Forum Abbreviations

[Jim Davis]

In responce to a great idea from HzG8rGrl, here is a list of Forum Abbreveations. There are thousands more, so If you notice any common ones that are missing, let me know and I'll add them.

Thanks HzG8rGrl !! Great Suggestion.

Forum Abbreviations

General

ESF - E-Smokers-Forum
Noob - Beginner
OP - Original Post(er)
Analog - Regular Cigarette
Mod - Homemade device/Moderator.
Pull - The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth
TH - Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)
Vapor - the "smoke" emitted from an e-cigarette
Vape, Vaping - The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term "smoking" when referring to an analog)
Topping off - Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartridge.
Dripping - Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
Dipping - Sticking the bridge of the atomizer in e-liquid.

E-Cigarette

E-cig or E-cigarette - Electronic Cigarette
PV - Personal Vaporizer
Atty - Atomizer
Cart - Cartridge
Batt - Battery
Filler - The fiber found inside your cartridge that holds your e-liquid
PCC - Personal Charging Case
SD - ScrewDriver
JS - Janty Stick
PT - Passthrough or passthrough battery
2-piece/Disposable - 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a "cartomizer".
Cartomizer - An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).
3-piece - 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.
Cutoff - Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).

E-Liquid

E-juice, e-liquid, juice - the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartridges with.
DIY - Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)
PG- Propylene Glycol
PGA – Pure Grain Alcohol
VG- Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)
PEG- Polylethylene Glycol

Miscellaneous

FDA- Food and Drug Administration
ECA- Electronic Cigarette Association
NRT- Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum, e-cig)
PH- Public Health
BP- Big Pharmaceutical Companies
BT- Big Tobacco Companies
ALF- American Legacy Foundation
'Anti's - Anti-smoking people who do not acknowledge that vaping is a viable alternative to smoking analogs.
RYO - Roll your own (tobacco)

Universal Forum Lingo

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIR – As Far As I Remember
AFAIC – As Far As I’m Concerned
AFAP – As Far As Possible
AISI – As I See It
AKA – Also Known As
AYA – As You Know
AYOR – At Your Own Risk
BTW - By The Way
DOA - Dead On Arrival (didn't work from the moment I got it)
DIY – Do It yourself
EZ – Easy
FSR – For Some Reason
FWIW- For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMO or IMHO - In My Opinion or In My Humble Opinion (some mean 'H' to be Honest)
IOW - In Other Words
JK or JJ - Just Kidding or Just Joking
MT – Empty
N/A – Not available
NC – No Comment
OMG or OMFG - Oh My God and it's adult extension
PITA - Pain In The ***
PWN - Own or "dominate"
ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor ing Out Loud
ROTFLMFAO - ^ Adult Extension of above
SOL - (can't be helped or fixed)
(SP?) - Used when unsure of the spelling of the previous word
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TMI - Too Much Information (too personal)
TOS - Terms Of Service ("the rules")
TROLL - A person that posts in a forum/thread with the sole intention of provoking an argument (can sometimes also imply a "spy")
TY - Thank You
W/O - Without
WOOT - Exclamation, as in Hooray! (Sometimes: Want One Of Those)
WRT - With respect to.
WTH - What/Where/Who The Hell
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (your experience may differ from mine)

[Vagablonde]

oh dear I need to learn a whole new language to understand this info...

[Royal]

No worries Vagablonde,
Typically only a few of the abbreviations are ever used. Unlike text messaging, forum posts-- IMHO, should be written in proper form using whole words, more like a blog than anything else.

Oh, and to ESF.

[smokum]

And thank the stars for THAT Royal........

I sometimes get text's from my nephews & neices, but I always end up phoning them because I don't understand a damn thing they're saying.

I prefer the "blog" style myself.

VapeOn,
Greg

[jopo]

I'm with you Smokum! Can't understand all that mess! Then they can't figure out why you can't understand!

BTW-! These guys are great, and so far they don't bite!

[Vagablonde]

thank you for the invite Royal

[Syd]

Likely: the food and drug administration

[mcquinn]

Thats the polite politicly correct version I think.

[ChimChimm]

OOTB = Out Of The Box

[SmokeFree]

What is stealth vaping?