Acronyms 2: M-Z

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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger crop up in many online situations, and this second list gives some of the more widely used ones throughout Reddit along with explanatory links where applicable. I’ve also included a few frequently used slang words. Some of our specialised communities have a wide acronym and slang language of their own so it might be useful to check and see if they have a Wiki[1]. I’ve listed some more directories in the **See Also:** section below.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nhrv/

• *M**

• MAP - Minor Attracted Person/People. Whitewashed term for a paedophile/pedophile.
• MBN - Must Be Nice. An expression of rueful chagrin used in several ways such as to express envy toward someone's relationship status or to show your frustration toward someone's situation which is seemingly better than yours.
• MGTOW - Men Going Their Own Way. An online social movement and backlash to feminism where men renounce interactions with women and seek to define and live out their masculinity on their own terms.[2]
• MH - Mental Health.
• MFW - My Face/Feeling When.
• MFW; MRW[3] - My Reaction When.
• MIA - Missing In Action.
• MLM[4] - Multi-Level Marketing. **Context Dependent** because:
• MLM - Man Loves Man: On relationship subreddits. **Context Dependent** because:
• MLM - Mona Lisa Monday: On r/itookapicture (ITAP). A rule on ITAP is that photos with a primary focus on one person staring, looking or thinking without any other interesting action are limited to MLM Mondays (Midnight - Midnight, GMT).
• MSM[5] - Mainstream Media.
• MTF - Male To Female. A trans person who was assigned male sex at birth and now lives as a woman with a feminine gender identity. Used in gender based discussion subs.

• *N**

2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way/

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n0az/

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/12ozhal/

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n0q2/

• NAD - Not A Doctor.
• NAH[6] - No Assholes Here.
• NAL - Not A Lawyer.
• NB - Non Binary. **Context Dependent** because:
• NB - Nota Bene. A Latin phrase that translates to "note well" in English and is used to call attention to something important.
• NBD - No Big Deal.
• NGL[7] - Not Gonna Lie.
• NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard. Refers to a person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or hazardous in the area where they live, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.
• No Cap - A term from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning “no lie” or “for real,” often used to emphasise someone is not exaggerating about something hard to believe.[8] See also: Cap.
• NPC - Non-Playable Character: a character in a computer game that is not controlled by someone playing the game. Increasingly used as a pejorative term to describe someone who blindly follows popular opinion without critical thinking, questioning or expressing unique viewpoints.
• NQA - Not Qualified Advice. Sometimes written as “not QA”.
• NSA - No Strings Attached.
• NSFL[9] - Not Safe For Life (gory or extreme content).
• NSFW[10] - Not Safe For Work (sexual content or profanity).
• NTA[11] - Not The Asshole.
• NTB - Not The Buttface; used in r/AmItheButtface.
• NTS - Note To Self. Used in a humorous or self-deprecating way to let others in the thread know you are reminding yourself of something. “NTS: don’t sort by new ever again.”
• NVM - Nevermind.

• *O**

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n0xc/

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n16p/

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/mtwq6u/what_is_the_etymology_of_cap_and_no_cap/

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n1of/

10: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n1qf/

11: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n1vg/

• OC[12] - Original Content.
• OF - OnlyFans. An internet content subscription service used primarily by sex workers who produce pornography[13].
• OMG - Oh My God. An exclamation variously expressing disbelief, frustration, excitement, or anger. Sometimes written as Ermahgerd[14].
• OP[15] - Original Poster (the person who started the thread). **Context Dependent** because:
• OP - In gaming contexts, this means Overpowered.
• [OOC] - Out of Character. Used in roleplay subs to denote you’re making a general comment outside the roleplaying situation, such as this example[16].
• OOP - Original Original Poster. Used in r/BestofRedditorUpdates, r/AmITheAngel and similar subreddit discussion subs to differentiate the Original Poster of the original post from the person crossposting to the discussion sub.
• OTP[17] - One True Pairing.

• *P**

12: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n211/

13: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans

14: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ermahgerd

15: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n2bz/

16: https://www.reddit.com/r/Earth199999/comments/1be5oh5/comment/kurfmmh/

17: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n2i3/

• PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. A term used by tech support personnel to identify a problem caused by a person, not by the computer's hardware or software. The term may be used in a humorous and/or derogatory way.
• PEMDAS - A mnemonic for remembering the order of operations in mathematics as follows: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. See also: BEDMAS
• PGP[18] - Personal Gender Pronoun. **Context Dependent** because:
• PGP - Pretty Good Privacy. A data encryption program using a mix of data compression, hashing, and public-key cryptography.
• PITA - Pain In The Ass. Someone or something that is annoying.
• POV - Point Of View. POV cinematography is a type of video filmed from the perspective of the person who is creating it; as if the viewer were behind the camera. Like cat collar cameras, or much of the comedy series Peep Show[19]. **Context Dependent** because:
• POV - A newer definition used on TikTok for the “nostalgiacore” trend. This is when users try to evoke a specific memory or common occurrence, such as “the POV of remembering what it was like to wake up early for school only for it to be a snow day.” Reddit often gets these definitions mixed up.
• PSA[20] - Public Service Announcement.
• PTS - Put To Sleep. A euphemism used in animal and pet subreddits.
• PWD - Person(s) With Disabilities. An acronym used to refer to individuals who have physical, sensory, mental, or cognitive impairments. The term is often used in discussions about accessibility, rights, and support for people with disabilities.

• *Q**

18: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n30f/

19: https://www.reddit.com/r/MitchellAndWebb/comments/9wk3b7/almost_every_shot_in_peep_show_is_filmed_from_a/

20: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n4f5/

• Q - Short for QAnon; an American political conspiracy theory and movement originating in the American far-right political sphere in 2017.
• QA - Qualified Advice; usually seen in the context of “not QA” - Not Qualified Advice.

• *R**

• RES[21] - Reddit Enhancement Suite. A third-party app for using Reddit, no longer under active development. See r/Enhancement.
• RIF - Reddit Is Fun. A third-party app for using Reddit, no longer under active development. See r/redditisfun.
• RL[22] - Real Life. I remember that.
• RP - Role Play. **Context Dependent** because:
• RP - Received Pronunciation. An accent of Standard British English also known as “BBC English”[23].
• RTFR - Read The Forum / Fucking Rules / Fucking Room.

• *S**

21: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n8a6/

22: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110n8nw/

23: https://www.receivedpronunciation.co.uk

• SA - Social Anxiety. **Context Dependent** because:
• SA - Sexual Assault / Sexual Abuse.
• [SCP] - A creative commons fiction writing wiki[24]. The central idea is that a secret organization called the SCP Foundation **S**ecures, **C**ontains, and **P**rotects various ‘anomalies’; things and beings which break the rules of reality or what can be considered ‘normal’ to an everyday person, hiding their existence and containing as many as possible in top-secret, secure facilities.
• SFW[25] - Safe For Work.
• SH - Self Harm.
• SIC - Standard Issue Cat. Commonly used on pet subreddits to describe a brown tabby cat.
• Simp - A pejorative slang term used to describe a person (usually male) who is perceived as overly submissive or even desperate for the attention or affection of someone without receiving anything in return.
• SJW - Social Justice Warrior. A pejorative term for a person who expresses or promotes socially progressive views.
• Skibidi - An adjective used to describe someone who is bad or evil. Originates from “Skibidi Toilet”; an animated show on YouTube featuring a villainous head sticking out of a toilet.[26]
• SRS - Shit Reddit Says. Archaic. Reddit still says shit, we just don’t bother to point it out anymore.
• SMH[27] - Shaking My Head.
• SO[28] - Significant Other.
• SS - Submission Statement. Mandatory in post titles or first comment for some subs including r/conspiracy[29].

• *T**

24: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com

25: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nads/

26: https://yourteenmag.com/social-media/teen-slang/what-is-skibidi-toilet

27: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110natk/

28: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nb3s/

29: https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/

• TBF - To Be Fair. See also: “To be fair...”[30]
• TBH[31] - To Be Honest.
• TERF - Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist. An advocate of radical feminism who believes that a trans woman's gender identity is not legitimate.
• TFW[32] - The/That Feeling When.
• THOT - That Ho Over There or Thirsty Hoes Over There. Extremely derogatory.
• TIA - Thanks In Advance. Sometimes lengthened to TYSMIA - Thank You So Much In Advance.
• TIAH[33] - Today I Am Happy.
• TID[34] - Today I Discovered.
• TIFU[35] - Today I Fucked Up.
• TIHI[36] - Thanks, I Hate It.
• TIL[37] - Today I Learned.
• TL;DR:[38] - Too Long; Didn't Read.
• TMA - Take My Appreciation. Rarely used these days; let’s bring it back.
• TMI - Too Much Information. Because sometimes, some things are best left unsaid.
• TNR - Trap-Neuter-Return. Used on animal subs, this is a method that attempts to manage populations of feral cats by neutering, vaccinating and eartipping them before returning them to their territory.
• TOMT[39] - Tip Of My Tongue.
• TW - Trigger Warning. Used to indicate that what follows may be disturbing to some readers. See also: CW.
• TYVM - Thank You Very Much.

• *U**

30: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nf7l/

31: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110ndsh/

32: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110ndyc/

33: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110neod/

34: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110neqc/

35: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110neum/

36: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nesm/

37: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110newo/

38: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nf5l/

39: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nfaa/

• /unlie - Said on r/lies to denote you’re not lying. r/lies is a subreddit where you must lie and attempt to deceive the users with misinformation. Use /unlie sparingly.
• UTC - The new standard of time zones to replace the usage of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Means Coordinated Universal Time[40].

• *W**

40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B00:00

• WAP - A sexual slang acronym that stands for Wet-Ass Pussy. The acronym was created and popularized by hip-hop artist Cardi B in August 2020. **Context Dependent** because:
• WAP - Wireless Application Protocol. A system which allows devices such as mobile phones to connect to the internet. Back in the day, the UK mobile provider BT Cellnet advertised a plan called Genie[41] which was £15 a month for unlimited texts and WAP; a lot for that time. Unlimited WAP is one of those phrases whose meaning has drastically altered over the past two decades.
• WDYM - What Do/Did You Mean?
• Welp - An informal variant of “well”, used to indicate disappointment, resignation, or acceptance at the beginning of a sentence: Welp, this encyclopaedia might take me longer to write than I thought.
• WIBTA[42] - Would I Be The Asshole.
• WIBTB - Would I Be The Buttface; used in r/AmItheButtface.
• WTF - What The Fuck.

• *Y**

41: https://youtu.be/zkvNW3do-9g?si=mEOMVPeupKVWFJBe

42: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nhpx/

• YMMV[43] - Your Mileage May/Might Vary. What works for one person may not work for you.
• YOLO[44] - You Only Live Once.
• YSK[45] - You Should Know.
• YTA[46] - You’re The Asshole.
• YTB - You’re The Buttface; used in r/AmItheButtface.
• YWBTA[47] - You Would Be The Asshole.
• YTBTB - You Would Be The Buttface; used in r/AmItheButtface.
• YTBTC - You Would Be The Cloaca; used in r/AmItheCloaca. Yes, there is a sub for everything.

No doubt you will find acronyms across both Reddit and the internet that I don’t list in this encyclopaedia; the links below may help in this case, and another good place to start is at abbreviations.com[48], or the very comprehensive Acronym Finder[49]. Explanations and appreciation of word origins can be had at r/etymology.

43: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110ni54/

44: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110ni7a/

45: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nict/

46: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nif1/

47: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nih1/

48: https://www.abbreviations.com

49: https://www.acronymfinder.com

• *See Also:**

• Acronyms 1: A-L[50]
• Acronyms 3: Abbreviations[51]
• Jargon[52]
• Other Useful Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Lexicons[53]
• Relationship Sub Acronyms and Initialisms[54]
• Time Zones[55]
• Tone Indicators[56]

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