Forum/Cycling Acronyms and Abbreviations

[Slim]

Updated version of RTFM...

JFGI - Just F***ing Google It

Especially applies to a member of our team who bought an Apple Mac 'cos it "looks nice". The fact that he knows absolutely f***all about Macs and their systems didn't stop him. Now he pesters the rest of us whenever he gets stuck (often!!!).

 

[philipbh]

The End of the Local Bike Shop

According to some cycle to work type supplement in a recent Cycling Plus - our local bike shops are referred to as IBDs - Independant Bike Dealers

 

[jeltz]

NOB - Numpty on bike
IGMC - I'll get my coat
TLA - Three letter acronym

 

[Theseus]

ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym

 

[garrilla]

A whole 10 pages on this thread and nobody did n+1

n+1 = the number of bikes that most cyclists desire where n is the number they currently have

 

[jimboalee]

A whole 10 pages on this thread and nobody did n+1

n+1 = the number of bikes that most cyclists desire where n is the number they currently have

That is mathematics and PURE LOGIC.

It doesn't belong here.

 

[garrilla]

That is mathematics and PURE LOGIC.

It doesn't belong here.

There is also FOJ, but I can't remember what thats for again

 

[Bman]

Heres some more. Ok there not entirely cycling related, but I can see some of them being used once in a while:

N1 = Nice One
FTW = For The Win
WP = Well Played
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
AFK = Away From Keyboard (possible use in Chatbox?)

LOL meaning "Laughing on-line" is a new one on me! LOL!
and IMHO has always meant "In My Honest Opinion" for me.

 

[top-tube]

GIRUY - Scots: exclamation. Literal translation 'Get it right up ye'
FRO - Yorkshire: Leave and do not darken my door again. Literal translation 'F*** Right Off'

 

[Randochap]

And how can any bike forum get on without the acronym HTFU?

 

[killiekosmos]

GIRUY - Scots: exclamation. Literal translation 'Get it right up ye'
FRO - Yorkshire: Leave and do not darken my door again. Literal translation 'F*** Right Off'

And its West of Scotland version GIRFUY

 

[hotmetal]

(So PART could stand for Pendantic Anally Retentive Twat. For instance.)

So, just to be a PART of this thread, I wish to point out that the word is, in fact, PEDANTIC without the extra N. I know how to spell it cos I am it! (Well, pedantic at least. I'd stop short of applying the rest of it to myself!)

PS CBA* 2 read every page, have we had SWMBO† yet?

* Can't be arsed
† She who must be obeyed

 

[dragon72]

So, just to be a PART of this thread, I wish to point out that the word is, in fact, PEDANTIC without the extra N. I know how to spell it cos I am it! (Well, pedantic at least. I'd stop short of applying the rest of it to myself!)

^ FFIHLS - Fell for it hook, line and sinker.

 

[hotmetal]

^ FFIHLS - Fell for it hook, line and sinker.

Touché!

 

[benb]

I like it, it's the opposite of an acronym - is there a word for it?

Like See You Next Tuesday !

Backronym, I think