Acronyms And Abbreviations Used On Web Forums
WTF Does That Mean?
AFAIK= And For All I Know
AP = Armor Piercing Bullet or Associated Press
ATM = Automated Teller Machine or Alert The Media
BARD = Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
BBL = Be Back Later
BBM = Bolded By Me
BRB = Be Right Back
BTDT = Been There Done That — Refers to a (supposed) veteran with extensive experience
BTW = By The Way
BUG = Back Up Gun
BUMP = “Bumping” this post to the top of the thread
CC = Carbon Copy or Close Combat
CCW = Concealed Carry Weapon (License)
COD = Cause Of Death
CQB = Close Quarters Battle
CQC = Close Quarters Combat
DA = District Attorney
DD = dear daughter, or darling daughter
DLC = Date of last contact
DS = dear son, or darling son
DH = Dear Husband or darling husband
DT = Double Tap – Two shots, very fast
DW = Dear Wife or darling wife
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival OR Edited to Add
FB = Facebook
FMJ = Full Metal Jacket
FTR = for the record
FWIW = For What It’s Worth
GMAB = Give Me a Break
HLN = Headline News (cable news channel)
HNN = Headline News Network
HRD = Human Remains Detection (K-9)
HTH = Hope This Helps OR Happy to Help
IANA L= I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC= If I Recall Correctly
IKWYM = I Know What You Mean
IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
IMO= In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
ITA = I Totally Agree
IWB = Inside Waist Band – A holster that is worn inside the pants
JHP = Jacketed Hollow Point Bullet
JK = Just Kidding
JMO = Just My Opinion
JSP = Jacketed Soft Point Bullet
JVM = Jane Velez Mitchell (crime talk show on Headline News)
KWIM = Know What I Mean
LDT = Lie Detector Test
LE = Law Enforcement
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
ME = Medical Examiner
MIA = Missing in action
MOD = Manner of Death or Moderator /not to be confused with each other
MOO = My Own Opinion
MS = MySpace
MSM = Main Stream Media
NG = Nancy Grace (crime talk show on Headline News)
OMG = Oh My Gosh/Oh My Goodness/Oh My God
O/T = Off Topic
OT = Off Topic
OW = Outstanding Warrants
PC = Press Conference
PD = Police Department OR Physical Description
PLS = Point (Place) Last Seen
PO = Police Officer
POI = Person Of Interest
POS = Piece of sh|t
PM = Private Message
ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RL or IRL = Real Life or in Real Life
SA = State’s Attorney
SAR = Search and Rescue
SBM = Snipped By Me Snipped By Moderator
SF = Stepfather
SM = Stepmom/mother
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Sex offender or significant other
STBX = soon to be ex (spouse)
SW = Search Warrant
WRT = With regards to
TRB = Tap, Rack and Bang – Clearance Drill for Stoppages: Tap the Magazine, Rack the slide, BANG
TIA = Thanks in Advance
TOD = Time of Death
TOS = TERMS OF SERVICE
TY = Thank You
UID = Unidentified – term used for a john or jane doe, someone who is unidentified
WTH = What The Heck
WTF = What The F**K
YW = You’re Welcome