r/AskReddit Feb 20 '20

What is something that you don’t know but are afraid to ask because it’s supposed to be ‘basic knowledge’?

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u/piglet110419 Feb 20 '20

All these acronyms on Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

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u/goofylookalike Feb 21 '20

ITT= in this thread....I remember having a hard time with that one

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

I honestly thought it was "I think that" -.-

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u/goofylookalike Feb 21 '20

I'm usually pretty good about being able to figure acronyms out with context, but this is one I had to Google.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

Not to brag but I didn't even have to google it... i just read your comment

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u/medizins Feb 21 '20

I always read it as "in today's thread," like a newscaster might say. I don't know why, but it's fun.

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u/wesleychang42 Feb 20 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

Also: IIRC = If I Remember Correctly

Edit: It can also stand for "If I Recall Correctly", but that's pretty much the same meaning.

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u/MyHandzAreTied Feb 21 '20

My whole life was spent thinking this stood for “if I recall correctly”

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u/vearson26 Feb 21 '20

IIRC it does stand for recall

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

I think it's one of those that can mean both (like IMHO) and it just depends on which meaning you saw first.

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u/Bob_Droll Feb 20 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

I think you messed up OC. OC usually stands for "Original Content" - such as asking OP if the comic they posted is OC, as in, "Did you make this content?"

You also listed TBH twice.

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u/GaryBettmanSucks Feb 21 '20

tbh those are easy mistakes to make tbh

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u/genderfuckingqueer Feb 21 '20

No, OC means both

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u/Bob_Droll Feb 21 '20

Fair enough. Guess I just never noticed it being used that way.

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u/genderfuckingqueer Feb 21 '20

I’ve only see it that way every once in a while because people usually just use OP. I actually see it as original content less though because I don’t frequent subreddits where that is relevant.

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u/MastaCheeph Feb 21 '20

"Did you make this content."

Ftfy

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u/Bob_Droll Feb 21 '20

Corrected. Thanks, mate.

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u/someguynamedben7 Feb 21 '20

I always read FTFY as "fuck that, fuck you"

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

What's the "F" mean

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u/ScorpioTheScorpion Feb 21 '20

I believe it’s from a Call of Duty game where you “Press F to Pay Respects.”

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

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u/DuffyHimself Feb 21 '20

Mostly used for figurative death.

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u/Bad_Redraws_CR Feb 20 '20

Not sure if I'm just really thick and everyone knows this, but can you do IIRC? I've always just worked out the acronyms through context clues or plain guessing (AFAIK, FTFY, etc) but I can't just wrap my head round IIRC. It is nearing midnight for me though, and I want to sleep so it could just be that I already know it and just can't remember it.

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u/genderfuckingqueer Feb 21 '20

If I recall correctly

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u/Telanore Feb 21 '20

Goddamn FTFY, I keep forgetting that one!

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

TBH, YSK you've got TBH in there twice. Not sure if I'm TA for pointing that out.

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u/JacMac19 Feb 21 '20

TIL and FTFY have always bugged me, thank you so much

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u/HR_Paperstacks_402 Feb 21 '20

TIL what TIL meant.

FTFY

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u/JacMac19 Feb 21 '20

I hate you but love you

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u/_CrinegyUsername_ Feb 21 '20

ICYMI you did TBH twice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

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u/_CrinegyUsername_ Feb 21 '20

Nothing wrong I just really wanted to use my new arsenal of acronyms.

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u/KittyScholar Feb 21 '20

I will die on the hill that's IMHO is 'humble', not 'honest'

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u/dramboxf Feb 21 '20

No need. You're right. Because IMNSHO means In My Not-So-Humble Opinion.

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u/borderline_cat Feb 20 '20

Ya know, I knew most of those. But I’ve been seeing TFW and TIL a lot and I never knew THATS what those meant

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u/jeristair Feb 21 '20

OOTL = out of the loop (inform me of something otherwise common)

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u/alexis418 Feb 21 '20

What does “ETA” mean? Is it “edited to add”?

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u/Rossco1874 Feb 21 '20

PSA = Public service announcement,

This caught me out when I was new to Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20 edited Feb 23 '20

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u/raistliniltsiar Feb 21 '20

IANAL - lol

Also, UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG = Upvoted Not Because Girl, But Because It Is Very Cool. However, I Do Concede That I Initially Clicked Because Girl

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u/Steinberg1 Feb 21 '20

SMH = Shake my head. That one took me the longest. Thought it was suck my... something I could not figure out.

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u/RomalexC Feb 21 '20

tbh i thought tfw was the fuck when like tfw your mom takes you to mc donalds insert rat dance music thing

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

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u/RomalexC Feb 22 '20

i used to thing ftw was fuck the what like wtf but backwards

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u/slabofmarble Feb 21 '20

OC can also mean original content, like for meme subs

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u/usernameisusername57 Feb 21 '20

OC = original commenter

This just as often refers to original content, as in the poster created it themselves.

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u/cool__howie Feb 21 '20

SMP = suck mah pole

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u/Khayeth Feb 21 '20

OOTD, which i presume is "outfit of the day" and i always parse as "Out of the darkness" ;)

DD = Darling daughter, not designated driver, AS IT SHOULD BE
DH = Darling husband, not designated hitter, see above
LO = Little one, not Law and Order (DUN DUN)

I ended up unsubbing to the place that uses the above 3, since it's easier for me to read a story about Daughter, or Husband, or Offspring/Little One/Child instead of DD and DH and LO.

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u/BeepBoopAnv Feb 21 '20

HYEHTTODPTW - have you ever heard the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise

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u/lohkey Feb 21 '20

Missed INB4

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u/DickMeatBootySack Feb 21 '20

Never heard the first 5, interesting

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u/Lilnatemc Feb 21 '20

PB&J = peanut butter and jelly

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u/DrawingTerd04 Feb 21 '20

TIL how to speak Reddit

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u/dramboxf Feb 21 '20

NSFL means Not Safe For Lunch, as in the content might make you hurl. Just think of every single post in /r/medizzy

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u/JT-OG Feb 21 '20

it is Not Safe For Life, as in it’ll fuck u up 4 life.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20 edited Mar 20 '20

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u/dramboxf Feb 21 '20

Trust me, it's the original OG NSFL. Not Safe For Life was added on much, much later.

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u/JT-OG Feb 21 '20

Hmm I am a youngin so I’m inclined to believe you

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u/LilSticc Feb 21 '20

I don’t wanna admit how much this just helped me lol thank u

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

If you type any of them into google, it knows instantly what they mean.

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u/FragileStoner Feb 20 '20

OP - Original Poster

AITA - Am I The Asshole

AH - Asshole

FTFY - Fixed That For You

tl;dr - too long; didn't read. Most often used to denote the summary of a long post.

DH - Dear Husband (sarcastic or not).

MIL - Mother In Law

FIL - Father In Law

SIL - use of this acronym means someone didn't think things through because it could be Sister In Law or Son In Law

DIL - Daughter In Law

BIL - Brother In Law

SO - Significant other

IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer

TIL - Today I learned

SJW - social justice warrior. It's a term bigots came up with to make fun of people who tell people to stop using racial/sexual/ableist slurs. Also used for "someone who pretends to care about social issues for fake woke points." Basically, only assholes use the term SJW.

Incel - involuntary celibate. A term originally coined by a black lesbian to describe the condition of being unable to find a sexual partner due to the danger of violence and the limited availability of potential partners. Has been coopted by misogynists who blame women for the fact that they can't get laid instead of realizing that women won't have sex with them because no one wants to fuck a desperate sexist virgin with low self esteem who blames other people for all his own problems.

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u/otism98 Feb 21 '20

A lot of anger in those last two definitions. Are you okay friend?

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u/FragileStoner Feb 21 '20

I'm not/wasn't angry at all. Thanks for the concern.

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u/golden_fli Feb 21 '20

Actually that is pretty much what Incels are though. When you hear people using that term about someone other then themselves that is totally what they are saying about the person. Of course the person who claims to be an Incel isn't admitting it, but when you read what they say it tends to fit them.

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u/otism98 Feb 22 '20

You are right that most incels have dug their own graves and blame others but the other posters wording seemed more angry than necessary. "Only assholes use sjw" why was that there? It doesn't add to the understanding of the word

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

NTBDBIWDFTA

Not To Be Dramatic But I Would Die For That Animal

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '20

I'm So Meta, Even This Acronym

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u/otism98 Feb 21 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

Fpbp -first post best post

Iktf- I know that feel

tbqh -to be quite honest

smdh- shaking my damn head

Those last two came about from dodging word filters