Board Lingo - a guide to popular abbreviations

Don’t know your BBT from your TTC? Don’t worry, this list of popular abbreviations will have you back on the right track in no time.

AAMOF
As a matter of fact

ADN
Any day now

AFAIK
As far as I know

AFK
Away from the keyboard

AKA
Also known as

BAC
By any chance

B4
Before

B4N
Bye for now or before now

BBL
Be back later

BBT
Basal body temp

BITGOD
Back in the good old days

BRB
Be right back

BTA
But then again

BTW
By the way

BYAM
Between you and me

BYKT
But you knew that

CMIIW
Correct me if I am wrong

CU
See you

CUL
See you later

DD
Darling daughter

DH
Darling husband

DP
Darling partner

DS
Darling son

DW
Darling wife

DTRT
Do the right thing

EOL
End of lecture

ESP
Especially

F2F
Face to face

FAQ
Frequently asked questions

FITB
Fill in the blank

FOMCL
Fell of my chair laughing

FTTT
From time to time

FU or 4U
For you

FWIW
For what it’s worth

FYI
For your information

G
Grin

GAFIA
Get away from it all

GFY
Good for you

GMTA
Great minds think alike

HPT
Home pregnancy test

HTH
Hope this helps

IAC
In any case

IAE
In any event

IC
I see

IDTT
I'll drink to that

IIRC
If I remember correctly

IMAO
In my arrogant opinion

IMCO
In my considered opinion

IMHO
In my humble opinion

IMNSHO
In my not so humble opinion

IMO
In my opinion

IMOBO
In my own biased opinion

INPO
In no particular order

IOW
In other words

IWBNI
It would be nice if

JIC
Just in case

JTYWLTK
Just thought you would like to know

LOL
Lots of luck or laughing out loud

M/C
Miscarriage or miscarried

N/M
No message

NP
No problem

NRN
No reply necessary

N/T
No text

OIC
Oh I see

OM
Other man

OTOH
On the other hand

OW
Other woman

POV
Point of view

PTB
Powers that be

ROTF
Rolling on the floor

ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing

SITD
Still in the dark

TAFN
That’s all for now

TAFT
That’s a frightening thought

TIC
Tongue in cheek

TGIF
Thank God it’s Friday

TIA
Thanks in advance

TNX or TNS
Thanks

TPTB
The powers that be

TTBOMK
To the best of my knowledge

TTC
Trying to conceive

TTFN
Ta ta for now

TTL4N
That’s the lot for now

TTUL
Talk to you later

TYVM
Thank you very much

WFM
Works for me

WRT
With regard to

WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get

For more abbreviations take a look at our guide to fertility lingo.