Common Abbreviations

[CRToon83]

I found this on another forum of which I really don't like at all, but I thought some members here would like this is as a quick reference, especially for the newer members.

Bird Related Terms:

AKEET = American Parakeet
B&G = Blue and Gold Macaw
BC = Blue Crown Conure
BCC = Black Capped Conure
BE2 = Bare Eyed Cockatoo
BFA = Blue Front Amazon
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
DYH or DYHA = Double Yellow Head Amazon
E2 = Eleanora Cockatoo
ECKY = Eclectus
EKKIE = Eclectus
EKEET = English Parakeet
G2 = Goffin Cockatoo
GB = Great Bill
GC = Green Cheeked 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
KEET = Parakeet
LP = Lineolated Parakeet
LS2 = Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
M2 = Moluccan Cockatoo
MBC = Maroon Belled Conure
MGM= Miligold Macaw
MM = Military Macaw
MM2 = Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo
MRHA - Mexican Red Head Amazon
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
TC= Timor Cockatoo
TIEL = Cockatiel
TOO = Cockatoo
U2 = Umbrella Cockatoo
VE = Vosmaeri's Eclectus
WCP = White Cap Pionus
WFA = White Fronted Amazon
WF = White Faced Cockatiel
YCM = Yellow Collared Macaw
YNA = Yellow Naped Amazon

General Terms:

AAMOF= As a matter of fact
AFAIK= As far as I know
AKA= Also known as
BBFN= Bye Bye for now
BBL= Be back later
BG = Big giggle (Grin)
BRB = Be right back
BTW = By the way
CIN = Cinnamon
CYL/CUL/CUL8R = See you later
DH = Dear husband
FWIW = For what it's worth
FYI = For your information
HEFY - Hot enough for you
HTH = Hope this helps (or helped)
HC= Holy Crud (Sherry)
JMHO Just my honest opinion
IIRC = If I remember correctly
IME/IMPE = In my [Personal] experience
IMHO = In my humble (honest) opinion
IMO = In my opinion
IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion
IRC = Internet relay chat (live chat via IRC servers)
ISP = Internet service provider
JMO = Just my opinion
LMK = Let me Know
LOL = Laugh out loud or Lots of luck
LUT = Lutino
MIA = Missing in action
NTM = Not to mention
OIC = Oh I see!
OS = Over Share
OTOH = On the other hand
PC = Politically correct
PMFJI = Pardon me for jumping in
PLMK = Please let me Know
POV = Point of view
PTI = Pardon the interruption
POQ = P**s off quietly / quickly
ROFL/ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMBO = Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
SNAG = Sensitive new age guy
SO = Significant other
SWMBO = She who must be obeyed (wife)
TAF = That's all folks
TAFN = That's all for now
TBT = Truth be told
TF = Tail feathers
TIA = Thanks in advance
TMI = Too Much Information
TPMB = The Perch Message Board
TTFN = Ta-Ta for now
TTYL = Talk to you later
TTYS = Talk to you soon
VBG = Very big giggle (grin)
: ) = Smiley
: (= Frown

[fqtt]

haha thanks a lot!!

I had figured out most of them, like the cockatoo ones, but I was really confused about the TAG and CAG ones! I knew they were both greys but didn't know the difference, hehe.

Thanks again!

[SuzyCupcake13]

I <3 SWMBO

I totally think my boyfriend would use that.

[Arrhidaeus]

Awesome, thanks for that.