lol

The one I don't get at all is BFF, is that supposed to be best friend forever like I have heard? If so that is too silly for me ever to use.

from my Brit friend

WAA
walking around aimlessly

RRD
rip roaring drunk

which he was both when he got fired from his job in London

BO
either "Berner Oberland" or "Body Odour"

BF
either "Black Forest" or "boyfriend"

AC
either "Amalfi Coast" or "air condition"

Do I need AC on AC?

Why is this thread tagged Italy? Or is it only on my computer?

i thought that was Best Female Friend... like a sex in the city kinda thing?

So BF is boyfriend or best friend and BFF is best female friend? Is BMF best male friend? BTF best transexual friend?

I read and post on about 7 travel forums, and this is the only one where a considerable number of trip reports feature DH, DD, DS etc. To me it's a certain mind-set that I associate with large collections of Hummel Figurines. Too cute by half, and I wish they'd just call the guy Al -- or if they don't want to use his name, explain at the start that hereinafter spouse will be referred to as A, Daughter as D, Son as S. Now I"m sure they'll descend on me with angry cries and pelt me with porcelain.

I don't know why, travelerjan, but now every time I see or hear about one of those figurines, all I can think of is that scene in <i> Slaughterhouse 5 </i> when an American POW is executed for picking one up out of the bombed rubble.

Padraig, if you're a Jane Eyre fan, you might remember her addressing her 'dear reader'. I have to admit, had she used 'DR' instead, something would have gotten lost in the translation.

SeaUrchin---aren't you from LA? BFF ( best friend forever) is such an LA-speak expression! Surprised you are not in the know

NMT = Not My Type
Problem solved by HAFD

Padraig, I used to be like you, but was lured in by the siren song of smileys. At first I used them ironically (because I am in my 30s). Now smileys seem a particular brand of genius to me. Give in. Give in to the smileys. Semiotics. Language games. It's all there.

I agree Faina, why IS this thread tagged &quot;Italy&quot;..curious minds want to know.

&gt;&gt; I have never understood why people don't just say &quot;my husband&quot;.

Same here. DH and the such is very AOL. The more you use these abbreviations, the lower your rank in the Internet world.

It's so pathetic. I've even seen people using &quot;ex-DH,&quot; even in situations where the person using that term was whining over not getting alimony or whatever.

Actually, those using the initials are NOCD -- Not Our Class, Dearie.

I thought a Hummel was an assault vehicle for driving to figurine sales.

Travelerjan, actually I do call the guy Al.

Padraig, I'm at least as hairy a mammoth as you are.

I am the one who started this post. I thought that I was in General Interest when I posted, but I had been reading Italy posts and that's where I noticed a lot of DH's, DD's, etc.

Maybe Italy just attracts a lot of PWDLTT (people who don't like to type!)

I use BIL for brother-in-law as it is long, but it really doesn't take longer to type &quot;son&quot; than DS. I can type son faster than those two capital letters, actually. daughter and husband, maybe, but I think there is no reason to use DS (dip-sh... I think when I read that).

WTF?

To me, BF is an late 19th/early 20th century shorthand for Bloody Fool. So the idea is not new.

I'm so glad i found this thread! I had just wondered what DH stood for, but thought everybody would think I was asking a really stupid question. I've come a long way in the learning of many initialisms, as I have a 17year old daughter (or is that a 17yo DD?)&amp; a 28yo DS,who both prefer to text rather than speak, but still consider me technologically challenged!