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Abbreviations

Some common BDSM and related internet abbreviations:

: - ): 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
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ASB: Alt.Sex.Bondage - newsgroup
ASF*: alt.sex.fetish.* - newsgroup
ASL or a/s/l: Age? Sex? Location? (impolite Messenger query) [from marketing]
AT: Animal Training
ATB: Alt.Talk.Bestiality - newsgroup
ATM: At The Moment
ATSL: Along The Same Line
B&D or BD: Bondage and Discipline
B/B: Boy/Boy
B/G: Boy/Girl
BBB: Birmingham Bizarre Bazaar
BBIAB: Be Back In A Bit
BBW: Big Beautiful Woman (i.e. overweight)
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
DS: Domestic Service (also sometimes same as D/s)
DD: Daddy Dom
D/D or D&D: Drug & Disease - normally on a personal as "D&D free"
D/O/M: Dom/Owner/Master
E&OE: Errors and Omissions Excluded (in other words, if there is a mistake don't blame me)
EC: Enforced Chastity
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
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
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 [http://messenger.yahoo.com/]Yahoo[/url])
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
LAM: London Alternative Market
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
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
PE: Power Exchange (see APE and TPE)
PITA: Pain In The Ass
PMFJI: Pardon Me (For) Jumping In
POA: Power Of Attorney
POV: Point Of View
PS: PostScript
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
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 Fucked 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
SWAMP: South West Alternative Market & Party
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
TBH: To Be Honest
TD: Top's Disease - thinking they are god
TENS: 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
TIH: Taken In Hand
TLA: Three Letter Acronym
TMI: Too Much Information
TOS: Terms Of Service
TPE: Total Power Exchange
TPTB: The Powers That Be
TS: TransSexual
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)

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