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The weird DS/DD thing

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Rileysp · 07/02/2026 19:59

Just call it son/daughter/child.

really cringe

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Meredithspants · 07/02/2026 20:57

@Rileysp ODFOD YABU HTH

pouletvous · 07/02/2026 20:55

Son is only 3 letters. Just yse the word

TheMostHolySunflower · 07/02/2026 20:38

I just told DDog about this post and he reckons you must be new to MN...

godmum56 · 07/02/2026 20:38

I first found it on Flylady and the Flylady forum

CoffeeMakesTheWorldBetter · 07/02/2026 20:30

It’s just shorthand, no big deal. Don’t use it if you don’t like it 🤷‍♀️ I still read CF as cunty fucks though rather than cheeky fuckers

angelikacpickles · 07/02/2026 20:29

Colourscolours · 07/02/2026 20:25

Really? I didn't know that.

The only other forum I sometimes look at is Reddit and they are definitely not a Reddit thing.

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Yep!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_husband

TakeTheCuntingQuichePatricia · 07/02/2026 20:26

Jumimo · 07/02/2026 20:21

Even worse when people add numbers but some use the age and some use the number of children eg. I’ve seen dd6, meaning six years old or also meaning the sixth child.

DD6 always used to mean 6th daughter. DD (6) would be a 6 year old.

GardenCovent · 07/02/2026 20:26

Newbutoldfather · 07/02/2026 20:17

It has been around this site for at least a decade, but it is still unnecessary and twee. I don’t use the abbreviations.

it’s almost as if phones don’t have predictive text. Your phone will suggest the full word a lot quicker than you can type out the capitalised abbreviation.

When it first started phones didn’t have predictive texts. Infact you couldn’t view Mumsnet on your phone it was on a pc so it made sense to use abbreviations

Colourscolours · 07/02/2026 20:25

angelikacpickles · 07/02/2026 20:17

Definitely not unique to Mumsnet, widely used on forums everywhere!

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Really? I didn't know that.

The only other forum I sometimes look at is Reddit and they are definitely not a Reddit thing.

Colourscolours · 07/02/2026 20:23

TamzinGrey · 07/02/2026 20:21

Can we still say D Cat and D Dog ?

They are my favourites!
They never fail to make me smile.

PenelopeAsks · 07/02/2026 20:22

I’ve been on MN for 18 years. It has always been the same. If you don’t like it, I’m sure you can find somewhere else that suits.

TamzinGrey · 07/02/2026 20:21

Can we still say D Cat and D Dog ?

Jumimo · 07/02/2026 20:21

Even worse when people add numbers but some use the age and some use the number of children eg. I’ve seen dd6, meaning six years old or also meaning the sixth child.

5128gap · 07/02/2026 20:20

Personally I think referring to things as 'cringe' makes people sound like they latched on to their 15 year olds favourite expression several years ago, then forgot to let go. It annoys me quite irrationally.
So we all have our cross to bear.

SpecialAgentMaggieBell · 07/02/2026 20:19

Newbutoldfather · 07/02/2026 20:17

It has been around this site for at least a decade, but it is still unnecessary and twee. I don’t use the abbreviations.

it’s almost as if phones don’t have predictive text. Your phone will suggest the full word a lot quicker than you can type out the capitalised abbreviation.

It’s been around since the site started over 25 years ago! Before predictive text, well before smartphones!

flopsymopsy5 · 07/02/2026 20:19

Thank you for your feedback.

HappyFace2025 · 07/02/2026 20:19

dailyconniptions · 07/02/2026 20:05

Or just S, D, H. The D everything pisses me off too.

You don't have to use the 'D'. It's not compulsory.

PineappleGummyBear · 07/02/2026 20:18

It's Internet shorthand that existed before Mumsnet. HTH.

SpecialAgentMaggieBell · 07/02/2026 20:18

No HTH

TakeTheCuntingQuichePatricia · 07/02/2026 20:18

Colourscolours · 07/02/2026 20:06

There was another thread along similar lines to this very recently. Is this the beginnings of a campaign?

If you don't want to use the abbreviations then don't. But if others want to use them then surely that's up to them?

Personally it's such an MN " thing" I really like it. Adds a bit of individuality to the site.

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Yes this.

If you don't like the way the site works then don't use it. Personally I hate all the (M27)/(F29) and up voting/down voting on reddit that I don't use reddit. I don't t go on there and tell the users they should change their usage.

Newbutoldfather · 07/02/2026 20:17

It has been around this site for at least a decade, but it is still unnecessary and twee. I don’t use the abbreviations.

it’s almost as if phones don’t have predictive text. Your phone will suggest the full word a lot quicker than you can type out the capitalised abbreviation.

angelikacpickles · 07/02/2026 20:17

Colourscolours · 07/02/2026 20:06

There was another thread along similar lines to this very recently. Is this the beginnings of a campaign?

If you don't want to use the abbreviations then don't. But if others want to use them then surely that's up to them?

Personally it's such an MN " thing" I really like it. Adds a bit of individuality to the site.

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Definitely not unique to Mumsnet, widely used on forums everywhere!

GalaxyJam · 07/02/2026 20:17

You’re definitely, 100% the first person to ever start a thread saying it’s cringey/weird.

Or not.

LoveWine123 · 07/02/2026 20:16

WallaceinAnderland · 07/02/2026 20:09

In those cases, it stands for Dick Head

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Love it! It’s how I will be reading it in my head from now on 😅

Needmorelego · 07/02/2026 20:16

I'm suprised Mumsnet haven't changed their name to DMumsnet 😂
I agree.
It's just daft.
Ddaft.

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