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Revision as of 18:48, 30 August 2021
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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<g> | grin |
:-) | A "smiley" face (sideways); there are lots of variations |
24/7 | Full-time. Also seen as 24/7/365. |
AC/DC | Bisexual |
AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
AFAICT | As Far As I Can Tell |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
AKA | Also Known As |
ALMS | alt.lifestyle.master.slave newsgroup |
AP | Age Play |
APE | Absolute Power Exchange (see TPE) |
ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
ASB | Alt.Sex.Bondage newsgroup |
ASF* | alt.sex.fetish.* newsgroups |
ASFR | alt.sex.fetish.robots (See Robot fetishism... |
ASL or a/s/l | Age? Sex? Location? (impolite Messenger query) [from marketing] |
ATB | Alt.Talk.Bestiality newsgroup |
ATF | Animal Transformation fantasies |
ATm | Ass-to-mouth (primarily used in adult videos |
ATM | At The Moment |
ATSL | Along The Same Line |
B&D or BD | Bondage and Discipline |
B/B | Boy/Boy |
B/G | Boy/Girl |
BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit |
BBB | Birmingham Bizarre Bazaar |
BBW | Big Beautiful Woman or Big Busted Women |
BDSM | Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sado-Masochism |
BF | Boy Friend |
BFN | Bye For Now |
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 |
CCK | Coffee, Cake and Kink |
CD | Cross Dresser |
CFIDS | Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
CFS | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
CIS | Complete and Irrevocable Submission |
CNC | Consensual Non Consent |
CP | Corporal Punishment |
CT | Cock Torture (see also CBT) |
CTS | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
D&S or D/s | Dominance and Submission |
DPW| Devotees, Pretenders, and Wannabes | |
DS | Domestic Service (also sometimes same as D/s) |
D/D or D&D | Drug & Disease - normally on a personal as "D&D free" |
D/O/M | "Dirty Old Man" or Dom-Owner-Master |
EOL | End Of Lecture or End Of Line |
EOLT | End Of Leisure Time - time to get back to work |
EOM | End Of Message |
EMS | See TENS |
EPE | Erotic Power exchange |
ESD | Erotic Sexual Denial |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Question(s) and answers |
FITB | Fill In The Blank |
FF | Fist Fucking |
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 |
GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
GNP | Gender Neutral Pronouns, Gross National Product (context!!) |
GS | Golden Shower |
GSOH | Good Sense Of Humour |
HAND | Have A Nice Day |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (see AIDS) |
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 |
LDR | Long Distance Relationship |
LDU | Leather/Denim/Uniform fetish - a characteristically masculine style of appearance |
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 LOL |
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 |
MSM | Men having sex with Men |
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 |
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 or "Personal Digital Assistant" (Palm Pilot) |
PE | Power Exchange (see APE and TPE) |
PITA or PTA | Pain In The Ass |
PMFJI | Pardon Me For Jumping In |
POA | Power Of Attorney |
POV | Point Of View |
PS | PostScript - an afterthought |
PSA | Public Service Announcement |
PTSS/PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome / Disorder |
QED | Quod Est Demonstrandum (that which was to be demonstrated) |
R/L or RL | Real Life (as opposed to "Virtual" or "Cyber" life) |
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 F***ed 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 |
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 |
TAWIS | "That aint what I said" |
TBH | To Be Honest |
TD | Top's Disease (See Safety) |
TENS | TENS Unit A 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 |
TLA | Three Letter Acronym |
TMI | Too Much Information |
TOS | Terms Of Service |
TPE | Total Power Exchange |
TPTB | The Powers That Be |
TS | Transexual |
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) |
VBG | Very Big Grin |
VWG | Very Wide Grin or Very Wicked Grin |
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,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) |
See also [ List of prostitution-related jargon terms ]
Other Resources
- Frites' list of abbreviations used on soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm
- The Deviant's Dictionary
- Internet Acronyms Dictionary
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