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An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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lugnet.faq
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 00:05:54 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, Shiri Dori writes:
> OK, here goes! This is an A to Z acronym guide - not categorized. I might make
> another, categorized one later.
I've been collecting acronyms for a while as well, and was putting them into
catagories. Below is the list I have so far. I replaced my 'theme'
collection with Shiri's, since that one was much more complete. And I've been
wondering exactly what a TIMMY is for the longest time! Thanks.
LEGO Acronyms
People
AFOL = Adult Fans of Lego
KABOB = Kid with A Bunch Of Bricks
NLP = Non-Lego Parent
NLS = Non LEGO Spouse
Groups
BAYLUG = Bay Area Lego Train Club
GMLTC = Greater Midwest Lego Train Club
(LCIH = a Lego Consumer Intensive Household)
NELUG = North East LEGO User Group
NGLTC = North Georgia LEGO Train Club
PNLTC = Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club
RTL = Rec.Toys.Lego
TLC = The Lego Company (use this one now; formerly TLG)
TLG = The LEGO Group = the company that produces LEGO
Bricks and Brick related
BURP = Big Ugly Rock Piece
BURPMAN = Big Ugly Rock Person Made Annoyingly Nonmobile
CRAPP = Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate - the big raised baseplate with
the ramp on the side, or generally, any raised baseplate
GULP = Giant Useless Lego Products (big, formed bases, weird
containers, non-LEGO stuff in a box)
HOG = Hand Of God (what the minifigs think of when you move them
LURP = Little Ugly Rock Piece - the smaller triangular one (also
called BURP)
PEWC = (pronounced "puke") -- Prefab Explorian Wing Cockpit
POOP = Piece (made) Out of Other Pieces - a piece which should have
been several pieces. [Pieces that could/should be made Out of Other Pieces]
RDP = Revolving Door Portals
SPUD = Special-Purpose, Useless, Decorative (Special/Single Purpose
Ugly/Useless Design)
SNOT = Studs Not On Top
STAMP = STicker Across Multiple Pieces
TIMMY: Terrible Immature Minifig Master of Yucky
Creations
MOC = My Own Creation/My Original Creation
MOTM = Model of the Month
CAD and Rendering
MPD = Multi Part DAT?
Lugnet
CLSOTW = Cool LEGO Site of the Week (also CLSotW)
FOTW = Find Of The Week; a very good/cheap/large deal involving lego
TOS = Terms of Service?
TOU = Terms of Use
Store Acronyms
DYA = DYA Shopping - in France? (http://www.dya-
shopping.com/uk/boutique/home2offre.html)
LS@H = Lego Shop-at-home (http://www.lugnet.com/lsahs/)
S@H = (Lego) Shop-at-home (http://www.lugnet.com/lsahs/)
TRU = Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com)
WM = Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/)
Buying/Selling/Auction Acronyms
BOGO = Buy One Get One (eg: buy one, get one 50% off)
FOTW = Find Of The Week; a very good/cheap/large deal involving
lego (FOTD, FOTM, FOTY: similar)
FS = For Sale
FT = For Trade
JABA = Just Another Brick Auction
MIB = Mint in box
MIMB = Mint in mint box
MISB = Mint in sealed box
NIB = New in box - pieces still in bags (box has been opened)
NISB = New in sealed box, (box is not in mint condition)
WTB = Want To Buy
WTT = Want To Trade
General Acronyms
AFAIK = As Far As I Know.
C2F or CTF = Claim to Fame
CMIIAW = Correct Me If I Am Wrong
DARFC = Ducking And Running For Cover
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions.
HTH = Hope That Helps.
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
LMK = Let Me Know
LMKWYT = Let Me Know What You Think
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LMK = Let Me Know
ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
TIA = Thanks In Advance
Theme Abbreviations:
BK: Black Knights.
BT: Blacktron; the evil ones with the black visors. Also BT1.
BT2: Blacktron, Future Generation. The antifreeze-green ones.
CW: Castle World. A fan-created world with creations, characters and
stories about Lego castle.
DM: Dragon Masters.
FM: Forestmen.
IG: Imperial Guards.
IP: Ice Planet 2002.
L/S: Light and Sound.
MT: M-Tron; also, Model Team.
RK: Royal Knights.
RR: Rock Raiders.
SP: Space Police; refers to black/blue/trans-red variety. Also SP1.
SP2: Space Police 2; refers to gray/black/red/trans-green police.
SW: Star Wars.
UT: Unitron.
WW: Wild West.
Other
BB = B? B? (Basic Brick?)
OMR = O? M? R?
--
David Schilling
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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| (...) make (...) Thanks for the list! Some of these stuff I took out or didn't put in intentionally, but some will be very helpful. I'm adding them. (...) I got the impression that this was considered as an acronym for the Utah LUG? I don't know for (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
| | | Re: An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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| (...) Don't forget KKK = Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (...) OMR = Official Model Repository, the mythical ldraw.org site fantasized over by many but something that Tim (yours truly) has been too lazy to finish. :| -Tim (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
| | | Re: An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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| (...) The original: NLSO = Non-LEGO Significant Other (well, it might not be the original, but it's the most common) And: SLSO/S/P = Semi-LEGO Significant Other/Spouse/Parent (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
| | | Re: An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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| Don't forget the FA - For Auction. Correction listed below on BAYLUG David Schilling <davidNO@SPAMsunteleia.com> wrote in message news:FpL49u.B5A@lugnet.com... (...) make (...) into (...) been (...) The train club is BAYLTC BAYLUG is the Lego Users (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| | An Acronym Guide - A to Z
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| OK, here goes! This is an A to Z acronym guide - not categorized. I might make another, categorized one later. (IIRC, AFAIK, these are all the acronyms. LMKWYT, TIA. HTH!) (If you didn't understand that, this is for you!) ___...___ A1RB: Alpha-1 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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