I'm going to ask everyone who's abbreviated to please describe what the abbreviations mean.
If you have a question about an abbreviation that isn't here, please ask.
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Here's a few to get us started:
APU: As per usual
BOL: Bursting (or Busting) out laughing
BRB: Be right back
BUMPING UP A POST: Bringing an old post back into current circulation for those that you think haven't read it.
Doc: A veterinarian or Pamnock, ARBA Judge
FYI: For your information
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IP: Internet Provider, also referred to ISP: InternetService Provider. Every 'IP' assigns a numerical address whenever youpost.
J/K or JK: Just kidding
JMHO: Just my humble opinion
JMO: Just my opinion
JMPO: Just my personal opinion
KMR: Kitten Milk Replacer
LMAO: Laughingmy off
LMBO: Laughing my butt off
LOL: Lots of Laughs/Laughs Out Loud
O/T: Off Topic
PEEPS: People
ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the floor, laughingmy off
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
THREAD: The conversation within a post.
TROLL: Bad behavior will give someone the "troll" name, and will be banished.
Some terms you'll see in the rabbit world:
4-H CLUB: An organization that teaches children how to care for and exhibit livestock.
ARBA: American Rabbit Breeders Association
Binky: Expression of happiness by a rabbit. "When a rabbitbinkies, it jumps into the air and twists its head and body in oppositedirections (sometimes twice) before falling back to theground."http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_binkies.html
Buck: Male rabbit
Broken: A variety that has a color in conjunction with white
Culling: Removal of undesirable rabbits from the herd
Dam: The mother of a rabbit
Dewlap: A fold of loose skin which hangs from the throat, common in does
Doe: Female Rabbit
Flat Coat: Fur lying to closely to the body. Lacksspring or body as noted by touch. Usually a fine coat coupled with alack of density.
Fly Back: When the fur returns quickly to its normalposition after being stroked toward the head of the rabbit.
Gestation: The time between mating and kindling of a doe, usually about 31 days.
Hock: The portion of the foot that carries the weight of the rabbit
HRS: House Rabbit Society
Juniors: A rabbit under 6 months old
Kindling: Giving birth
Kits: Baby rabbits
Litter: Young rabbits being raised by a doe
Luster: Brilliance/brightness of fur
Moult/Molt: The process of shedding fur
Nest: A whole in straw or hay, which a doe lines with fur, preparing for the litter to be born.
Nutri-Cal: A high calorie dietary energizer for animals who won't eat.
Open Coat: Fur that doesn't return to normal position when stroked backwards.
Peanut: A kit that is born with a dwarfing gene from eachparent. With such a genetic make-up, they usually die within a few daysof birth as they are unable to grow.
PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Runt: Smallest kit of the litter, but able to grow as big as their siblings.
Rollback: Fur that gently falls back into position when stroked backwards.
Sexing: Determining the sex of the rabbit
Weaning: The separation of young from the doe. Ending the lactating and nursing period.
If you have a question about an abbreviation that isn't here, please ask.
* * * * * * * * *
Here's a few to get us started:
APU: As per usual
BOL: Bursting (or Busting) out laughing
BRB: Be right back
BUMPING UP A POST: Bringing an old post back into current circulation for those that you think haven't read it.
Doc: A veterinarian or Pamnock, ARBA Judge
FYI: For your information
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IP: Internet Provider, also referred to ISP: InternetService Provider. Every 'IP' assigns a numerical address whenever youpost.
J/K or JK: Just kidding
JMHO: Just my humble opinion
JMO: Just my opinion
JMPO: Just my personal opinion
KMR: Kitten Milk Replacer
LMAO: Laughingmy off
LMBO: Laughing my butt off
LOL: Lots of Laughs/Laughs Out Loud
O/T: Off Topic
PEEPS: People
ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the floor, laughingmy off
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
THREAD: The conversation within a post.
TROLL: Bad behavior will give someone the "troll" name, and will be banished.
Some terms you'll see in the rabbit world:
4-H CLUB: An organization that teaches children how to care for and exhibit livestock.
ARBA: American Rabbit Breeders Association
Binky: Expression of happiness by a rabbit. "When a rabbitbinkies, it jumps into the air and twists its head and body in oppositedirections (sometimes twice) before falling back to theground."http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_binkies.html
Buck: Male rabbit
Broken: A variety that has a color in conjunction with white
Culling: Removal of undesirable rabbits from the herd
Dam: The mother of a rabbit
Dewlap: A fold of loose skin which hangs from the throat, common in does
Doe: Female Rabbit
Flat Coat: Fur lying to closely to the body. Lacksspring or body as noted by touch. Usually a fine coat coupled with alack of density.
Fly Back: When the fur returns quickly to its normalposition after being stroked toward the head of the rabbit.
Gestation: The time between mating and kindling of a doe, usually about 31 days.
Hock: The portion of the foot that carries the weight of the rabbit
HRS: House Rabbit Society
Juniors: A rabbit under 6 months old
Kindling: Giving birth
Kits: Baby rabbits
Litter: Young rabbits being raised by a doe
Luster: Brilliance/brightness of fur
Moult/Molt: The process of shedding fur
Nest: A whole in straw or hay, which a doe lines with fur, preparing for the litter to be born.
Nutri-Cal: A high calorie dietary energizer for animals who won't eat.
Open Coat: Fur that doesn't return to normal position when stroked backwards.
Peanut: A kit that is born with a dwarfing gene from eachparent. With such a genetic make-up, they usually die within a few daysof birth as they are unable to grow.
PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Runt: Smallest kit of the litter, but able to grow as big as their siblings.
Rollback: Fur that gently falls back into position when stroked backwards.
Sexing: Determining the sex of the rabbit
Weaning: The separation of young from the doe. Ending the lactating and nursing period.