Websleuth's Lingo

[SeriouslySearching]

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Now and then we have to remember with as many new members we have that our every day lingo becomes like a maze to them. Since people are lost on these and asking...here you go! Seasoned posters can feel free to add their own since I will probably forget half of them.

LE= Law Enforcement
POI= Person Of Interest
COD= Cause Of Death
TOD= Time OF Death
ITA= I Totally Agree
POS= Piece of Sh*t (Reserved for a known perp, suspect, or POI)
IIRC= If I Recall Correctly
FWIW= For What Its Worth
COB= POS The story behind this is on the Jessie Davis case, someone meant to type COP in reference to Bobby Cutts, Jr. and it came out COB. We called him that for the rest of the case and now it had become synonymous with POS.
OT= Off Topic
WTH= What The Hell? (Usually reserved for frustration in understanding what is taking place within a certain situation...such as in this case. I see it a lot when discussing Casey Anthony.)
GMAB= Give Me A Break

[olive]

How about

GM- grandmother
GP- grandparents

[liltigress]

It scares me more than that freaky thing on the beach in long Island!

Isn't that the weirdest looking creature you've ever seen? I listened to the news today and they are trying to say it's a raccoon. I call BS. I've seen many raccoons in my life and that thing is NO KIN!

It looks like a Koala bear mixed with a dog.


BS=This isn't Bull Snot.
PITA=Pain In The Arse.

[my2cents]

Over in thread 45, a poster referred to Casey as Miss Pinnochio :liar:

Then a few folks joked that MP would be the perfect name for Casey. In a way, I hope it doesn't take off, because I can forsee 300 people posting: 'Wait a sec! Who's MP??' And then another 300 responses. :)

Anyway, I thought I'd crosspost it to the lingo thread.

MP=Miss Pinnochio=Casey. LOL (Laugh Out Loud)!

BTW, one common lingo term I have never quite figured out is ROFL, sometimes with more letters. I know it means to laugh really hard, but what do the letters stand for? Thanks! :)

ROFL=rolling on floor laughing, ROFLMAO-rolling on floor laughing my arse off.

Can someone explain to me what "bump" means? Like "I am bumping this post".

[LinetteH]

bumping means to move it back to the top so people can see it.

[LinetteH]

This is a great site for online acronyms...
http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

[byomoi]

Just read a post with "FUBAR"-- had to look up the meaning-- lol
"Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"

[MistyM]

POI person of interest

[PrayersForMaura]

This may have been posted already and I missed it but

IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble/honest opinion

[Cagney]

LOL feel free to blast me but can someone share with me what/who LE stands for?

[ylime11]

Law Enforcement:)

[Only4Justice]

LOL feel free to blast me but can someone share with me what/who LE stands for?

As far as I know, it stands for "Law Enforcement".

:)

[coltsgal]

It took me such a long time to figure out what LE stood for! All the other abbreviations take me a while to figure out too, unless they're obvious.

I just figured out now that BH stands for bounty hunters.

Sometimes it's so hard to figure out, unless you read every single thread, every day.

[chizap]

don't feel bad I found myself wondering what AI stood for in an article I was reading- figured out they were refering to "artificial intelligence"
...scary...it's ....h e r e !

[JBean]

bumppp for those that are interested

[madeleine]

what's IOW?

:waitasec:

[PoppyH]

Sometimes I feel like we need a WS dictionary to refer to LOL!! Sorta like a WS handbook for Newbies

[JBean]

what's IOW?

:waitasec: In other words

[madeleine]

In other words

Ahhhh thanks :) :blowkiss:
Sometimes I am just too lazy to figure it out by myself.

[zoey]

i've tried to find it --- but someone used "sus"??????????

[doogiesgirl]

Ok, I have a question.......what does "moo" mean?

[madeleine]

Ok, I have a question.......what does "moo" mean?


my own opinion

[FloridaKatz]

Ok, I have a question.......what does "moo" mean?

moo = my own opinion

Here's a couple more:

SWAG = silly wild arse guess
WWYMD = what would Yuri Melich do ?
ITE = In the end


This thread should be made into a Sticky so it can be kept on top and referenced often, IMO !!!

[ROBLYN]

Thank you for posting this thread. What is DH? I'm thinking something husband.

[FloridaKatz]

Thank you for posting this thread. What is DH? I'm thinking something husband.

dh = dear hubby/husband
dw = dear wife
dd = dear daughter
ds = dear son
sil = son in law
dil = daughter in law

[MiraclesHappen]

Popping up frequently in the Casey case:


FDLE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

OCSO: Orange County Sherriffs Office

OSCO: OCSO with a twist


JA Leading investigation for OCSO Sgt. John Allen

YM Corporal Yuri Melich, Leading the investigation with JA

[doogiesgirl]

madaleine and FloridaKatz------TY LOL! :)

I don't think "moo" is widely known b/c I've asked before and no answer. So TY!!

[MiraclesHappen]

madaleine and FloridaKatz------TY LOL! :)

I don't think "moo" is widely known b/c I've asked before and no answer. So TY!!


Oh thank God!!!

I was too embarrassed to ask. :blush:

[doogiesgirl]

.

Now and then we have to remember with as many new members we have that our every day lingo becomes like a maze to them. Since people are lost on these and asking...here you go! Seasoned posters can feel free to add their own since I will probably forget half of them.

LE= Law Enforcement
POI= Person Of Interest
COD= Cause Of Death
TOD= Time OF Death
ITA= I Totally Agree
POS= Piece of Sh*t (Reserved for a known perp, suspect, or POI)
IIRC= If I Recall Correctly
FWIW= For What Its Worth
COB= POS The story behind this is on the Jessie Davis case, someone meant to type COP in reference to Bobby Cutts, Jr. and it came out COB. We called him that for the rest of the case and now it had become synonymous with POS.
OT= Off Topic
WTH= What The Hell? (Usually reserved for frustration in understanding what is taking place within a certain situation...such as in this case. I see it a lot when discussing Casey Anthony.)
GMAB= Give Me A Break


Thank you or TY SeriouslySearching for this thread. I have been trying to figure out what IIRC means for months now. Even my 12 year old son who knows all the puter lingo couldn't figure that one (or moo) out! TY

[technicalconfusion]

Ok, I have a question.......what does "moo" mean?

My own opinion.

IMOO - In my own opinion.

[technicalconfusion]

Thank you or TY SeriouslySearching for this thread. I have been trying to figure out what IIRC means for months now. Even my 12 year old son who knows all the puter lingo couldn't figure that one (or moo) out! TY

If I recall correctly.

[debs]

D'oh is pretty self explanatory and I use that more in my head than anywhere else :)

The one I respect most is the one in TechnicalConfusion's tag line: Caylee. Her life was abbreviated, her name should never be.

[JBean]

Mac and Ernie asked if we could have a thread like this and so I bumped this old thread of SS.
So thanks M&E for bringing this issue to my attention. Looks like we needed it.

[heartfortruth]

OK, guys, you are making this too easy! The ONLY really good "sleuthing" I have done since I have been here is to try and figure out the acronyms!!LOL, ROTFL, LMAO..HA HA HA!
(Guess those with REAL sleuthing abilities have better things to do! :D )

PS.....is this OT??????

[KellioPSL]

I've only been posting since 11/12/08, so now I finally know what all yall have been saying. roflol te he te he

[sarah7855]

The one I respect most is the one in TechnicalConfusion's tag line: Caylee. Her life was abbreviated, her name should never be.

Me too. I love how we abbreviate all the other A's, KC, CA, GA, LA, but Caylee gets the respect of her name being spelled out. I've always thought that. :)

[doogiesgirl]

JBean, I love what you said in another thread, so funny. You said when a poster types insulting things about JB it takes you a second to realize they are talking about Jose B. !! lol Ha ha ha Cute! :)

[SuziQ]

I've been around for awhile and I still come across some acronym's that throw me. Last year I finally learned that:

KWIM?=Know what I mean?

AFAIC=As far as I'm concerned. (this one always reminds me of the duck/insurance commercial)

Shadowraith has some that I keep forgetting to ask her about. I can't remember off hand what they are. So you can be around here forever and still be learning. lol.

[MyTinkieGirl]

Thanks sooo much for this thread!! You don't know half the words I've made up for some of those letters....although, for the longest time I'd sing "I'll never be a pizza burnin' " for "beast of burden" in the Stones song....(when it first came out, of course)

[zoey]

Me too. I love how we abbreviate all the other A's, KC, CA, GA, LA, but Caylee gets the respect of her name being spelled out. I've always thought that. :)


out of all the players I try to always capitalize her name as well...that poor child needs all the respect she gets....she is now speaking so much truth...
God bless little Caylee...

[SuziQ]

Here's a couple of others:

ME: Medical Examiner
SA: States Attorney
DA: District attorney

[Jackson44]

AFK----------Away From Keyboard Took me some time to figure that one out, then somebody finally posted it. Thanks for the help!

[WFT]

Can someone please tell me what LULZ stands for?

[MOMto5]

Oh thank God!!!

I was too embarrassed to ask. :blush:

Hilarious! I took me about three weeks to figure that one out, lol. I thought it was some kind of inside cow joke that I didn't know about. A few weeks ago I saw it used with a little cow icon and got a good laugh.

[SuziQ]

I find I use the crime acronyms when discussing a crime with non sleuthers and have to catch myself or answer them when they ask....what's a LE or Cod?

[SiberianSleuth]

Thanks sooo much for this thread!! You don't know half the words I've made up for some of those letters....although, for the longest time I'd sing "I'll never be a pizza burnin' " for "beast of burden" in the Stones song....(when it first came out, of course)

lol
now I'm singing "there's a bathroom on the right" (ccr)

[SuziQ]

Can someone please tell me what LULZ stands for?

I have no clue.....

[SuziQ]

SO=Sex offender or Significant other depending on the context it was used. Sadly, it sometimes means both. :eek:

[LCoastMom]

ETA: Edited to add (I just looked this up it has driven me nuts!!)

[heartfortruth]

bumping means to move it back to the top so people can see it.

Thanks, Linette.........I have searched for an explanation of this but couldn't find it.......now, HOW do you move something to the top?????? (I know , that's Dumbah!) TIA, if you can help me.

and thanks for all the many acronyms I haven't figured out everyone!!!.......(so glad someone asked about "moo" :) )

[ThoughtElf]

Can someone please tell me what LULZ stands for?

LULZ is a bastardized form of LOL, but around the Net it is usually used in a somewhat sarcastic manner. It can be used as a verb (i.e. I did it for the LULZ) or often as more of a 'snickering' type of laugh.

We don't see it much around here - and I kind of like that.

Here is a net definition from the encyclopedia dramatica:


lulz Noun --- lul-zz
Definition:
1.the act of entertaining oneself with the misfortune of others; an agreeable occupation for the mind
2.something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, esp. a performance of some kind

Usage:
I did it for the lulz

Synonyms:
Entertainment

Source:
A corruption of LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud

[MOMto5]

Thanks, Linette.........I have searched for an explanation of this but couldn't find it.......now, HOW do you move something to the top?????? (I know , that's Dumbah!) TIA, if you can help me.

and thanks for all the many acronyms I haven't figured out everyone!!!.......(so glad someone asked about "moo" :) )

When you post on a thread, the thread automatically moves to the top, so people will commonly type "bump" as a post to move the thread up.

[ThoughtElf]

i've tried to find it --- but someone used "sus"??????????

Hey Zoey,

I've only seen that used here very recently, and only by our new Aussie friends in discussing Lee. Both times, in the context it was used, I interpreted it to mean, "Suspicious" (i.e. He seems very SUS to me.)

[Spangle]

Oh, i should have found this thread sooner. The IIRC would bite me. I did a google to figure it out. Then forgot it again. Luckly, I remembered how I figured it out before. <not the bright one>

I have problems with COD cause I read it "Cash/credit on demand", and wonder what it has to do with what we are talking about. <Also very slow>

OTOH= on the other hand
aka= also known as

however

SUS = ???

[Spangle]

ETA: Edited to add (I just looked this up it has driven me nuts!!)

ETA: Est time of arrival... Boy, have I been reading all this stuff wrong! Tee hee..

[LCoastMom]

Thanks, Linette.........I have searched for an explanation of this but couldn't find it.......now, HOW do you move something to the top?????? (I know , that's Dumbah!) TIA, if you can help me.

We can bump it up or move it to the top by how many messages are being left.

and thanks for all the many acronyms I haven't figured out everyone!!!.......(so glad someone asked about "moo" :) )

I saw someone make the statement here recently "usually I'm a smart person but do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out people weren't mooing at each other here!?!" LOL that was good for a giggle!

:cow: :cow: :cow: :cow:

[ThoughtElf]

Oh, i should have found this thread sooner. The IIRC would bite me. I did a google to figure it out. Then forgot it again. Luckly, I remembered how I figured it out before. <not the bright one>

I have problems with COD cause I read it "Cash/credit on demand", and wonder what it has to do with what we are talking about. <Also very slow>

OTOH= on the other hand
aka= also known as

however

SUS = ???

Look up 2-3 posts for SUS

[WFT]

LULZ is a bastardized form of LOL, but around the Net it is usually used in a somewhat sarcastic manner. It can be used as a verb (i.e. I did it for the LULZ) or often as more of a 'snickering' type of laugh.

We don't see it much around here - and I kind of like that.

Here is a net definition from the encyclopedia dramatica:


lulz Noun --- lul-zz
Definition:
1.the act of entertaining oneself with the misfortune of others; an agreeable occupation for the mind
2.something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, esp. a performance of some kind

Usage:
I did it for the lulz

Synonyms:
Entertainment

Source:
A corruption of LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud

Thanks potato head. I have seen it around the net, and the way it is used never made much sense to me. I get it now. :bang:

[LCoastMom]

ETA: Est time of arrival... Boy, have I been reading all this stuff wrong! Tee hee..

this site has improved my knowledge in ways I never knew I needed!! LOL!!

[LCoastMom]

LULZ is a bastardized form of LOL, but around the Net it is usually used in a somewhat sarcastic manner. It can be used as a verb (i.e. I did it for the LULZ) or often as more of a 'snickering' type of laugh.

We don't see it much around here - and I kind of like that.

Here is a net definition from the encyclopedia dramatica:


lulz Noun --- lul-zz
Definition:
1.the act of entertaining oneself with the misfortune of others; an agreeable occupation for the mind
2.something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, esp. a performance of some kind

Usage:
I did it for the lulz

Synonyms:
Entertainment

Source:
A corruption of LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud

:clap: :clap: :clap: I'd have never figured that out!

[technicalconfusion]

I saw someone make the statement here recently "usually I'm a smart person but do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out people weren't mooing at each other here!?!" LOL that was good for a giggle!



:floorlaugh:

[FloridaKatz]

I've become quite used to calling JB "Hose A", and his blonde sidekick, "Hose B"....

:-)

[SuziQ]

I saw someone make the statement here recently "usually I'm a smart person but do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out people weren't mooing at each other here!?!" LOL that was good for a giggle!

:cow: :cow: :cow: :cow:

Been there and done that myself....:bang:

[ThoughtElf]

Been there and done that myself....:bang:

Which, would be BTDT. :crazy:

[heartfortruth]

I saw someone make the statement here recently "usually I'm a smart person but do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out people weren't mooing at each other here!?!" LOL that was good for a giggle!

:cow: :cow: :cow: :cow:

thanks, and giggling I am!

[BionicSurfer]

I always took COD to mean Cause Of Death

Then again maybe I should MMOB Mind My Own Bees-wax!

Excellent idea. I'm reminded every day that I'm speaking my own language. :waitasec:(marching to my own drummer?) It's massively comforting to know I'm not entirely alone!

[adnoid]

LULZ is a bastardized form of LOL, but around the Net it is usually used in a somewhat sarcastic manner. It can be used as a verb (i.e. I did it for the LULZ) or often as more of a 'snickering' type of laugh....

And is almost universally associated with engaging in disruptive or destructive behavior, such as defacing a website or causing a DOS (Denial Of Service) condition on someone else's equipment. Used by pimple-faced adolescents in their parent's basements when they boast to their looser buddies about causing problems for others.

[BonKai]

Thanks sooo much for this thread!! You don't know half the words I've made up for some of those letters....although, for the longest time I'd sing "I'll never be a pizza burnin' " for "beast of burden" in the Stones song....(when it first came out, of course)


:floorlaugh: Oh sweetheart, thanks for sharing that! It reminds me of my older brother who can never get song lyrics right.

Bless you! :blowkiss:

[ThoughtElf]

And is almost universally associated with engaging in disruptive or destructive behavior, such as defacing a website or causing a DOS (Denial Of Service) condition on someone else's equipment. Used by pimple-faced adolescents in their parent's basements when they boast to their looser buddies about causing problems for others.

EXACTLY why I said I am glad we don't see it around here.

It's just not nice.

[Where's Andre]

I have one that puzzled me for several months, and I felt like such a Stupid Newbie when I figured it out. I thank God I didn't ask what it meant...

NG = Nancy Grace

For the longest time I thought this was something that encompassed "All news media", but I couldn't find words to fit the acronym.

[FloridaKatz]

Here's a brand new one for us all: DT = Dream Team or Defense Team

[MiraclesHappen]

Hilarious! I took me about three weeks to figure that one out, lol. I thought it was some kind of inside cow joke that I didn't know about. A few weeks ago I saw it used with a little cow icon and got a good laugh.

OMG!!!
I thought it was an inside :cow: thing too!!!

Then when I saw the cow smiley, I just knew it!!!:rolleyes:

That's why I'm a WSer! :biglaugh::biglaugh:
That was the result of my keen insight...:bang:

[tekilla]

:floorlaugh: Oh sweetheart, thanks for sharing that! It reminds me of my older brother who can never get song lyrics right.

Bless you! :blowkiss:

My DD when she was learning her abc song always sang animal pee when she got the the l,m,n,o,p part. She is 29 now and still gets teased about the animal pee.:crazy:

[nursebeeme]

madaleine and FloridaKatz------TY LOL! :)

I don't think "moo" is widely known b/c I've asked before and no answer. So TY!! doogiesgirl...there is even a moo smiley! (my opinion only)

:cow::cow::cow:

[FloridaKatz]

you know there is a "southerner" version to all of these too. (I guess I can say that as being non-derrogitory since I'm a southerner). Here's a few more ~

WIBD = well I'll be darn
WBMBACMAB = well butter my bu-- and call me a biscuit
WIN = well I never
YH = yee ha !


=^..^=

[nursebeeme]

ROFLMAOPMP

rolling on the floor...laughing my a$$ off....peeing my pants.

BRB

be right back

[Amity]

Speaking of talking to others (people in 3-D) about the case:

Me: LE from OCSO, when they brought the POS in for the third time, NG said.....

Hubby: *blink blink* Way too many initials for me. Wanna start over using actual language I can understand?

Me: What? What exactly don't you understand?

Hubby: *blink blink - walks away shaking his head*
--------
Let's not forget when in a continous conversation such as in the NG hour, there is the 'ggp'
when someone has held it long enough and 'gotta go pee'

[Oakley]

When you post on a thread, the thread automatically moves to the top, so people will commonly type "bump" as a post to move the thread up.

Do you know how long it took me to figure this one out myself? There is a street sign that reads "Bump" not far from my house and everytime I pass it I think of WS's!

[Bobo]

Hope it is OK to post this link here. I sometimes have to keep this site as a tab for quick reference to internet slang. I have found it most helpful. I found it in an article for parents who want to decipher their children's text and other online messages.

http://www.internetslang.com

HTH = Hope This Helps

[Truthwillsetufree]

lol
now I'm singing "there's a bathroom on the right" (ccr)

OMG! That is sooo not right in soooo many ways:
Puhleeze don't butcher CCR:crazy:

[Mac & Ernie]

Mac and Ernie asked if we could have a thread like this and so I bumped this old thread of SS.
So thanks M&E for bringing this issue to my attention. Looks like we needed it.

Thanks for Bumping it Jbean....I guess I'm not the only one!

[MistyM]

TIA? i always think of mini strokes when i see that. what does it mean? LULZ...(hehe)

[Edam]

How about just spelling it out?

[CapsDeej]

TY for this thread - I had figured many out and had guesses on others - now everything is confirmed/learned. :) Hooray!

[CapsDeej]

TIA? i always think of mini strokes when i see that. what does it mean? LULZ...(hehe)

Thanks In Advance?

[ThoughtElf]

How about just spelling it out?

Novel concept. :crazy:

[SuziQ]

Speaking of talking to others (people in 3-D) about the case:

Me: LE from OCSO, when they brought the POS in for the third time, NG said.....

Hubby: *blink blink* Way too many initials for me. Wanna start over using actual language I can understand?

Me: What? What exactly don't you understand?

Hubby: *blink blink - walks away shaking his head*
--------
Let's not forget when in a continous conversation such as in the NG hour, there is the 'ggp'
when someone has held it long enough and 'gotta go pee'

Lol, I'm glad I'm not the only one doing this. I reallized about a month ago it was getting outta hand.

[SuziQ]

TY for this thread - I had figured many out and had guesses on others - now everything is confirmed/learned. :) Hooray!

And for those of you who wonder....TY=Thank You

[SuziQ]

Mac and Ernie asked if we could have a thread like this and so I bumped this old thread of SS.
So thanks M&E for bringing this issue to my attention. Looks like we needed it.

While we are asking questions, who is Mac and Ernie?

[ThoughtElf]

While we are asking questions, who is Mac and Ernie?

Is Mac Bert's cousin?

[adnoid]

While we are asking questions, who is Mac and Ernie?

Hard to say... (http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3070090#post3070090)Probably like mac & cheese, but it screams if you try to chew it.

[TopGunner]

BARD = Beyond a reasonable doubt.

Trust me, I learned this one the hard way....

[JBean]

for nancy botwin:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76666

[luvbeaches]

I don't know if this has been posted or not, but I saw a post that contained this and had to ask what it meant.

SODDI-Some other dude did it.

Or in Casey's case, when the Zanny the Nanny theory is no longer working for her...

SONDI-Some other nanny did it.

[JBean]

While we are asking questions, who is Mac and Ernie?http://www.websleuths.com/forums/member.php?u=35842

[SuziQ]

Hard to say... (http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3070090#post3070090)Probably like mac & cheese, but it screams if you try to chew it.

lol, thanks.

And thank you too Jbean.

[LCoastMom]

Hope it is OK to post this link here. I sometimes have to keep this site as a tab for quick reference to internet slang. I have found it most helpful. I found it in an article for parents who want to decipher their children's text and other online messages.

http://www.internetslang.com

HTH = Hope This Helps

aarrrrgggg :doh: Thank you Bobo. This is the other one that drove me nuts and I couldn't figure out what it meant. I was going to find "MiraclesHappen" today and ask! :blushing: You beat me to it and I appreciate it. :dance:

[Noddy]

Thank you for the translations and resources. I'm new to forums in general and I was really amused when I kept seeing MOO. I thought it was a particular poster's way of showing disapproval when various characters dipped and dived around the truth. It took me a couple of months to see it was an acronym but now I know what it means along with IIRC. Holy Moly .. that one was a puzzle.

[kittykat1]

moo = my own opinion

Here's a couple more:

SWAG = silly wild arse guess
WWYMD = what would Yuri Melich do ?
ITE = In the end


This thread should be made into a Sticky so it can be kept on top and referenced often, IMO !!!


Oh, I thought it meant "what would your mother do?" DOH!

[JayBee1940]

This one threw me for a loop:

KWIM = Know What I Mean?

[MOMto5]

Oh, I thought it meant "what would your mother do?" DOH!

ROFL, Kitty!

[shadow of my mind]

Here are a few that come from the military that you see.

Situation normal all Fouled up
SNAFU

Things are really fouled up
TARFU

Fouled up beyond all recoginition
FUBAR

[whittymom4]

Here are a few that come from the military that you see.

Situation normal all Fouled up
SNAFU

Things are really fouled up
TARFU

Fouled up beyond all recoginition
FUBAR

What does IIRC mean? I looked through the pages here but didn't see it unless I missed it... Thanks :)

[adnoid]

If I Recall Correctly

What does IIRC mean? I looked through the pages here but didn't see it unless I missed it... Thanks :)

[whittymom4]

If I Recall Correctly

Thank you...:)

[SeriouslySearching]

MF = (Not what you think!) Mark Furhman.
GVS = Greta Van Susteren
NG = Nancy Grace
JB = Jose Baez
LP = Leonard Padilla (Bounty hunter)
MN = Mark Nejame (ex-attorney for A fam)
RD = Rob Dick (Bounty hunter #2 man)
GR = Geraldo Rivera (Reporter for Defense side)
RG = Richard Grund
JG = Jesse Grund
YM = OCSO's Yuri Melich (my personal fav)
JA = OCSO's John Allen
NS = FBI's Nick Savage
TM = Tim Miller (Head of Texas EquuSearch = TES)
FBH = Female bounty hunter (Tracy)
MB = Michelle Bart (soon to be ex-spokesperson for A fam)
TB = Todd Black (ex-spokesperson who is speaking again)
LG = Larry Garrison (ex-spokesperson for A fam)
BC = Brad Conway (new attorney for A fam)
KFN = Kid Finders Network

I thought I would go ahead and add these since we still have newbies joining every day and are not allowed to use full names. ;) Please excuse this exception to the rule.

SS~ (That is me! SeriouslySearching)

[redheadedgal]

here's a few i didn't see in here yet:

YW = you're welcome
perp = perpetrator
LWOP = life without parole
DP = death penalty

and one i learnt today:

BBIAB = be back in a bit

[justbetweenus]

This is an interesting thread. The POS has really stumped me. Now I know!

One that I have used and asked the meaning of a couple times now is SOB is "scroll on by" I LOL thinking what some may think it means.;)

[ShadowGal]

I've become quite used to calling JB "Hose A", and his blonde sidekick, "Hose B"....

:-)

:clap: In keeping with the thread theme: ROFLMBO ( I prefer butt, not the a word)

MOO I always thought was My Opinion Only

[ShadowGal]

How about just spelling it out?

spekaing for myslef i can't type worth a carp, henece iniials and abbrevaiarions :-)

[icherish]

I saw someone make the statement here recently "usually I'm a smart person but do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out people weren't mooing at each other here!?!" LOL that was good for a giggle!

:cow: :cow: :cow: :cow:

For the longest time, I too, was clueless about "MOO" LOL I asked in a post once and got no answer-eventually I figured it out myself! Been mooing :cow: ever since. LOL

[icherish]

:laugh:
Oh, I thought it meant "what would your mother do?" DOH!

[tenaj23]

I have a question and I'm sorry if its been asked or explained before but why does Casey go by KC when her initials are CA just like her mom and Caylee

[redheadedgal]

I have a question and I'm sorry if its been asked or explained before but why does Casey go by KC when her initials are CA just like her mom and Caylee


hi tenaj23... and welcome!!! just a guess but prob. to differentiate b/w casey and her mom and daughter. having too many CA's in this forum would make reading very confusing. i couldn't figure it out either when i started reading about the case here (i was a late-comer to the caylee case)... but i asked tricia and she cleared it up. KC sounds like "casey". it was a brilliant solution and whoever came up with it... ::high five::

[tenaj23]

hi tenaj23... and welcome!!! just a guess but prob. to differentiate b/w casey and her mom and daughter. having too many CA's in this forum would make reading very confusing. i couldn't figure it out either when i started reading about the case here (i was a late-comer to the caylee case)... but i asked tricia and she cleared it up. KC sounds like "casey". it was a brilliant solution and whoever came up with it... ::high five::

Thanks! that sure makes sense :D

[Crafti]

Thanks sooo much for this thread!! You don't know half the words I've made up for some of those letters....although, for the longest time I'd sing "I'll never be a pizza burnin' " for "beast of burden" in the Stones song....(when it first came out, of course)

OMG LOLROF:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

I truly needed that laugh.

IMO & it's MOO its BARD KC's guilty KWIM

I just can't write this way. I type pretty fast so I don't mind spelling out what I mean. Is there a rule against this?

[Alabama]

Probably the only one that doesn't know but where is the Parking Lot??? I keep seeing that something is now in the parking lot. TIA

[Crafti]

Probably the only one that doesn't know but where is the Parking Lot??? I keep seeing that something is now in the parking lot. TIA

You are not alone. I don't know where the "parking lot" is either.

[Tom'sGirl]

Probably the only one that doesn't know but where is the Parking Lot??? I keep seeing that something is now in the parking lot. TIA

You are not alone. I don't know where the "parking lot" is either.
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[Crafti]

Thank you TomsGirl!

[FORDANIEL]

THANK-YOU!!!! I found the answer to my own question about the location of the parking lot,by just nosing around.Loved the thread on "Lingo",as I told you all I am EC/electronically challenged!!

[BuzzieCat]

I noticed a couple of other posts asking about this and had wondered myself - why is Tony L sometimes referred to as TonE? It's kind of hard to search on it but what little I found seemed to indicate that he referred to himself as "TonE" instead of "Tony" on his MySpace. Is that it? Took me the longest time to figure out who was being talked about there.

[pregodego2]

I noticed a couple of other posts asking about this and had wondered myself - why is Tony L sometimes referred to as TonE? It's kind of hard to search on it but what little I found seemed to indicate that he referred to himself as "TonE" instead of "Tony" on his MySpace. Is that it? Took me the longest time to figure out who was being talked about there.

Yes, because his myspace name was TonE when this all started, so everyone just started calling him that until it got more formal and initialed around here.

So whenever you're reading TL, tony and TonE is all the same person.

[pregodego2]

I always thought moo was "my opinion only". Well either way it had to do with an opnion and it works right? lol

[SeriouslySearching]

Another came up:

TH = Talking Heads (people on national media shows brought there to argue positions).

[BuzzieCat]

I always thought moo was "my opinion only". Well either way it had to do with an opnion and it works right? lol

That's what I thought it was, too! Either way works I guess. I can't stop thinking of it as my opinion only.

[JBean]

I always thought moo was "my opinion only". Well either way it had to do with an opnion and it works right? lol

I think there is always more than one right answer. When i write ITA i don;t mean "i totally agree", I mean "i think alike".

[ThatGirlizNuts]

I'm probably the only one who had to Google "ROFL"...

by the way it means Rolling On Floor Laughing. At least I hope so.... according to responses to some of my posts! :)

[keaska]

It took me such a long time to figure out what LE stood for! All the other abbreviations take me a while to figure out too, unless they're obvious.

I just figured out now that BH stands for bounty hunters.

Sometimes it's so hard to figure out, unless you read every single thread, every day.

I couldn't sleep at night trying to figure out Who LE was. haha I DID finally get it though. Would've saved my brain some strain if I had read the informational stickies first.
:crazy:

[Indianagirl]

HAHA! It also took me forever to understand what LE stood for! Finally another poster asked and I got my answer!

[BuzzieCat]

I haven't seen this one mentioned - OJ. I think it must mean obstruction of justice? For so long I thought people were likening this case to OJ Simpson somehow.

[keaska]

I haven't seen this one mentioned - OJ. I think it must mean obstruction of justice? For so long I thought people were likening this case to OJ Simpson somehow.

Another lightbulb moment for me. Haha I was wondering what OJ had to do with this.

[sariebell]

Thanks, SeriouslySearching, for the list of name abbreviations eg.(NG= Nancy Grace, etc.)

I am wondering if there is a place where all the other players' initials are listed. Such as AR etc. There are so many people that sometimes I can read a thread with only initials for the people and not really know who they are talking about.

TIA!

[SeriouslySearching]

MF = (Not what you think!) Mark Furhman.
GVS = Greta Van Susteren
NG = Nancy Grace
JB = Jose Baez
LP = Leonard Padilla (Bounty hunter)
MN = Mark Nejame (ex-attorney for A fam)
RD = Rob Dick (Bounty hunter #2 man)
GR = Geraldo Rivera (Reporter for Defense side)
RG = Richard Grund
JG = Jesse Grund
YM = OCSO's Yuri Melich (my personal fav)
JA = OCSO's John Allen
NS = FBI's Nick Savage
TM = Tim Miller (Head of Texas EquuSearch = TES)
FBH = Female bounty hunter (Tracy)
MB = Michelle Bart (soon to be ex-spokesperson for A fam)
TB = Todd Black (ex-spokesperson who is speaking again)
LG = Larry Garrison (ex-spokesperson for A fam)
BC = Brad Conway (new attorney for A fam)
KFN = Kid Finders Network

I thought I would go ahead and add these since we still have newbies joining every day and are not allowed to use full names. ;) Please excuse this exception to the rule.

SS~ (That is me! SeriouslySearching)I left AR off the list (there are probably a lot more!):

AR = Anthony Rusciano (OCSO Deputy who was fired for lying about relationship with Casey)

[MOMto5]

Thanks, SeriouslySearching, for the list of name abbreviations eg.(NG= Nancy Grace, etc.)

I am wondering if there is a place where all the other players' initials are listed. Such as AR etc. There are so many people that sometimes I can read a thread with only initials for the people and not really know who they are talking about.

TIA!

Here’s a few more from back in the beginning:


AH= Amy Huizenga
Friend to Casey Anthony. Casey stole her checkbook and emptied her account.

RM=Ricardo Morales Ex-boyfriend

JG= Jessie Grund
Ex-boyfriend, Ex-fiance' (AD) Annie Downing

MH= Mark Hawkins
In the military, stationed in California. Casey told him she was going to make a trip to California because she needed to tell him something important that Lee and Cindy already knew and wasn't sure how he would react.

JH= Jeffrey Hopkins
Outcry witness for Casey Anthony, supposedly has a son who was also watched by Zenaida Gonzalez.

[sariebell]

Thanks, guys! I always get confused with the Tony's! AR is Tony Rusciano, but I can't remember TonE's last name right now. Geez... there are so many players (esp. with all the new defense people, the private investigators, lawyers and pr people)! I really can't keep up with the initials and I am on here every day! I guess it'll all become clear once the trial starts:crazy:

[aksleuth]

KC = Casey (I prefer to think it stands for "KillerCasey", but that's just me)

MR = Meter Reader (the guy who found Caylee's remains)

TL or AL = Tony/Anthony (the guy Casey was shacking up with when Cindy found her with Amy's help)

LP = Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter who bailed KC out of jail

GPs = grandparents, George & Cindy

LA = Lee Anthony, brother of KC

PI = private investigator

SA = State Attorney

AH = Amy H., the friend whom KC stole from, and the one who brought Cindy to find KC at Tony's apt.


Wow, there are a lot of abbreviations, aren't there?

[sariebell]

Thanks again, guys! My brain can barely keep the people straight, much less the initials!

[Jay D]

Not really sleuth lingo, but what does OP mean? I'm kinda sorta thinking it means thread-starter or someone posting, but I'm only guessing. :waitasec:
TIA

[ThoughtElf]

Not really sleuth lingo, but what does OP mean? I'm kinda sorta thinking it means thread-starter or someone posting, but I'm only guessing. :waitasec:
TIA

I am not sure where you have seen it, but OP here usually either means:
Original Poster
or
Other Poster

[yosande]

I have a question and I'm sorry if its been asked or explained before but why does Casey go by KC when her initials are CA just like her mom and Caylee
lol, I think you answered your own question.
IIRC in the beginning KC abbreviation was CMA, but someone thought of KC, and it just took off from there.

[keaska]

I am not sure where you have seen it, but OP here usually either means:
Original Poster
or
Other Poster

I was on an ebay/mom's forum one time and one of the girls thought OP meant the "offended poster" . :crazy:

[christine2448]

OP for me was always Other People's, as a late teen......Do you smoke? Yep. What kind...OP's...Other People's.

[dearmont]

Please - who is "KM" is this Kiomarie or someone else? Post earlier by member with this photo - thought it was Casey and Mallory - can anyone clarify please?

[redheadedgal]

Not really sleuth lingo, but what does OP mean? I'm kinda sorta thinking it means thread-starter or someone posting, but I'm only guessing. :waitasec: TIA



OP= Opening Post ~ first post in the thread :)

[newsjunkie]

I can't figure out BBM. Any takers?

[Tom'sGirl]

I can't figure out BBM. Any takers?
Bolded By Me

[nyvictoria]

Bolded By Me


I'm glad I finally found out what that means. My mind was in the potty :)

[kageykaren]

When I first joined I knew nothing. I started seeing what seemed to be female posters using the initials DH and I thought I had ran across so many widows speaking of their dead husbands that I started to slueth sites about death and dieing thinking I could start a thread for berievment and invite them share so everyone could help each other get through the grief. I was set atraight thank goodness. <3

[Tricia]

ROFLMAOPMP

rolling on the floor...laughing my a$$ off....peeing my pants.

BRB

be right back

For years when I was in a chat on line and someone would post "BRB" I thought it stood for "Burp." Like they were burping. I couldn't figure out why people would announce their burps and I was too embarrassed to ask. I only found out the real meaning a couple of years ago.

It is frightening to think I am out there amongst you isn't it? I look like a functioning normal person but . . . LCBD (looks can be deceiving)

[christee]

When I first joined I knew nothing. I started seeing what seemed to be female posters using the initials DH and I thought I had ran across so many widows speaking of their dead husbands that I started to slueth sites about death and dieing thinking I could start a thread for berievment and invite them share so everyone could help each other get through the grief. I was set atraight thank goodness. <3
For a LONG time I couldn't figure out why a poster used a baseball term (DH-Designated Hitter) in a post on WS.

[Tink56]

What is TOS? :confused:

[adnoid]

What is TOS? :confused:


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