MN's usernames

[collision]

I am new to MN and think the site is fantastic. I wish I had found it ages ago. I do get a bit stuck with the initials for words though. I've worked out that HV is health visitor and what ds and dh and dd is .......it is the others that confuse me!

My question (if I am allowed to ask...not sure of the rules) is how did some of your nicknames come about? Some of them really make me laugh and intrigue me.

Mine is a derivative of my maiden name and because my dh says I am a Calamity Collision!!

[marthamoo]

Hi collision, welcome to MN. There's a thread on this somewhere, will try and find it for you.

[JanHR]

Mine is my first name and my initials

[marthamoo]

That took longer than I thought...

here it is

[marthamoo]

Oh and abbreviations:

dh dear/darling husband
dd dear/darling daughter
ds dear/darling son (with numbers after if you have more than one eg., ds1, dd3)
dp dear/darling partner
sil, mil, bil, fil sister/mother/brother/father in law
pmsl p* myself laughing
rofl roll on floor laughing
imo, imho in my opinion/in my humble opinion
iyswim if you see what I mean
irl in real life
btw by the way
lol laugh out loud

Can't think of any more off the top of my head!

[bunny2]

and there are the trying to conceive ones:

ttc trying to conceive
AF Aunt Flo (periods)
CM cervical mucus
EWCM egg white cervical mucus
OPK ovulation predictor kit (also known as wee sticks or pissy sticks )

[collision]

Thanks for that Marthamoo........it was fun to read and now I know all the abbreviations as well.....I can now be a real mumsnetter!!

[marthamoo]

Oh and...

MW is midwife

[collision]

Urrrrrrgh!! Thanks for the details, bunny2.....I hadnt even seen those. (I do like Aunt Flo!!!)

[WideWebWitch]

Also HTH = Hope This Helps. Welcome Collision.

[CountessDracula]

here is a full list of internet abbreviations Collision!

FIGJAM XX

[Chinchilla]

Wow!

[sis]

You are Countess, you are!

[fio2]

I sent my dh an e- mail the other day with atm and btw on. He mailed back saying what F* is atm and btw??????????

[fio2]

lol CD

[Kayleigh]

CD.

Especially love CRAFT (Can't Remember a F*ing Thing) for some inexplicable reason.
My dh calls me List Lady as if I don't write something down i haven't a cat in hells chance of remembering!

[Blu]

FWIW for what it's worth
IME in my experience
ATM at the moment
and recently,
FFS seems to have snuck in...but should be discouraged on our new calm respectful think-before-we-type MN!