Q&A!
…And other things we shorten, occasionally to the point of hilarity.
PSB (already mentioned in a previous blog) – purple sprouting broccoli
BNS – butternut squash
BFPFV (a law one) – bona fide purchaser for value
Obbo – short for ‘obviously’
Totes – totally
Hilare – hilarious (like it’s a great time saver to say most of the word but not all of it)
Jel – I know this has gained some popularity lately, which I believe is down to The Only Way Is Essex, but saying the ‘us’ on the end of ‘jel’ takes a millisecond. Just finish the word.
FML – a newcomer in the world of acronyms. It means ‘fuck my life’ and is generally used by people to indicate something of great seriousness, breaking a nail, say, or having to run for the bus.
Natch – meaning naturally. Makes me think ‘oes’ is going to follow it.
Reg – I have spoken at length about the occasion I heard this said. It means ‘regular’ and is referring to the desired size of takeaway coffee.
Lar – meaning ‘large’ for a takeaway coffee… O no wait… That’s just me, making fun of the man who asked for ‘reg’….
Cap – meaning cappuccino
OJ – orange juice. Why it has never ventured into other flavours is a mystery to me. My favourite juice is apple so I feel I’d save a lot of time if AJ became the common way of referring to it.
LOL – just a quick heads up to those who add it on the end of every text because they think it means ‘loads of love’. It doesn’t.
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