I often refer new woodworkers to Sawmill Creek, and one of the complaints I get back is that they can’t always follow the discussions because they don’t know acronyms. With that in mind, and with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, I offer the following. Actually, some of this is useful.
Feel free to add your own.
AKA—Also Known As
BAIC—Boy Am I Confused
BBR—Burnt Beyond Repair
BFI—Brute Force and Ignorance
BLO—Boiled Linseed Oil
BMW—Big Money Wasted
BOF—Boring Old Fart; or, Birds Of a Feather
BTDT—Been There, Done That
BTW—By The Way
C&C—Comments & Criticism
CA—CyanoAcrylate glue, also known as “Super Glue”
CSG—Chuckle Snicker Grin
CUA--Commonly Used Acronym
CYM—Check Your Mail
DAMHIKIJKOK—Don’t Ask Me How I Know, I Just Know OK; often a point of communication between husbands and wives.
DARFC—Ducking And Running For Cover
DNA—Denatured Alcohol
DRA—Don’t Recognize Acronym
DYJHIWTH—Don’t You Just Hate It When That Happens
FORD—Found On Road Dead
Gloat—Showing off your work
GIWIST—Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
HF—Hollow Form
IBTD—I Beg To Differ
ICTYBTIHTKY—I Could Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You
IDNK or IDK—I Do Not Know; this acronym isn’t used very often by woodworkers
IIABDFI--If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
IK—I Know
ILN—It Looks Nice; or It's Looking Nice
IMAO—In My Arrogant Opinion
IMHO—In My Humble Opinion
IYSWIM—If You See What I Mean
LMAO—Laugh My [Backside] Off
MSCEA—My Southern Comfort's Empty Again
NE—Natural Edge
OATUS—On A Totally Unrelated Subject
OBO—Or Best Offer
OL—Old Lady; Could also be MOL for My Old Lady
OP—Original Poster
OTTOMHAROO—Off The Top Of My Head And Rolling Out Of Bounds
PDF—Portable Document Format; also, Pretty Darn Funny
PM—Powermatic Lathe (also known as Mustard Monster); can also be used to indicate a Personal Message, Private Message, Personal Mail, usually of the email variety.
POV—Point of View
Pyro—Pyrotechnic detailing, aka woodburning
Rattle—spray paint in a can.
RFC—Request For Comments
RFD—Request For Discussion
RFI—Request For Information
ROFL—Roll On the Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC—Rolling On the Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROFLBSAOTP—Rolling On the Floor Laughing Blowing Snot All Over The Place
ROFLBTC—Rolling On the Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet
ROFLBTCUTS—Rolling On the Floor Laughing Biting The Carpet Unable To Stop
RTA—Read The Article
SFLA—Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SMO—Serious Mode On
SMOFF—Serious Mode Off
SRG—Standard Roughing Gouge;
TAFT—That's A Frightening Thought
TBC—To Be Continued
TBNT—Thanks But No Thanks
TFTT—Thanks For The Tip
TY—Thank You
U/L, UL—Upload
UPGS—Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
VS, VSL—Variable Speed Lathe
VWD—Very Well Done
WAEF—When All Else Fails
WAF—Wife Acceptance Factor
WDO—Watco Danish Oil
WDYT—What Do You Think?
WOP—Wipe On Poly; No, it is not a Turner of Italian descent.
WTD—Dyslexic Woodturner
WNOHGB—Where No One Has Gone Before
WOA—Work Of Art
YAA—Yet Another Acronym
YKWIM—You Know What I Mean
YOYO—You're On Your Own
ZIP--Zoning Improvement Plan
