Abbrv's

[30hz]

It would be nice to have the group compile a list of abbreviations and their meanings:

IMO: In My Opinion
OOS: Out of Stock
B&M: Brick and Mortar (In-Store)
AR: After Rebate

Forgive me if this is posted somewhere already. I just looked in the Suggestions/Problems area and the FAQ's (quickly).

I just know that it took me some getting use to when I first joined and had NO idea what some of these meant and didn't want to pollute the boards with my questions.

Thanks for everything so far.

[bannoy]

Here's what I've been able to pick up so far (other than what you've already mentioned)

FAR - Free After Rebate
MIR - Mail In Rebate

That IMO you mention isn't a SlickDeals-specific item, though... it's just standard "net speak" (IMHO is a variant - In My Honest/Humble Opinion), same with LOL and ROFL (and the topper, ROFLMFAO)


Oh, and welcome aboard!

[lowpro]

AR - After rebate
B&M – Brick and mortar store
B1G1 or BOGO – Buy one get one free
BB – Best Buy
BTW - By the way
CSR - Customer service representative
GC – Gift certificate
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IR - Instant rebate
MIR – Mail in rebate
OD – Office Depot
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OM – Office Max
OOS - Out of stock
PM – Price match
PM - Private Message
S/H – Shipping and handling
MMV - Your mileage may vary

[30hz]

Thanks for your contribution, lowpro.

bannoy, I've been a "netizen" for 9 years, so I have a grasp of the regular IM-based lingo, but my suggestion was more geared towards having a section (or glossary) located in the FAQ's or somewhere that had a list of these frequently used terms (and perhaps some that I haven't come across yet) so that one could look them up.

This isn't meant to be an overly-defensive attack, I'm just clarifying my point of helping out the ultra newbies. Alot of these are easy to figure out and there are a million places that explain what LOL means, but who would have guessed the meaning behind B&M? Or that "Gorgor" means "I already ordered one." :D

Since the list would be rather small with these more cryptic terms, throwing in the others that are commonly used around here would thicken the list a bit.

[bannoy]

Originally posted by 30hz
This isn't meant to be an overly-defensive attack, I'm just clarifying my point of helping out the ultra newbies.

If it's not an overly-defensive attack, then what kind of attack is it? :lol:

Sorry if I offended you or implied that you were a newbie to the net; didn't mean anything by it. I saw the "IMO" and leapt to my incorrect conclusion.

Take care and Happy New Year! :wave:

[Lungman00]

And Scullygirl has her own 2 which took me a little time to figure out. :)
DH=dear husband
DS=dear son

[bannoy]

Originally posted by Lungman00
And Scullygirl has her own 2 which took me a little time to figure out. :)
DH=dear husband
DS=dear son

Heh, I kinda wondered what those meant. Thanks for the input.

I was thinking "Designated Hitter", but no, that can't be it...

[Scullygirl]

Originally posted by Lungman00
And Scullygirl has her own 2 which took me a little time to figure out. :)
DH=dear husband
DS=dear son

Originally posted by bannoy
Heh, I kinda wondered what those meant. Thanks for the input.

Why didn't you ask me.
It's kinda sweet, you two talking about me. :heart:

[bannoy]

Originally posted by Scullygirl
Why didn't you ask me.
It's kinda sweet, you two talking about me. :heart:

:lol:

I figured the meaning would arise eventually, and presto...

[Lungman00]

:hug:

[sorry]

I feel a lot of love in this room!

[Benno123]

I've noticed that there is a lot of 'flirting' going on lately in the different threads ;-)

not that that is a bad thing...

[bannoy]

Originally posted by sorry
I feel a lot of love in this room!

:lmao:

*lounge music*

"Thanks for coming down to the SlickDeals Ballroom! Don't forget to tip your waitress, and if you're drinking, don't drive."

[arjunsr]

Originally posted by Lungman00
And Scullygirl has her own 2 which took me a little time to figure out. :)
DH=dear husband
DS=dear son

wondering about that too, thought it was initials for a while but that didn't make too much sense.

[Scullygirl]

Originally posted by bannoy
:lmao:

*lounge music*

"Thanks for coming down to the SlickDeals Ballroom! Don't forget to tip your waitress, and if you're drinking, don't drive."

Very nice touch....

[ed91350]

you forgot TBMFDOALT

the biggest bread butterin deal of a life time

[Scullygirl]

Originally posted by ed91350
you forgot TBMFDOALT

the biggest bread butterin deal of a life time
you made that one up

[arjunsr]

Originally posted by ed91350
you forgot TBMFDOALT

the biggest bread butterin deal of a life time

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm butter