Parrot & Forum Abbreviations

(Note: This list was compiled and posted by Carrie-Anne on the old forum.)

Ever asked the question, "What does FID mean?" or "What's a QP?" Well, I know I've asked before and I'm know other members have as well. So I thought it would be great to have a post on abbreviations! A place to find a quick explanation as to the lingo the members use on the forum.

FORUM LINGO:

AKA - Also Known As
AFK - Away from Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BCON - Beer Coming Out Nose or Beverage Coming Out Nose
BTW - By The Way
DH - Darling Husband
Fids - Feathered/Furry/Finned Kids
Fratts - Feathered/Furry/Finned Brats
FYI - For Your Information
IDK - I Don't Know
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
ITA - I totally agree
JK - Just Kidding
JMO - Just My Opinion
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
MBS - Multiple Bird Syndrom
PITA - pain in the a$$
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFLMBO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Butt Off
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$ Off
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed (wife)
SO - Significant Other
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIAGI - This Is A Great Idea
TMI - To Much Information
YMMV - your mileage may vary (eg. as in my bird acclimated to our family in 2 weeks time, but YMMV)


PARROT ABBREVIATIONS:

AKEET - American Parakeet
BCC - Black Capped Conure
BC or BCC - Blue Crown Conure
BE2 - Bare Eyed Cockatoo
BFA - Blue Front Amazon
B&G - Blue and Gold Macaw
BHC - Black Headed Caique
BP2 - Black Palm Cockatoo
BSL - Blue Streak Lory
BWP - Bronze Winged Pionus
C2 - Citron Cockatoo
CAG - Congo African Grey
CBP - Coral Bill Pionus
CM - Catalina Macaw
DP - Dusky Pionus
DYHA - Double Yellow Headed Amazon
E2 - Eleanora Cockatoo
EKEET - English Parakeet
Ekkie - Eclectus
G2 - Goffin Cockatoo
GB - Great Bill
GC or GCC - Green Cheek Conure
GCC - Gold Capped Conure
GCP - Grey Cheeked Parakeet
GE - Grand Eclectus
GS2 - Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
GW or GWM - Green Wing Macaw
HH - Hawk Head Parrot
HM - Hahn's Macaw
HMC - Half Moon Conure
HYM- Hyacinth Macaw
IR or IRN - Indian Ringneck
IM - Illigers Macaw
KEET - Parakeet
LGC - Little Green Chicken
LP - Lineolated Parakeet
LS2 - Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
M2 - Moluccan Cockatoo
MM2 - Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo
MBC - Maroon Bellied Conure
MGM - Miligold Macaw
MM - Military Macaw
MS2 - Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
MP - Maximillian Pionus
OW or OWA - Orange Winged Amazon
PC - Painted Conure
Plet - Parrotlet
POW - Princess Parrot
QP - Quaker Parakeet
RB2 - Rose Breasted Cockatoo
RLA - Red Lored Amazon
RM - Ruby Macaw
RSE - Red Sided Eclectus
RV2 - Red Vented Cockatoo
SIE - Solomon Island Eclectus
SM - Scarlet Macaw
T2 - Triton Cockatoo
TAG - Timneh African Grey
TIEL - Cockatiel
TOO - Cockatoo
U2 - Umbrella Cockatoo
VE - Vosmaerie's Eclectus
WBC - White Bellied Caique
WCP - White Cap Pionus
WFA = White Fronted Amazon
YCM = Yellow Collared Macaw
YNA = Yellow Naped Amazon