Too many acronyms? lol

[NorthernPops]

Anyone else get confused with all the acronyms being used on here? (I guess forums in general?)
OP,DS,DD,DP,OLD etc

You don't have to use the acronyms if you don't want to.

Yes is there a guide somewhere haha!! Not a clue on like 75% of them.

It's more about trying to understand what they mean lol

Glad I'm not alone 😂
I just don't want to interpret one in the wrong way and end up offending someone 🤦‍♂️

What’s TLDR?

Too long didn't read. Used by people too ignorant to read the thread but too self-important to keep their irrelevant opinions to themselves

Riiiight. I’d never have got that one on my one, I’ve been wracking my brains! Thanks.

OP original poster, who started the thread

DS Dear Son

DD Dear Daughter

DP Dear Partner as opposed to DH Dear Husband

OLD on line dating

DS could also mean dear sister

Others you might see

ODFOD — oh do fuck off, dear
GP — could be grandparent or the doctor’s surgery depending on context
BF — could be boyfriend, best friend or breastfeeding depending on context
FWR — feminism and women’s rights (what the board on here used to be called, many people still just shorthand it as FWR)
SS — social services (unless you’re talking really specifically about the Second World War)
HTH — hope this helps or happy to help. Usually used passive-aggressively
FTFY — fixed that for you

TSSDNCOP

Dear sister is generally DSis

Tl:dr is also used when a poster writes a long post, but summarises it as well and the summary lines are marked "Tl:dr-"
Meaning, if my post is too long read this part for the bare bones of it, the main part has the extra info.

I googled "TSSDNCOP" and found a link to another acronym thread on MN

www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/1489276-What-do-these-mean

Sounds about right x

That has to be a fake one

"The Secret Service Does Not Comment on Procedure".

MNHQ have used it occasionally.

Damn

I'm assuming MNHQ is 'mums net head quarters'? 🙈

I'm assuming MNHQ is 'mums net head quarters'?

Yes. I used it without even thinking about it being an acronym 🤣

GP grand parents not General Practitioner ( doctor ) - got caught out on that one more than once

Lol is also an acronym Op

Just tried to change my username to JFGI after reading the acronyms link (thanks, pp). Unfortunately someone has already taken it. 🙃

😂
That was actually a straight forward one to decipher

😂
Sounds like that could have been an awkward chat

You get used to it. It's part of belonging to a community. Similar to starting a new job or moving to a new region, there's a new parlance to adopt.