Abbreviations

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Here is a list of abbreviations and acronyms used on B&B. For special words and phrases, see the glossary page.

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+1 (2, 3, etc):

I'm repeating what they said; I agree with what they said.

3 T's:

Trumper, Taylor and Truefitt & Hill

3B:

Best Badger Brush, usually referencing the C&E brush (see BBB below)

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AACJ:

A moderator currently known as "Art" aka the "King"

AD:

Acquisition Disorder

AFAIAC:

As Far as I Am Concerned

AFAIK:

As Far As I Know

ALPHA Team:

Aftershave Lovers Perpetually Hunting Avon. A group started by the Vez2.

AOM:

Alliance of Merkur. A group started by BennyVega.

AOS:

The Art of Shaving

APOM:

A Piece of Me. A fragrance by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

AS:

After shave

ASAD:

After Shave Acquisition Disorder

ASB:

Aftershave balm

ASL:

Aftershave lotion

ASM:

Aftershave Milk

ASSC:

Aftershave Skin Conditioner

ATG:

Against the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)

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B&B:

"Badger & Blade" wet-shaving on-line community (www.badgerandblade.com)

B&BE:

Badger & Blade Essential Shaving Brush

B&BW:

Bath & Body Works

BaBE:

Badger & Blade Essential Shaving Brush

BB:

Blenheim Bouquet, a fragrance by Penhaligon's B

BBB:

Best badger brush (often used in reference to an Edwin Jagger brush made for Crabtree & Evelyn)

BBLE:

Badger & Blade Limited Edition Brush, produced in 2006 and, in two discrete production runs, 2008

BBR:

Bluebeard's Revenge

BBS:

Baby butt smooth. A completely smooth shave result. Circular rubbing pattern with the fingertips can't detect any sort of stubble left, period. See also DFS, CCS and SAS.

BdP:

Bois de Portugal. A fragrance by CREED:

BOTOC:

Brotherhood of the Open Comb . A group started by Bluesbishop, Azarius, JBradley, and jamesspo

BOTSS:

Brotherhood of the Tallow Shave Soap . A group started by Greg1911.

BPM:

Balance Point Method. A technique for holding your safety razor..

BRW:

Bob's Razor Works

BST aka B/S/T:

Buy/Sell/Trade, the Shaving Mall thread of B&B.

BTW:

By The Way, internet shorthand

BUMP:

Bring Up My Post. A backronym from "bump," internet shorthand for "bumping" a thread to the top of the "new posts" list by adding a virtually content-free post in a given discussion thread.

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C&E:

Crabtree & Evelyn

C&S:

Czech & Speake

CCS:

Close, comfortable shave. Perhaps a notch less than a DFS. WTG is completely smooth, XTG and ATG both can detect very tiny levels of stubble. (see also BBS, DFS, and SAS)

CF:

Castle Forbes (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, and grooming supplies)

COA:

Cult of Arko. A group started by Malakas1981.

CoCOB:

Cult of C. O. Bigelow. A group started by Kyle 3 Pass.

CONUS:

CONtiguous United States or CONtinental United States

COP:

Cult of Palmolive. A group started by Newkie.

CROAP:

The term for a Lathering product like a very soft shave soap or hard shave cream which is atypical of the normally firm shave soaps or soft & creamy shave creams.

CS:

Classic Shaving

CTG:

'Cross the grain' (see XTG)

CWR:

Cold water rinse (see WWR)

CWS:

Cold water shave

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DB:

Dirty Bird

DC1913:

Domenico Caraceni 1913

DE:

Double-Edge (general type of safety razor blade)

DFS:

Damn Fine Shave. A near-BBS. WTG/XTG is completely smooth, ATG will feel a little bit of light stubble. (see BBS, CCS)

DKAD:

Dopp Kit Acquisition disorder

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EdC:

Eau de Cologne

EdP:

Eau de Parfum

EdT:

Eau de Toilette

EJ:

Edwin Jagger (UK shaving brush marque)

EO:

Essential Oil

E-W:

East-West (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)

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FB:

Fat Boy

FBW:

Full Bottle Worthy

FFF:

Frozen Face Freaks. A group for fans of menthol started by BilliardKing.

FM:

Frederic Malle

FO:

Fragrance Oil

FS:

For sale

FT:

For trade

FTB:

Feel The Burn

FTFY:

Fixed That For You (related to usually humorous editing and re-interpretation of a previous post)

FWIW:

For what it's worth

FYI:

For your information

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GAD:

Guitar Acquisition Disorder

GB:

Gentlemen's Best

GFT:

Geo. F. Trumper

GIT:

Green Irish Tweed. A fragrance by Creed

GIYF:

Google Is Your Friend (see also JFGI and LMGTFY)

GLWTS

Good Luck With the Sale

GTX:

Across the grain in the opposite direction as XTG

GWAD:

Gaiwan Acquisition Disorder

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HAD:

Hone acquisition disorder.

HAND:

Have a nice day

HBS:

Honeybee Spa

HD:

Heavy Duty (a model of Merkur and other razors)

HHT:

Hanging Hair Test (a test to see if a straight razor is ready for shaving)

HMW:

High mountain white (a grade of badger hair used in Plisson shaving brushes)

HTH:

Hope This Helps

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IIRC:

If I Recall Correctly, internet shorthand

IM:

Irisch Moos or Sir Irisch Moos

IMHO:

In My Humble Opinion, In My Honest Opinion, internet shorthand

IOTN:

Indulgence of the night

IP:

Israeli Personna, a specific marque of razor blade; also called "Red Pack Israelis" and "Red IPs"

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JPG:

Jean-Paul Gauthier. A haute couture fashion designer based in France. Known for making fragrances as well.

JFGI:

Just f***ing Google it.* A coarser version of GIYF and LMGTFY. Mod note- Never an acceptable post on the B&B.

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K10:

Knize Ten.

KMF:

Kiss My Face

KOVT:

Knights of the Veg Table. A group started by Luvmysuper for fans of Lilac Vegetal aftershave. (See also LV).

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LC:

Long Comb, a version of the Gillette NEW

LE:

Limited Edition

LEMS:

League of Extraordinary Mild Shavers. A group started by Foyle.

LH:

Long Handle (a model of Merkur and other razors)

LIDGE:

L'Instant de Guerlain Extreme. A fragrance from Guerlain

LMGTFY:

"Let me Google That For You." Implies the original inquiry could have been easily solved via a web search. A nicer version of JFGI. See also GIYF. Related to, but less coarse than, RTFM, which is used in technical settings.

LOBOS:

Love Our Bowls Or Scuttles, AKA "The Wolf Pack". A group for lovers of bowl lathering and warm lather.

LOL:

Laugh(ing) out loud

LOLS:

League of Leg Shavers. A group started by Wrinkles2.

LOSER:

Lover Of Single Edge Razors. A group started by Azarius.

LOTH:

Lady of the House (see also TWGW and SWMBO)

LTT:

Looking/Like to trade

LV:

Lilac Vegetal Aftershave (especially Clubman Lilac Vegetal)

LV (fragrance):

Lorenzo Villoresi. A perfumer.

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M3:

Mach 3 (a model of multi-blade cartridge razor by Gillette)

MAD:

Multiple Acquisition Disorders

MB:

Mama Bear or Molton Brown

MBM:

Multi Bladed Monstrosity i.e. Gillette Mach 3, Fusion or Schick Quattro

MDC:

Martin de Candre (A French Shaving Soap)

MFK:

Maison Francis Kurkdjian. A niche perfumer based in France.

MID:

Minimal Items Disorder

MIN:

Minimalist

MP:

Muehle-Pinsel (German shaving brush marque)

MPG:

Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. A perfume house based in France.

MTSSB:

Mark the Shoeshine Boy

MTTB:

My Time Bath & Body

MWF:

Mitchell's Wool Fat

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N-S:

North-South (direction for stroke with a razor from cheek up)

NB:

Nancy Boy (US manufacturer of shaving cream, ASB, shampoo, and grooming supplies)

NDC:

No Date Code (when referring to vintage razors)

NIB:

New In Box (referring to an item that has not been used and in it's original packing.)

NOS:

New Old Stock (an item that is still in it's original packaging/state, but no longer manufactured)

NfMS:

Nivea for Men Sensitive

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OC:

open comb razor

OGA:

Order of Gillette Adjustables. A group started by Antares600.

OP:

Original Poster or Original Post

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PdN:

Parfums de Nicolai. A niche perfume house based in France

PDQ:

Pretty damn quick

PFB:

Pseudofolliculitis Barbae; ingrown hairs caused by shaving

PG:

Parfumerie Generale. A niche perfume house based in France

PH:

Pour Homme. In fragrances it is used to denote "For Him"

PIF:

Pay It Forward. Rather than "paying it back" to older members, paying it forward means giving away shaving equipment to newbies. PIF can be used as a noun or a verb.

PJ:

Persian Jar (a shape for a shaving brush handle; a model of Simpson's shaving brush)

PM:

Personal message (message sent using on-line community's web site rather than email)

PSA:

Public Service Announcement

PSO:

Pacific Shave Oil or Pre Shave Oil

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QCS:

Queen Charlotte Soaps

QED:

QED (named for a mathematical proof's final statement, quod erat demonstrandum); a US retailer of shaving supplies

QFT:

Quoted for Truth

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RAD:

Razor Acquisition Disorder

RBAD:

Razor Blade Acquisition Disorder

RMWS:

Roberts Method Wet Shaving, or simply Method Shaving

RP:

Round Point (straight razor)

RPC:

Rabidpotatochip - Mostly harmless

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S&H:

Shipping and handling (in reference to Internet and/or eBay purchases)

S-N:

South-North (direction for stroke with a razor from neck up)

SAS:

Socially Acceptable Shave. Super light stubble can be felt in all directions, even WTG; see also BBS, DFS, and CCS

SBAD:

Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder

SC:

Shaving cream

SCAD:

Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder

SCS:

Saint Charles Shave

SE:

Single-Edge (Generally used to distinguish a single edge safety razor (SE) from straight razor (SR).

SL:

Serge Lutens. A niche perfumer based in France, though Serge Lutens currently lives in Morocco.

SMF:

"Shave My Face," another wet-shaving on-line community, sometimes referred to as "[the forum] across the street." See also TSD.

SMN:

Santa Maria Novella

SMW:

Silver Mountain Water. A fragrance by CREED

SOC:

"Semogue Owners' Club" shaving brush (their top-of-the-line boar brush)

SOTD:

Shave (scent) of the day (description of one day's shaving process or AS)

SPF:

Sold Pending Funds

SR:

A standard abbreviation for straight razor (as opposed to SE, the abbreviation for single edge safety razor). Also Savile Row (UK shaving brush marque)

SRD:

Straight Razor Designs, an online retailer founded by Lynn Abrams, who also founded SRP (www.straightrazordesigns.com)

SRP:

Straight Razor Place, an online community dedicated to straight razor shaving (www.straightrazorplace.com)

SS:

SuperSpeed (model of Gillette safety razor)

SS:

Shaving soap

SSAD:

Shaving Soap Acquisition Disorder

SSB:

Shave Stick Brotherhood. A group started by Turtle.

STR8:

Straight Razor

SWMBO:

She who must be obeyed (wife / girlfriend); see also LOTH and TWGW. From the Victorian novel She: A History of Adventure by Henry Rider Haggard.

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T&H:

Truefitt & Hill (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, soap, ASB, grooming supplies)

TdH:

Terre d'Hermes. A fragrance by luxury goods manufacturer Hermes.

TEAD:

Traveling Equipment Acquisition Disorder

TF:

Tom Ford. A fashion designer based in the USA.

TGN:

The Golden Nib (AZ based, replacement knots for shave brushes)

TGQ:

The Gentlemen's Quarter (West VA-based, cottage-industry maker of shaving cream, soap, and cologne)

TI:

Thiers-Issard straight razor manufacturer based in France

TIPTLE:

Thiers-Issard Pierre Thiers Limited Edition, a limited edition straight razor made from old hand-hammered blanks.

TM:

Tony Miller/The Well Shaved Gentleman

TLOML:

The love of my life

TOBS:

Taylor of Old Bond Street, a soap, cream, balm, and fragrance company

TOFLAC-U:

The Official Face Lather Club-United. A group started by CHSeifert.

ToH:

Taste of Heaven. A fragrance by perfume house Kilian of the LVMH group.

TOMs:

Toms of Maine (previously manufactured shaving cream)

TSD:

"The Shave Den", another wet-shaving on-line community, sometimes referred to as "[the forum] across the street." See also SMF.

TTO:

Twist-to-Open (razor where part of the handle spins to open "doors" on top for blade)

TWGW:

The World's Greatest Wife (ie. one's own wife, usually) See also SWMBO and LOTH

Three T's, the:

Taylor of Old Bond Street, Truefitt & Hill and Geo. F. Trumper, three English firms which have been supplying quality shaving goods for over a century

TRSC:

The Real Shaving Company

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