Abbreviations

AA – Alcoholics Anonymousabbr. – abbreviation(s), abbreviatedABC – already been chewedAC – air conditioningAcad. – AcademyA.D. – anno DominiAKA – also known asalt. – altitudeA.M. – ante meridiem [in the morning]AM – amplitude modulationapp. – appended, appendix, appointedApr. – AprilASAP – as soon as possibleAssn. – AssociationATM – Automated Teller MachineAug. – AugustAve. – Avenueb. – born, born inB.A. – Bachelor of ArtsB&B – bed and breakfastB.C. – Before ChristB.C.E. – Before Common EraBLT – bacon, lettuce, tomatoB.S. – Bachelor of Sciencebtw – by the wayBYOB – bring your own beerC – Celsiusc. – circa [about]cal calorie(s)Capt. CaptainCC – credit cardC.E. – Common Eracent. – century, centuriescm – centimeter(s)c.o.d. – cash on deliveryco. – countyCol. – Colonel; ColossiansComdr. – CommanderCorp. – CorporationCpl. – Corporal

CST – Central Standard Timed. – died, died inDec. – Decemberdept. – departmentdist. – districtdiv. – divisionDr. – doctorE – east, easterned. – edited, edition, editor(s)e.g. – exempli gratia [for example]ELL – English language learnersest. – established; estimatedESL – English as a second languageEST – Eastern Standard TimeET – extra terrestrialet al. – et alii [and others]F – FahrenheitFeb. – FebruaryFDR – Franklin Delano Rooseveltfl oz – fluid ounce(s)FM – frequency modulationFri. – Fridayft – foot, feetFYI – for your informationgal. – gallon(s)Gen. – General, GenesisGM – general managerGMO – genetically modifiedGMT – Greenwich mean timeGNP – gross national productGOP – Grand Old Party (Republican Party)Gov. – governorgrad. – graduated, graduated atH – hour(s)HIV – Human Immunodeficiency VirusHon. – the Honorablehr – hour(s)ID – identificationi.e. – id est [that is]in. – inch(es)inc. – incorporatedInst. – Institute, InstitutionIQ – intelligence quotientIRA – Irish Republican ArmyIRS – Internal Revenue ServiceISBN – international standard book number

Jan. – JanuaryJFK – John Fitzgerald KennedyJr. – JuniorK – Kelvinkg – kilogram(s)km – kilometer(s)lat. – latitudelb – libra [pound], librae [pounds]Lib. – Librarylmao – laughing my ass offlol – laughing out loudlong. – longitudeLt. – LieutenantLtd. – Limitedm – meter(s)M – minute(s)MC – master of ceremoniesM.D. – Medicinae Doctor mg – milligram(s)mi – mile(s)min – minute(s)MLK – Martin Luther King, Jr.mm – millimeter(s)MO – modus operandiMon. – Mondaymph – miles per hourMr. – Mister Mrs. – MistressMsgr – MonsignorMST – Mountain Standard Timemt. – Mount, Mountainmts. – mountainsMus. – MuseumN – north; Newton(s)NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleNE – northeastno. – numberNov. – NovemberOAS – Organization of American StatesOct –. OctoberOJ – orange juiceomg – oh my godOp. – Opusoz – ounce(s)PBJ – peanut butter and jellyPC – politically Correct

PDA – public display of affectionPI – private investigatorpl. – pluralPMS – premenstrual syndromepop. – populationPR – public relationsPS – post scriptpseud. – pseudonymPSI – pounds per square inchPST – Pacific Standard Timept. – part(s)pt – pint(s)PTO – paid time offpub. – published; publisherQ&A – question and answerqt – quart(s)qtd. – quotedquot. – quotationRev. – Revelation; the Reverendrev. – revisedRIP – rest in peaceR.N. – registered nurserpm – revolution(s) per minuteRR – railroadR&R – rest and relaxationRSVP – répondez s'il vous plaitS – southS – second(s)Sat. – SaturdaySEC – Securities and Exchange Commissionsec – second(s); secantSept. – SeptemberSer. – SeriesSgt. – SergeantSOB – son of a bitchSOL – shit out of luckSOS – save our soulsSPF – sun protection factorsq – squareSr. – SeniorSSR – Soviet Socialist RepublicSt. – Saint; StreetSun. – SundayTBA – to be announcedTGIF – thank God it's FridayThu. – Thursday

Thur. – ThursdayThurs. – ThursdayTLC – tender loving careTue. – TuesdayTues. – Tuesdaytwp. – townshipUFO – unidentified flying objectuninc. – unincorporatedUniv. – UniversityUPC – Universal Product CodeU.S. – United StatesUSA – United States ArmyUSAF – United States Air ForceUSCG – United States Coast GuardUSMC – United States Marine CorpsUSN – United States NavyUSSR – Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsuv – ultravioletVFW – Veterans of Foreign WarsVIP – very important personvol. – volume(s)vox. – voicev.p. – vice presidentvs. – versusW – west; watt(s)Wed. – WednesdayWHO – World Health Organizationwpm – words per minutewt. – weightwtf – what the fuckyd – yard(s)YMCA – Young Men's Christian Associationyr – yearYTD – year to fateYWCA – Young Women's Christian Association24/7 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

State Abbreviations

Alabama – Ala. – AL Alaska – Alaska – AK Arizona – Ariz. – AZ Arkansas Ark. AR California Calif. CA Colorado Colo. CO Connecticut Conn. CT

Delaware Del. DE Dist. of Columbia D.C. DC Florida Fla. FL Georgia Ga. GA Guam Guam GU Hawaii Hawaii HI Idaho Idaho ID Illinois Ill. IL Indiana Ind. IN Iowa Iowa IA Kansas Kans. KS Kentucky Ky. KY Louisiana La. LA Maine Maine ME Maryland Md. MD Marshall Islands MH Massachusetts Mass. MA Michigan Mich. MI Micronesia FM Minnesota Minn. MN Mississippi Miss. MS Missouri Mo. MO Montana Mont. MT Nebraska Nebr. NE Nevada Nev. NV New Hampshire N.H. NH New Jersey N.J. NJ New Mexico N.M. NM New York N.Y. NY North Carolina N.C. NC North Dakota N.D. ND Northern Marianas MP Ohio Ohio OH Oklahoma Okla. OK Oregon Ore. OR Palau PW Pennsylvania Pa. PA Puerto Rico P.R. PR Rhode Island R.I. RI South Carolina S.C. SC South Dakota S.D. SD Tennessee Tenn. TN Texas Tex. TX Utah Utah UT Vermont Vt. VT Virginia Va. VA

Virgin Islands V.I. VI Washington Wash. WA West Virginia W.Va. WV Wisconsin Wis. WI Wyoming Wyo. WY

AcronymsAIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeASAP – as soon as possibleAWOL – absent without leaveIRMA – Infrequently Requested Materials Arealaser – light amplification by stimulated emission of radiationNASA – National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASDAQ – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated QuotationsNATO – North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationPIN – personal identification numberradar – radio detection and rangingRAM – random–access memoryREM – rapid eye movementscuba – self–contained underwater breathing apparatusTESOL – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other LanguagesUNICEF – United Nations Children's FundWASP – White Anglo–Saxon Protestant

Eponyms

America – Amerigo Vespucciaphrodisiac – Aphroditeappertization (canning for food preservation) – Nicolas Appertatlas – AtlasAugust – Augustus Caesarbloomers – Amelia Jenkins Bloomerbogart – Humphrey BogartBoolean – George Booleboycott – Charles C. Boycottcaesarean – Gaius Julius Caesarcardigan – James Thomas Brudnell, 7th Earl of CardiganCelsius – Anders Celsiuscereal – CeresColumbia – Christophor Columbusdaguerreotype – Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerrederby – Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derbydiesel – Rudolf Dieseldraconian – Dracodunce – John Duns Scotuserotic – Eros

fauna – Faunusflora – Floragargantuan – Gargantuaguillotine – Joseph Ignace Guillotinherculean – Herculeshermaphroditic – Hermaphroditushoover – William Henry Hooverjacuzzi – Candido Jacuzzijovial – Jove/JupiterLevis – Levi Straussluddite – Ned Luddlynch – William LynchMach – Ernst Machmadeleine – Madeleine Paulmiermalapropism – Mrs. Malapropmartial – Marsmasochism – Leopold von Sacher–Masochmaverick – Samuel Augustus Maverickmesmerize – Franz Anton Mesmermirandize – Ernesto A. Mirandamorphine – Morpheusnarcissistic – NarcissusNewton – Isaac Newtonnicotine – Jean Nicotpanic – Panpasteurization – Louis Pasteurplatonic – Platopoinsettia – Noel Roberts Poinsettpraline – César de Choiseul, Count Plessis–Praslinsadistic – Marquis de Sadesalmonella – Daniel Elmer Salmonsandwich – John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwichsaxophone – Adolphe Saxsilhouette – Étienne de Silhouettesousaphone – John Philip Sousateddy – President Theodore Rooseveltthespian – Thespistitanic – Titanvolcano – VulcanVictorian – Queen Victoriazeppelin – Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin