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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHow about some ...Famous Abbreviations???
Common text abbreviations
ROFL: Rolling on floor laughing.
STFU: Shut the *swear word!* up.
ICYMI: In case you missed it.
TL;DR: Too long, didn't read.
LMK: Let me know.
NVM: Nevermind.
TGIF: Thank goodness it's Friday.
TBH: To be honest.
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LOL: Laughing out loud.
ASAP: As soon as possible.
FYI: For your information.
G2G: Got to go.
FB: Facebook.
MSG: Message.
TTYL: Talk to you later.
IMO: In my opinion.
__________________________________________If you got anymore...let us hit the floor
..........................................................................And see them some more......
..........................................................................Before we walk out the door.......
.........................................................................Thank You for Reading This One....
.........................................................................Yes, it takes a lot of patience ...
.............................................................................To stay above the fray...
.............................................................................And live each day ...
.............................................................................As best as you can....
.............................................................................Without putting your head in the sand...
.................Not the best one.....................................but at least I tried.. Thank You....
underpants
(182,591 posts)Needs no explanation
Stuart G
(38,410 posts)2naSalit
(86,318 posts)underpants
(182,591 posts)Oregon won the game - NCAA basketball tourney.
Stuart asked that we not use abbreviations
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215250259
Someone pointed out that the entire article on ESPN says VCU never saying what it stood for. Watching CBS discussion about this happening never said anything but VCU either. Sports fans, especially basketball fans, know what VCU is.
2naSalit
(86,318 posts)Thanks.
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)... until I lived for awhile in South Carolina.
-- Mal
Response to underpants (Reply #1)
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True Dough
(17,246 posts)FDR
JFK
LBJ
electric_blue68
(14,814 posts)MLK
RFK
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spooky3
(34,402 posts)electric_blue68
(14,814 posts)spooky3
(34,402 posts)Phoenix61
(16,992 posts)blm
(113,006 posts)GOP: WWACD? What Would Anti-Christ Do?
electric_blue68
(14,814 posts)What Would Flying Spaghetti Monster Do?
Well?!1 ---------- you *did* specify "Famous"!!!!1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR
an abbreviation for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus (Classical Latin: [sɛˈnaːtʊs pɔpʊˈlʊskʷɛ roː'maːnʊs ]; English: "The Roman Senate and People"; or more freely "The Senate and People of Rome" ), is an emblematic abbreviated phrase referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic. It appears on Roman currency, at the end of documents made public by an inscription in stone or metal, and in dedications of monuments and public works.
The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal, and historical literature, such as the speeches of Cicero and Ab Urbe Condita Libri ("Books from the Founding of the City" ) of Livy.
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Diamond_Dog
(31,897 posts)If I Remember Correctly
OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)It's the Escher of acronyms and initialisms, especially by being the thing it describes.
Stuart G
(38,410 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Response to OilemFirchen (Reply #14)
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Pobeka
(4,999 posts)Pobeka
(4,999 posts)Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)It's OK if you're a republican
and since baseball's coming, FTFY.
lastlib
(23,142 posts)"Not Safe For Work/Wife"
TMALSS--"To Make A Long Story Short"
YOMANK--"You Owe Me A New Keyboard!" (coffee spew)
LSHIPMP--"Laughed So Hard I Peed My Pants"
Harker
(13,958 posts)Been a long time since I've seen a game.
dalton99a
(81,391 posts)unblock
(52,115 posts)malthaussen
(17,175 posts)... which was mil-speak for "Commander-in-Chief, US fleet," until somebody actually pronounced it out loud.
-- Mal
Harker
(13,958 posts)Took me a couple minutes.
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)Seven Days in May
wnylib
(21,312 posts)AFIK - as far as I know
BTW - by the way
UR - you are
RU - are you?
VS - versus
IDK - I don't know