Acronyms
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2BM/3BM - 2/3 Browser Method | 2BM/3BM - 2/3 Browser Method | ||
− | AA - American | + | AA - American Airlines or Adverse Action |
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+ | A/A - (Chase) Adverse Action | ||
AAMOF - As a matter of fact | AAMOF - As a matter of fact | ||
− | AF - Annual fee | + | AAOA - Average age of accounts |
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+ | AC- Aishes Chayil | ||
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+ | AF - Annual fee, Air France | ||
+ | |||
+ | AFAF - Asking For A Friend | ||
AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned | AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned | ||
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AFAICT - As far as I can tell | AFAICT - As far as I can tell | ||
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+ | Aka - Also Known As | ||
+ | |||
+ | ALOL - Actually laughed/laughing out loud | ||
+ | |||
+ | AO - Add On (Amazon) | ||
AOR - App-o-Rama | AOR - App-o-Rama | ||
+ | |||
+ | AP - Amazon Payments | ||
+ | |||
+ | AU - Authorized User (Additional Card on a CC account) | ||
+ | |||
+ | AWS - Amazon Web Services | ||
+ | |||
+ | AYLOR - Ask Your Local Orthodox Rabbi | ||
B&M - Brick & Mortar (physical store, not online) | B&M - Brick & Mortar (physical store, not online) | ||
+ | |||
+ | BBB - Better Business Bureau / Buy Buy Baby | ||
+ | |||
+ | BBD - Bed Bath & Beyond | ||
+ | |||
+ | BC - Amex Blue Cash card | ||
+ | |||
+ | BD- Bottle Deposit /BirthDay | ||
BOA - Bank of America | BOA - Bank of America | ||
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BOTOH - But on the other hand | BOTOH - But on the other hand | ||
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+ | BRG - Best rate guaranteed | ||
+ | |||
+ | BTDT - Been there done that | ||
BTL - Bachelor of Talmudic Law | BTL - Bachelor of Talmudic Law | ||
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BTW - By the way | BTW - By the way | ||
− | + | BUMP - Bring Up My Post | |
− | CB - Credit bureau | + | CA - Cash Advance |
+ | |||
+ | CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart | ||
+ | |||
+ | CB - Credit bureau, Cash back | ||
+ | |||
+ | CC - Credit Card | ||
+ | |||
+ | CDW - Collision Damage Waiver | ||
+ | |||
+ | CEOA - Cheapest Ever On Amazon | ||
+ | |||
+ | CHFFGM - CHFF's Grand Mehalech | ||
+ | |||
+ | CTEOA - Cheaper Than Ever On Amazon | ||
CL - Credit line | CL - Credit line | ||
+ | |||
+ | CLI - Credit Line Increase | ||
+ | |||
+ | CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong | ||
CO - Continental (Airlines) | CO - Continental (Airlines) | ||
+ | |||
+ | CP - Companion Pass | ||
CR - Credit Report | CR - Credit Report | ||
− | + | CSP - Chase Sapphire Preferred card | |
− | CSR - Customer Service Representative | + | CSR - Customer Service Representative |
+ | |||
+ | CSR - CHASE Sapphire Reserve | ||
CTLMS - Comments That Leave Me Speechless | CTLMS - Comments That Leave Me Speechless | ||
+ | |||
+ | CX - Cathay Pacific | ||
+ | |||
+ | CYBYW - Correcting You Because You're Wrong | ||
+ | |||
+ | DACOTYA - Dumb a** comment of the year award | ||
+ | |||
+ | DAOTYA - Dumb a** of the year award | ||
DD – Dansdeals.com | DD – Dansdeals.com | ||
DDF - Dans Deals Forums | DDF - Dans Deals Forums | ||
+ | |||
+ | DDMS - Dans Deals Main Site | ||
+ | |||
+ | DDFB - Dans Deals Facebook (Group) | ||
+ | |||
+ | DH- Dear Husband | ||
DL - Delta | DL - Delta | ||
− | DO - | + | DMPGS - Doesn't Meet Price Guide Standards (or DavidMal's Price Guide Standard) |
+ | |||
+ | DO - Day Out/ Day Off | ||
+ | |||
+ | DP - Data Point | ||
+ | |||
+ | DR - Deal Request | ||
+ | |||
+ | DROC - Don't Rely On Cashier | ||
+ | |||
+ | DROPR - Don't Rely On Phone Reps | ||
+ | |||
+ | DSU - Diamond Suite Upgrade | ||
+ | |||
+ | DW- Dear Wife | ||
E's - Experian + Equifax | E's - Experian + Equifax | ||
+ | |||
+ | ECCA - End Chat, Chat Again | ||
EECB - Executive Email Carpet Bomb | EECB - Executive Email Carpet Bomb | ||
+ | |||
+ | EF - Expert Flyer | ||
Eq - Equifax | Eq - Equifax | ||
+ | |||
+ | ETA - Edited To Add | ||
Exp - Experian | Exp - Experian | ||
FAR - Free After Rebate | FAR - Free After Rebate | ||
+ | |||
+ | FFN - Frequent Flyer Number | ||
+ | |||
+ | FIL - Father-in-Law | ||
+ | |||
+ | FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out | ||
+ | |||
+ | FR - (Amex) Financial Review/ Freddy rocks! | ||
+ | |||
+ | FT - flyertalk.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | FTFM - Fixed That For Myself/Me | ||
FTFY - Fixed That For You | FTFY - Fixed That For You | ||
+ | |||
+ | FTT - Follow The Thread | ||
+ | |||
+ | FTW - For The Win | ||
+ | |||
+ | FTR - For The Record | ||
+ | |||
+ | FU - CHASE Freedom Unlimited | ||
+ | |||
+ | FWIR- From What I Remember/ Read | ||
FWIU - From What I Understand | FWIU - From What I Understand | ||
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FYI - For your information | FYI - For your information | ||
− | GC | + | GC - Gift Card |
+ | |||
+ | GD - General Discussion | ||
GIYF - Google is your friend | GIYF - Google is your friend | ||
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HUCA - Hang up & call again | HUCA - Hang up & call again | ||
+ | |||
+ | HP- Hard Pull | ||
IB - Ink Bold (Chase credit card), Iberia | IB - Ink Bold (Chase credit card), Iberia | ||
+ | |||
+ | ICBW- It Could Be Wrong | ||
+ | |||
+ | IINM - If I'm Not Mistaken | ||
IIRC - If I recall correctly | IIRC - If I recall correctly | ||
+ | |||
+ | IKR - I Know, Right? | ||
IME - In my experience | IME - In my experience | ||
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IMO - In my opinion | IMO - In my opinion | ||
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+ | IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion | ||
+ | |||
+ | IRROP - Irregular Operation | ||
+ | |||
+ | ISO - In Search Of | ||
IOW - in other words | IOW - in other words | ||
+ | |||
+ | KSML - Kosher Meal | ||
+ | |||
+ | JS - Just Shmooze | ||
+ | |||
+ | LD- Lightening Deal (Amazon) | ||
+ | |||
+ | LLTG- Long Live the Game | ||
+ | |||
+ | LMAO - Laugh my aspargus off | ||
+ | |||
+ | LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You | ||
+ | |||
+ | LMS - Last Man Standing | ||
+ | |||
+ | LCR - Local Conservative Rabbi | ||
+ | |||
+ | LOL - Laugh out loud | ||
+ | |||
+ | LOR - Local Orthodox Rabbi | ||
LSAT - Law School Admission Test | LSAT - Law School Admission Test | ||
MB - Mercedes Benz (Amex Platinum card) | MB - Mercedes Benz (Amex Platinum card) | ||
+ | |||
+ | MBM - Multi Browser Method | ||
+ | |||
+ | MO - Money Order; Modern Orthodox; Method of Operating | ||
+ | |||
+ | MIL - Mother In-Law | ||
MIR - Mail-in Rebate | MIR - Mail-in Rebate | ||
− | + | MPM - Marco Polo Method | |
− | NPSL - No preset spending limit | + | MPX - Mileage Plus X (United Mobile App) |
+ | |||
+ | MS - Manufactured Spend | ||
+ | |||
+ | MVD - My Vanilla Debit | ||
+ | |||
+ | n00b - New user (Newbie) | ||
+ | |||
+ | NPSL - No preset spending limit | ||
+ | |||
+ | NSFW - Not Safe For Work (foul language, etc) | ||
OBO - Or Better Offer | OBO - Or Better Offer | ||
+ | |||
+ | OOS - Out of stock | ||
OP - Original post/er | OP - Original post/er | ||
OT- Off/on topic | OT- Off/on topic | ||
+ | |||
+ | OTD - Off the Derech (On the Derech) | ||
+ | |||
+ | OTOH - On the Other Hand | ||
+ | |||
+ | OV- One Vanilla | ||
+ | |||
+ | OW - One way | ||
+ | |||
+ | OWB - Overwater Bungalow | ||
+ | |||
+ | PBMS - Please Be More Specific | ||
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair | PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair | ||
+ | |||
+ | PITA - Pain In The ... | ||
+ | |||
+ | PGFHGS - Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered | ||
+ | |||
+ | PGGP - Pretty good game plan | ||
+ | |||
+ | PGS - Price Guide Standard | ||
PL - Priceline | PL - Priceline | ||
− | PM - Private Message | + | PM - Private Message/Price Mistake |
− | POIDH - Pics or it didn't happen | + | PNR - Passenger Name Record |
+ | |||
+ | POIDH - Pics or it didn't happen | ||
+ | |||
+ | PP - PayPal | ||
+ | |||
+ | PPR - PayPal reload | ||
+ | |||
+ | PPD - Points Per Dollar | ||
+ | |||
+ | PRG - Premier Rewards Gold (AMEX) | ||
+ | |||
+ | PSA - Public service announcement | ||
PUTPAC: Pick up the phone and call | PUTPAC: Pick up the phone and call | ||
PUTPACA: Pick up the phone and call again | PUTPACA: Pick up the phone and call again | ||
+ | |||
+ | RS - Refuah shelema | ||
RTM - Report to moderator | RTM - Report to moderator | ||
+ | |||
+ | ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing | ||
+ | |||
+ | ROTB - Rolling On The Belly | ||
+ | |||
+ | SBS - Small business Saturday | ||
SDC - Same day confirmed/change | SDC - Same day confirmed/change | ||
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SEO - Search engine optimization | SEO - Search engine optimization | ||
+ | SIYF - Search is your friend | ||
SM - Secure Message | SM - Secure Message | ||
+ | |||
+ | SMH - Shaking my head, (slap my head, something's missing here) | ||
SP - Sapphire Preferred (Chase CC) | SP - Sapphire Preferred (Chase CC) | ||
+ | |||
+ | T&C - Terms & Conditions | ||
+ | |||
+ | TALUK - Try and let us know | ||
+ | |||
+ | TARB - Try And Report Back | ||
TGTBT - Too good to be true | TGTBT - Too good to be true | ||
TIA - Thanks In Advance | TIA - Thanks In Advance | ||
+ | |||
+ | TBH - To Be Honest | ||
+ | |||
+ | TBS - That being said | ||
+ | |||
+ | TFS - Thanks For Sharing | ||
TLS - TLS TopLawSchools.com | TLS - TLS TopLawSchools.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | TMLT - Tofasta Meruba Lo Tofasta | ||
TMTC - Too many to count | TMTC - Too many to count | ||
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TY - Thank you | TY - Thank you | ||
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+ | TYVM - Thank You Very Much | ||
UA - United Airlines | UA - United Airlines | ||
+ | |||
+ | UPS - United Postal Service, Unknown Possibly Something | ||
+ | |||
+ | UR - Ultimate Rewards (Chase) | ||
UTWP - Use The Wiki People!! | UTWP - Use The Wiki People!! | ||
+ | |||
+ | VGC - Visa/Vanilla Gift Cards | ||
+ | |||
+ | VOIDH - Video or it didn't happen | ||
+ | |||
+ | VR - Vanilla Reload | ||
YMMV- Your mileage might vary | YMMV- Your mileage might vary | ||
+ | |||
+ | YSYL- You Snooze You Lose (i.e. the deal is dead) | ||
+ | |||
+ | YQ - fuel surcharges | ||
YW - You're Welcome | YW - You're Welcome | ||
+ | |||
+ | WIYF - WIKI Is Your Friend | ||
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get | WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get | ||
− | + | WATBATA - Walk Around the Block and Try Again | |
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+ | Airline And Travel Related Acronyms | ||
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+ | ESD: Electronic Support Desk | ||
+ | |||
+ | ETC: Electronic Travel Certificate | ||
+ | |||
+ | FA - Flight Attendant | ||
+ | |||
+ | FD - Fuel Dump | ||
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+ | FFN: Frequent flyer number (in context, can also be Hyatt faster free nights.) | ||
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+ | FT: Flyertalk.com | ||
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+ | GA - Gate Agent | ||
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+ | KSML: Kosher (special) Meal. | ||
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+ | OW: One-way (in context, can also be Oneworld) | ||
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+ | MR: Mileage Run (in context, can also be Marriott Rewards or Membership Rewards.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | O/D: Origin/Destination | ||
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+ | OLCI: Online Checkin | ||
+ | |||
+ | PM: Pre-merger | ||
+ | |||
+ | RT: Round Trip | ||
+ | |||
+ | SDC: Same-day confirmed change | ||
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+ | TATL: Transatlantic (e.g. JFK-LHR) | ||
+ | |||
+ | TCON: Transcontinental (e.g. JFK-LAX) | ||
+ | |||
+ | TPAC: Transpacific (e.g. JFK-NRT) | ||
+ | |||
+ | YQ: Fuel surcharges. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | Classes of Service: | ||
+ | |||
+ | F: First | ||
+ | |||
+ | J or C: Business | ||
+ | |||
+ | Y: Coach | ||
+ | |||
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+ | Alliances: | ||
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+ | *A: Star Alliance | ||
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+ | *S: Star Alliance Silver | ||
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+ | *G: Star Alliance Gold | ||
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+ | ST: Skyteam | ||
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+ | OW: OneWorld (in context) | ||
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+ | Airline codes: | ||
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+ | A3: Aegean | ||
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+ | AA: American | ||
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+ | AC: Air Canada | ||
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+ | AF: Air France | ||
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+ | AS: Alaska | ||
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+ | AV: Avianca | ||
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+ | AZ: Alitalia | ||
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+ | BA: British Airways | ||
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+ | B6: JetBlue | ||
+ | |||
+ | CO: Continental | ||
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+ | CX: Cathay Pacific | ||
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+ | DL: Delta | ||
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+ | ET: Ethiopian | ||
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+ | EK: Emirates | ||
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+ | EY: Etihad | ||
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+ | FB: Flying Blue (joint venture of Air France and KLM) | ||
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+ | HA: Hawaiian | ||
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+ | JL: JAL | ||
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+ | LA: LAN | ||
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+ | LH: Lufthansa | ||
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+ | LX: Swiss | ||
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+ | LY: El Al | ||
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+ | NH: ANA | ||
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+ | QF: Qantas | ||
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+ | QR: Qatar | ||
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+ | RJ: Royal Jordanian | ||
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+ | SQ: Singapore | ||
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+ | TG: Thai | ||
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+ | TK: Turkish | ||
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+ | UA: United | ||
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+ | US: USAirways | ||
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+ | VS: Virgin Atlantic | ||
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+ | VX: Virgin America | ||
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+ | WN: Southwest (also abbreviated as SWA) | ||
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+ | Hotels: | ||
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+ | HGP: Hyatt Gold Passport | ||
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+ | (GH=Grand Hyatt, HH=Hyatt House, HP=Hyatt Place, HR=Hyatt Regency, PH=Park Hyatt) | ||
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+ | HH: Hilton | ||
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+ | IC - InterContinental | ||
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+ | MR: Marriott Rewards (in context) | ||
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+ | PC: Priority Club | ||
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+ | SPG: Starwood Preferred Guest | ||
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+ | Credit card points: | ||
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+ | MR: AMEX Membership Rewards (in context) | ||
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+ | TY: Citi Thank You points | ||
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+ | UR: Chase Ultimate Rewards |
Latest revision as of 22:26, 29 September 2020
2BM/3BM - 2/3 Browser Method
AA - American Airlines or Adverse Action
A/A - (Chase) Adverse Action
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AAOA - Average age of accounts
AC- Aishes Chayil
AF - Annual fee, Air France
AFAF - Asking For A Friend
AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFAICR - As far as I can remember
AFAICT - As far as I can tell
Aka - Also Known As
ALOL - Actually laughed/laughing out loud
AO - Add On (Amazon)
AOR - App-o-Rama
AP - Amazon Payments
AU - Authorized User (Additional Card on a CC account)
AWS - Amazon Web Services
AYLOR - Ask Your Local Orthodox Rabbi
B&M - Brick & Mortar (physical store, not online)
BBB - Better Business Bureau / Buy Buy Baby
BBD - Bed Bath & Beyond
BC - Amex Blue Cash card
BD- Bottle Deposit /BirthDay
BOA - Bank of America
BOFA - Bank of America
BOGO - Buy one get one
BOTOH - But on the other hand
BRG - Best rate guaranteed
BTDT - Been there done that
BTL - Bachelor of Talmudic Law
BTW - By the way
BUMP - Bring Up My Post
CA - Cash Advance
CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CB - Credit bureau, Cash back
CC - Credit Card
CDW - Collision Damage Waiver
CEOA - Cheapest Ever On Amazon
CHFFGM - CHFF's Grand Mehalech
CTEOA - Cheaper Than Ever On Amazon
CL - Credit line
CLI - Credit Line Increase
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - Continental (Airlines)
CP - Companion Pass
CR - Credit Report
CSP - Chase Sapphire Preferred card
CSR - Customer Service Representative
CSR - CHASE Sapphire Reserve
CTLMS - Comments That Leave Me Speechless
CX - Cathay Pacific
CYBYW - Correcting You Because You're Wrong
DACOTYA - Dumb a** comment of the year award
DAOTYA - Dumb a** of the year award
DD – Dansdeals.com
DDF - Dans Deals Forums
DDMS - Dans Deals Main Site
DDFB - Dans Deals Facebook (Group)
DH- Dear Husband
DL - Delta
DMPGS - Doesn't Meet Price Guide Standards (or DavidMal's Price Guide Standard)
DO - Day Out/ Day Off
DP - Data Point
DR - Deal Request
DROC - Don't Rely On Cashier
DROPR - Don't Rely On Phone Reps
DSU - Diamond Suite Upgrade
DW- Dear Wife
E's - Experian + Equifax
ECCA - End Chat, Chat Again
EECB - Executive Email Carpet Bomb
EF - Expert Flyer
Eq - Equifax
ETA - Edited To Add
Exp - Experian
FAR - Free After Rebate
FFN - Frequent Flyer Number
FIL - Father-in-Law
FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out
FR - (Amex) Financial Review/ Freddy rocks!
FT - flyertalk.com
FTFM - Fixed That For Myself/Me
FTFY - Fixed That For You
FTT - Follow The Thread
FTW - For The Win
FTR - For The Record
FU - CHASE Freedom Unlimited
FWIR- From What I Remember/ Read
FWIU - From What I Understand
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For your information
GC - Gift Card
GD - General Discussion
GIYF - Google is your friend
HT - Hat Tip
Hn - Henche
HUCA - Hang up & call again
HP- Hard Pull
IB - Ink Bold (Chase credit card), Iberia
ICBW- It Could Be Wrong
IINM - If I'm Not Mistaken
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IKR - I Know, Right?
IME - In my experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IRROP - Irregular Operation
ISO - In Search Of
IOW - in other words
KSML - Kosher Meal
JS - Just Shmooze
LD- Lightening Deal (Amazon)
LLTG- Long Live the Game
LMAO - Laugh my aspargus off
LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You
LMS - Last Man Standing
LCR - Local Conservative Rabbi
LOL - Laugh out loud
LOR - Local Orthodox Rabbi
LSAT - Law School Admission Test
MB - Mercedes Benz (Amex Platinum card)
MBM - Multi Browser Method
MO - Money Order; Modern Orthodox; Method of Operating
MIL - Mother In-Law
MIR - Mail-in Rebate
MPM - Marco Polo Method
MPX - Mileage Plus X (United Mobile App)
MS - Manufactured Spend
MVD - My Vanilla Debit
n00b - New user (Newbie)
NPSL - No preset spending limit
NSFW - Not Safe For Work (foul language, etc)
OBO - Or Better Offer
OOS - Out of stock
OP - Original post/er
OT- Off/on topic
OTD - Off the Derech (On the Derech)
OTOH - On the Other Hand
OV- One Vanilla
OW - One way
OWB - Overwater Bungalow
PBMS - Please Be More Specific
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PITA - Pain In The ...
PGFHGS - Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered
PGGP - Pretty good game plan
PGS - Price Guide Standard
PL - Priceline
PM - Private Message/Price Mistake
PNR - Passenger Name Record
POIDH - Pics or it didn't happen
PP - PayPal
PPR - PayPal reload
PPD - Points Per Dollar
PRG - Premier Rewards Gold (AMEX)
PSA - Public service announcement
PUTPAC: Pick up the phone and call
PUTPACA: Pick up the phone and call again
RS - Refuah shelema
RTM - Report to moderator
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTB - Rolling On The Belly
SBS - Small business Saturday
SDC - Same day confirmed/change
SEO - Search engine optimization
SIYF - Search is your friend SM - Secure Message
SMH - Shaking my head, (slap my head, something's missing here)
SP - Sapphire Preferred (Chase CC)
T&C - Terms & Conditions
TALUK - Try and let us know
TARB - Try And Report Back
TGTBT - Too good to be true
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TBH - To Be Honest
TBS - That being said
TFS - Thanks For Sharing
TLS - TLS TopLawSchools.com
TMLT - Tofasta Meruba Lo Tofasta
TMTC - Too many to count
TOFTT - Take One For The Team
TR - Trip Report
TRU - Toys R' Us
TU - Transunion
TWTCSIN - The worse they could say is no
TY - Thank you
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
UA - United Airlines
UPS - United Postal Service, Unknown Possibly Something
UR - Ultimate Rewards (Chase)
UTWP - Use The Wiki People!!
VGC - Visa/Vanilla Gift Cards
VOIDH - Video or it didn't happen
VR - Vanilla Reload
YMMV- Your mileage might vary
YSYL- You Snooze You Lose (i.e. the deal is dead)
YQ - fuel surcharges
YW - You're Welcome
WIYF - WIKI Is Your Friend
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
WATBATA - Walk Around the Block and Try Again
Airline And Travel Related Acronyms
ESD: Electronic Support Desk
ETC: Electronic Travel Certificate
FA - Flight Attendant
FD - Fuel Dump
FFN: Frequent flyer number (in context, can also be Hyatt faster free nights.)
FT: Flyertalk.com
GA - Gate Agent
KSML: Kosher (special) Meal.
OW: One-way (in context, can also be Oneworld)
MR: Mileage Run (in context, can also be Marriott Rewards or Membership Rewards.)
O/D: Origin/Destination
OLCI: Online Checkin
PM: Pre-merger
RT: Round Trip
SDC: Same-day confirmed change
TATL: Transatlantic (e.g. JFK-LHR)
TCON: Transcontinental (e.g. JFK-LAX)
TPAC: Transpacific (e.g. JFK-NRT)
YQ: Fuel surcharges.
Classes of Service:
F: First
J or C: Business
Y: Coach
Alliances:
- A: Star Alliance
- S: Star Alliance Silver
- G: Star Alliance Gold
ST: Skyteam
OW: OneWorld (in context)
Airline codes:
A3: Aegean
AA: American
AC: Air Canada
AF: Air France
AS: Alaska
AV: Avianca
AZ: Alitalia
BA: British Airways
B6: JetBlue
CO: Continental
CX: Cathay Pacific
DL: Delta
ET: Ethiopian
EK: Emirates
EY: Etihad
FB: Flying Blue (joint venture of Air France and KLM)
HA: Hawaiian
JL: JAL
LA: LAN
LH: Lufthansa
LX: Swiss
LY: El Al
NH: ANA
QF: Qantas
QR: Qatar
RJ: Royal Jordanian
SQ: Singapore
TG: Thai
TK: Turkish
UA: United
US: USAirways
VS: Virgin Atlantic
VX: Virgin America
WN: Southwest (also abbreviated as SWA)
Hotels:
HGP: Hyatt Gold Passport
(GH=Grand Hyatt, HH=Hyatt House, HP=Hyatt Place, HR=Hyatt Regency, PH=Park Hyatt)
HH: Hilton
IC - InterContinental
MR: Marriott Rewards (in context)
PC: Priority Club
SPG: Starwood Preferred Guest
Credit card points:
MR: AMEX Membership Rewards (in context)
TY: Citi Thank You points
UR: Chase Ultimate Rewards