Mumsnet please stop with the abbreviations..

[2026newbie]

I actually stop reading some posts because I can't be arsed to try and work out what is being said. Why do people put DS instead of son? What is STBX?

oh dear op

We never see DOP do we?

Anyway DOP you made a mistake in your OP as you wrote “can't be arsed” whereas any fule no it’s CBA.

Good lord. Sense of humour anyone? Or should that be SOHA?

the extra D is dear in my head

you do need a GSOH

Yes that one always makes me laugh!
I do think we would understand H for husband and S for son though - the 'D' annoys me as I always say 'dear husband' in my head and it's often not a dear husband at all!

Around here we say "Good DLord"

CF is my favourite.

😂I missed that one!

The Tattle MN threads make me laugh as they rip the piss out of the silly D stuff.

Personally, I hate it. It’s so cutesy and was originally taken from the style of American forums where ‘Dear’ might be a more used term. It has always grated with me on here and 2026 will mark my 20th year on MN.

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I've always found the D a bit twee, but it's internet shorthand which pre-dates Mumsnet by a fair old whack. MN is not the only site using it either.

I do think Ddog and similar are bonkers - it's no shorter so why bother? However I save my real ire for the kisses on the end of messages. Just, no. 😂

See I was going to say that. Only it took me a long time to realise it is Cheeky Fucker rather than Cunt Fuck - which I’d been saying in my head.

However I save my real ire for the kisses on the end of messages. Just, no. 😂

Oh yes, LOATHE the xx habit.

Yeah it's annoying at first but you'll get used to it OP.

Are you new to the entire Internet?

Sorry, it is unstoppable OP!

Same. It's ridiculous

But is DS dear son or dear sister?
Is DF dear father or dear friend?

It can be confusing sometimes. I have to read a thread twice. 🤔

Yep. I've also see "Dhamster".

GP is the one that always makes me have to think. Are we talking small furries, elderly relatives or medics?!

@2026newbie it isn’t Mumsnet law that you have to use them. If you don’t like them, then don’t use them.

DILLIGAF?

A lot of them missing!

CF is usually cheeky fucker in my experience … unless I have been really misreading threads. 😳

I have neither a dog nor a cat to discuss on MN so I have no skin in this game, however it's not more letters on the sentence level: "Then I had to take my dog to the vet" vs. "Then I had to take Ddog to the vet". No need for a possessive adjective "my" or "our" separated by a space. Technically that's fewer characters to type, especially if repeated in a post :)
I'll get my coat.

DOP you can't tell DPeople not to use DAcronyms even if said DAcronyms are rather annoying as that will make you the DThreadPolice (DTP).

HTH

It’s the vibe.

I also came here to say this. My quote didn’t attach, it was ODFOD.