Common SCUBA-L Acronyms
Some good guidelines exist at http://www.ncte.org/resources/primer.html. It is worth a look.
Generic Diving? Acronyms & Terminology
| AOF | Apprentice Old Fart (arms almost too short to read guages) | |
| BFN | Bye for now | |
| BTW | By the way | |
| COB | Cranky Old Bastard | |
| CUA | Commonly used acronyms | |
| DIR | Do It Right | |
| DM | Dive Master | |
| FAQ | Frequently asked question | |
| FOS | Full of S....<smelly stuff> | |
| FTR | For That Reason | |
| FYI | For your information | |
| GR&D | Grinning, running and ducking | |
| OAF | Not an acronym, just an oaf | |
| OF | Old Fart (arms too short to read guages) | |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth | |
| HTH | Hope this helps | |
| IAE | in any event | |
| IOW | In other words | |
| KMA | Kiss My <ankle> | |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | |
| MHOTY | My hat's off to you | |
| OIC | Oh, I see | |
| OTOH | On the other hand | |
| PMFJI | Pardon me for jumping in | |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing | |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off | |
| RSN | Real soon now | |
| RTFM | Read The <Fine> Manual | |
| TIA | Thanks in advance | |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
SCUBA-L Acronyms
| CN | Clueless Newbie - bad citizen, not to be confused with Clueful Newbie who aren't so noticable. | |
| FUC | Frequently Uttered Complaint | |
| OCN | Obnoxious Clueless Newbie | |
| OFDA | Old Fart Diver's Association | |
| SOB | Same Ocean Buddy | |
| Stroke | Nobody is sure, but those who use the term are quite convinced that it reflects very badly on the Stroke's capability of logical thought and/or diving skills. |
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