I hate Acronyms (So I made a list)

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ABQ- Albuquerque
AC- Alternatng Currnt
A/C- Air Condtiong
AEP- Americn Electc Pwr
AF- Anti-Frez
AFAIK- As Far As I Knw
AGL- Abov Ground Levl
AGM- Absorbd Glas Mat
AH- Amp Hrs
AKA- Also Knwn As
AMC- Americn Motrs Corp
AS- Airstream
ASAP- As Son As Posible
ATS- Auto Trnsfr Swtch
AT(V)- Al Terain (Vehcl)
AUX- Auxiliary
AWD- All Whl Drv
AWOL- Absnt Without Leav
BA- Bad A$$ (Boombx
BAMH- Big A$$ Mobile/Mtr Hme
BAPU- Big A$$ Pop Up
BB- Budy Bearng / Bluberry (Pancaks / Battle Born
BBC- Brit Brdcst Corp
BBQ- Barbeque or Barbecue
BC- Becaus
BDI- Batery Discharg Indicatr
BF- Boy Friend
BH- Bunk Hous/Blck Hils
BLM - Bureau of Land Mangment
BMS- Battry Mangment Sys
BOAT- Brk/Bust Out Anothr K
BOR- Bord Of Review
Breaks- =Brakes (This is a common misuse
BTDT- ????
BTT- Bokmrk This Thrd
BTW- By The Way
BW(T)- Blk Watr (Tank
BWCAW- Boundary Watrs Canoe Area Wildrness
CAA- Canadin Auto Assoc
CAD- Canadin Dollr / Computer/Cardboard Aided Dsign
CAN- Controllr Area Netwrk
CARB / ARB- Califna Air Resource Brd
CB- Circuit Brker / Citizens Band (Radio
CBBT- Chsapeak Bay Bridg Tunnl
CCC- Cargo Carryig Capcity / Civilian Conservatin Corps
CD- Compct Disc
CDL- Comercil Drivrs Lic
CEO- Chief Exec Officr
CFO- Chief Financil Officr
CFS- Chronic Fatigu Syndrom
CHMSL- Centr High Mountd Stop Lt
CI- Cast Irn
CL- CraigsList
CLR- Calcium Lime Rust (Stain Removr
CG - Campground
CMA- Covr My A$$
CNA- Certifid Nurs Assistnt
CNC- Computr Numerical Control (Machinig
CNW- Columbia NorthWest (builds Alinrs
COE- Corps of Enginerig
CoG- Centr of Gravty
CP- Cassett Potty
CPAP- Continuous Postv Airway Press
CPVC- Chlorinatd Polyvinyl Chlorid
CRD- Capital Regionl District
CS- Camp Site
CSA- Comunity Supportd Agricltre
CSP- Crawford Stat Prk
CTB- Crud That Breaks
CUV- Crossover Utility Vehicle
CVT- Continuous Variabl Tranny
CW- Campig Wrld
CYA- Covr Your A$$
DAM/Q- Dumb A$$ Moment/Questin
DC- Direct Currnt
DD- Dunkin Donuts
DDT- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DE- Domestic Engr
DEET- N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide or diethyltoluamide
DFG- Dpt Fish & Game
DGD/S- Dear Grnd Dau/Sn
DH/W/D/S/GK- Dear/Dumb/Damn/Darlig Hsband/Wife/Dughtr/Son/Grnd Kid
DIL- Daughtr n Law
DIY- Do It Yourslf
DMM- Digtl Multi Metr
DMV- Dpt of Mtr Vehicls
DNR- Dept of Natural Resources
DOB- Dobsonian Telescope
DO(G)- Dutch Oven (Gathering
DOHC- Dual Over Head Cams
DQT- Drama Queen Teen
DSG- Direct Shift Gearbox (transmission
DSI- Direct Spark Ignition
DST- Daylght Savigs Tim
DT- Discount Tire
DTA- Don't Trust Anyone
DV- Death Vally
DVD- Digital Video Disc
EAB- Emerald Ash Borer (Betle
ECM- Eng Control Modul
ECU- Eng Control Unit
EEE- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
EMS- Electricity Management Sys
EMT- Electrical Metallic Tubig
EPS- Extrudd Polystyren
ERS- Emrgncy Rod Servic
ETA/D- Estimatd Time of Arivl/Deprt
EU- Europen Union
FB- FaceBook
FC- Fire Control
FCFS- First Come First Servd
FFT Dealer- Fleetwood Foldig Trailr
FIFO- Frst In Frst Out
FIL- Fathr-In-Law
FLA- Floded Lead Acd
FnR- Fold & Rol Trailr / For No Reason / Find & Replac
FOMO- Fear Of Missg Out
FP- Femal Plug
FPGA- Field-Programmabl Gat Array
FTR- Ful Tim Residnt / For The Record
FTW- For The Win
FRP- Fibr Reinforcd Plastic
FHU- Ful Hok Ups
FS- Forest Servic / Four Season (Cmpground or Tent
FUBAR- Fkd Up Beynd A Repair
FW- Fresh Wtr
FWC- 4 Whl Campr
FWD- Front Whl Dr
FWIW- For What Its Worth
FYI- For Your Info
GAWR- Gros Axle Weight Ratng (Max rating of the trailr axle
GC- Grnd Canyn/Golf Crt
GCVWR- Gros Combind Vehicle Weight Ratng
GDPR- Genrl Data Protectin Regulatin (EU
GF- Girl Friend
GFCI/GFI- Grnd Fault Circuit Interruptr / Grnd Fault Intrptr
GG- Grizly Grp (Tape
<GG>- Grinning
<GGG>- Grins and Giggles
GK- Grnd Kd/Kds
GPAA- Gold Prospectors Assoc of Amer
GPS- Global Position Sys
GRITS- Girls Raisd In The South
GTA- Greatr Toronto Area
GTNP- Grand Teton Natl Prk
GVWR- Gros Vehicl Wt Ratng (Max trailr can weigh loadd with campng gear
HD- Hvy Duty / Honorabl Discharg
HDTV- High Def TV
H-E-B- Grocery store ownd by Howard E. Butts
HF- Harbor Frght
HOA- Home Ownrs Asoc
HP- High Pres
HTT- Hybrid Travl Tlr
HTTP(S)- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure
HVAC- Heat Ventilat Air Cond
HW(T)- High Wll / Ht Wtr (Tnk)
HWH- Ht Wtr Heatr (2nd wtr heatr when plumbd in series
HWOD- Ht Wtr On Demand
IBA- Iron Butt Assoc (Motorcycl Term
ICW- InterCoastal Wtrwy
ID- Insid Dia
IDK- I Don't Knw
IFF- IF & only IF (math shorthand
IIRC- If I Recal/Remembr Corectly
IKR- I Know Realy
IMAO- In My Arrogant Opinin
IMHO- In My Humble Opin
IMO- In My Opin
IMSA- Intern'l Motr Sports Assoc
IR- Ingersoll Rand
IRS- Independnt Rear Suspension
ISO- In Search Of
ISO file- Imag of a CD/DVD
IWC- Inchs Wtr Column (Inches Of Wtr Suportd By Gas Press
JFBH- Jews for Bacon & Ham
JH- Jackson Hol
JMO- Just My Opinion
JOMO- Joy Of Mising Out
KDH- Kill Devil Hills (North Carolina
KFC- Kntcky Fried Chickn
KISS- Keep It Simple Stupid
KKD- Krispy Krem Doughnuts
KOA- Kmpground Of Amer
KoTS- Kick off To Sumer (Raly
L/D- Lng Distanc
LAL- Lng A$$ List
LED-Light Emittng Diod
LERKING- Learnig & Lurkig
LL- Livin'Lite
LOL- Laugh Out Loud / Lots Of Love
LP- Low Pres

This thread was updated, Novenber 2019, and replaced with:
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Explain, please?

Updated.
Keep them coming. We may finally get a useful acronym list page.

 

Definition #2- An initialism is an acronym.

ac·ro·nym [ ak-r uh-nim] NOUN
1. A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
2. A set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism.
3. An acrostic.