| Phrase |
Description |
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| ?IL |
'?' in-law eg: MIL = Mother in-law, FIL = Father in-law, SIL = Sister in-law, etc. |
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| AF |
Aunt Flow (time of the month) |
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| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
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| ALITTHIW |
At Least, I Think That's How It Works! |
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| ASD |
autistic spectrum disorder |
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| ATM |
At the moment / Automatic Teller Machine |
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| BBL |
be back later |
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| BF |
boyfriend |
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| BIL |
brother in law |
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| BM |
Bank Manager - usually seen pacing the floor, twitching and muttering, after visits from 4ormore members / Birth Mother |
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| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
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| brb |
Be right back |
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| BTDTGTTS |
Been There, Done That, Got The Tee Shirt (from Blondie really) |
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| BTW |
By The Way |
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| BYOB |
Bring Your Own Bottle |
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| BYOF |
Bring Your Own Food. |
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| CA |
Carer's Allowance |
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| CAB |
Citizens Advice Bureau(x) |
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| CB |
Child Benefit |
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| CSA |
Child Support Agency |
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| CTB |
Council Tax Benefit |
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| CTC |
Child Tax Credit |
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| D?<n>(age) |
Dear '?' (see below), where <n> is birth ordinal (1, 2, ...etc.), and age is optional, eg: DS2(14) = dear son, 2nd born, age 14. NB: D can also stand for Darling, or Dratted, or... |
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| DD |
Dear Daughter / Direct Debit |
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| DH |
Dear Husband |
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| DLA |
Disability Living Allowance |
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| DP |
Dear Partner |
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| DS |
Dear Son / dual screen |
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| DW |
Dear Wife |
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| DWP |
Department of Work and Pensions |
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| elg |
evil little grin |
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| EMA |
Educational Maintenance Allowance |
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| EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
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| FFS |
For Fecks Sake... |
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| FIL |
father in law |
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| FOC |
Free of charge |
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| FWIW |
For What It's Worth.. |
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| FYI |
For Your Information |
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| GF |
girlfriend |
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| GTO |
Giggles to Oneself.. |
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| HA |
Housing Association |
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| HB |
Housing Benefit |
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| HE |
Home Education/Educate/Educating |
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| HEX |
toxic ex-partner (coined by Schmoo) |
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| HI |
Him Indoors... |
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| HRP |
Home Responsibilities Protection |
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| HTH |
Hope That Helps (or hope this helps) |
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| HV |
Health visitor |
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| IB |
Incapacity Benefit |
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| IHTH |
I hope this helps/that helped |
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| IIRC |
If I Recall Correctly |
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| IIWY |
If I were you |
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| IKWYM |
I know what you mean |
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| IME |
In My Experience |
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| IMHO |
In my humble opinion (not that any opinion is humble!) |
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| IMO |
In my opinion |
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| IRL |
In real life |
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| IS |
Income Support |
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| IYKWIM |
If you know what I mean |
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| JSA |
Job Seeker's Allowance |
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| kk |
okay, no worries |
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| LA |
Local Authority |
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| LEA |
Local Education Authority |
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| LMAO |
Laughed my a*se off |
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| LMFAOOOOOOOOO!! |
Oh, my goodness, that really is very very funny indeed.. |
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| LOL |
Laugh(s) out loud |
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| MIL |
Mother in law |
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| MLD |
moderate learning difficulties |
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| MSN |
MicroSoft Network - also used as short hand for MSN Messenger (a chat tool) |
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| MW |
midwife |
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| NFFOM |
Normal For Four Or More |
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| NSAFIAMBH |
Never stick a fork in a mans' bald head |
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| NTS |
note to self |
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| OH |
Other Half |
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| OMG |
Oh my God! |
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| OTM |
Over The Moon |
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| OTT |
over the top |
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| PG |
Pregnant |
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| PGP |
Pelvic Girdle Pain (apparantly) |
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| PITA |
Pain In The A*se |
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| PM |
Private Message |
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| PMSL |
Wet myself laughing |
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| ROFL |
Roll(s) on floor laughing.. |
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| ROFLMAO |
Guess :) |
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| ROFPMSL |
Rolling on the floor, wetting myself laughing |
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| RTFM |
Read The Friendly Manual |
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| S MIL |
stepmotherinlaw |
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| S SIL |
stepsisterinlaw |
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| S?<n> |
Step child (Son / Daughter) <n> |
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| SAHD |
Stay at home Dad |
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| SAHM |
Stay at home Mum |
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| SD |
Step Daughter |
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| SEN |
special educational needs |
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| SEP |
Somebody Else's Problem |
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| SERPS |
State Earnings Related Pension Scheme |
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| SIL |
sister in law |
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| SLD |
severe learning difficulties |
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| SLEEP |
An elusive period between finishing the washing up and finding school uniforms... :) |
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| SLT |
Speech and Language Therapy / Therapist |
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| SM |
stepmother |
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| SOAB |
Son-of-a-bitch |
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| SS |
Step Son OR Social Services |
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| SSEN |
Statement of Special Educational Needs |
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| SW |
Social worker |
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| TBH |
To be honest |
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| TIA |
Thanks in Advance |
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| TMI |
Too Much Information |
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| TOD |
The other day (ie. sometime during the last week, but too tired to remember exactly when). |
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| TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
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| weg |
Wicked evil grin |
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| X? |
Ex-someone, cf: XH = Ex husband, XW = Ex wife (uncommon here :), etc. STBX=soon to be ex |
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| XH |
ex husband |
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| YMMV |
Your milage may vary |
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| YVW |
Your Very Welcome |
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