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Fri Apr 26, 2013, 04:14 PM

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Acronyms I never thought about ... [View all] In_The_Wind Apr 2013 OP

I don't use many acronyms, but my adult grandchildren were surprised to learn that Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #1

I've been getting laughs out in public by saying: WTF In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #2

Most people don't know what KMA means. freshwest Apr 2013 #25

Too many college boys locally. They would ask when! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #29

That one I know! Raine1967 Apr 2013 #42

Yup. Frat reference. Don't know why it's not used more often. Now I say Kiss Off~ It's cleaner. freshwest Apr 2013 #51

It used to be the Wisconsin Tourism Foundation undeterred Apr 2013 #12

We have a local fast-ish Mexican food chain OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #47

A useful one: TMALSS-- lastlib Apr 2013 #3

I like that one a lot! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #4

Hate to be a spoil sport, but only two of those are close to acronyms CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #5

Did I mention any of those? In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #7

Those that I mentioned were my examples CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #9

There are many different types of acronyms Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #61

So, SCSI an acronym? LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #11

I'd say yes. Iggo Apr 2013 #13

Apple for a while tried to pronounce it Sec-sea Paulie Apr 2013 #27

definitions don't evolve. CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #31

Etymologists would disagree. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #45

They sure would! kurtzapril4 Apr 2013 #74

Actually, you might find this definition interesting - initials can be acronyms. bike man Apr 2013 #24

I was thinking the same thing. :) patricia92243 Apr 2013 #32

Do SNAFU and FUBAR count? NightWatcher Apr 2013 #68

College of Notre Dame of Maryland Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #6

It is interesting. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #8

or Stevens-Hoboken Institute of Technology. lastlib Apr 2013 #46

it took me a month to figure out LOL olddots Apr 2013 #10

I thought is was "Lots of Luck", as in "Um yeah, good luck with that." Iggo Apr 2013 #14

I know someone who thought it sharp_stick Apr 2013 #44

LALA In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #21

N.F.W Amber89vhernz Apr 2013 #15

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #16

welcome and whose this guy ROLF ? olddots Apr 2013 #18

Hey there Amber89vhernz. N.F.W. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #19

Hello bigwillq Apr 2013 #65

this language seems to have grown so many words olddots Apr 2013 #17

Oy! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #20

American Machine and Foundry. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #72

FOAD and TSTL hobbit709 Apr 2013 #22

...and FUAH. Iggo Apr 2013 #33

I give up. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #37

The answers are hobbit709 Apr 2013 #38

cool In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #39

FUBAR discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #23

YOLO! Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #26

PEBCAK (or PEBKAC) Paulie Apr 2013 #28

I'm just pissed that the kids took FTW EvilAL Apr 2013 #30

Took me a while to figure out they meant something totally else. Iggo Apr 2013 #34

and they use it to congratulate themselves on a sarcastic post EvilAL Apr 2013 #35

It was Fuck_The_World. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #36

FM R B Garr Apr 2013 #40

I like that one! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #41

TWAIN Raine1967 Apr 2013 #43

BOHICA Moondog Apr 2013 #48

IBTL In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #52

A time-honored expression Moondog Apr 2013 #53

Honestly, it's a new expression that I should have heard before. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #54

Usually pronounced Moondog Apr 2013 #55

bo-hee-ka In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #56

Jonquils? Oh, daffodils! Heh. Regionalism. Moondog Apr 2013 #57

The Weeping Redbud may get moved tomorrow. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #58

I forgot about redbuds. Moondog Apr 2013 #59

The Redbud is here. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #64

remember cougar and milf ? olddots Apr 2013 #49

ROFL: Scooby Doo saying "Waffle" Taverner Apr 2013 #50

There's a famous cocktail drink called an AMF aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #60

What is in it? Looks awesome! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #66

I was never quite sure but it's tasty and packs a whallop aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #67

The Wisconsin Tourism Foundation no longers uses WTF.COM. Scuba Apr 2013 #62

I wonder why!!! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #63

In Seattle HeiressofBickworth Apr 2013 #69

WLOGA, WIMP, QCD Lionel Mandrake Apr 2013 #70

After a lifetime in construction panader0 Apr 2013 #71

I'd never heard of POTUS before coming here. nt. Locut0s Apr 2013 #73