All the weird acronyms - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ichitaka05 · 04-02-2016, 05:00 PM

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

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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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

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

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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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

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

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

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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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

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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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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