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"What does BSC mean?" (Knot acronyms demystified)

I think I have read the question "what does BSC mean?" about 432,890,423 times in the last three days. I also get the feeling that some of the regulars are sick of answering this question. As a relatively new poster, I know what it feels like to come here and be like "FSIL FMIL WTF are these chicks saying!??" So, for all of you new people... I am copying the dictionary portion of a post made a while back that really helped me out

 

NEY Dictionary (courtesy of jeannacorina, and oceana)

-----------------------Technichal Jargon-----------------------


NEY: Not Engaged (Yet)
The name of this forum.

PP - Previous Poster
People who posted before you.

OP - Original Poster
Person who started the thread.

BSC: Bat Sh!t Crazy
NOT a good thing. This usually involves ice-skating rink surprise weddings, or buying a wedding dress online without trying it on or even being engaged. Basically, planning your wedding without your BF knowing about it is BSC.

MUD: Made Up Drama
This is when someone decides to have a little fun at everyone's expense and fabricate an elaborate story that isn't entirely true. If someone says they think your post is MUD, that pretty much means you sound too bizarre to be real.

PIP: Picture In Post
Adding a picture directly to a post instead of posting it url. It's nice to do this, so that people don't have to click unfamiliar links.

NSFW: Not Safe For Work
May contain very interesting things, but also nudity, grossness, or cursing. Open at your own risk!

DD: Dirty Delete

When someone posts asking for advice, gets responses they don't like, and deletes the whole thing; thus depriving anyone else from benefitting from the advice and insulting the people who spent the time to give it. Posts can no longer be deleted when they have replies, so DDing isn't very common.

YGM: You've Got Mail
Someone sent a private message or email.

S/O: Spin-Off
A post that originated in another thread but was so neat it needed its own.

F/U: Follow-Up
An update on an older thread. I always thought this meant f***ed up.

NWR: Not Wedding Related
Enough said.

Beebee
A form of "baby," usually meaning a poster who is not only new, but immature with a lot of misconceptions about relationships and marriage. If you are collectively deemed a "beebee", you will recieve a "beebee tiara"

AW: Attention Wh*re

Someone who will do anything for attention. Good or bad. Doesn't matter. LOOK AT ME!!!

PW: Post Wh*re
Someone who posts just to increase their post count. They probably post in almost every discussion but don't add anything of value.

GBCK: Goodbye Cruel Knot
Usually used when someone makes a post to announce that they aren't posting anymore, presumably to get attention or elicit sympathy. Typically backfires, so it's not suggested that you use this method.

-----------------------Wedding-Related-----------------------


OOT: Out of Town

MOH: Maid of Honor

The chick who puts up with all your wedding crap, probably because she loves you and realizes you're just temporarily insane.

BM: Bridesmaid
Sometimes confused with "bowel movement."

JOP: Justice Of the Peace
Where many of us wish we were going about halfway through the wedding planning process.

Bridezilla:

A bride who is taking it too far and being demanding and unreasonable. Like expecting ALL of your bridesmaids to drive 7 hours to your hometown for monthly wedding meetings. Then having your MOH b*tch them out when they can't make it, because you can't be bothered to speak to anyone.

Momzilla:
A mom or MIL who is taking it too far and being demanding/unreasonable, or is insistent on planning daughter/future daughter-in-law's entire wedding. Will often use guilt, anger, tears to achieve desired goals. Have been known use how much money they are contributing towards wedding, family obligations, and how rotten you were as a teenager as ammo.

Maidzilla:
A MOH or BM that is a total nightmare. Can manifest in many ways, including a) a MOH/BM who is insistent on turning the rest of your BP into their personal secretaries and/or controlling all details of wedding day preparations, bridal shower, bachelorette party, etc.; b) refusing to cooperate with any aspect of the wedding or reasonable request from the bride (e.g. insisting on wearing a different dress from everyone else, refusal to purchase affordable bm dress, refusing to return phone calls/emails, etc.), c) being a jealous nasty wench because for no other reason than you're getting married. You have probably debated kicking her out of the BP for your own sanity, but haven't because that's a major ettiquite no-no. If there was a television show called Maidzillas, you'd nominate her for it.

STD: Save the Date
Commonly mistaken for Sexually Transmitted Disease.

MOB: Mother of Bride

MOG: Mother of Groom


FMIL: Future Mother In Law
Also known as the devil.

FSIL: Future Sister In Law

FBIL: Future Brother In Law

FFIL: Future Father In Law


BF: Boyfriend
This is what you call him before he proposes.

FI: Fiance (male), Fiancee (female)
Please try to use the appropriate gender when spelling this out.

DH: Dear Husband
A nice way of saying "that guy I married who doesn't mow the lawn anymore."

DD: Dear Daughter

DS: Dear Son


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Re: "What does BSC mean?" (Knot acronyms demystified)

  • loopy82loopy82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ok. Glad its the dictionary. When I read the title I thought you really didn't know. I kind of wanted to bang my head on my keyboard.
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  • edited December 2011
    Good point, perhaps I should edit the title.

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  • PaigeMcCPaigeMcC member
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    edited December 2011
    Excellent post.  I do get a little tired of answering these questions but at the same time I was hella confused at the beginning too...so I try to cut the n00bs some slack.

    Good thinking tho:)

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  • HurrahHurrah member
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you!!  I didn't know what they meant, but I know on another board I have, we have SOOOO many acronyms that it's exhausting to always tell people what they mean!  So, I figured I'd catch on eventually.  This is so helpful!
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