Commonly Used Abbreviations 101 (for teh noobs)

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

1337 - a language comprised of numbers and symbols/leet/elite

2k6r - someone who joined in the year 2006, also used for other years.

AGG - word for cool, or awesome

ASAP - As soon as Possible

BNIB - Brand new in box

Dodgy() - meaning sarcasm

F/S - For sale

F/T - For trade

F/S/T - For sale, or for trade

Flaming - consists of excessive insults of an offensive nature.

FTW - For the win/fight the walrus

GTFO - Get The **** Out

IMO/IMHO - In My Opinion/In My Honest Opinion

IMP - Impulse

Lowball - to make an offer on an item that is way too low

LNIB - Like new in box

LMK - let me know

LOL - Laughing out loud(or Lawl)

MO-Money Order

Mod/moderator - someone who patrols the forums

Sticky - a post that moderators have considered very important, they will be at the top of the first page in a forum IE: This thread.

NIB - New in box

NTY - No thank you

OBO - or best offer

Paypal - website used to pay for items

QFT - Quoted for truth

Sig - signature

Shens - (shenanigans) meaning not true, most people say "pics or shens" meaning "give us pics or we wont think its true"

sp? - means a person doen't know how to spell something

Stock - without upgrades

TL;DR - Too long; didn't read

Ups/bumps/ttt - ups put your post at the top of the list, right below stickes, this is done so more people see a certain post/same/to the top

WTB - Want to buy

WTT - Want to trade

SPL - sound pressure level

Cap- capacitor

batt/bat-battery

8g, 4g, 1/0g, etc - sizes of wire

amp - amplifier

xover-crossover

pwn =own or to own somebody

wtf - waht the ****

stfu- shut the **** up

dual/pyle/lanzar -shitty *** equipment

IBTL - in before the lock

remote - wire carrying 12v that turns the amp on or off

xplod - sony x-plod/subs and amps that do what they title insinuates (explode)

ORLY- explain/oh, really

IIRC-if i remember correctly

POS = Piece of Shit

EPS- Eddy power's Special..... basicly like ur car's a big magnet that ran threw auto zone (happy now?)

9512ds=***?(***-***/******/someone who is gay)

PITA- pain in the ***

post up more that i havent listed here

sticky much?

Click to read more...

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

go get a hobby and stop asking for a sticky on stupid shit

 

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

hey, you know what?

quit being a *****

there was a thread that was asking what a bump and what SPL meant

so i thought to my self "wow, maybe i could try to better the forum by creatign a thread that might get stickied so that people always arent asking what this shit means. i know when i was a noob to forums i didnt know what half this shit meant.

by the way, ive got a hobbie, its car audio.

whats urs? starting shit for no good reason?

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

1337=leet=elite

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

you forgot a few.

EPS- Eddy power's Special..... basicly like ur car's a big magnet that ran threw auto zone....

well i mean one.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

go get a hobby and stop asking for a sticky on stupid shit

ive tould you before and i'll tell you again.

ur gay.... simple as that..

GAY!

 

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

haha

as much as id like to add that

lets keep semi serious and the ones that are used a decent amount

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

what about ...LAWL... ???

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-15-1400w-dual-voice-coil-subwoofers-w-everything_W0QQitemZ260142553484QQihZ016QQcategoryZ18804QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[southstylestang 10+ year member]

IBTL - in before the lock

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

wtf? = what the ****?

stfu = shut the **** up

 

[youngfu 10+ year member]

thanks.

I needed a tutorial for the abbreviations

 

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

its on there

(this was directed twards the "lawl"

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

IIRC if i remember correctly

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

and ORLY explain it