Commonly Used Acronyms Explained
Submitted on: 04/06/07 23:35
Agency
An organization or individual that manages many providers. The agency handles all calls, bookings and advertising. The agency takes a percentage of the fee for each session.
Amazon
A tall, strong, often masculine woman.
AMP
Asian Massage Parlor
Around the world
Analingus and Fellatio.
Asian
Analingus, erotic stimulation achieved by contact between mouth and anus
Asian Cowgirl
Woman rides on top during intercourse, squatting over the man on her feet, not on her knees.
ASP
1. alt.sex.prostitution: an unmoderated discussion forum (Usenet newsgroup) for prostitution and related topics. The acronym (ASP) is traditionally placed in the subject line of a post to be able to filter out Spam.
2. Adult Service Provider
ATM
Ass to mouth. Penis, finger or toy comes out of her ass, and goes directly into her mouth.
Attempts
Trying to reach orgasm. e.g. She allowed multiple attempts: means she allows more than one orgasm per session if the client is able and interested.
ATF
All Time Favorite
Aunt Flo
Menstruation also; Period
B&S
Bait & switch: Internet, newspaper, or phone advertisements, which may include photos, written or verbal descriptions, do not match the woman who shows up, or she has been grossly misrepresented.
Babyback
Petite, young, attractive Asian woman.
Bag
Condom, with a condom e.g. "BJ in a bag"= CBJ,
"I filled the bag"= Orgasm.
Bait and Switch
Bait & switch: Internet, newspaper, or phone advertisements, which may include photos, written or verbal descriptions, do not match the woman who shows up, or she has been grossly misrepresented.
Baja Sur
Genitals. From the Spanish "the low south".
Balloons
Breast implants.
Bareback
Without a condom.
BBBJ
Bareback Blow Job, oral stimulation of the penis without a condom
BBBJTC
Bareback Blow Job To Completion, oral stimulation of the penis to orgasm without a condom. (May spit or swallow)
BBW
Big Beautiful Woman, euphemism for overweight
BCD
Behind Closed Doors
BDSM
Bondage, Discipline, Sado-Masochism. This is a catch-all to refer to the various aspects of negotiated, mutually consensual exchange of power between two consenting adults. Regardless of the depth of the relationship, consent, safety and sanity are the cornerstone of the lifestyle.
Beret
A condom.
BF
Boyfriend
BFE
Boyfriend Experience, A subjective term used primarily by providers to describe good clients.
Birdwatching
BBBJTC and she swallows.
Blackhole
Anus.
BLS
Ball licking and sucking.
Blue Pill
Viagra
Blue Steel
Viagra
Brown Shower
Defecation on your partner.
BS
1. Body slide. Service where woman may slide her body on yours using oil.
2. Bull Shit
Butter face
A women whose body is very attractive, but her face is not.
Call Girl
Outcall provider, usually implies agency.
Cash and Dash
A rip-off. She shows up, takes your money, doesn't provide, might offer to "dance", and leaves.
CBJ
CBJ, Covered Blow Job, fellatio with a condom
CC
1. Roman Numeral for 200. Roman numerals sometimes used for fees. (Roman Numeral converter)
2. Credit Card
CC Rider
A provider who is FS for $200/hr or less.
CD
Cross-dresser: transvestite, a person, and especially a male who adopts the dress and often the behavior typical of the opposite sex especially for purposes of emotional or sexual gratification
CFS
Covered Full Service
CG
1. Cowgirl 2. Call Girl
CIM
Cum in mouth.
Civilian
A woman who makes herself available for sexual encounters but not for financial gain. May be less discreet than a provider and more interested in a relationship.
Clockwatcher
A term for a provider who counts the minutes until the session is over. Usually used to describe a provider who rushes and does not enjoy her work.
Collar and Cuffs match
Pubic hair matches natural hair-color (redheads, blondes)
Commercial Company
Prostitution
Completion
Orgasm. e.g. She gave a bareback blowjob to completion.
Cover
A condom
Covered
Various measures, such as the use of condoms or dental dams, are taken to avoid diseases (as AIDS) transmitted by sexual contact. (e.g. Covered Blow Job means a condom was used.)
Cowgirl
Woman rides on top, knees astride.
Crime scene action
Sexual activity during her period.
Cruising
Looking for prostitutes while driving.
Cups of coffee
Orgasms (e.g. multiple cups of coffee means she allows more than one orgasm)
Dance and Dash
A rip-off. She shows up, takes your money, doesn't provide, might offer to "dance", and leaves.
Date
1. A session with a prostitute. 2. A man who patronizes prostitutes.
DATO
Dining at the O, Analingus, oral stimulation of the anus
DATY
Dining at the Y, Cunnilingus, oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
DDE
Doesn't do extras.
DDG
Drop Dead Gorgeous.
Deep throat
Fellatio where the whole length of the penis is "swallowed"
Defender
A poster who defends or "comes to the rescue" of a provider who has been reviewed poorly, regardless of whether the review is accurate.
Delta Omega Gamma
DOG.
Deposit
A provider requires an upfront payment in advance of a session. Deposits are usually used by providers as a screening tool to hedge against no-shows.
DFK
Deep French Kissing, kissing with tongue
Digits
1. Fingers (e.g. I put four digits in her pussy) 2. Phone Number (Often used in strip club reviews, johns work to get "digits" in order to set up off-premises sessions.)
Doggie Style
Intercourse position where woman is on her hands and knees, man enters from behind
Donation
Payment to a provider
Doubles
A threesome with two providers
DP
1. Double Penetration 2. Digital penetration
DT
Deep throat: fellatio where the whole length of the penis is "swallowed".
Ed Zachary disease
A woman with an unattractive face.
Ellie
LE, Law Enforcement
EOM
End of Message - Used in a subject line to indicate no further content in body of message,
Enhancements Breast implants.
Envelope Often cash payments for a provider are placed in an envelope. Rather than handing her cash directly, or discussing money, the envelope is left in a conspicuous location for the provider to pick up as she leaves (outcall), or after the hobbyist leaves (incall).
Escort
A woman who is paid for her companionship.
Face painting
Man ejaculates on woman's face.
Facial
Man ejaculates on woman's face.
FBSM
Full Body Sensual Massage; not usually full service; expect only massage (usually nude or topless) and hand job, but more services might be available.
Five-O
A police officer (uniformed or undercover).
FJ
Foot job. Stimulation of the penis using feet and toes.
Flake, Flaky
Errant behavior, often used for providers who no-show and/or have scheduling issues.
FOTC
Fuck of the century.
French
Oral sex, on either party
FS
Full Service, Vaginal intercourse to completion
Full meal deal
Full Service, Vaginal intercourse to completion
Get comfortable
Get naked. For security reasons, a provider may ask a client to "get comfortable" or "make yourself comfortable" before a session, this means to get fully undressed.
GFE
Girl Friend Experience, A subjective term, but usually used as praise for a very passionate, sensual, non-mechanical experience. Most consider deep French kissing a baseline requirement for GFE.
Glove
Condom
Golden Shower
Urinating on your partner, urine play.
Greek
Anal Sex
GS
Golden Shower, urinating on your partner, urine play.
Half and half
BJ followed by FS
Hand Job
Stimulation of the penis using hand and fingers
Hardwood floors
Clean-shaven pubic area.
Herb Friendly
Is amenable to marijuana use.
Hidden Charges
A provider takes the advertised fee upfront, but midway through the session she asks for more money for more services. (e.g. She might undress and give a massage for the advertised $$, but then ask for an additional $ for French, or $$ for FS, etc.)
Hindu Massage (Argentina)
The woman contracts her vaginal muscles during sex to squeeze you to completion.
HJ
Hand Job, stimulation of the penis using hand and fingers
HM
High mileage.
HME
Honeymoon experience. A subjective term used as praise for a very intense, very "real" session, usually DFK is a baseline requirement for HME.
HR
Hand Release, stimulation of the penis to orgasm using hand and fingers
Hobby, The
The patronizing of prostitutes.
Hobbyist
A man who patronizes prostitutes.
Honey Dust
Edible honey flavored powder for sexual enhancement.
Hooker
Prostitute.
Hostess Club
A lower end strip club where bargaining for sex acts with the dancers is acceptable, and some activities may occur on premises.
Hungarian
Bare back blowjob to completion and she swallows.
HWP
Height and Weight Proportional (i.e. "normal" build)
Incall
You go to her place (Could be hotel, motel, studio apt, her residence, or a mini-storage unit)
Independent, Indie
An escort who works on her own, without an agency affiliation. The escort manages her own calls, bookings, advertising and finances.
Interpreter
Condom (e.g. She spoke French without the aid of an interpreter = BBBJ)
IPO
Initial public offering: used to denote the public introduction of a new provider, usually via a review.
ISO
In search of
Italian
Similar to Russian, but penis between partners butt cheeks.
Jack Shack
Refers to an establishment (massage parlor, lingerie modeling) that is not usually full service; expect only massage (usually nude or topless) and hand job, but more services might be available.
JAG
John's Action Guide Review board, mostly east coast.
Jimmy Hat
A condom
John
A man who patronizes prostitutes.
Kama Sutra
The earliest and best known of Indian sex manuals, by Vatsayayana. It has been variously dated from 300 B.C. to 400 A.D.
L/A/S
Looks/Attitude/Service: A subjective ranking system. Each criteria separately ranked, from lowest (1) to highest (10). Examples: 2/9/8 = Unattractive, but very friendly and good sex. 10/5/4 = Model material, but a poor attitude, and mediocre sex.
Landing Strip
Description of pubic hair
LE
Law Enforcement.
LFK
Light French kissing. (no heavy tongue)
Little blue helper
Viagra
Little blue pill
Viagra
LMP
Licensed Massage Practitioner
Lot Lizard
A prostitute that works primarily in truck stop parking lots (usually soliciting from a CB radio).
Madame
Proprietress of an agency.
Mall, Escort Mall
A website that advertises many different providers. The providers may be independent or agency, and may or may not be associated with each other, or with the mall.
Man in a boat, little man in a boat
Clitoris
Mediterranean
Anal sex e.g. "She took me on a trip to the Mediterranean."
Menage a trois
An arrangement in which three persons (as a married pair and the lover of one of the pair) share sexual relations especially while living together
Merkin
Pubic hair wig.
MG
Massage Girl
Mileage
A subjective term that describes value for money and/or how accommodating she is. Good mileage usually means she either charges less than average, provides better L/A/S than average, or both.
MILF
Mom I'd like to fuck.
Mish
Missionary position, Man on top during intercourse
Missionary
Man on top during intercourse
MMF, MFM, MFF
Threesome designations. e.g. MMF = male, male, female MFF = male, female, female.
Mohawk
Description of pubic hair.
MP
1. Massage Parlor 2. Multiple positions
MPA
Massage Parlor Attendant
MPCFS
Multiple positions covered full service
MPOS
Multiple positions oral sex.
MSOG
Multiple shots on goal: she allows you to have more than 1 orgasm during the session
Multiple Pops
She allows you to have more than 1 orgasm during the session (e.g. more than one or multiple pops allowed)
Newbie
A novice hobbyist or novice provider.
No-Show
Escort or Client never shows up for an appointment, does not contact in advance to cancel or warn.
No-Touch
No touching allowed. (e.g. No-touch Jack shack, no-touch strip club)
Nooner
A lunch-time or afternoon session, popular with married hobbyists.
NQBC
Non-quitter, but covered. CBJ to completion.
NQBS
Non-quitter, but spitter. BBBJTC and spits your ejaculate.
NQNS
Non-quitter, non-spitter. BBBJTC and swallows your ejaculate.
O, Os
Orgasm, orgasms.
Off-the-clock
Activities that occur with a provider that she chooses not to charge for. (e.g. "We had lunch off-the-clock")
Out, Outed
Private, personal information on a hobbyist or provider is made public. e.g. Someone's real name and address is posted to a public forum.
Outcall
She comes to your place
OWO
Oral Without, fellatio without a condom.
Party hat
Condom
Pearl Necklace
Man ejaculates on woman's neck and/or chest
Pimp
A man who solicits clients for a prostitute.
Pooner
A hobbyist who is immersed in the hobby culture. e.g. He may be very involved with the review boards and/or private exchange of information on providers and the hobby.
Pops, multiple
She allows you to have more than 1 orgasm during the session (e.g. more than one or multiple pops allowed)
POS
Pussy on the Side
Professional or Businessmen only
A subjective request used in provider advertising as a pre-screen for clients. The provider posts this in hopes of attracting "better" clientele.
Provider
Prostitute
PS
Private Show (Dance only)
PSE
Porn Star Experience, A subjective term, used as praise for a provider that might have a high energy level, a particularly hot look, or is very accommodating ("nastiness" factor).
PV
Private viewing: Dancing, modeling, perhaps a HJ; not usually FS.
Raincoat
Condom
REQ:
Request: Used in the subject line of a post to indicate the body contains a request for information.
REV:
Review: Used in the subject line of a post to indicate the body contains review of a provider.
Review
A critical evaluation of a provider. May include information on her looks, attitude and service.
Reverse Cowgirl
woman rides on top, facing away
Reverse massage
The client massages the provider.
Reverse Oral
The client performs oral sex on the provider.
Rimming, Rimjob
Analingus, erotic stimulation achieved by contact between mouth and anus
Russian
Penis between her breasts
Safe
Sexual activity in which various measures, such as the use of condoms or dental dams, are taken to avoid disease (as AIDS) transmitted by sexual contact. e.g. All activities were safe.
San Juan Capistrano
BBBJTC and she swallows.
Sandbag, Sandbagger
A subjective term for a review (or reviewer) that misleads the reader by giving unwarranted praise to a provider.
Sans
Without. e.g. She provided French sans beret = BBBJ
Scat
Defecation on your partner or feces play.
Screening
A provider or agency does a pre-session background check on a new client. e.g. collecting verifiable personal info such as the hobbyist's real name, place of employment, home or work phone, home or work address, or a referral from a trusted provider. Upfront deposits may also be used as a screening tool to hedge against no-shows.
Search Function
A software feature that allows a user to search a review board or forum, based on a keyword or words. Most often, this feature is used to find existing reviews of a provider, or to check the review history of a hobbyist.
Self-post
A provider or agency poses as a hobbyist, and posts a highly positive review of herself or agency to increase business.
Self-Service
Masturbation. e.g. "It was a self-service jack shack" = no contact with the dancer, but the man can masturbate.
Sensual Massage
Not usually full service; expect only massage (usually nude or topless) and hand job, but more services might be available.
Session
Paid time spent with a provider.
Sex Worker
Catch all phrase sometimes used to describe prostitutes. May also be used in the context of strippers, peep show workers, topless waitresses.
SFH
Sex for hire.
SG
Street girl.
She-male
Transsexual, particularly one who is living as a woman, but hasn't had SRS. Penis may or may not get erect.
Shill
A hobbyist who writes unwarranted positive reviews in exchange for discounts or special favors from an agency or provider.
Shots on goal
Attempts to reach orgasm. e.g. She allowed multiple shots on goal: means she allows more than one orgasm per session if the client is able and interested.
Sixty Nine, 69
Partners perform oral sex on each other simultaneously.
Slam, Slammed
An unwarranted harsh review or abusive criticism of a provider.
Snowball, snowballing
Provider takes ejaculate in her mouth and returns it via kissing to the ejaculator.
SO
Significant other.
SOG
Shots on goal, attempts at orgasm.
Soixante neuf
69: Partners perform oral sex on each other simultaneously.
SOMF
Sat on my face.
South of the border
Genital region.
Southern France
Fellatio without a condom.
SP
Service Provider.
Spanish (Australian)
Penis between her breasts, Russian.
Spanish (USA)
Penis, finger or toy comes out of her ass, and goes directly into her mouth.
Spinner
A very petite provider. Etymology: From the 1970's toy, "Sit 'n' Spin"
Squirting, Squirter,
Female ejaculation, a provider who ejaculates
SRS
Sexual reassignment surgery
STD
Sexually transmitted disease.
Sting
A female police officer poses as a prostitute to apprehend unsuspecting johns, or a male police officer poses as a john to apprehend unsuspecting prostitutes.
Street action
Prostitution that is solicited on public streets. Prostitutes (usually on foot) are picked up by Johns in motor vehicles. Sexual acts may occur in the vehicle, or at another agreed upon location.
Stroll
A street, strip, or neighborhood that sees heavy street action.
Summer teeth
Her teeth, some are there, some are not.
Sunshine, sunny
Without a condom (i.e. No raincoat)
SW
1. Street walker. 2. Sex Worker
Sybian
A mechanical sex device that is in the shape of half-barrel with a dildo attachment mounted in the middle.
Take care of business
Payment is made to provider. e.g. "She wanted to take care of business first"
TBD
The Big Doggie, National Reviews and discussion (All major cities)
Teabag, Teabagging
Man squats and dips his testicles into partners mouth.
TER
The Erotic Review, National Reviews and discussion (All major cities)
TG
Transgender: Catch-all term for TV, TS, She-males, and CDs.
Throne Job
Self-service hand job. Refers to an establishment that doesn't offer FS. The premises will only have a large chair or "throne" for you to sit on and masturbate while the woman dances for you.
Tipping required
Hidden charges, provider demands more than the advertised price in order to perform, or bargains hard for various services.
Took one for the team, TOFTT
A hobbyist reviews a provider who has no (or scattered) reviews. He was ripped off, or his experience was very poor. Ostensibly, he has helped save other members of the community (the team) from making the same mistake.
Toss the salad
Analingus
Translation, translator
Condom i.e. "She spoke fluent French without a translator" = BBBJ
TRB
The Review Board. Seattle reviews and discussion (Some British Columbia)
TMU
True Mileage Unknown, when a car (woman) has been ridden so much the odometer turns over and no one knows the true wear and tear.
Trick
1. A sex act for money 2. A man who patronizes prostitutes
Trolling
1. The act of driving around looking for a prostitute
2. Posting to a discussion board with the intent to anger or incite others
TS
Transsexual: a person with a psychological urge to belong to the opposite sex that may be carried to the point of undergoing surgery to modify the sex organs to mimic the opposite sex
Tuft
Description of pubic hair.
TUMA
Tongue up my ass.
Turn tricks
Prostitution
TV
Transvestite: person and especially a male who adopts the dress and often the behavior typical of the opposite sex especially for purposes of emotional or sexual gratification
Umbrella
Condom.
Uncovered
Without a condom.
VD
Venereal disease
VFM
Value For Money.
VM
Voicemail.
WAH
1. From Wahei: peaceful, harmonious and calm (Japanese) 2. Wild Ass Humping
Water Sports
Urination play.
Weeklies
Alternative weekly newspapers. These often contain various adult service listings, including massage and escort advertisements. e.g. The Village Voice, San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Stranger.
WF
Wild Fuck
WG
Working girl. A prostitute.
White Knight
A poster who defends or "comes to the rescue" of a provider who has been reviewed poorly, regardless of whether the review is accurate.
With
With condom (e.g. French with = CBJ)
Without
Without condom. (e.g. French without = BBBJ)
Working girl
A prostitute.
X
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary = Catch all phrase to remind that tastes differ, reviews are inherently subjective, and that providers have good and bad days, thus experiences vary.
YMMV Girl
A provider who is known for being inconsistent in her attitude and service. i.e. Gets hot and cold reviews.
$
The dollar sign is sometimes used for fees. Usually $ = $100, $$ = $200, $$$ = $300 and so on. Often .5 signifies $50, so $$.5 would mean $250.
69
Partners perform oral sex on each other simultaneously.
411
Information, Intel. e.g. "I got the 411 on her from jessejames69"
420
Marijuana.
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ABP Alt.Binary.Pictures
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AD(H)D Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
AIUI As I Understand It
AKA Also Known As
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ASS Alt.Sex.Spanking //Stories, depending on context
ATB Alt.Talk.Bestiality
ATM At The Moment
ATSL Along The Same Line
AUP Acceptable Use Policy
AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet
B&D Bondage and Discipline
B4 Before
B4N Bye For Now
BAC By Any Chance
BAG(L) Busting A Gut (Laughing)
BBM Big Beautiful Man
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BBW Big Beautiful Woman
BCNU Be Seeing You
BDSM Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sado-Masochism.
BDSMLMNOP BDSM and whatever else we might do
BION Believe It Or Not
BPD Borderline Personality Disorder
BRB Be Right Back
BSTS Better Safe than sorry
BTA But Then Again
BTDT Been There, Done That
BTSOOM Beats The Shit Out Of Me
BTW By The Way
BWG Big Wide Grin
BYKT(A) But You Knew That (Already)
CB(C&B) Cock and Ball
CBT Cock and Ball Torture/Training
CHUDWAH Clueless Het Dom Wannabe
CHUSWAH Clueless Het Sub Wannabe
CIS Complete and Irrevocable Submission
CMIIW Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CNC Consensual Non Consent
CP Corporal Punishment
CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CU (L8R) (S) See You (Later) (Soon)
CYA Cover Your Ass
D&S or D/s Dominance and Submission
DKF Dreaded Koosh Flogger
DL Download
DLTDHYITAOYWO Dont Let The Door Hit You In The Ass On Your Way Out
DMQ Do-Me Queen
DOYKB Down On Your Knees, Bitch
DQOTD Dumb Question Of The Day
EIP Everything Is Permissible
EMFBI Excuse Me For Butting In
EOD End Of Discussion
EOL End Of Lecture
EOM End Of Message
ETLA Extended Three Letter Acronym
F2F Face to Face
FA Fat Admirer, one who prefers a fat sexual/romantic partner
FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s)
FITB Fill In The Blank
FTMP For The Most Part
FTR For The Record
FUBAR F'ed Up Beyond All Repair (or Recognition)
FWIW For What It's Worth...
FYI For Your Information
GD&R Grinning, Ducking, and Running (after a smart ass comment)
GLBTH Gay,Lesbian,Bi,Trans ,Het
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GOK God Only Knows
GOWI Get On With It
GS Golden Shower/Getting Started
HNG Horny Net Geek
HWNINS He whose name is not spoken
HTH Hope This Helps
IAC In Any Case
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
IAP Internet Access Provider
ICOCBW I Could Of Course Be Wrong
IDK I Don't Know
IETGFTP it's easier to get forgiveness than permission
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
IM Instant Message (AOL version of /msg)
IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion
IME In My Experience
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMSLTHO In My Slightly/Somewhat Less Than Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMX In My eXperience (perferred form: IME)
IOW In Other Words
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IRT In Reply To, In Regards To
ISO In Search Of
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISTM It Seems To Me
ISTR I Seem To Recall
ITMT In The MeanTime
ITYM I Think You Mean
ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
IYKWIM(AITYD) If You Know What I Mean (And I Think You Do)
JAFO Just Another F**king Observer
JOOC Just Out of Curiosity
KHYF Know How You Feel
KTB Kali's Teeth Bracelet
L8R Later
LART Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool (i.e.: clue-by-four)
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LTNS Long Time No See!
LTR Long Term Relationship
MOTSS/OS/AS Member of the Same Sex/Opposite Sex/Appropriate Sex
MOTOPS Member of the Oppositely-Plumbed Sex
MPD Multiple Personality Disorder
mung Mash Until No Good
MYOB Mind Your Own Business
NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
NC Non-Consensual
NFR Not Flame Related
NG News Group / No Good
NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
NL New Leather
NLA National Leather Association
NP No Problem
OGL Old Guard Leather
OIC Oh, I See
OL Old Leather
OT Off Topic
OTBE OverTaken By Events
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTW One True Way
P&M Posted & Mailed
PCF Puritanical Control Freaks
PDA Public Displays of Affection
PISS Passive Ignorance Silence Strike
PITA Pain In The Ass
PMFJI, PMJI Pardon Me (For) Jumping In
POV Point Of View
PS PostScript
PSA Public Service Announcement
PTSS Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
RL Real Life (sometimes written as r/l)
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing (there are variations)
ROTF Rolling On The Floor (Usually seen as ROFL)
RT Real-Time/Rise Time/Radiation Therapy/RighT (as opposed to Left)
RTFM Read the F*g Manual!
RW Real World
SAM Smart Assed Masochist
s.c.f.t.h.i. Smiley Captiond for the Humor-Impaired
SM, S&M Sado-Masochism, Sex Magick
SMOF Secret Master Of Fandom
SO Significant Other
SOW Speaking Of Which
SQO Some Quantity Of
SSB or SSBB Soc.Subculture.Bonda ge /-BDSM (I prefer just SSB, myself)
SSC Safe, Sane, Consensual
SSS Soc.Sexuality.Spanki ng
STD/STI Sexually Transmitted Disease / .. Infection
STTNG Star Trek, The Next Generation
TAF That's All Folks
TAFN That's All For Now
TANJ There Ain't No Justice
TBH To Be Honest
TD "Top's Disease"
TES The Eulenspiegel Society
TFTB Topping From The Bottom
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue in Cheek
TINC There Is No Cabal
TLA Three Letter Acronym
TOS Terms Of Service / The Original Series
TOTBAL There Ought To Be A Law
TPE Total Power Exchange
TPTB The Powers That Be
TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TV also stands for TransVestite
TYVM Thank You Very Much
VBG Very Big Grin
Wiitwd(h) What it is that we do (here)
WOA Work Of Art
WRT With Respect To
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
XGMC Xiphias Gladius Memorial Clique
YKINMK Your Kink Is Not My Kink
YKINOK Your Kink Is Not Okay
YKIOK,IJNMK Your Kink is OK, It's Just Not My Kink
YMBJ You Must Be Joking
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
grin (or big grin, vars. incl Very Evil Grin)
!= Not equal to
:-) A "smiley" face (sideways); there are lots of variations