Abbreviations and Terminology - what does this mean??

[Alissa]

We all have little abbreviations we use ( DH, Coor, etc...) and some terminology (ripped, omni ) that we use that others may not understand, so i thought we could list those here.
Feel free to add to this list and keep us enlightened ;)
Thanks!
Alissa

[Rawkinlocs]

Here are some that I may use from time to time:

dh - dear/darling husband
dd - dear/darling daughter
TIA - thanks in advance
btw - by the way
eta - edited to add
lmbo - laughing my butt off
imo - in my opinion
imho - in my humble opinion
lol - laughing out loud
kwim? - know what I mean?
ITA - I totally agree or In total agreement (i.e. ITA with what Alissa said in her post)

[smasty]

HTH--Hope this helps
DH--Damn husband (in addition to Rawkin's)
ROFLMAO---rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off
BIL, SIL, FIL, --inlaws

[ConsciousCuisine]

"ripped" = muscular, with rippling muscles...also, "cut" as in chisled

Omin= Omnivore, as in someone who eats everything but usually not healthy raw food, but processed, commercial crap, junk and dead animals and their secretions

[Sweet lips]

NRG - energy

[marigold]

roflol rolling on floor laughing out loud
coooooooooooooooooooor - thrilling in a sensual way

[marigold]

curtis i just love the way you say WOOT

[ConsciousCuisine]

Yeah, "WOOT" is one I never have seen before..at first I thought he meant "Wooo!" as in "Woo-Hoo!" and it was just a typo...but there it is, again and again...so WOOT! it is! :)

[greengirl]

What do woot and coor mean?

[Jay]

coooooooooooooooooooor - thrilling in a sensual way

Greengirl, I think Marigold explained the coor already, see quote. It's like 'yummm, soooooo good!!' Maybe a bit like a cat can pur (sp?)

And 'woot', that's just Kirk's way to say 'Woohooooo' I think... lol :)

[jkrfla]

How do we "grow" here...I am a seedling...what am I next and how do I get there? :confused:

[Allison]

I think a sprout is next. It just has to do with how many messages you have posted. You're almost there, I think.

[KimO]

What does SAD stand for? :confused: I keep seeing this abbreviation in some of the postings and cannot figure out what it means. I'm guessing it has something to do with cooked food, but would really like to know.

[kiwikid78]

SAD = Standard American Diet.

Took me a bit to figure that out intitially too.

[stevek42]

I've always used w00t myself. And yes, it means "WOOHOO!"

[Revvell]

b/f ~ boyfriend
g/f ~ girlfriend
<g> ~ grin
<weg> ~ wicked evil grin :D
rotflmsssao ~ rolling on the floor laughing my sexy silly sassy a** off (my creation)
wth ~ what the heck? lmao

[Revvell]

btw ~ by the way
tmi ~ too much information
bm ~ bowel movement (is that tmi?) :D

Revvell

[Revvell]

j/k ~ just kidding

[misslinda]

OP: original poster

[Ginger]

FYI- For your information

IRL- In real life

ROTFLMAOASTC- Rolling on the floor laughing my a-- off and scaring the cat :D

[Revvell]

bbiab ~ be back in a bit
bbl ~ be back later
bfn ~ bye for now

bfn!

Revvell

[Revvell]

TTYL ~ Talk To You Later

:cool:

[Revvell]

ttfn ~ ta ta for now

[Trisha]

TY all 4 the info.

ttfn
Trisha :)

[Shivananda]

IBSC - Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - that loud chorus of nagging critics in the back of your head (or on your shoulders, perhaps, or behind you) who have something to say about everything, all of the time, none of it good.

Examples:

I was just reaching for the raw granola this morning when the IBSC chimed in to tell me to skip the nuts and twigs and go out for a McGriddle instead.

or

I thought I was finally looking a little better in the mirror, until the IBSC outvoted me.

[eatyourbroccoli]

IBSC - Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - that loud chorus of nagging critics in the back of your head (or on your shoulders, perhaps, or behind you) who have something to say about everything, all of the time, none of it good.

Examples:

I was just reaching for the raw granola this morning when the IBSC chimed in to tell me to skip the nuts and twigs and go out for a McGriddle instead.

or

I thought I was finally looking a little better in the mirror, until the IBSC outvoted me.

lol

i like that one

:)

[RawTruth]

IBSC - Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - that loud chorus of nagging critics in the back of your head (or on your shoulders, perhaps, or behind you) who have something to say about everything, all of the time, none of it good.Thank you thank you. I love this.

Reminds me of Revvell's MM (Monkey Mind).

[Shivananda]

CRSS - Can't Remember Stuff* Syndrome, a sign that you are finally mature. Often abbreviated as CRS

"Now what was I saying? My CRS just kicked in..."
or
"Sorry, I meant to do it, but I forgot. I have CRSS, you know, so be nice."

*polite version :)

[Anne]

Thanks all, it was real helpful!!
:) :)

[Shivananda]

OMGAIA!!! = Oh My Gawd Ain't It Awful!!!

This is used to describe alarmist stories that grab your attention about something truly horrible that supposedly just happened/is happening/will happen soon that somebody heard about and told somebody else who is telling you and now you want to call your best friend right now and tell them about it too because Oh My Gawd Ain't It Awful!!!

Allso known as CLWR!!! (Chicken Little Was Right!!!) stories, and, you guessed it, they are almost always bogus. But we do love a good scare, don't we?

[Shivananda]

These are terms I invented to help distinguish key levels of engagement with raw foods without having to type so much every time:

Shivananda's Rulz of Raw:

ARAT - All Raw All the Time - Raw food is how you eat, and what you eat, and all that you eat, 24/7, foresaking all others...

ARST - All Raw Some of the Time - primarily applies to people who periodically do raw food cleanses, often at expensive retreats or spas, but then go back to cooked food in between. Sometimes found at parties extolling the virtues of raw foods and acting superior.

SRAT - Some Raw All of the Time - also known as "transitioning," or "sitting on the fence (SOF)," when you identify yourself with the idea of living on an all raw food diet without actually making the commitment or taking the appropriate actions. Rumored to be a harder place to exist than the third ring of Hades

SRST - Some Raw Some of the Time - when you are first interested in learning about raw food, or see it as as a viable way to supplement your regular diet, or are experimenting with it to see what the heck everyone is talking about
-OR-
you are sexually attracted to an ARAT person and know they won't be at all impressed by your usual three visits a week to Dallas BBQ, so you adopt the protective coloration of eating something raw whenever you are around them while bitching about the high price of organic apples, and you always carry a well thumbed copy of "Green For Life" that you bury yourself in while waiting for them to meet you at Starbucks, hoping they notice.

NRNT - No Raw None of the Time - you don't care what anybody says, raw food is crap and you aren't eating it!!! And quite often, through the universal law of balancing energies, you are married to an ARAT person.

[EmeraldGlow]

IBSC - Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - that loud chorus of nagging critics in the back of your head (or on your shoulders, perhaps, or behind you) who have something to say about everything, all of the time, none of it good.

I've used this phrase before!! lol. Thanks for reminding me of it. It's great having your energy added to these boards, welcome :D!

[Revvell]

*bumping up for the new folk*

[mel123]

thanks guys...this made me laugh out loud....great therapy...

[codajess]

WTF- what the f*ck? (I use that one way too much, in real life and online.)

Regarding the IBSC....I only have heard of the IBTC. But them's the girls with small boobies.

[Conscious Midwife]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED to shivinanada?!?!?!!?

WTF... what the fruit
WTF what the plum
ROFLMRBO... rolling on the floor laughing my raw butt off
GFK... go fly a kite
Puter... computer
OMG ... oh my goodness
TMI... to much information
DQ... dumb question or dairy queen

[michelle allene]

IBSC - Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee - that loud chorus of nagging critics in the back of your head (or on your shoulders, perhaps, or behind you) who have something to say about everything, all of the time, none of it good.

Examples:

I was just reaching for the raw granola this morning when the IBSC chimed in to tell me to skip the nuts and twigs and go out for a McGriddle instead.

or

I thought I was finally looking a little better in the mirror, until the IBSC outvoted me.
You are toooo much!!! I hear ya. I cant stand them! :p

[Maiiven]

what does hi raw mean?

[beppa66]

FLB in my case would mean fat lazy beagle. WOOT!

[pixiepolar]

saw this underneath some peoples threads, Any ideas what that means?
I'm curious as to how obvious the answer is.:)
hw: 179
cw: 161
gw: 105

[Revvell]

Goal weight? current weight? Highest/heaviest weight?



saw this underneath some peoples threads, Any ideas what that means?
I'm curious as to how obvious the answer is.:)
hw: 179
cw: 161
gw: 105

[pixiepolar]

would have never guessed that!

[Revvell]

*bumpin' up for the new folk*

[Aleesha Sattva]

what does hi raw mean?

???

interesting how SAD represents the mainstream diet of yuck... it is sad :(

OMGoddess - oh my Goddess

[Aleesha Sattva]

PCOS??? i've been seeing this around... what does it mean?

[youraw]

PCOS stands for PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome

any help with GMO?

[Revvell]

any help with GMO?

Genetically Modified Organism

[EZ rider]

What does HTH stand for ?

[JennaBoBenna]

What does HTH stand for ?

Happy to Help :)

hth,
JBB :D

[crystalmoon]

I use HTH to mean 'hope that helps'

[Nayeli_Raw]

Any help with HFS?

[Yana]

HFS- Health Food Store :)

[Revvell]

*bumpin' for the new folk*

[RawSinger]

ACV - apple cidar vinegar

EVOO - extra virgin olive oil

RFT - Raw Food Talk (sorry, had to)

RAW - Really Attractive Winners!

EO - Essential oil

POV - point of view

OMG - Oh my G*d (don't want to offend anyone) or Oh my goodness

[dimantslv]

thanks RawSinger.. now ill will know those things!

[RawKnitster]

lol is laughing out loud? That's good! I thought is was lots of love. It always seemed to fit. lol :D

[muddskipper]

Rawknitster - LOVE the apple-fly : )

[Revvell]

Bumpin' for the new folk.

[mstrish]

HA's = headaches...short hand in the medical field.

[klomasius]

Bumping this thread up, I'm looking for people to contribute food based abbreviations, I see many of them here and know most but figure the newbies don't. :)

Got any food abrevs?

[Shels]

There are some spelling variations I've being seeing lately, and it's (usually) obvious what they mean but I'm curious as to why people do it?

-Mylk
-Womyn
-Cheeze
-Smoozie

And plenty more that don't come to mind at the moment...

[Aleesha Sattva]

they use mylk instead of milk because most people see the word milk and think of animal milk. mylk is used to represent the liquid made from nuts.

womyn is another version of women... it's because they want to remove the word men.

not sure about cheeze although i'm thinking it's the same as mylk.

smoozie is Rev's term for smoothie. it's her thing.

[Revvell]

they use mylk instead of milk because most people see the word milk and think of animal milk. mylk is used to represent the liquid made from nuts.

womyn is another version of women... it's because they want to remove the word men.

not sure about cheeze although i'm thinking it's the same as mylk.

smoozie is Rev's term for smoothie. it's her thing.

Correction ~ smoozie is short for green smoothie.

[Aleesha Sattva]

sorry rev... i gave you credit but misrepresented your meaning. oops.

[sport]

Correction ~ smoozie is short for green smoothie.

OMG and I have been calling it a Green Smoothie. You must think badly of me. I promise to get it right from now on.

[Revvell]

OMG and I have been calling it a Green Smoothie. You must think badly of me. I promise to get it right from now on.

*schnicker* :p

[delmar]

annoying spammer be gone!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Please do NOT quote spammers... it makes our job way harder. Now I have to go and edit the spam from your post delmar

[India1121]

LOL @ the outvoted part...you're beautiful on the inside and out! :-D

[Conscious Midwife]

OMGAIA!!! = Oh My Gawd Ain't It Awful!!!

This is used to describe alarmist stories that grab your attention about something truly horrible that supposedly just happened/is happening/will happen soon that somebody heard about and told somebody else who is telling you and now you want to call your best friend right now and tell them about it too because Oh My Gawd Ain't It Awful!!!

Allso known as CLWR!!! (Chicken Little Was Right!!!) stories, and, you guessed it, they are almost always bogus. But we do love a good scare, don't we?

Love this one!

[Conscious Midwife]

Adding a few that I don't think were listed yet:

Nut. Yeast - Nutritional yeast
BRB - Be right back
EVOO- extra virgin olive oil
The D - The Dehydrator
The V- The Vitamixer
SMH- Shaking my head
STFD - Shu the front door
SRVS - Sh!t Raw Vegans Say
Wombmyn - another variation for woman
FP - Food processor
H2O -water
RP Brownies - Raw Priestess' Brownies (former mods awesome recipe)
LOLF - Living on Live Foods
RFT - Raw Food Talk
VBAC - Vaginal Birth After C-section
HBAC - Home Birth After C-Section
UB- Unassisted Birth
BM - Bowel Movement or Big Mama
GM - Grandmother
PG, Preg, Preggers - Pregnant
WF- Whole Foods (aka Whole Paychex)
TJ's - Trader Joe's
FM - Farmer's Market

[ReneeH]

RFFE is Raw Food For Everyone