COTH Abbreviations and Acronyms Index

[flypilot]

Not sure if anyone has ever done something like this, but as a new member of COTH I somethimes find myself wondering what some of the abbreviations and acronyms mean that are integrated into the board. Here are some of the ones I have figured out…

BM: Barn Manager
BO: Barn Owner
Sig: Signature
PT: Private Topic
BB: Bulletin Board
Fugly/FHOTD: Fugly Horse of the Day; blog
PPE: Pre-Purchase Exam
SO: Significant Other
BTW: By the wayOTOH: on the other hand
IMHO: in my humble opinion
FWIW: for what it’s worth
IIRC: if I remember correctly
YMMV: your mileage may vary
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROFLMAOPIMP: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off and peeing in my pants
LOL: laughing out loud
BNT: Big Name Trainer
LBNT: Local Big Name Trainer
NNT: No-Name Trainer (this is not necessarily a bad thing)
LTD: Lunged to death
DQ: Dressage Queen
HP: Hunter Princess
CANTER: Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses
OTTB: off-track Thoroughbred
USAE or USAEq: USA Equestrian (formerly the AHSA)
USEA: United States Eventing Association (formerly the USCTA)
USDF: United States Dressage Federation
NHJC: National Hunter/Jumper Council
NGB: National Governing Body
USOC: United States Olympic Committee

(Found lots from aurorag16’s post on this post, thanks!)

Obviously my list is not plentiful because I am not a very experienced COTHer (:

Feel free to add as you please, this might be helpful to any other newbies like myself.

[LearnToFly]

DH- dear husband
DD- dear daughter
IHSA- intercollegiate Horse Show Association
NCAA- national Collegiate Athletic Association
IDA- Intercollegiate Dressage Association
PM- Private Message

[_downpour]

TIA - Thanks in Advance

[SilverMare]

Not sure if these are used on this board, but have seen them on others:

ETA = Edited to add
ITA = I totally agree
PITA = Pain in the a**
TB = Thoroughbred
QH = Quarter Horse
WB = Welcome back / Warmblood
POD = I agree/concur (peas in a pod)
IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
OP = Original poster
S/O = Spin off (spin off from another thread)
TMI = Too much information

[flypilot]

Thanks for all the responses!

[system]

If you check the frequently asked questions forum you will find this same info

http://www.chronicleforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=35734

[Irish_Ei_s]

WTF =Where’s the Fruitbat

AI=Artificial Insemination

[wolfpackfan]

I saw this one the other day in a post and did not understand. Probably obvious but my brian is fried after my week.

B/T ??

[Moderator_1]

You’re all welcome to continue adding things here and if we remember (:winkgrin:) we can update the FAQ list so it’s more comprehensive.

Thanks!

[Amwrider]

I always thought WTF was “What the fruitbat” as it relates to “What the F**k”

[tenacity]

@Amwrider;3150220

I always thought WTF was “What the fruitbat” as it relates to “What the F**k”

Me too.

BNR - Big Name Rider
ULR - Upper Level Rider

[system]

THANKS - I’m new here, too!

Thanks for doing this! I was afraid to ask what BNT was . . .I thought it was “Beginner/Novice Trainer”, and couldn’t figure out why Prelim/Advanced Trainers weren’t called “PAT”. . . :o

[Coreene]

To me, WTF has always been What The F*ck. And will forever remain so. The whole Fruitbat thing is just so two years ago.

[charismaryllis]

TR = therapeutic riding (and all the other convolutions )

see http://narha.org/WhoIsNARHA/About.asp

[ybiaw]

[QUOTE=Amwrider;3150220]
I always thought WTF was “What the fruitbat” as it relates to “What the F**k”[/QUOTE]

Nope, it’s definitely “Where’s the Fruitbat”

I remember the origins, but I don’t think the thread exists anymore. It was a looooong time ago - I remember there were pictures and names involved, too. sigh meeeemorieeeeeesss…

[findeight]

Let me see…

There’s “sybils”-when a poster posts as an alter on their own thread supporting themselves whenever they start looking wrong. Like a multiple personality. Knotheads usually use the same (bad) grammer and mispell the same words Plus the IP addy is the same…then they say it was houseguests. Hilarious.

You may sometimes see CLOTH instead of COTH…as in CLOTH TROLLS. That started when somebody outed as a liar (posted a known eventer and said it was herself) reacted and said CLOTH was bad and everybody sucked. The mispelling stuck and is still seen in response to the sublimely ridiculous.

Then there is “well whack me with a dead cactus” and you’d have to go to the archives and read the Arabian Jumper thread to get that one.

[Janet]

USEF (US Equestrian Federation) has replaced USAE , USAEq, AHSA, and USET.

[Emryss]

@ybiaw;3150504

Nope, it’s definitely “Where’s the Fruitbat”

I remember the origins, but I don’t think the thread exists anymore. It was a looooong time ago - I remember there were pictures and names involved, too. sigh meeeemorieeeeeesss…

That was coined by (I believe a poster by the name of Winged Panda) in response to a poster ranting about people cussing in her barn asking WTF was that about…

Winged Panda responded that WTF must not mean what everyone thought, but rather “where’s the fruitbat?”

Funny, funny thread. It might be in Favorites.

[JSwan]

Don’t forget “magikal”

[RedMare01]

And there is always “attackative”, “asswhacked”, and my favorite…“hoo-hoo.”

Caitlin