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 Airline And Travel Related Acronyms

2BM/3BM - 2/3 Browser Method
AA - American Airlines or Adverse Action
A/A - (Chase) Adverse Action
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AAOA - Average age of accounts
AC- Aishes Chayil
AF - Annual fee, Air France
AFAF - Asking For A Friend
AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFAICR - As far as I can remember
AFAICT - As far as I can tell
Aka - Also Known As
ALOL - Actually laughed/laughing out loud
AO - Add On (Amazon)
AOR - App-o-Rama
AP - Amazon Payments
APFR - As Per Forum Rules
AU - Authorized User (Additional Card on a CC account)
AWS - Amazon Web Services
AYLOR - Ask Your Local Orthodox Rabbi
B&M - Brick & Mortar (physical store, not online)
BBB - Better Business Bureau / Buy Buy Baby
BBD - Bed Bath & Beyond
BC - Amex Blue Cash card
BD- Bottle Deposit /BirthDay
BOA - Bank of America
BOFA - Bank of America
BOGO - Buy one get one
BOTOH - But on the other hand
BRG - Best rate guaranteed
BTDT - Been there done that
BTL - Bachelor of Talmudic Law
BTW - By the way
BUMP - Bring Up My Post
CA - Cash Advance
CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CB - Credit bureau, Cash back
CC - Credit Card
CDW - Collision Damage Waiver
CEOA - Cheapest Ever On Amazon
CHFFGM - CHFF's Grand Mehalech
CTEOA - Cheaper Than Ever On Amazon
CL - Credit line
CLI - Credit Line Increase
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - Continental (Airlines)
CP - Companion Pass
CR - Credit Report
CSP - Chase Sapphire Preferred card
CSR - Customer Service Representative
CSR - CHASE Sapphire Reserve
CTLMS - Comments That Leave Me Speechless
CX - Cathay Pacific
CYBYW - Correcting You Because You're Wrong
DACOTYA - Dumb a** comment of the year award
DAOTYA - Dumb a** of the year award
DD – Dansdeals.com
DE – Not Cholov Yisroel
DDF - Dans Deals Forums
DDFB - Dans Deals Facebook (Group)
DDFBW - DDF Be Wary
DDMS - Dans Deals Main Site
DH- Dear Husband
DL - Delta
DMPGS - Doesn't Meet Price Guide Standards (or DavidMal's Price Guide Standard)
DO - Day Out/ Day Off
DP - Data Point
DR - Deal Request
DROC - Don't Rely On Cashier
DROPR - Don't Rely On Phone Reps
DSU - Diamond Suite Upgrade
DTC: Due to COVID
DW- Dear Wife
E's - Experian + Equifax
ECCA - End Chat, Chat Again
EECB - Executive Email Carpet Bomb
EF - Expert Flyer
Eq - Equifax
ETA - Edited To Add
Exp - Experian
FAR - Free After Rebate
FFN - Frequent Flyer Number
FIL - Father-in-Law
FMPE - From My Personal Experience
FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out
FR - (Amex) Financial Review/ Freddy rocks!
FT - flyertalk.com
FTFM - Fixed That For Myself/Me
FTFY - Fixed That For You
FTT - Follow The Thread
FTW - For The Win
FTR - For The Record
FU - CHASE Freedom Unlimited
FWIR- From What I Remember/ Read
FWIU - From What I Understand
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For your information
GC - Gift Card
GD - General Discussion
GIYF - Google is your friend
HT - Hat Tip
Hn - Henche
HUCA - Hang up & call again
HP- Hard Pull
IB - Ink Bold (Chase credit card), Iberia
ICBW- It Could Be Wrong
IINM - If I'm Not Mistaken
IIUC - if I understand correctly
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IKR - I Know, Right?
IME - In my experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IRROP - Irregular Operation
ISO - In Search Of
IOW - in other words
KSML - Kosher Meal
JS - Just Shmooze
LD- Lightening Deal (Amazon)
LLTG- Long Live the Game
LMAO - Laugh my aspargus off
LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You
LMS - Last Man Standing
LCR - Local Conservative Rabbi
LOIDH - Link Or It Didn't Happen
LOL - Laugh out loud
LOR - Local Orthodox Rabbi
LSAT - Law School Admission Test
MB - Mercedes Benz (Amex Platinum card)
MBM - Multi Browser Method
MO - Money Order; Modern Orthodox; Method of Operating
MIL - Mother In-Law
MIR - Mail-in Rebate
MPM - Marco Polo Method
MPX - Mileage Plus X (United Mobile App)
MS - Manufactured Spend
MVD - My Vanilla Debit
n00b - New user (Newbie)
NPSL - No preset spending limit
NSFW - Not Safe For Work (foul language, etc)
OBO - Or Better Offer
OOS - Out of stock
OP - Original post/er
OT- Off/on topic
OTD - Off the Derech (On the Derech)
OTOH - On the Other Hand
OV- One Vanilla
OW - One way
OWB - Overwater Bungalow
PBMS - Please Be More Specific
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PIF - Paid In Full
PITA - Pain In The ...
PGFHGS - Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered
PGGP - Pretty good game plan
PGS - Price Guide Standard
PL - Priceline
PM - Private Message/Price Mistake
PNR - Passenger Name Record
POIDH - Pics or it didn't happen
PP - PayPal
PPD - Points Per Dollar
PPK - PayPal Key
PPR - PayPal reload
PRG - Premier Rewards Gold (AMEX)
PSA - Public service announcement
PUOSU - Put up or shut up
PUTPAC: Pick up the phone and call
PUTPACA: Pick up the phone and call again
RS - Refuah shelema
RTM - Report to moderator
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTB - Rolling On The Belly
SBS - Small business Saturday
SDC - Same day confirmed/change
SEO - Search engine optimization
SIYF - Search is your friend
SM - Secure Message
SMH - Shaking my head, (slap my head, something's missing here)
SO - Significant Other
SP - Sapphire Preferred (Chase CC)
T&C - Terms & Conditions
TALUK - Try and let us know
TARB - Try And Report Back
TGTBT - Too good to be true
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TBH - To Be Honest
TBS - That being said
TFS - Thanks For Sharing
TIL - Today I learned
TLDR - Too long, didn't read
TLS - TLS TopLawSchools.com
TMLT - Tofasta Meruba Lo Tofasta
TMTC - Too many to count
TOFTT - Take One For The Team
TOT - Tuchis Oifen Tish
TR - Trip Report
TRU - Toys R' Us
TU - Transunion
TWTCSIN - The worse they could say is no
TY - Thank you
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
UA - United Airlines
UPS - United Postal Service, Unknown Possibly Something
UR - Ultimate Rewards (Chase)
UTWP - Use The Wiki People!!
VGC - Visa/Vanilla Gift Cards
VOIDH - Video or it didn't happen
VR - Vanilla Reload
YMMV- Your mileage might vary
YSYL- You Snooze You Lose (i.e. the deal is dead)
YQ - fuel surcharges
YW - You're Welcome
WIYF - WIKI Is Your Friend
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
WATBATA - Walk Around the Block and Try Again

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Author Topic: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated  (Read 602069 times)

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #120 on: January 06, 2012, 02:48:52 PM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #121 on: January 11, 2012, 06:29:06 AM »
all I have to say is
YABA=yet another bloody acronym
rather then saying
CUWTA=catch up with the acronyms
I'm just say'in©®

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #122 on: January 19, 2012, 07:51:39 PM »
TMTC = Too many to count

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #123 on: January 19, 2012, 07:53:40 PM »
No offence, but lots of stupid ones are on, and lots of important ones arent.

Who can edit ?

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #124 on: January 19, 2012, 07:55:42 PM »
No offence, but lots of stupid ones are on, and lots of important ones arent.

Who can edit ?
i would say to add it to the wiki. this thread has many Acronyms that noone uses. all the important ones go to the wiki or should

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #125 on: February 19, 2012, 04:19:05 PM »
This certainly cleared things up!

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #126 on: March 07, 2012, 11:53:51 AM »
NAWPRTY: Never accept what phone reps tell you.

Or can you come up with a more catchy acronym for that sentiment (a la HUCA and PUTPAC)?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #127 on: March 07, 2012, 12:10:27 PM »
NAWPRTY: Never accept what phone reps tell you.

Or can you come up with a more catchy acronym for that sentiment (a la HUCA and PUTPAC)?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #128 on: March 07, 2012, 04:01:24 PM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #129 on: March 21, 2012, 01:18:13 PM »
Sorry but I have to add this:

BOC
If you don't care why would you comment?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #130 on: March 21, 2012, 03:41:37 PM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #131 on: March 21, 2012, 04:19:31 PM »
MUAFNGR
(Made Up acronym for no good reason)
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #132 on: May 14, 2012, 02:53:14 PM »
IAFYDSTTA: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
« Last Edit: May 14, 2012, 03:05:58 PM by Dan »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #133 on: May 14, 2012, 02:57:02 PM »
IAFYDSTTA: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

FTFY

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Re: Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #134 on: May 14, 2012, 03:02:04 PM »
NAWPRTY: Never accept what phone reps tell you.

Or can you come up with a more catchy acronym for that sentiment (a la HUCA and PUTPAC)?
DTPR [don't trust phone reps]
or DROPR [don't rely on phone reps]
« Last Edit: June 05, 2012, 05:43:46 PM by Dan »
I'm just say'in©®

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #135 on: May 14, 2012, 03:06:46 PM »
DTPR [don't trust phone reps]
or DROPR [don't relay on phone reps]
Or
DROWPRTY: Don't rely on what phone reps tell you.
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Re: Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #136 on: May 14, 2012, 03:13:23 PM »
Or
DROWPRTY: Don't rely on what phone reps tell you.
sounds way too long
IMHO DROPR sounds better
I'm just say'in©®

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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #137 on: May 14, 2012, 03:21:26 PM »
*$ Starbucks

the longest one I have seen is
IITYWIMWYBMAD?
[if I tell you what it means will you buy me a drink]

another cool one [useful on ddf]
AWGHTGTTAA
[are we gonna have to go through this all again]
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Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #138 on: May 14, 2012, 03:21:51 PM »
sounds way too long
IMHO DROPR sounds better
As in DROP-R :)
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #139 on: May 16, 2012, 10:36:21 AM »
TGTBT - Too good to be true.