Abbreviations and Acronym Glossary

Abbreviation and Acronym Glossary

Every wonder what all the abbreviations you see on the discussion boards are about? This is the place to find out.

1. BA
2. BTW
3. Banana Roll
4. IMHO
5. IMO
6. LMAO
7. LOL
8. NT or n/t
9. PS
10. ROTFL
11. TT
12. UAL
13. bleph
14. flanks
15. i/o (usually used in conjunction with "thighs")
16. u/l (usually used in conjunction with abs)

• BA:
  

  Breast Augmentation (This isn't really an "on-topic" topic here, but the abbreviation comes up now and again, so we added it here. If you are looking for a site with similar features that covers BA and related topics, I strongly urge you to check out ImplantInfo at www.implantinfo.com.

• BTW:
  

  By the way

• Banana Roll:
  

  A "banana roll" is the extra deposit of fat below your buttocks. It's called this because it looks kind of like a banana on its side.

• IMHO:
  

  In my humble opinion

• IMO:
  

  In my opinion

• LMAO:
  

  Laughing my @ss off.

• LOL:
  

  Laughing out loud - used to reply to a post that you find particularly funny.

• NT or n/t:
  

  This means "no text" - as in "Don't bother to click on this message, since everything's included right on the subject line.
   
  If you are replying to an n/t thread, PLEASE, PLEASE remove the n/t or else people won't read your message.

• PS:
  

  Plastic Surgeon

• ROTFL:
  

  Rolling on the floor laughing - Even funnier than an LOL post.

• TT:
  

  Tummy tuck - abdominoplasty

• UAL:
  

  Ultrasonic Assisted Lipoplasty

• bleph:
  

  Blepharoplasty - eyelid surgery. (If you're interested in learning a lot more about facial plastic surgery, I recommend FaceForum at www.faceforum.com.

• flanks:
  

  Flanks are the real name for what we commonly call "love handles".

• i/o (usually used in conjunction with "thighs"):
  

  inner/outer

• u/l (usually used in conjunction with abs):
  

  upper/lower - By the way (BTW) abs is short for abdomen

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