Forum terminolgy

Who can enlighten me on this. Whenever I research something on the interweb that involves ordinary people's opinions, I keep encountering terms I can't fathom.

I know, for example, OH = Other Half, SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed = wife / girlfriend, but what, pray tell are these:

DD - From the context, I think this is something like daughter
DH - No idea
IYSWIM - Not the foggiest
D - I give up
HE (in capitals, as though its an acronym) - Holy Echiniceas? Horrible Earwig?

Lots more I've encountered and then forgotten, so please feel free to enlighten me with any I've not mentioned.

TIA, which I think might be Thanks In Advance.

EDIT: Another one. DC ? From the context they appear to be on about either people or possessions, and not Washing DC or Direct Current.

 

http://www.allacronyms.com/tag/forum

HTH

 

TIA : Thanks in anticipation . I use this one when I ask a question on here.
IYSWIM : if you see what I mean

Not a clue on the others !

 

Here's some money savers ones that probably aren't in the link in post #3

MSM: mysupermarket
TCB: Topcashback
MOC: Money Off Coupon
SEL: Shelf Edge Label
DTD: Double the Difference
JTD: Just the Difference
RTC: Reduced to Clear
OOD: Out Of Date
OOS: Out Of Stock
SA: Sales Assistant
CS: Customer Services

And some for homebrewers

DJ: Demijohn
PET: Plastic (PET) demijohn
FV: Fermenting vessel (bigger than a DJ)
SMJ: Supermarket juice
AJ: Apple juice
OJ: Orange juice
YN: Yeast nutrient
CT: Camden tablet
WGJ: White grape juice
RGJ: Red grape juice
WGC: White grape concentrate
RGC: Red grape concentrate
TA: Titratable acidity

 

@Scrungee You forgot BOGOF And BOGOHP.

Also Kmeta.

Perhaps a sticky of forum terminolgy would be useful? I have noticed them on other sites sometimes.

 

Me neither, they drive me nuts!!!!!!!!

Val

 

I think DD means Dear Daughter and DH means Dear Husband And DS means Dear Son and D means Daughter .Not sure about the others though...

 

In the earlier days of the interweb - I'm speaking of the days when you paid per second/minute (and paid dearly!) - those acronyms were very much a life saver (penny pincher?) as were smilies.

But, as with many things, people have interpreted them differently and they have morphed into something not originally intended in some instances.

For example: in earlier years, when I used to type LOL (meaning Laugh Out Loud) for some obscure reason, the recipient interpreted that as Lots Of Love! *insert head banging smilie*

So, while I was having a hearty chuckle - others were having a love in!

DH - dear/darned/dratted/devoted Husband.
DD - (as above) but meaning Daughter
IYSWIM - as per HarryS
D - could simply mean Daughter (?)
HE - in my day meant Home Economics (maybe now means Home Educated?)
TIA (I've used it on this site) to me means, Thanks In Advance
DC - I'm guessing here, but, possibly: Dear (darned/dratted/devoted) Child?

 

Navaho isn't the same thing, Our Mandy!

 

Not when I knew it first :p