Abbreviation help

doug ford · 10-16-2009, 09:54 AM

I hate to show my ignorance but there are a couple of abbreviations that I see on online forums and sale ads occasionally that I just haven't been able to figure out. I've done pretty well with most others but FTW and NOM simply escape me. Can someone enlighten me?

**obsidianspider** · 10-16-2009, 10:03 AM

FTW = For The Win - It's slang from first person shooters (video games) as an enthusiastic positive expression.

Eg. - Someone likes Mustangs might say "Mustangs FTW!" (though I don't use that very often)

Nom is an onomatopoeia for the sound you make when you eat.

Eg. - Eating a bacon double cheeseburger... Om nom nom nom.

pprince · 10-16-2009, 10:12 AM

I have seen NOM and figured it meant "Not Original Motor". Just my guess though shrug.

S281SC · 10-16-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pprince

I have seen NOM and figured it meant "Not Original Motor". Just my guess though shrug.

You are correct - NOM = Not Original Motor

**obsidianspider** · 10-16-2009, 10:37 AM

I guess it depends on the context

doug ford · 10-16-2009, 10:46 AM

In the context I've seen it used NOM would be non original motor. I never would have figured out FTW.
Thanks guys, that really helps. It bugs me to read something I don't understand.

S281SC · 10-16-2009, 10:46 AM

It can also mean either "No Offense Meant" or "No Other Messages"... But yeah, in an automotive context, "Not Original Motor" would be my first inclination...

**obsidianspider** · 10-16-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by doug ford

I never would have figured out FTW.

While we're talking about context: If you hear/see FTW around a motorcycle gang it usually means F*** the World.

pprince · 10-16-2009, 01:09 PM

For Terrible Warts
Found The Wheel
Forget The Witch
Forever Together Wally

doug ford · 10-16-2009, 01:38 PM

forever together wally

??
Paul I'm starting to worry about you. Have you been in the great white north too long?
J/K

sigtauenus · 10-16-2009, 01:42 PM

Working in DoD, this is key...
Abbreviations and acronyms dictionary: Find definitions for over 4,219,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms

(if you try NOM, its on page 2)

S281SC · 10-16-2009, 02:03 PM

Hehe - "Natural Organic Matter" - is that like a load of

or what?

pprince · 10-16-2009, 02:28 PM

I always thought BFF was Big Fat Friend and could not understand why Paris Hilton wanted a big fat friend.

It turns out she wanted Best Friends Forever. Yeah, like that's going to happen. She couldn't hold onto Nicole Richie as a friend.

6t9mach1 · 10-16-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by obsidianspider

Eg. - Eating a bacon double cheeseburger... Om nom nom nom.

Mmmm, bacon double cheeseburger...Om nom nom nom!

S281SC · 10-16-2009, 03:40 PM