Board Lingo

If you ever went crazy trying to figure out what those abbreviations on the message boards stood for, then here's a list for you.

AFK - Away from Keyboard

BF - Boy Friend
BIL - Brother-In-Law
BRB - Be Right Back
BTDT - Been There Done That
BTW - By The Way

DH - Dear Husband
DW - Dear Wife
DD - Dear Daughter
DS - Dear Son

DSD - Dear Step Daughter

DSS - Dear Step Son

EX - Ex Spouse

FOCL - Falling Off the Chair Laughing

FIL - Father-In-Law

FYI - For Your Information

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion

ISP - Internet Service Provider

ITA - In Total Agreement

KWIM - Know what I mean

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

MIL - Mother-In-Law

NSETBX - Not Soon Enough To Be EX

OC - Other Child

OMG - Oh My God

ONS - One Night Stand

OT - Off Topic

OW/OM - Other Woman/Other Man

PS - Pond Scum (another name for EX or STBX)

POS - Piece Of.... Scum

PTB - Powers That Be

QDRO - Qualified Domestic Relations Order

ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off

SAHD - Stay-At-Home Dad
SAHM - Stay-At-Home Mom

SD - Step-Daughter

SD - Sperm Dump (another name for the Other Woman)

SE - Spousal Equivalent

SIL - Sister-In-Law

SO - Significant Other
SS - Step-Son

STBX - Soon to be EX

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TOWANDA - The Empowered Woman's Rebel Yell
WAHD - Work At Home Dad
WAHM - Work At Home Mom

WTG - Way To Go

YGM - You've Got Mail

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