acronyms

[Rachelle]

Please, I must be old. The acronyms like IMO and HEA mean something. Can someone list some of the more common acronyms, so I can understand more of what you all are writing.

[Desperado]

IMO=In My Opinion
IMHO=In My Humble Opinion
HEA=Happily Ever After
H/H=Hero/Heroine
UF=Urban Fantasy
PNR=Paranormal Romance
HR=Historical Romance
ER=Erotic Romance
IR=Interracial Romance
CR=Contemporary Romance
RS=Romantic Suspense
TBR=To Be Read
TSTL=Too Stupid To Live
IIRC=If I Recall/Remember Correctly
ARC=Advanced Reading Copy
DNF=Did Not Finish
OOP=Out Of Print
PWP=Porn Without Plot

That's all I can remember off of the top of my head. Hope it helps.

[Rachelle]

Thank you so much. This clears up a lot of my misunderstandings.

[Martina the Book Fairy]

A category acronym you missed is YA = young adult.

Of course, then there are the acronyms for the different series:

BDB = Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
IAD = Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
HP = Harry Potter
SS = Sookie Stackhouse

Although those are usually mentioned in full somewhere before folks start in with the acronyms.

Don't forget the various social forms of laughing, too:

LOL = laughing out loud
LMAO = laughing my ass off
ROFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing my ass off

If you come across any more you don't know, Rachelle, just ask. You'll always find someone happy to help. :-)

[Pam G]

DTB = Dead Tree Book
And I always wondered what ARC and DNF meant......cool thread!

[Akaria]

Sometimes people will use SVM (Southern Vampire Mysteries) for the Sookie books too.

MB= Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series
LOTU= Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld

[AH]

Rachel, you can always look up the acronyms on www.urbandictionary.com . It really helps a lot.

[Desperado]

Thanks, Martina! I knew I had forgotten one but I couldn't remember which.

[Mhollie]

This was just in a book I just read...

R.S.V.F.U.

I couldn't find it on Urban Dictionary

Any suggestions...?

[AH]

Maybe it's RSVP with an FU at the end?

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Pam wrote: "DTB = Dead Tree Book
And I always wondered what ARC and DNF meant......cool thread!"

ARC = Advanced Reader Copy
DNF = Did Not Finish

[Ann aka Iftcan]

yes AH--that's what it means. Basically, "up yours is my response to your invitation."

[Mhollie]

Thanks AH & Ann aka Iftcan.

[Michelle]

What is NSFW? I have seen it on a couple of threads, usually ones with...um....mass appreciation of male beauty.

[Desperado]

IIRC, it means "Not Safe For Work". I might be wrong, though.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Michelle wrote: "What is NSFW? I have seen it on a couple of threads, usually ones with...um....mass appreciation of male beauty."
Not Safe For Work or Not Suitable For Work. Generally used for images that are of a questionable nature.

[Akaria]

One that I like to use alot (especially when talking about Rehvenge) is BAMF or GQMF. Stands for Badass Mofo or GQ Mofo (as in he dresses so fine he should be on the cover of GQ). Combined you get a BAGQMF which equals Rehvenge! *swoon*

[new_user]

Yup, NSFW = Not Safe for Work.

[Lady E.]

what does POS stand for?

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Erica wrote: "what does POS stand for?"

Most likely either:

Piece of @#$%
or
Point of Sale

depending how it is used.

[Lady E.]

Thanx Diane!! :)
and i do believe that they meant piece of sh*t lol :P

I love this whole acronym page!! i always seem to be out of the loop when it comes down to it, now i dont have to be :) youpi! lol