A community glossary of bladeforums acronyms

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Mr. McMick

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Having been on blade forums for a couple of weeks now, after finding I love the community here and all the thoughtful insights people post, I noticed one thing in particular; we have some acronyms that I don't see about the rest of the web. LOL is hardly used, and I have yet to see an instance of KTHXBYE. I recognized IMO immediately, but SPF and EDC stumped me for a bit, until I thought for a while, or saw them written out. Anyhow, this is all a rather long into to a rather simple concept. If we all post our fav/most used acronyms in this thread, I'll edit them all into the top of this thread, and we can have a nice reference list :)

The start:
EDC - Every day carry
IMO - In my Opinion
-IMHO - In my humble opinion
SPF - Sold pending funds

KTHXBYE :)
 
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AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AO - Assisted Opening
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASP - ASP company's expandable baton
BG - Bad guy (see Goblin)
BK1 - Benchmade's proprietary black blade coating
BTTT - Back To The Top (bringing a thread to the top of the forum list)
BTW - By The Way
CE - Combo/Combination Edge, part serrated (see PE, SE)
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapons permit
CF - Carbon Fiber
CONUS - CONtinental United States
CQC - Close Quarter Combatives
CS - a tear gas (see OC)
DA - Dual Action (OTF automatic knife) opens & closes by same slide button
DA - Double Action (automatic knife) opens auto or manually
DLC - Diamond Like Coating (by Bodycoat)
EDC - Every Day Carry
etc. - et cetera (and the rest, similar things)
FB - Fixed Blade
FRN - Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon (like Zytel)
Goblin - bad guy or attacker in real life, not training (see BG)
HAK - HideAway Knife (by HAK company)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IM - Instant Message
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IWB - Inside the WaistBand (see SOB)
JMO - Just My Opinion
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OAL: Overall Length
OC - Oleoresin Capsicum pepper spray (see CS)
OTF - Out The Front (automatic knife)
PE - Plain Edge, non-serrated (see CE, SE)
PM - Private Message (internal email on Bladeforums)
PSK - Personal Survival Knife or Personal Survival Kit
RC - Rockwell 'C' scale of metal hardness
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SD - Self Defense
SE - Serrated Edge (see CE, PE)
SOB - Small Of the Back (see IWB)
SS - Stainless Steel
SWAK - Swedish Army Knife (green Mora Clipper)
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
Ti - Titanium
TLA - Three Letter Abbreviation
TMI - Too Much Information
WSK - Wilderness Survival Knife
WTF - Wish To Fly (said by prospective Air Force enlistees)
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (You may have a different opinion or result)
 
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