Ever asked the question, "What does FID mean?" or "What's a QP?" Well, I know I've asked before and I'm know other members have as well. So I thought it would be great to have a post on abbreviations! A place to find a quick explanation as to the lingo the members use on the forum.

If you know an abbreviation and it isn't listed here, just reply to this post with your abbreviation. Please make sure the abbreviation isn't already listed before posting. If you see an abbreviation for one word, but know of another abbreviation for the same word then share! Please don't list 'links' to other pages with abbreviations, that takes all the fun out of it As members add their abbreviations, I'll add them to this main post, this way it will be all in one spot.

Shelly will sticky this thread, as it will be easy to find on the forum.

Let's get to it!!

FORUM LINGO:


AKA - Also Known As
AFK - Away from Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BCON - Beer Coming Out Nose or Beverage Coming Out Nose
BTW - By The Way
DH - Darling Husband
Fids - Feathered/Furry/Finned Kids
Fratts - Feathered/Furry/Finned Brats
FYI - For Your Information
IDK - I Don't Know
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
ITA - I totally agree
JK - Just Kidding
JMO - Just My Opinion
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
MBS - Multiple Bird Syndrom
PITA - pain in the a$$
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFLMBO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Butt Off
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$ Off
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed (wife)
SO - Significant Other
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIAGI - This Is A Great Idea
TMI - To Much Information
YMMV - your mileage may vary (eg. as in my bird acclimated to our family in 2 weeks time, but YMMV)


PARROT ABBREVIATIONS:

AKEET - American Parakeet
BCC - Black Capped Conure
BC or BCC - Blue Crown Conure
BE2 - Bare Eyed Cockatoo
BFA - Blue Front Amazon
B&G - Blue and Gold Macaw
BHC - Black Headed Caique
BP2 - Black Palm Cockatoo
BSL - Blue Streak Lory
BWP - Bronze Winged Pionus
C2 - Citron Cockatoo
CAG - Congo African Grey
CBP - Coral Bill Pionus
CM - Catalina Macaw
DP - Dusky Pionus
DYHA - Double Yellow Headed Amazon
E2 - Eleanora Cockatoo
EKEET - English Parakeet
Ekkie - Eclectus
G2 - Goffin Cockatoo
GB - Great Bill
GC or GCC - Green Cheek Conure
GCC - Gold Capped Conure
GCP - Grey Cheeked Parakeet
GE - Grand Eclectus
GS2 - Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
GW or GWM - Green Wing Macaw
HH - Hawk Head Parrot
HM - Hahn's Macaw
HMC - Half Moon Conure
HYM- Hyacinth Macaw
IR or IRN - Indian Ringneck
IM - Illigers Macaw
KEET - Parakeet
LGC - Little Green Chicken
LP - Lineolated Parakeet
LS2 - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
M2 - Moluccan Cockatoo
MM2 - Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo
MBC - Maroon Bellied Conure
MGM - Miligold Macaw
MM - Military Macaw
MS2 - Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
MP - Maximillian Pionus
OW or OWA - Orange Winged Amazon
PC - Painted Conure
Plet - Parrotlet
POW - Princess Parrot
QP - Quaker Parakeet
RB2 - Rose Breasted Cockatoo
RLA - Red Lored Amazon
RM - Ruby Macaw
RSE - Red Sided Eclectus
RV2 - Red Vented Cockatoo
SIE - Solomon Island Eclectus
SM - Scarlet Macaw
T2 - Triton Cockatoo
TAG - Timneh African Grey
TIEL - Cockatiel
TOO - Cockatoo
U2 - Umbrella Cockatoo
VE - Vosmaerie's Eclectus
WBC - White Bellied Caique
WCP - White Cap Pionus
WFA = White Fronted Amazon
YCM = Yellow Collared Macaw
YNA = Yellow Naped Amazon




Now, I've done it in alphabetical order according to the abbreviation. I think this might be the easiest way to find out what it means. If you have any other ideas, let me know!!

Also, when the list starts to become complete, I'll make the same list into columns, as it won't be as long then.

How considerate you are Carrie! Ive also wondered at times about a few of the abbreviations. Thanks for the enormous help.

Thanks Carrie~Anne!! This REALLY helps!!

Great Job!

What a wonderful thing to post!! I was here for around 6 months before I figured half of them out!!

Might want to add DH as it took me a while to figure out what others were talking about!

This is great Carrie~Anne!!

KK, it's added

Thanks Carrie Anne...Smart idea too....I didn't know there were so many different species of birds, wheeew...

How about DYHA Double Yellow Headed Amazon

and I thought GCC was Green Cheeked Conure...

Don't forget...BCC Blue Crown Conure...

and BCC Black Capped Conure
BHC and WBC Black headed Caique and White Bellied Caique...
BFA Blue Front Amazon

Thanks Carrie Anne, I've been asked multiple of times what all the abbreviations mean...and I don't mind telling but I'm sure I forget a lot of them.....this will help everyone...

Some that took me a minute to get..although they are not birds

JMO - just my opinion
IDK - I don't know
IMHO - In my honest opinion

Originally I was told that GCC was Green Cheek Conure, until I joined a Conure group and was corrected (rather rudely too!).

I did put Green Cheek Conure as GC or GCC

And with Blue Crown Conure, I put it as BC or BCC (BC is the 'correct' way, or so I was told )

Thanks for the additions ladies!!

Keep em coming guys!! I know there are lots more out there

TIAGI=This Is A Great Idea.

heh....sure is!!

Thanks, UZ!

SO - Significant Other
JK - Just Kidding
FYI - For Your Information
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off

Permission to cross post when done?

You betcha

What a great idea. Its a great help.

This list helped a lot. I got a pretty good imagination, and some of my guesses were pretty wild.

any printable?

Just thought I'd give this a little bump to see if anyone has anything new to add

BBL= Be Back Later

AFK= Away from Keyboard

ITA= I totally agree

Thanks, Betty!

Thanks for the listCarrie....Looks like you've covered 'em all.......

IMHO to me always meant "in my humble opinion" but i like honest too.

YMMV - your mileage may vary. as in my bird acclimated to our family in 2 weeks time, but YMMV

PITA - pain in the a$$

wow, i had to think back to my AOL message board days to come up with a few of these. what a PITA