I Need a Crash Couse on Abbreviations

Updated on February 13, 2008
S.F. asks from Waverly, IA
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Could someone please tell me what DH, DD, SAHM along with the other abbreviations that people are using? I guess I am behind the times. :)

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I am glad that I asked, it seems that there are many of us who didn't know what the abbreviations were for. Thanks to all of you who helped to clear this up so I can better understand the requests!

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P.S.

answers from Milwaukee on

LOL, I was the same way at first.
DH- Dear Husband
DD- Dear daughter
DS- Dear son
SAHM- stay at home mom
LOL-laughing out loud
Have a great day!!

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P.H.

answers from Provo on

Thanks for asking! I didn't know what they meant so I would just skip over stuff. If we all spoke in abbreviations like we typed, we'd be in big trouble... (remember that cingular commericial? IDK, my BFF Jill? Yikes!)

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D.F.

answers from Des Moines on

DH=dear hubby, darling hubby or any other 'd' word you can come up with...depends on the context usually ;-)
DD=dear daughter, etc
SAHM=stay at home mom
JMHO=just my honest/humble opinion
ROFLMAO=rolling on floor, laughing my A$$ off(can replace A with a B for behind/butt)

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S.P.

answers from Great Falls on

DH- Dear Husband, DD Dear Daughter, DS- Dear Son. SAHM- Stay at home Mom. It took me a while too. Don't feel bad.

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J.M.

answers from St. Cloud on

You click on the the help section and go to Netiquette. I asked this question as well when I first started on this site. All the abbreviations are listed.

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B.S.

answers from Milwaukee on

I don't know either? The SAHM is stay at home mom....not sure on the others?

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H.G.

answers from Saginaw on

DH=dear husband
DD=dear daughter
DS-dear son
SAHM=stay at home mom

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J.H.

answers from Provo on

yea what does it mean?

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R.F.

answers from Salt Lake City on

This I found in the 'no spam' section of mamasource:

Abbreviation Demystifier
On the internet you might come across some of the following acronyms. You can include these in messages to save time with typing!

SAHM - Stay at home mom
WAHM - Work at home mom
WM - Working mom

DD - Darling daughter
DS - Darling son
DH - Darling husband / hubby (or darn husband)

GM - Grandmother
GF - Grandfather

MIL - Mother-in-law
FIL - Father-in-law
SIL - Sister-in-law (or son-in-law)
DIL - Daughter-in-law

THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks in advance
b/c - Because
IMO - In my opinion
BTW - By the way
OTOH - On the other hand
LOL - Laughing out loud
FWIW - For what it's worth
BTDT - Been there done that
KWIM - Know what I mean?
ROTF - Rolling on the floor (laughing)
GMTA - Great minds think alike

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C.C.

answers from Grand Rapids on

Dear/Darling/Dumb Husband is DH
Dear/Darling Daughter is DD
Dear/Darling Son is DS
SAHM is stay at home mom.

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C.H.

answers from Lincoln on

DD = Divorced Dad (??)

DH = ??

SAHM = Stay At Home Mom

Hope this helps.

C.

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L.K.

answers from Omaha on

I'm with you. I know that SAHM= stay at home mom, DD= developmentally disabled but DH I'm not sure.

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A.T.

answers from Provo on

DH = dear husband, DD = dear daugher, etc. SAHM = Stay at Home Mom. You might also run into DTD = Doing the Deed (i.e. Sex), BD = Baby Dance or trying to concieve, TTC = Trying to concieve, MIL/FIL = Mother in law/father in law. Any others?

There are a lot of websites that use these same abbreviations, so you might see them elsewhere too (Fertilityfriend.com etc.). Good luck!

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T.P.

answers from Omaha on

naaawwwwwww. you're not behind the times:-)
if you haven't ever been in contact with those abbreviations, no reason for you to know what they meant...

someone had to tell the rest of us.. or tell us where to look,, or look for the link eventually so we knew too..lol lol
hope the link helps.. and the replies.
there's always something that pops up here and there that isn't listed some where and i still have to ask..lol like an abbreviation of a name brand clothing or something.. :-\

T.

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N.L.

answers from Green Bay on

DD stands for Deadbeat Dad, DH stands for Deadbeat Husband and SAHM stands for Stay At Home Mom.

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D.H.

answers from Great Falls on

I'm with you! I'm guessing SAHM = stay at home mom. That is about the only one I've figured out...DH = divorced husband?! Thanks for speaking up!

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A.H.

answers from Casper on

Good question... lol

The only one I knew was SAHM = Stay At Home Mom
And also SO = Significant Other

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A.C.

answers from Salt Lake City on

SAHM=stay at home mom

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S.N.

answers from Salt Lake City on

DH = Dear Husband; DD = Dear Daughter (thus DS = Dear Son); SAHM = Stay At Home Mom

= )

D'oh... looks like you got a lot of answers here!! Aren't Mom's great?!?

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S.D.

answers from Boise on

DH: Darling Husband
DD: Darling Daughter
DS: Darling Son
SAHM: Stay at home mom
WAHM: Work at home mom

You can go on to FlyLady.net and see a whole list of acronyms.

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N.S.

answers from Kalamazoo on

Thank you for asking.......I thought I was the only one.

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L.S.

answers from St. Cloud on

This is all too funny. Are you still confused...I think I am. I read your responses and had to laugh. DH= Dear/Darling/Deadbeat/Divorced...Husband. Maybe it could be dimwit husband after reading one of the posts from today. I guess we are still at the mercy of our own interpretation and the context of the story. I doubt that lady was calling him dear or darling...hee hee. Hope you are able to figure it out...I feel like I am winging it.

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M.G.

answers from Des Moines on

I was just reading a couple of requests before yours and was wondering the same thing. I always hope I can eventually figure it out. Will be keeping up with your responses.
Thanks for asking that question-by the way, I believe SAHM is stay at home mom.

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S.M.

answers from Des Moines on

I know SAHM is Stay At Home Mom....the rest I do not know!

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L.N.

answers from Benton Harbor on

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Help/FAQ, there is a link to abbreviations!

~L.

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B.D.

answers from Boise on

I have no idea either. Figured out SAHM is Stay at Home Mom the rest is beyond me!

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J.M.

answers from Lansing on

Thanks for asking I didn't know either.

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C.F.

answers from Bismarck on

DH = Dear Hubby
DD = Dear Daughter
DS = Dear Son
SAHM = Stay At Home Mom

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S.S.

answers from Pocatello on

Great question! I am with you. Though I though DH stood for Damn Husband!! Maybe sometimes its does! HA HA

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A.B.

answers from Provo on

SAHM=Stay at home mom.

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S.S.

answers from Milwaukee on

Thank you for asking!!! I have no idea what things mean, either, but I've just been plodding along and guessing. I never even thought to ask, so you're that much brighter a bulb than me. I'll await your responses,too.

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D.M.

answers from Saginaw on

I know sahm is stay at home mom as for the rest I am curious too.

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Y.J.

answers from Grand Rapids on

I don't know either!

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A.C.

answers from Saginaw on

Great question. I am new here and have had the same questions.

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J.S.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Here is a start for ya. This is where I learned what I know.
http://ttcjso.blogspot.com/

HTH.

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S.R.

answers from Great Falls on

Me, too. SAHM is Stay at Home Mom, but don't know any of the others.

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R.P.

answers from Salt Lake City on

DH = Darling Husband
DW = Darling Wife
DS = Darling Son
DD = Darling Daughter
SIL = Sister-in-law
BIL = Brother-in-law
SIL = Son-in-law
DIL - Daugher-in-law
FIL = Father-in-law
MIL = Mother-in-law
SO = Significant Other
BF = Boy Friend or Best Friend
GF = Girl Friend
JIC = Just In Case
BTW = By the way
MYOB = Mind your own business
LOL = Laugh out loud
LMAO = Laughing my a.. off
LABO = Laugh my butt Off
ROFLMBO = Rolling on floor laughing my butt off
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing or ROFLing
MB = Mushroom Butt
IMO = In My Opinion
ISO = In Search Of
OCN = Of course not!
FYI = For your information
CRS = Can't remember sh.....
Did I cover them all or did I miss a few?

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R.S.

answers from Salt Lake City on

I"m not sure either- I'm glad I'm not the only one. I know SAHM is " stay ay home home" I'm not sure adout DH or DD. I alao remembered TTC ot TC is " tying to conceive" Hope that helps you a little bit

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B.L.

answers from Kalamazoo on

I don't know if anyone has answered or not, but here goes...DH is darling husband, DD is darling daughter (DS would be darling son) and SAHM is stay-at-home mom.

Hope this helps.

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B.W.

answers from Grand Rapids on

At the very bottom of the screen is a HElp/FAQ link click it, you will get a list of all the abv.
DH=Dear husband
DD=Dear Daughter
SAHM=stay at home mom

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C.J.

answers from Lansing on

S.,

DH = Dear Husband

DD = Dear Daughter

DS = Dear Son

SAHM = Stay at home mom

LL = Laugh out loud

DSD = Dear Step Daughter

DF = Dear Father

DM = Dear Mother

DP = Dear Partner

Does this help clear up some of your confusion? I first saw these abbreviations on FlyLady's website www.flylady.net. A great website that teaches you how to develop routines and make cleaning your home / work place a breeze. I love the encouragement that the members and Marla (aka FlyLady) give to each other. The best part, the site is free. =)

Have a great day!

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B.M.

answers from Lansing on

Hi S.,
Good question. I have figured out that SAHM is (stay at home mom)! As for DD and DH. I do not have a clue. Good luck I will be happy to catch up on this as well.
Have a great day and enjoy life!
B.

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R.J.

answers from St. Cloud on

hi S.:
you aren't the only one lost...i think that sahm is stay at home mom but in a lot of the questions they use sahm but say they have a full time job outside the home...to me that is not a stay at home mom...

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