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A C R O N Y M S
Used by Romance Readers and Chatters
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| AAMOF | As a matter of fact |
| AAR | All About Romance |
| AB | Automatic buy |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AKA | Also known as |
| ARC | Advance reading copy |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| B&N | Barnes and Noble |
| BB | Bulletin board (message board) |
| BBL | Be back later |
| BEG | Big evil grin |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BG | Big grin |
| BIL | Brother-in-law |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BSJ | Bookstore Junkies |
| BTDT | Been there, done that |
| BTW | By the way |
| BWL | Bursting with laughter |
| C&G | Chuckle and grin |
| CR | Celebrate Romance |
| CRAN | Canadian Romance Authors Network |
| CRS | Can't remember stuff |
| CSG | Chuckle, snicker, grin |
| CU | "See you" |
| CYA | "See ya (you)" |
| CYAL8R | "See ya (you) later" |
| DEAR | Drop everything and read |
| DH | Dear husband |
| DIL | Daughter-in-law |
| DOM | Dirty old man |
| EG | Evil grin |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
| FIL | Father-in-law |
| FPOV | Female point of view |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYI | For your information |
| G | Grin (or giggle) |
| GAL | Get a life |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GFN | Goodbye for now |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike |
| GR&D | Grinning, running, and ducking |
| H | Hug |
| HA | Harlequin American |
| HB | Hardback |
| HC | Hardcover |
| HEA | Happily ever after |
| H/H | Hero and heroine |
| HHIS | Hanging head in shame |
| HI | Harlequin Intrigue |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses |
| HL&L | Harlequin Love & Laughter |
| HP | Harlequin Presents (or Home page) |
| HQ | Harlequin |
| HR | Harlequin Romance |
| HSR | Harlequin Superromance |
| HT | Harlequin Temptation |
| HTF | Hard to find |
| IAE | In any event |
| IC | "I see" |
| IMHO | In my humble (or honest) opinion |
| IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| IOW | In other words |
| IRL | In real life |
| ISBN | International standard book number |
| JAK | Jayne Ann Krentz |
| JK | Just kidding |
| JMHO | Just my humble (or honest) opinion |
| JMO | Just my opinion |
| JTLYK | Just to let you know |
| K | Kiss |
| KISA | Knight in shining armor |
| KIT | Keep in touch |
| KOTC | Kiss on the cheek |
| KWIM | Know what I mean |
| L | Laugh |
| L8R | "Later" |
| L8R G8R | "Later 'Gator" |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| LSASE | Large self-addressed stamped envelope |
| LSHMBH | Laughing so hard my belly hurts |
| LTNS | Long time no see |
| LY | Love ya (you) |
| MCP | Male chauvinist pig |
| MIA | Missing in action |
| MIL | Mother-in-law |
| MPOV | Male point of view |
| MTF | More to follow |
| NADT | Not a darn thing |
| NP | No problem |
| NRN | No reply (response) necessary |
| NTM | New to me |
| NYR | Not yet released |
| NYT | New York Times |
| OIC | "Oh, I see" |
| OL | Old lady |
| OM | Old man |
| OOP | Out of print |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| OTTOMH | Off the top of my head |
| PB | Paperback |
| PC | Politically correct |
| PDSTM | Please don't shoot the messenger |
| PG | Precious Gems |
| PITA | Pain in the a** |
| PM | Private message |
| PMFJI | Pardon me for jumping in |
| POV | Point of view |
| PW | Publisher's Weekly |
| QT | "Cutie" |
| RE | Reissue (or Reprint) |
| RFB | Romance-friendly bookstore |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off |
| ROTFLOL | Rolling on the floor laughing out loud |
| RRA-L | Romance Readers Anonymous List |
| RS | Romantic suspense |
| RT | Romantic Times |
| RWA | Romance Writers of America |
| S | Smile |
| SASE | Self-addressed stamped envelope |
| SD | Silhouette Desire |
| SEP | Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| SETE | Smiling ear to ear |
| SIL | Sister-in-law or Son-in-law |
| SIM | Silhouette Intimate Moments |
| SMP | St. Martin's Press |
| SO | Significant other |
| SOL | S*** outta luck |
| SR | Silhouette Romance |
| SSDD | Same s***, different day |
| SSE | Silhouette Special Edition |
| SYS | See you soon |
| SYT | Silhouette Yours Truly |
| TA | Thanks again |
| TBA | To be announced |
| TBB | To be bought |
| TBR | To be read |
| TCOB | Taking care of business |
| TCOY | Take care of yourself |
| TDF | To die for |
| TIA | Thanks in advance |
| TIC | Tongue in cheek |
| TJ | Tearjerker |
| TLC | Tender loving care |
| TOY | Thinking of you |
| TRR | The Romance Reader |
| TSTL | Too stupid to live |
| TT | Time travel |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon |
| TY | Thank you |
| UBS | Used bookstore |
| UTC | Under the Covers |
| VBG | Very big grin |
| VG | Very good |
| VHTF | Very hard to find |
| W | Wink |
| WAG | Wild a** guess |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin |
| WFM | Works for me |
| WG | Wicked grin |
| WIP | Work in progress |
| WOM | Word of mouth |
| WTH | What/Who the heck |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| YA | Young adult |
| TAFAB | Tell a friend about Bookbug :–) |
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