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ichitaka05 04-02-2016 05:00 PM

All the weird acronyms
 
We use a lot of acronyms. It became a habit... BUT some acronyms, sometimes you say "What?" What's some of acronyms you heard that make you tilt your head?

Recent one for me is FUBAR... Fcked Up Beyond All Recognition

Tcoat 04-02-2016 05:11 PM

I could fill pages since the military runs on the damn things! There was one conversation I had with Cole that used about 10 real words through the whole thing everybody else was all WTF.
FUBAR has it's origin from the army as a matter of fact.




Couple of generic ones we could use here:
NFG - no fucking good
FNG - Fucking new guy

ichitaka05 04-02-2016 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2608089)
I could fill pages since the military runs on the damn things! There was one conversation I had with Cole that used about 10 real words through the whole thing everybody else was all WTF.
FUBAR has it's origin from the army as a matter of fact.

Couple of generic ones we could use here:
NFG - no fucking good
FNG - Fucking new guy

I've heard NFG as No Fuck Given

Tcoat 04-02-2016 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05 (Post 2608097)
I've heard NFG as No Fuck Given

Maybe a new use but the NFG as no fucking good goes back to WW2. We even used to mark it on malfunctioning equipment in a quasi official manner. It may have actually stood for something official once upon a time.

ichitaka05 04-02-2016 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2608107)
Maybe a new use but the NFG as no fucking good goes back to WW2. We even used to mark it on malfunctioning equipment in a quasi official manner. It may have actually stood for something official once upon a time.

Wait, wait, wait... you were fighting in WW2? How old are you now? jk :lol:

finch1750 04-02-2016 08:11 PM

Hadnt heard NFG before but FUBAR is a go to for me. FNG is a good one that I never really use but should haha

Dimman 04-02-2016 08:13 PM

NFG gets written in big letters on rejected parts at my work.

softgrip 04-02-2016 08:25 PM

TIL - today I learned. I still have to check myself when I read it
IANAL - I am not a lawyer

Tcoat 04-02-2016 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by softgrip (Post 2608223)
TIL - today I learned. I still have to check myself when I read it
IANAL - I am not a lawyer

I think I will pass on using "Ianal"!

Tcoat 04-02-2016 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750 (Post 2608216)
Hadnt heard NFG before but FUBAR is a go to for me. FNG is a good one that I never really use but should haha

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 2608218)
NFG gets written in big letters on rejected parts at my work.

I am actually very surprised that it isn't better known. Maybe it is more a Canadian/Military thing. Every place I have ever worked had something marked as NFG.

Dimman 04-02-2016 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2608234)
I am actually very surprised that it isn't better known. Maybe it is more a Canadian/Military thing. Every place I have ever worked had something marked as NFG.

And for some reason it doesn't get thrown out for like three years.

Tcoat 04-02-2016 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 2608241)
And for some reason it doesn't get thrown out for like three years.

Yep
SOP (There is another)

ichitaka05 04-02-2016 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2608243)
Yep
SOP (There is another)

I've heard SOP before. iirc it's military term.

softgrip 04-02-2016 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2608232)
I think I will pass on using "Ianal"!

It's either a Will Smith xxx parody, or Apple stepping into the adult market.


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