Acronyms

**_JP_** · 10-29-2006, 05:36 PM

3 Sues - Saint Charles Shave, Mama Bear, Honeybee Spa
3T's - Taylor's, Trumper, and Truefitt (3 UK shaving supply firms)(a.k.a, Three T's)

AFAIK - As far as I know
AOS - Art of Shaving
A/S - After Shave
A/S Splash - After Shave Splash (oddly not abbreviated as something else)
ASB - After shave balm
ASG - After Shave Gel
ATG - Against (across) the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)

B&B - "Badger & Blade" wet-shaving on-line community (www.badgerandblade.com)
BBB - Best badger brush (often used in reference to an EJ brush made for C&E)
BBS - Baby butt smooth
Bump - Used to bring attention back to a thread that has fallen off the front page
BTW - By The Way

C&E - Crabtree & Evelyn
CAR, C.A.R. - Charles A. Roberts - owner of enchanteonline.com and creator of the Hydrolast product line
CF Castle Forbes (UK manufacturer of shaving cream and grooming supplies)
CTG 'Cross the grain (see ATG)

DE - Double-edge (general type of razor blade)
DRH - D.R. Harris (brand of shaving cream, and grooming supplies)

EDC - Eau de Cologne
EDT - Eau de Toilette
EDP - Eau de Parfume
EJ - Edwin Jagger (UK shaving brush marque)
E-W - East-West (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)

FB - Fat Boy (type of Gillette DE razor)
FS - For sale
FT - For trade
FWIW - For What It's Worth

GFT - George F. Trumper (UK manufacturer of shaving cream and grooming supplies)

HD - Heavy Duty (a model of Merkur and other razors)
HMW - High mountain white (a grade of badger hair used in Plisson shaving brushes)
HWMBO - He Who Must Be Obeyed

IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMVHO - In My Very Humble/Honest Opinion
IOTN - Indulgence of the night
IP - Israeli Personna (specific marque of razor blade)

JFGI - Just f***ing Google it

KMF - Kiss My Face (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, and grooming supplies)
KOS - King of Shaves

LH - Long Handle (a model of Merkur and other razors)
LMAO - Laughing My [Butt] Off
LOL - Laugh out loud
LTT - Looking (like) to trade

M3 - Mach 3 (a model of multi-blade razor)
MAD - Multiple Acquisition Disorders
MP - Muehle-Pinsel (German shaving brush marque)

NB - Nancy Boy (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, shampoo, and grooming supplies)
N-S - North-South (direction for stroke with a razor from cheek up)

OTT - Over the Top

PDQ - Pretty damn quick
PJ - Persian Jar (a shape for a shaving brush handle; a model of Simpson's shaving brush)
PM - Personal message (message sent using on-line community's web site rather than email)
PSO - Pacific Shave Oil

QED - QED (quod erat demonstrandum) (US retailer of shaving supplies)

RAD - Razor Acquisition Disorder
RBAD - Razor Blade Acquisition Disorder
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My [Butt] Off
RMWS - Roberts Method Wet Shaving

SBAD - Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder
SCAD - Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
SCS - St. Charles Shave
SER - "Straight Edge Razors" on-line community (www.straightedgedrazors.com)
S&H - Shipping and handling (in reference to Internet and/or eBay purchases)
SMF - "Shave My Face" wet-shaving on-line community (www.shavemyface.com)
S-N - South-North (direction for stroke with a razor from neck up)
SOTD - Shave (scent) of the day (description of one day's shaving process or AS)
SR - Savile Row (UK shaving brush marque)
SRP - "Stright Razor Place" on-line community (www.straightrazorplace.com)
SS - SuperSpeed (model of Gillette safety razor)
SSAD - Shaving Soap Acqisition Disorder
SWMBO - She who must be obeyed (wife / girlfriend / partner)

T&C, T/C - touch and cut
T&H - Truefitt & Hill (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, soap, ASB, grooming supplies)
TESC - The English Shaving Company
TMI - Too much information
TOBS - Taylor's of Old Bond Street
TTO - Twist-to-Open (razor where part of the handle spins to open "doors" on top for blade)

USD - U.S. Dollar

W-E - West-East (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
WTB - Want to buy
WTG - With the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)
WTMI - WAY too much information
WTT - Want to trade

YMMV - Your mileage may vary (i.e., you may have different results)

Original post:

(Not sure if this is the place for this, but here goes...)

Like any other message board, newsgroup, of forum on the Internet, there is a lot of use of acronyms that are unique to the groups. Trouble is, they are never explained. The result is that I'm left to guess what is being said and sometimes the message looses part of it's meaning.

**MasonM** · 10-29-2006, 05:42 PM

Are there any specific ones that you don't understand?

**Queen of Blades** · 10-29-2006, 07:16 PM

Here are two frequently used ones.

YMMV- Your Mileage May Vary

BBS- Baby Butt Smooth

**_JP_** · 10-29-2006, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by MasonM

Are there any specific ones that you don't understand?

Thanks for the offer, I'll remember what they are when I come across them again.

On reflection of my previous post, I'm not trying to gripe, just trying to understand what is being said.

**AandW** · 10-29-2006, 07:47 PM

SWMBO and other similar ones???

**Queen of Blades** · 10-29-2006, 07:52 PM

SWMBO- She Who Must Be Obeyed

**zachster** · 10-29-2006, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by AandW

SWMBO and other similar ones???

She Who Must Be Obeyed -- a nickname for a wife (or girlfriend, if the relationship is advanced enough), from the Rumpole books and TV series.

**BroJohn** · 10-29-2006, 08:02 PM

N-S North to South
S-N South to North
E-W East to West
W-E West to East
WTG With The Grain
ATG Against The Grain
CTG aCross The Grain
DE Double Edge(d)
goo Canned shaving gel
BBS Baby Butt Smooth
Slant A type of razor - Slanted Blade/Safety bar
SSAD Shaving Soap Acquisition Disorder
SBAD Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder
SCAD Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
RAD Razor Acquisition Disorder
XXAD xxWhatever Acquisition Disorder
IP Israeli Personna - Brand of razor Blades

Others can chime in here. Those are the common ones off the top of my head.

-- John Gehman
edited: speling...

**dszpiro** · 10-29-2006, 08:09 PM

SHAVING ACRONYMS (Updated 11/01/06 19:41)
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AOS Art of Shaving
AS After shave
ASB After shave balm
ATG Against (across) the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)

B&B "Badger & Blade" wet-shaving on-line community (www.badgerandblade.com)
BBB Best badger brush (often used in reference to an EJ brush made for C&E)
BBS Baby butt smooth

C&E Crabtree & Evelyn
CF Castle Forbes (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, and grooming supplies)
CTG 'Cross the grain (see ATG)

DE Double-edge (general type of razor blade)

EDT Eau de toilet
EJ Edwin Jagger (UK shaving brush marque)
E-W East-West (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)

FS For sale
FT For trade

HD Heavy Duty (a model of Merkur and other razors)
HMW High mountain white (a grade of badger hair used in Plisson shaving brushes)

IMHO In my humble opinion
IOTN Indulgence of the night
IP Israeli Personna (specific marque of razor blade)

JFGI Just f***ing Google it

KMF Kiss My Face (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, and grooming supplies)

LH Long Handle (a model of Merkur and other razors)
LOL Laugh out loud
LTT Looking (like) to trade

M3 Mach 3 (a model of multi-blade razor)
MAD Multiple Acquisition Disorders
MP Muehle-Pinsel (German shaving brush marque)

NB Nancy Boy (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, shampoo, and grooming supplies)
N-S North-South (direction for stroke with a razor from cheek up)

PDQ Pretty damn quick
PJ Persian Jar (a shape for a shaving brush handle; a model of Simpson's shaving brush)
PM Personal message (message sent using on-line community's web site rather than email)
PSO Pacific Shave Oil

QED QED (quod erat demonstrandum) (US retailer of shaving supplies)

RAD Razor Acquisition Disorder
RBAD Razor Blade Acquisition Disorder
RMWS Roberts Method Wet Shaving

SBAD Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder
SCAD Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
SSAD Shaving Soap Acqisition Disorder
S&H Shipping and handling (in reference to Internet and/or eBay purchases)
SMF "Shave My Face" wet-shaving on-line community (www.shavemyface.com)
S-N South-North (direction for stroke with a razor from neck up)
SOTD Shave (scent) of the day (description of one day's shaving process or AS)
SR Savile Row (UK shaving brush marque)
SS SuperSpeed (model of Gillette safety razor)
SWMBO She who must be obeyed (wife / girlfriend / partner)

T&H Truefitt & Hill (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, soap, ASB, grooming supplies)
TTO Twist-to-Open (razor where part of the handle spins to open "doors" on top for blade)

W-E West-East (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
WTB Want to buy
WTG With the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)
WTT Want to trade

YMMV Your mileage may vary (i.e., you may have different results)

**Queen of Blades** · 10-29-2006, 08:13 PM

Wow! Good job Danny!

I especially like the link to B&B!

**galopede** · 10-30-2006, 11:15 AM

TLAs or FLAs?

Gareth

**boboakalfb** · 10-30-2006, 11:26 AM

Don't forget a Snurdle...the unit of measure which equates to 16 gazootikens. Used in reference to an amount of shaving cream to use. Not to be confused with an almond sized dollop.

**ouch** · 10-30-2006, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by boboakalfb

Don't forget a Snurdle...the unit of measure which equates to 16 gazootikens. Used in reference to an amount of shaving cream to use. Not to be confused with an almond sized dollop.

No it isn't.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpos...08&postcount=6

**boboakalfb** · 10-30-2006, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by ouch

No it isn't.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpos...08&postcount=6

Maybe that is where my problem lies...since I was following this conversion...

Snurdle Conversion

**ouch** · 10-30-2006, 11:48 AM

LOL. Check the dates.

**dszpiro** · 10-30-2006, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by galopede

TLAs or FLAs?

Gareth

Sorry - Don't recognize those. Can you tell me what they stand for?

Thanks,

**Razorlite** · 10-30-2006, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by dszpiro

AS After shave
ASB After shave balm
ATG Against (across) the grain" (direction for stroke with a razor)
B&B "Badger & Blade" wet-shaving on-line community (www.badgerandblade.com)
BBB Best badger brush (often used in reference to an EJ brush made for C&E)
BBS Baby butt smooth
C&E Crabtree & Evelyn
CF Castle Forbes (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, and grooming supplies)
CTG 'Cross the grain (see ATG)
DE Double-edge (general type of razor blade)
EDT Eau de toilet
EJ Edwin Jagger (UK shaving brush marque)
E-W East-West (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
FS For sale
FT For trade
HD Heavy Duty (a model of Merkur and other razors)
HMW High mountain white (a grade of badger hair used in Plisson shaving brushes)
IP Israeli Personna (specific marque of razor blade)
KMF Kiss My Face (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, and grooming supplies)
LH Long Handle (a model of Merkur and other razors)
MP Muehle-Pinsel (German shaving brush marque)
NB Nancy Boy (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, shampoo, and grooming supplies)
N-S North-South (direction for stroke with a razor from cheek up)
PJ Persian Jar (a shape for a shaving brush handle; a model of Simpson's shaving brush)
PM Personal message (message sent using on-line community's web site rather than email)
QED QED (quod erat demonstrandum) (US retailer of shaving supplies)
RAD Razor Acquisition Disorder
SBAD Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder
SCAD Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
SSAD Shaving Soap Acqisition Disorder
S&H Shipping and handling (in reference to Internet and/or eBay purchases)
SMF "Shave My Face" wet-shaving on-line community (www.shavemyface.com)
S-N South-North (direction for stroke with a razor from neck up)
SOTD Shave of the day / Scent of the day (description of one day's shaving process or AS)
SR Savile Row (UK shaving brush marque)
SS SuperSpeed (model of Gillette safety razor)
SWMBO "She who must be obeyed" (wife / girlfriend / partner)
T&H Truefitt & Hill (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, soap, ASB, grooming supplies)
TTO Twist-to-Open (razor where part of the handle spins to open "doors" on top for blade)
W-E West-East (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
WTB Want to buy
WTG With the grain" (direction for stroke with a rzor)
WTT Want to trade
YMMV "Your mileage may vary" (i.e., you may have different results)

This is a great list for anyone not being familiar with these terms, Maybe the list could be added as a sticky in the General forum where it could be added-to easily??

**galopede** · 10-30-2006, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by dszpiro

Sorry - Don't recognize those. Can you tell me what they stand for?

Thanks,

TLAs and FLAs - Three Letter Acronym, Four Letter Acronym...

Gareth

**MBlatt** · 10-30-2006, 02:32 PM

Great list, took a little while to pick up on all of them myself. This should help speed up a newbies transition into being a veteran of the B&B boards.