abbreviations - The Firearms Forum

justdoug · 12-31-2007, 02:03 PM

Would ya'll help me out here? I ain't too caught up on these "short terms".

LMOA or LMAO ?

IMO?

FTF? (This one I really don't get, I thought it was Fail To Fire. I contacted a guy here with a rifle for sale, he wanted to keep the sale "FTF" in his state)

If there's others I might come across, would ya'll fill me in right quick.
Thanks very much.

Nighthawk · 12-31-2007, 02:05 PM

talking of buying and selling face to face (FTF) - local sale

22WRF · 12-31-2007, 02:06 PM

Quote:

FTF? (This one I really don't get, I thought it was Fail To Fire. I contacted a guy here with a rifle for sale, he wanted to keep the sale "FTF" in his state)

FTF Fail to Fire or Face to Face for a transaction

cec · 12-31-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justdoug

Would ya'll help me out here? I ain't too caught up on these "short terms".

LMOA or LMAO ?

IMO?

LMAO = Laugh(ing) My A** off

I am assuming that LMOA is a variation of that.

IMO = In My Opinion

dcd_enterprises · 12-31-2007, 05:06 PM

IMHO =
In my humble (or honest) opinion

delta13soultaker · 12-31-2007, 05:36 PM

IMO can also be your Information Management Officer for your network if it applies

LurpyGeek · 12-31-2007, 05:37 PM

Does this help?

bunnyhunter12 · 12-31-2007, 05:46 PM

So now does ROFLMAO make sense? Just add "rolling on floor" to the above.

Pistolenschutze · 12-31-2007, 05:50 PM

ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing, often combined with MAO for ROFLMAO or rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off.

Delta, the ones you have to worry about are FUBAR and SNAFU, at least if you're on a mission.

bunnyhunter12 · 12-31-2007, 05:51 PM

Beat you to that one Pistol.

delta13soultaker · 12-31-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing, often combined with MAO for ROFLMAO or rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off.

Delta, the ones you have to worry about are FUBAR and SNAFU, at least if you're on a mission.

Yeah Pistol...but if ya work somewhere snafu then fubar's are less obvious

justdoug · 12-31-2007, 06:03 PM

cec · 12-31-2007, 09:33 PM

For most tech issues I run into it is a case of EBKAC.

justdoug · 12-31-2007, 09:38 PM

EBGDAE

is guitar tuning but don't know your tech abbreviate.

JohnK3 · 12-31-2007, 09:45 PM

ROFLMFAO

That should be easy.

Now, here's some more, that not everyone might be aware of:

WTG

WTF?

G2G (sometimes GTG)

PWN

LOL

OMG! (sometimes ZOMG!!)

FTW (sometimes 4TW)

CUL8R

LFG

Some of these are gamer-specific, as in they are mostly typed by those involved in online games.

12-31-2007, 02:03 PM	#1
justdoug V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 410	abbreviations Would ya'll help me out here? I ain't too caught up on these "short terms". LMOA or LMAO ? IMO? FTF? (This one I really don't get, I thought it was Fail To Fire. I contacted a guy here with a rifle for sale, he wanted to keep the sale "FTF" in his state) If there's others I might come across, would ya'll fill me in right quick. Thanks very much. -->

12-31-2007, 02:05 PM	#2
Nighthawk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Central Texas Posts: 3,330	Re: abbreviations talking of buying and selling face to face (FTF) - local sale __________________ Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives." --John Adams, letter to Benjamin Rush, April 18, 1808 NRA Life TSRA Life GOA Member

12-31-2007, 05:06 PM	#5
dcd_enterprises Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wheatland, Iowa Posts: 1,313	Re: abbreviations IMHO = In my humble (or honest) opinion __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, National Guard or Reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand that - Author unknown

12-31-2007, 05:36 PM	#6
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: abbreviations IMO can also be your Information Management Officer for your network if it applies __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

12-31-2007, 05:37 PM	#7
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: abbreviations Does this help? Attached Images __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

12-31-2007, 05:46 PM	#8
bunnyhunter12 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 1,090	Re: abbreviations So now does ROFLMAO make sense? Just add "rolling on floor" to the above. __________________ Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei~ Official motto of Newfoundland If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. -- Edward Abbey in Abbey's Road, p.39 (Plume, 1979) -Smitty

12-31-2007, 05:50 PM	#9
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: abbreviations ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing, often combined with MAO for ROFLMAO or rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off. Delta, the ones you have to worry about are FUBAR and SNAFU, at least if you're on a mission. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

12-31-2007, 05:51 PM	#10
bunnyhunter12 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 1,090	Re: abbreviations Beat you to that one Pistol. __________________ Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei~ Official motto of Newfoundland If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. -- Edward Abbey in Abbey's Road, p.39 (Plume, 1979) -Smitty

12-31-2007, 06:03 PM	#12
justdoug V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 410	Re: abbreviations ty

12-31-2007, 09:33 PM	#13
cec Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 501	Re: abbreviations For most tech issues I run into it is a case of EBKAC. __________________ Carpe Jugulum When asked why I wanted my CCW, I was tempted to say "Fishing".

12-31-2007, 09:38 PM	#14
justdoug V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 410	Re: abbreviations EBGDAE is guitar tuning but don't know your tech abbreviate.

12-31-2007, 09:45 PM	#15
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: abbreviations ROFLMFAO That should be easy. Now, here's some more, that not everyone might be aware of: WTG WTF? G2G (sometimes GTG) PWN LOL OMG! (sometimes ZOMG!!) FTW (sometimes 4TW) CUL8R LFG Some of these are gamer-specific, as in they are mostly typed by those involved in online games.