Common Abbreviations: Everyday Use
- approx. – approximately
- appt. – appointment
- apt. – apartment
- A.S.A.P. – as soon as possible
- B.Y.O.B. – bring your own bottle, used for parties where guests are expected to bring their own drinks or restaurants that don’t sell alcohol.
- c/o – care of, used when sending mail to someone who’s not at their usual address
- dept. – department
- D.I.Y. – Do it yourself
- est. – established
- E.T.A. – estimated time of arrival
- min. – minute or minimum
- misc. – miscellaneous
- Mr. – Mister
- Mrs. – Mistress (pronounced Missus)
- no. – number
- R.S.V.P. – Répondez, s’il vous plait, this initialism comes from the French for “please reply.” It’s used on invitations to parties and events and is intended (as it says) to be responded to with a “yes, we will attend,” or “no, we will not.”
- tel. – telephone
- temp. – temperature or temporary
- vet. – veteran or veterinarian
- vs. – versus
Cooking and Baking:
- tsp or t – teaspoon/teaspoons
- tbs, tbsp or T – tablespoon/tablespoons
- c – cup/cups
- gal – gallon
- lb – pound/pounds
- pt – pint
- qt – quart
Map Locations:
- Ave. – Avenue
- Blvd. – Boulevard
- Cyn. – Canyon
- Dr. – Drive
- Ln. – Lane
- Rd. – Road
- St. – Street
- E – east
- N – north
- NE – northeast
- NW – northwest
- S – south
- SE – southeast
- SW – southwest
- W – west
Academic and Job Titles:
- BA – Bachelor of Arts
- BS – Bachelor of Science
- MA – Master of Arts
- M.PHIL or MPHIL – Master of Philosophy
- JD – Juris Doctor
- DC – Doctor of Chiropractic
- PA – Personal Assistant
- MD – Managing Director
- VP – Vice President
- SVP – Senior Vice President
- EVP – Executive Vice President
- CMO – Chief Marketing Officer
- CFO – Chief Financial Officer
- CEO – Chief Executive Officer
Social Media:
- ACE – a cool experience
- AD – awesome dude
- AFAIK – as far as I know
- AFK – away from keyboard
- ANI – age not important
- BRB – be right back
- CUL – see you later
- CWYL – chat with you later
- IIRC – if I recall/remember correctly
- IQ – ignorance quotient
- LOL – laugh out loud
- NP – no problem
- ROFL – rolling on the floor laughing
- TY – thank you
- WC – wrong conversation