Abbreviations

[Bernoulli]

I'm new to the forum. Is there a glossary for the abbreviations that seem so common here?
Thanks.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

TMI - Too Much Information

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I don't think we've ever put them all together, because there really are quite a few. Some are standard abbreviations, some are internet abbreviations, and some are specifically knife-oriented.

There are previous threads with a few answers to the same question, but nothing extensive or definitive. So. Let's do it here! I found a few old threads and sequenced the information, added a few of my own, and referenced three online dictionaries. Any others, please post, even if you don't know the meaning -- those are the ones newbies particularly need.

Knife Knut Abbreviations

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AO - Assisted Opening
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASP - ASP company's expandable baton
BG - Bad guy (see Goblin)
BK1 - Benchmade's proprietary black blade coating
BTTT - Back To The Top (bringing a thread to the top of the forum list)
BTW - By The Way
CE - Combo/Combination Edge, part serrated (see PE, SE)
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapons permit
CF - Carbon Fiber
CQC - Close Quarter Combatives
CS - a tear gas (see OC)
DA - Dual Action (OTF automatic knife) opens & closes by same slide button
DA - Double Action (automatic knife) opens auto or manually
DLC - Diamond Like Coating (by Bodycoat)
EDC - Every Day Carry
etc. - et cetera (and the rest, similar things)
FB - Fixed Blade
FRN - Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon (like Zytel)
Goblin - bad guy or attacker in real life, not training (see BG)
HAK - HideAway Knife (by HAK company)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IWB - Inside the WaistBand (see SOB)
JMO - Just My Opinion
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OAL: Overall Length
OC - Oleoresin Capsicum pepper spray (see CS)
OTF - Out The Front (automatic knife)
PE - Plain Edge, non-serrated (see CE, SE)
PSK - Personal Survival Knife or Personal Survival Kit
RC - Rockwell 'C' scale of metal hardness
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SD - Self Defense
SE - Serrated Edge (see CE, PE)
SOB - Small Of the Back (see IWB)
SS - Stainless Steel
SWAK - Swedish Army Knife (green Mora Clipper)
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
Ti - Titanium
TLA - Three Letter Abbreviation
TMI - Too Much Information
WSK - Wilderness Survival Knife
WTF - Wish To Fly (said by prospective Air Force enlistees)
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (You may have a different opinion or result)

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NetLingo
http://www.netlingo.com/

Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions
http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Dictionary.com (Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia)
http://dictionary.reference.com/

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Knife Companies

AFKC = American Fighting Knife Company
ASP = Expandable steel non-flexible baton (Armament Systems and Procedures)
BM - Benchmade
CRK - Chris Reeve Knives
CS = Cold Steel
DDR - Darrel D. Ralph, knifemaker
EKI - Emerson Knives
ER - Extrema Ratio
SOG - SOG Knives from Special Operations Group (Vietnam)

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AKTI - American Knife & Tool Institute
http://www.akti.org/

Knife Rights
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HRA - National Rifle Association
http://www.nra.org/

Wikipedia - Knife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knives

 

[SharpByCoop]

BTTT: Back to the top (Updating a thread so it shows up at the top of the forum list)

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (an opinion or trial, but not declared as unconditional.)

OAL: Overall Length

RC = 62: Rockwell 'C' scale, which is a standard test to determine metal hardness. 62 being the tested number.

Coop

 

[silenthunterstudios]

Something someone else said at a recent knife show, and I just picked up on it on the net

FB, fixed blade. Haven't seen anyone else use it.

 

[markksr]

WSK=wilderness survival knife

 

[Bernoulli]

Gosh, that's fast. Thanks so much. Maybe the abbreviation glossary could find a special home so that newbies will see it and would not be intimidated by the jargon.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

We shall see.
I will continue to add to it.
Maybe we can find a good home for a more or less complete list.

 

[Watchful]

Some time ago, we put together a "Practical Tactical" glossary.

Here it is, if this an area you're interested in.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Thanks! A lot of good abbreviations there to integrate.

 

[ratstuph]

DA = Double Action or Dual Action, typically referring to auto knives. Also, they mean different things, just to add to the fun.
One refers to OTF (out the front) openers and the other to side openers (is there an abbreviation for that?).
all da best,
rats...