Terminology

[Happy Chappy & Daisy]

Hey, you guys!

Something that I thought might be useful for newbies (including myself) would be a place to ask questions about terminology. Every field has jargon, and clowning is no exception. Here's a few terms that I'm offering, first.

Joey: generic for a clown. From Joseph Grimaldi, the father of clowning.
Alley: A group of clowns (like a school or a flock)
Bump a nose: Polite clown version of "Break a leg." (I've run into a less-polite circus clown version that I won't post, just in case people know French).


That being posted, I was wondering if there was some special term for the white area around an Auguste clown's eyes.

[Happy Chappy & Daisy]

As long as I'm at it, how many posts does it take to reach each level of clowndom? I got one balloon at 10 posts, so I've kind of figured that out myself.

I also figured out (the practical way) that the crown by a name means video game high score holder. (Is there a way to phrase that more awkwardly?)

[Nettie Belle]

I only know that 500 is Grand Poobah. I don't know what the cutoff is for the others. Princess of Bozonia will help you with that.

I found some other terminology which might be helpful these days. In emails, postings, instant messaging, etc. there is a whole new set of abbreviations that are used a lot. Here they are (with no bad words ... I took them out):

ADDY = Address
AFAIK = As far as I know
AFK = Away from Keyboard
AKA = Also known as
ASAP = As soon as possible
ATM = At the moment
B4N = Bye for now
BAK = Back at keyboard
BBIAB = Be back in a bit
BBL = Be back later or Blocked Bidder List
BBW = Buyer beware
BCNU = Be seeing you
BG = Big grin
BIL = Brother-in-law
BIN = Buy It Now
BRB = Be right back
BTDT = Been there, done that
BTW = By the way
C&P = Copy and paste
CYE = Check eour email
DD = Dear daughter
DF = Dear father
DH = Dear husband
DL = Download
DM = Dear mother
DW = Dear wife
DQMOT = Don’t quote me on this
EU = European Union or Euros (i.e., European currency other than GBPs)
EULA = End User License Agreement
FAQ = Frequently asked questions
F2F = Face to face
FB: Feedback
FIL = Father-in-law
FKA = Formerly Known As (e.g., company was bought, this was their original name)
FWIW = For what it's worth
FYA = For your amusement
FYI = For your information
GBP = Great Britain Pounds (see currency exchange site)
GFY = Good for you
GGBB = Gotta go; bye bye
GL = Good luck
GMTA = Great minds think alike
G2G = Got to go
Googled or googling = Search
GTGB = Got to go; bye
HP = Homepage
HTH = Hope this helps
IC/IAE = In any case / In any event
IIRC = If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
ILU = I love you
IDK = I don't know
IM = Instant message
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMNSHO = In my not-so-humble opinion
IMO = In my opinion
INALB = I'm not a lawyer but
IOH = I'm outta here
IOW = In other words
IRL = In real life
ISL = I'm still laughing
ITUS = I told you so
JMO = Just my opinion
JK = Just kidding
KIS = Keep it simple
KISS = Keep it simple, stupid
KIT = Keep in touch
KWIM = Know what I mean?
LMAO = Laughing my a** off
LOL = Laughing out loud
LTL = Let's talk later
LTNC = Long time no chat
LTNS = Long time no see
LU = Looking up
MAYB = Maybe
MIL = Mother-in-law
MLAS: My lips are sealed
NARU = Not a Registered User (or No Longer A Registered User)
NIB = New in Box (i.e., new, still in original, manufacturer's package)
NM = Nothing much
NP = No problem
NPB = Non-Paying Bidder
NR = No Reserve
NRN = No reply necessary
NSS = Non-selling seller
NWT = New With Tag (i.e., new; manufacturer's labels or price tags still attached)
NYO = Need your opinion
OIC = Oh, I see
OMG: Oh my gosh
OOAK: One of A kind
OP = Original post or original poster (the opening post/poster in a thread)
OT = Off topic
PDQ = Pretty darn quick
PITA = Pain in the a**
PL = A Pink or a Pinkliner; an eBay staff member who posts a message in a Discussion Board. Messages from eBay staff have a pink header.
PLS = Please
PMFJI = Pardon me for jumping in
POV = Point of view
P&P = Postage & Packaging
RL = Real life
ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMAOPIMP = Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off [and] peeing in my pants
RSN = Real soon now
RT = Real time
RTFM = Read the "fascinating" manual
Sig or siggy = Signature (see also: guidelines for use on discussion boards)
S&H = Shipping & Handling
SIL = Sister-in-law
SNAD = Significantly not as described [dispute]
SNAFU = Situation normal, all fouled up
TIA = Thanks in advance
TOS = Terms of Service
TMI = Too much info
TTFN = Ta ta for now
TTYL = Talk to you later
TTYS = Talk to you soon
TU = Thank you
TX = Thanks
TY = Thank tou
TYVM = Thank you very much
UKW = You know who
U = You
U2 = You too
UPI = Unpaid item dispute
UPS = United Parcel Service
USPS = United States Postal Service
UW = You wish
VR = Virtual reality [computer life, as opposed to real life]
Y = Yes
YBS = You’ll be sorry
YKWIM = You know what I mean?
YMMV = Your mileage may vary [you may get a different outcome]
YW = You’re welcome
WB = Welcome back
W4M = Works for me
WWW = World Wide Web
YGBK = You've got to be kidding

These are just FYI. IMO, it just makes me want to start LOL or ROTFL. Well, I'll BRB ... I will be AFK for awhile. BBIAB ... B4N. TTYL.

[Scruffy]

Huh????????

[Fitzwilly]

I think the balloons are 10-Clown Forum Newbie, 25-Clown, 100-Advanced Clown, 250-Master Clown and 500-Grand Poobah.

What About Arcade Champion?

[Nettie Belle]

Don't you get a crown with purple balls on it? What else would you like? A hundred dollars? Well, let me be the first to give you what you deserve.

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Job WELL DONE! Now don't spend it all in one place ... and don't be drawing on it with yellow marker.

[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]

Fitzwilly almost has it; the rank of Clown Forum Newbie, with the single blue balloon, starts with the first post and continues until post #25. Lately I've been considering raising the bar for the higher ranks, since we now have so many Grand Poobahs running around.

Actually it's a jester's hat; if you look closely you'll see it's the same as the one on the clown squirting seltzer. I just recolored it so it would resemble a crown.

[Fitzwilly]

Maybe we could brainstorm a few new names for higher ranks and then maybe rearrange them.

[tim]

Originally Posted by Fitzwilly

Maybe we could brainstorm a few new names for higher ranks and then maybe rearrange them.

But will anyone understand what it means to get so many posts that you become a "Fitzwilly"?

[Happy Chappy & Daisy]

Wow, you mean I move up in ranks simply by talking too much? Why didn't the military treat me this way?