Forum Acronyms

Forum Acronyms

A

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AG - All Gas (range)
ASAP - As Soon As Possible

B

BB - Bead Board
BG - Big Grin
BH - Better Half
BIL - Brother In Law
BM - Benjamin Moore (paint)
BTW - By The Way

C

CYA = Cover Your A**

D

DD - Dear Daughter; Dishwasher Drawers
DH - Dear Husband
DIY - Do It Yourself
DS - Dear Son
DW - Dear Wife; Dish Washer

E

EK - Ellen Kennon (paint)

F

F&B - Farrow & Ball (paint)
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FD - French Door (refrigerator)
FKB - Finished Kitchens Blog (http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com)
FP - Fisher Paykel (appliances)
FWIW - For What It’s Worth

G

GC - General Contractor
GW - Garden Web

H

HD - Home Depot
HTH - Hope This Helps

I

IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
ISO - In Search Of

J

JA - Jenn-Aire

K

KA - Kitchen Aid
KD - Kitchen Designer

L

LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LP - Liquid Propane

M

MC - Miracle Cloth
MIL - Mother In Law
MW - MicroWave

N

O

OMG = Oh My Gosh
OP - Original Poster
ORB - Oil Rubbed Bronze
OT - Off Topic
OTOH = On The Other Hand
OTR = Over The Range

P

PITA - Pain In The A*se
POV - Point Of View
PTMM - Please Tell Me More

Q

R

ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A*se Off
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A*se Off
RTFM - Read The “Freaking” Manual

S

SO - Significant Other
SOB - Scroll On By
SIL - Sister In Law
SS - Soapstone; Stainless Steel
SW - Sherwin Williams (paint)
SxS - Side by Side (refrigerator)
SZ - Sub Zero

T

TFS - Thanks For Sharing
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TKO - Totally Kitchen Obsessed
TOS - Terms of Service
TOWMBO: THE ONE WHO MUST BE OBEYED  (particularly useful for men when referring to their wives...lol)

U

UC - Under Counter

V

W

WWYD - What Would You Do

X

Y

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

Z

Contributed by:
kailuamom, momto4kids, revans1, celticmoon, dianalo, fori, crl_, artteacher_nj, marthavila, alku05, starpooh, kkcooks , marandall, napagirl, beekeeperswife