thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sometimes its hard being a noob around here. All sorts of acronyms are flying through the air: AD SEL MILF GEN UPO ETZ DSSD SDDS PT SDS SMP AR WTF CONUS SS PM TT How about making a acronyms list to help newbies? Sort of like http://www.acronymslist.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrippa Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sometimes its hard being a noob around here. All sorts of acronyms are flying through the air: I'm at the very least a semi-noob myself, but I do know some of those: AD = Authorised Dealer SEL = MILF = Mother I'd like to f*ck (not entirely sure where this fits in, in relation to watches...) GEN = genuine (watch) UPO = Ultimate Planet Ocean (the supposedly best replica of the Planet Ocean) ETZ = Eurotimez (an EU based dealer) DSSD = Rolex Deep Sea Seadweller (I think...) SDDS = PT = Precious Time (a dealer) SDS = SMP = Omega Seamaster Professional AR = Anti-reflective coating WTF = what the f*ck? CONUS = Continental US SS = stainless steel PM = personal message (or PM afternoon, but that'd just be too silly I guess) TT = Trusty Time (a dealer) Anyway, a very good idea imo (= in my opinion ). The incessant f*cking use of custom abbreviations is the most insanely annoying thing for a noob as far as I'm concerned, whether here or on any other forum catering to a specialist audience. Someone please, please make an exhaustive list and pin it firmly to the wall in the general section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hey, great idea! Sounds just like a community task that a 147 post newb could take on, with the help of some older members. We could maybe PIN a well complete and up to date listing I'll start- MILF, My current amorous desires! WTF, An exclamation of disbelief So there's 2 to roll with. Surely you must have figured out some of the others, and this list really should really be enlarged on. Go for it. Its your home too! Offshore Edit, I see Agrippa has given you a flying start...now let's get a BIG list going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 SEL - Solid End Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Yeah. Put'em up in this thread and I'll make a sorted list to be pinned I believe these are needed too DOA = Dead On Arrival POS = Piece Of Sh*t Don't quite know where to put STEBLEHOX = A rare precious metal used for rep bracelets only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Good to see some input! FWIW ( for what its worth) you can use the "TT" for trusty, or alternatively for two tone, as in gold and stainless, not necessarily our much vaunted Admin. O/S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Good to see some input! FWIW ( for what its worth) you can use the "TT" for trusty, or alternatively for two tone, as in gold and stainless, not necessarily our much vaunted Admin. O/S Long, long ago, in a land (not-so) far away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Isn't SDDS the dyslexic counterpart to DSSD? Sea-Dweller Deep Sea I know of SSD, Super Sea-Dweller from a couple of years ago- the last of the old style Sea-Dwellers. SDS used to stand for Students for a Democratic Society but that was forty years ago! Also, SDS is a type of rotohammer drill bit- nothing to do w/ watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) Here's the list so far 316L = A grade of stainless steel also 220L/440L/904L 904L is the highest grade used by Rolex AD = Authorised Dealer AFAIK = As far as I know AP = Audemars Piquet AP ROO = Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore AR = Anti-Reflective coating B&R = Bell & Ross BCE = Breitling Chronomat Evolution Black Magic = all-black HBB Bling/Pimped = Watch bedecked in jewels, usually paste BPH = Beats Per Hour – how fast the watch runs BUMP = Bring Up My Post C1 = A model of Concord watch. CALI = Short for California CBA = can't be arsed CC = Credit Card. CG = Crown Guard CHS = Correct Hand Stack Clownmaster = Sarcastic nickname applied to the Rolex Yachtmaster II CNY = Chinese currency or Chinese New Year CONUS = Continental US COSC = Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres / The Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute CZ = Cubic Zirconia - A Diamond substitute product, used for dial and face decoration DD = Rolex Day-Date DJ = Rolex Datejust DOA = Dead On Arrival DRSD = Double Red Sea-Dweller, Rolex Ref. 1665 DSSD = Rolex Deep Sea Seadweller DW = Datewheel EL = Eddie Lee EMS = Express Mail Service. They are the usual courier for packages ETA = Often preceeded by "Swiss", a genuine movements maker, or the movement itself ETZ = Eurotimez (an EU based collector) FF = Flavor Flav Fiddy = Panerai 127 which has "1950" displayed on the dial. Derived from a street-slang corruption of "Fifty" Fidestro = Panerai 217, the left-side crown guard or "destro" version of the 127; a portmanteau nickname Frankenwatch = a watch assembled and personalised by bits and pieces, usually made to a person's specifications; humourously derived from "Frankenstein". Variations include FrankenPAM, FrankenJust, FrankenTona FUBAR = F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition. Gaytona = Humourous nickname applied to a Rolex Daytona in 18K gold, with 36 Baguette Cognac Sapphires, and "leopard"-design bracelet; named for its flamboyancy Geeks/RG = competing replica watch forum, Repgeeks GEN = Genuine (watch) Group Buy = a forum-wide activity where an item is purchased by interested members at a discounted price GTG = Get together HBB = Hublot Big Bang Ice = Watch with diamonds, usually paste IHS = Incorrect Hand Stack IIRC = If I Remember Correctly IMHO = In My Honest Opinion. La Bomba = Panerai 064 Lume = Watch made to glow created by applications of Luminova, or Tritium, etc.; the glow itself MBK. The next generation of MBWs, actually the name of the shopping mall in Bangkok where the dealer is located MBW = Marias Best Watch - a collector MILF = Mother I'd Like to F*ck Modder = a watchsmith, hobbyist, or amateur who modifies watches Mods = modified watch or a forum moderator otherwise refered to as the Fun Police MOP = Mother-of-Pearl NFI = No F*cking Idea Noob/N00b/Newb(ie) = new member or anything entry-level Noobmariner = A Rolex Submariner from the "Noob factory" in Thailand OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer OP = Original Post(er) OT = Off Topic OZ = Australia Palp crown = Panerai crown (the name of the famous member who provides these, Palpatine) PAM = Panerai Model PM = personal message PO = Omega Planet Ocean POS = Piece Of Sh*t PP = PayPal. Also an abbreviation for Patek Philippe PT = Precious Time (a collector) PVD = "Physical vapor deposition", a matte vacuum coating used on watches, usually black in colour Rehaut = The metal ring between the crystal and dial on a watch. RG = Rep Geek RG = Rose Gold RMFAOL = Rolling My Fluffy Ass Off Laughing Run = a forum-wide activity where members can get services done to their watches, usually during a limited time SDDS = Seadweller Deep Sea (Rolex) SEL = Solid End Links Shitinerand = Time Server Website Slevin = IWC Aquatimer Chronograph, named for the character in the film "Lucky Number Slevin", who wore it SMP = Omega Seamaster Professional SOH = Breitling Superocen Heritage SOSF = Breitling Superocean Steelfish Specs = specifications SS = Stainless steel SSD = Super Sea-Dweller STFU = Shut The F*ck Up The Dark Side = Competing replica watch forum, RWI Ti - Titanium TRC = "The Replica Collector" forum; the first replica watch forum TT = Trusty Time (a collector) TT = Two Tone TTK = Time to Kill. A collector from this and other forums TWP = The Watch Prince - a collector UN = Ulysses Nardin UPO = Ultimate Planet Ocean (the supposedly best replica of the Planet Ocean) VIPmariner = A Rolex Submariner offered to VIP members of a competing rep watch forum WBK = Wackobirdkeeper (collector on Repgeeks/RWI) White Magic = all-white HBB WHS = Wrong Hand Stack WIS = Watch Idiot Savant WR = Water resistance WTF = What The F*ck WU = Western Union Yachtie = Rolex Yachtmaster YG =Yellow Gold ZZ = The Zigmeisterzumba Edited November 29, 2009 by thogaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 RG could also be people referring to repgeek. Not a bad idea to do this. TY Thogaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 A complete list was done a couple of years ago.. too bad it wasn't pinned.. wonder if it's still can be resurrected ?? edit add:.. sorry thogaa.. that is great initiative on your part AC Lani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Let's do it again - that way it's up to date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Timed to.... COCS.. can never remember the correct full wording.. anyone ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Timed to.... COCS.. can never remember the correct full wording.. anyone ?? COCS Cost of Community Services (fiscal impact analyses) COCS Conference on Organizational Computing Systems (ACM) COCS City of College Station (Texas) COCS Centro de Operações do Comando Supremo (Supreme Commander Operations Center, Brazil) COCS Council of Overseas Chinese Services, Inc (New York, NY) COCS Combined Oral ContraceptiveS Or could it be COSC? Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Long, long ago, in a land (not-so) far away... ... here's a blast from the past, A. http://www.rwgforum....__fromsearch__1 Thanks chubbchubb....I did remember that thread being commenced, but couldn't for the life of me re find it (with our latest goddamn useless version of the search engine!) Looks like it went to Wiki, and thence into the great unknown! I'll make sure the final version of this is appropriately pinned. Offshore PS @ thogaa- Yep, should be COSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Let's not forget: WIS - Watch Idiot Savant SEL - Solid Endlinks TZ has a great post with definititions of a WIS which is quite humorous! It can be found here Also somewhat helpful is Zig's list for watch movement glossary & dictionary which can be found here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 A complete list was done a couple of years ago.. too bad it wasn't pinned.. Lets not make the mistake again, can someone pin this please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 PS @ thogaa- Yep, should be COSC. Point taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Lets not make the mistake again, can someone pin this please? In hand! Will wait until it is finalised, and pin the final listing. O/S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 My favorite that I recently learned: STFU Shut the [censored] up...... Please add this one to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 What no FUBAR? This is easily applied to our hobbies. Especially when mods or repairs are done...wrong. F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Minor point here, I thought noobfactory was in the Ghangzhou area of China. I remember BK going there 3-4 years ago, I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demsey Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 CHS Correct Hand Stack, as it applies to the GMT's. That one had me scratching my head for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 And IHS or WHS for Incorrect/Wrong Hand Stack? AFAIK = As far as I know CBA = can't be arsed NFI = No f****** idea IIRC = If I remember correctly They're some others that I use but aren't necessarily related to watches! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thogaa Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Edit done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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