wondered why it didn't fit at times!!!