dorky
dimwitted
darlin'
dastardly
doopy
droopy
dang

but I still prefer "dear" :)

SOB = well you know that one

Airport codes are great abbreviations world wide, imho or imnsho.
Sorry the SFO'ers are the only naysayers.
M (TA local expert SMdA, Gto., MX)

LOL, mikemo is the acronym Extraordinaire!! :D

The one that took forever for me to figure out was OT. Now I know it is for "off topic".

TTYL - talk to you later!!

Howdy Sam,

SOB = Short of Breath

Used lots in health care. Now that patients have the option to read their own charts (hurray!), I hope they don't think it means anything else!

:)

Not used so much here, but you'll see them on other travel boards:

TA: Travel agent.
FA: flight attendant
GA: Gate agent.

SO = mi novia/su novio = "significant other" as I am too old to refer to GF (girl friend(s) and she to BF (boy friend(s).
Los abuelos (grandparents) use novio(a) here and it even sounds a bit romantic, lol.
M

4khansen, You may want to bookmark the following website: http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

YMMV - your mileage may vary. Used to indicate that while something works for some people it may not work for others or success depends on the situation.

I saw DL last week. Was it a typo?

Dear Lover? Loser? I guess the context of the message would have to clue you in to that one.

DL: Sometimes used for driver's license. Did this come up in one of the many "Should I carry my passport/ID" threads?