Acronym or
Term
|
Loose Definition
|
| ABTWMP |
About to wet my pants, usually in association
with LMBO or ROFL. |
| AFK, AFC |
Away from keyboard or computer |
| Baggy |
A plastic baggy full of supplies, see also squishy |
| BE, BDE |
Brazilian embroidery, Brazilian Dimensional
Embroidery |
| BRB |
Be right back |
| BTW |
By the way |
| CATS |
Creative Arts and Textiles Seminars |
| CQ |
Crazy quilting |
| DH |
Dear heart, dear husband, or something less pleasant when a
spouse is angry, like darn husband or worse! |
| DD, DDIL |
Dear daughter, dear daughter in law |
| DS |
Dear son, sometimes dear spouse...context is
important! |
| EGA |
Embroiders Guild of America |
| EGC |
Embroiders Guild of Canada |
| Flame, Flaming |
The name arises from the fact that the email or
post is incendiary. A flame can be demeaning or insulting or
intended to cause derision or disturbance. On our list, if someone gets
burned, more than likely, someone will get banned. |
| FWIW |
For what its worth |
| FYI |
For your information |
| GGP |
Gotta go pee, usually used with
BRB |
| IM, AIM |
Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger |
| IMIO |
In my informed opinion |
| IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
| Lingerie Lace |
The inexpensive stretchy nylon lace often found on
lingerie. |
| LMBO |
Laughing my behind off |
| LOL |
Laughing out loud |
| NAYY |
No affiliation, yada yada. This is used when a list
member is talking about a vendor or supplier and wants everyone to know
they have no vested interest other than the groups edification. |
| OMG |
Oh my goodness |
| PIMP |
Peeing in my pants, usually associated with
ROFL |
| PITA |
Pain in the "backside" |
| RAK |
Random act of kindness |
| ROFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing. Sometimes
used with LMBO or PIMP. |
| SIL |
Son in law or sister in law, again context is important |
| Spam |
No, not the infamous potted meat! Spam is
any unauthorized solicitation or junk email |
| Squishy |
A mailer full of goodies, see also baggy |
| SRE |
Silk ribbon embroidery |
| Stash |
You stash of embroidery supplies |
| UFO |
Unfinished object |
| WIP |
Work in progress |
| XS |
Cross stitch |
