Here is a list of abbreviations and acronyms commonly used on B&B. For special words and phrases, see the glossary page.
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3B:
7DS:
In agreement; I'm repeating what they said.
3017ers:Wet shavers with large stockpiles of soaps and/or creams who are (aggressively) using it up one puck/tub/stick/tube at a time. Some of them estimate they will run out in about 3017, see this thread.
3 T's:3B:
7DS:
Seven-day Set, a set of seven razors that are rotated through a one-week period, often with each razor marked with each day of the week.
A
AACJ:
APOM:
A moderator currently known as "Art" aka the "King"
ABC:Antica Barbieria Colla
AC:Artist Club (as in AC razors and blades)
AD:Acquisition Disorder
ADP (AdP):Acqua Di Parma
AFAIAC:As Far as I Am Concerned
AFAIK:As Far As I Know
AGAIG:As Good As It Gets
ALPHA Team:Aftershave Lovers Perpetually Hunting Avon. A group started by the Vez2.
AOM:Alliance of Merkur. A group started by BennyVega.
AOS: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
ATH:Apprentice Thread Hijacker
ATG:Against the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)
ATT:Above The Tie. A stainless steel razor company that is made in the United States.
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B&B:
BEAST:
B.O.M.B.:
BOSC:
BOTOC:
BOTSS:
BPM:
BRW:
BST aka B/S/T:
https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/forums/buy-sell-trade.246/
"Badger & Blade" wet-shaving on-line community (www.badgerandblade.com)
B&BE:Badger & Blade Essential Shaving Brush
B&BW:Bath & Body Works
B&M:Barrister and Mann LLC
BAD:Brush Acquisition Disorder, also known as SBAD (shaving brush acquisition disorder)
BB:Blenheim Bouquet, a fragrance by Penhaligon's
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.
BBW:Belgian Blue Whetstone (razor hone). It's commonly the backing to vintage Coticules (modern Coticules tend to use a slate backing). If it's a natural-combo stone, the blue/black side is always BBW. BBWs can also be purchased on their own.
BBX:Barbe Bleue Model X guardless double-edged razor. "Guardless", in the case of the BBX, means that the razor's baseplate is narrow so that the blade edges are completely exposed. The BBX is one example of a category of doubled-edged razors with unguarded blade exposure, dubbed the "DEvette" (by analogy to "shavette". See also DEvette.
BBXB:Barbe Bleue Model XB: Black matte finish double-edge razor, guardless on one side, straight-bar guard on the other. The handle is heavier and thicker than the BBX handle (does not fit in the BBX inkwell stand).
BdP:BEAST:
Best Effectively Aggressive Shaving Tool, a brotherhood. See Zookeepers of the Muhle R41 BEAST thread.
BOBS:B.O.M.B.:
BOSC:
BOTOC:
BOTSS:
BPM:
Balance Point Method. A technique for holding your safety razor..
BRG:Back Roads Gold: DE & SE Razor replating and tune-up service
BRGAS:BRW:
BST aka B/S/T:
https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/forums/buy-sell-trade.246/
, Thread on B&B where members can buy, sell and trade shaving items.
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
C&E:
C&S:
CBN:
CTH:
C&S:
CBN:
Cubic Nitride Boron
CC:Captain's Choice
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)
CDC:Cult de Candre, a brotherhood for Martin de Candre shaving soap lovers.
C.E.C.:Central Enablement Center Operative
CF:Castle Forbes (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, and grooming supplies)
CNAT:Chinese Natural Stone
COA:Cult of Arko. A group started by Malakas1981.
CoCOB:Cult of C. O. Bigelow. A group started by Kyle 3 Pass.
C.O.L.D.Connoisseurs of Lower Degrees. A brotherhood devoted to cold water shaving.
CONUS:CONtiguous United States or CONtinental United States
COP:Cult of Palmolive. A group started by Newkie.
CO9T:Cat O' Nine Tails After Shave
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.
CRS:Cyril R. Salter (shaving creams and soaps)
CRSW:Cold River Soap Works
CS:CTH:
Certified Thread Hijacker
CTG:'Cross the grain' (see XTG)
CWR:Cold water rinse (see WWR)
CWS:Cold water shave
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D
DB:
DC1913:
DE:
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DC1913:
DE:
Double-Edge (general type of safety razor blade)
DEvette:A category of doubled-edged razors with complete blade exposure (by analogy to "shavette"). A DEvette (also spelled "devette") can be homemade by manually reducing the width of a DE razor's baseplate, or by leaving off the baseplate altogether when the razor and blade are assembled for shaving. See also BBX.
DFS:Damn Fine Shave. A near-BBS. WTG/XTG is completely smooth, ATG will feel a little bit of light stubble. (see BBS, CCS)
DG:Declaration Grooming
DKAD:Dopp Kit Acquisition disorder
DOC:Double Open Comb, where the edge of the cap has an open comb as well as the base plate.
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E
EdC:
EUC:
Eau de Cologne
EdP:Eau de Parfum
EdT:Eau de Toilette
EJ:Edwin Jagger (UK shaving brush marque)
EMJ:Every Man Jack
EO:Essential Oil
E-R:EUC:
Excellent Used Condition
E-W:East-West (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
F
FB:
FP:
Fat Boy [Broken Link]
FBT:(Gillette) Flat Bottom Tech
FBW:Full Bottle Worthy
FFF:Frozen Face Freaks. A group for fans of menthol started by BilliardKing.
FFFMM:Fixed Four For March Madness: an annual game using only one Brush, one Soap/Cream, one Razor, and one Blade (Make and Model) for the complete month of March. Started HERE in 2017.
Fili:Filarmonica
FM:Frederic Malle
FO:Fragrance Oil
FOCS:FP:
Fool's Pass. Shaving the upper lip against the grain (ATG), normally south to north.
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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G
GAS:
GIT:
Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
GB:Gentlemen's Best
GC:Geneva Cutlery
GD:Grooming Dept
GFT:GIT:
Green Irish Tweed. A fragrance by Creed
GLWTSGood Luck With the Sale
GNU:Gillette NEW Über-fan
GRUME:Gentlemanly Restraint Until Month End
GTX:Across the grain in the opposite direction as XTG
GWAD:Gaiwan Acquisition Disorder
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H
HAD:
HD:
H&S:
Haircut & Shave Co.
HTH:
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Hone acquisition disorder.
HAND:Have a nice day
H.-B.O.M.B:Handlebar-Brotherhood Of Mustachioed Badgers
HBS: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:H&S:
Haircut & Shave Co.
HTH:
Hope This Helps
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I
IIRC:
If I Recall Correctly, internet shorthand
IM:Irisch Moos or Sir Irisch Moos
IME:In My Experience
IMHO:In My Humble Opinion, In My Honest Opinion, internet shorthand
IMO:In My Opinion
IOTN:Indulgence of the night
IP:Israeli Personna, a specific marque of razor blade; also called "Personna Red," "Red Pack Israeli" and "Red IP"
IYO:In Your Opinion
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J
JPG:
Jean-Paul Gauthier. A haute couture fashion designer based in France. Known for making fragrances as well.
JFL:Joris/Fatip Lover. Check out the "Joris/Fatip lovers reviews and pics thread!" in Clubs and Brotherhoods.
JMP:Jose Monserrat Pou
JNAT:Japanese Natural Stone
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K
K10:
KMF:
KOVT:
KMF:
KOVT:
Knights of the Veg Table. A group started by Luvmysuper for fans of Lilac Vegetal aftershave. (See also LV).
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L
LC:
Long Comb, a version of the Gillette NEW DE razor
LE:Limited Edition
LEMS:League of Extraordinary Mild Shavers. A group started by Foyle.
LH:Long Handle (a model of Merkur and other razors)
LHF:Lightweight Handle Fanboy (a fan of razor handles weighing less than 25 grams)
LIDGE:L'Instant de Guerlain Extreme. A fragrance from Guerlain
LNHC:Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations
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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M:
MBM:
MMOC:
MP:
MTTB:
MW:
Member of "Minimalists"
M3:Mach 3 (a model of multi-blade cartridge razor by Gillette)
M7DS:Matching Seven-Day Set. A set of seven matching razors that are rotated through a one-week period, often each razor is marked with a day of the week. (See also 7DS.)
MAD:Multiple Acquisition Disorders
MB:MBM:
Multi Bladed Monstrosity i.e. Gillette Mach 3, Fusion or Schick Quattro
MDC or MdCMartin de Candre (A French Shaving Soap)
MFK:Maison Francis Kurkdjian. A niche perfumer based in France.
MID:Minimal Items Disorder
MIN:Minimalist
MLSW:MMOC:
Micromatic Open Comb (a SE razor that uses Gem blades). Also OCMM.
MMM:MP:
Muehle-Pinsel (German shaving brush marque)
MPG:Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. A perfume house based in France.
MTSSB:MTTB:
MW:
Mystic Water [Soaps]
MBWC:Multi Bingo Winners Club
MWF:
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N
N-S:
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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)
NfMS:Nivea for Men Sensitive
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)
NO:Noble Otter
NRD:New Razor Day (Yippee!)
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O
OAM:
OM:
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Officina Artigiana Milano (Milan Artisan Workshop) male grooming software
OBIF:One Blade in February, an acronym for the Annual "One Blade in February"; Challenge,
started by @goby in 2010.
OC:Open Comb (as in an OC razor)
OCMM:Open Comb Micromatic (a SE razor that uses Gem blades). Also MMOC.
OGA:OM:
Operator Malfunction
OOP:Short form of "Order of Pinaud"
OP:Original Poster or Original Post
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P
PAA:
PBB:
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
PAS:PBB:
Phoenix Bakelite Brotherhood (for lovers of the Phoenix Bakelite Open Comb Slant razor)
PBOCS:Phoenix Bakelite Open Comb Slant double edged razor
PdN:Parfums de Nicolai. A niche perfume house based in France
PdP:Pre de Provence
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)
PLC:(Fatip) Piccolo Lovers Club. (Not to be confused with Public Limited Company or Programmable Logic Controller.)
PM:Personal message (message sent using on-line community's web site rather than email)
Poboy:Refers to a quite sloppy lather that may run down one's arms when face-lathering. Akin to a New Orleans Roast Beef Poboy
PSA:Public Service Announcement
PSB:Proraso Single Blade, as in PSB shaving cream
PSO:Pacific Shave Oil or Pre Shave Oil
PSSST:Piccolo Silver Star Shavers Team, a sub-brotherhood of the PLC (Piccolo Lovers Club)
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Q
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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R
RAD:
Razor Rotation Anxiety, having too or that many razors in your collection you feel stress for not shaving enough with one or the other
RSO:
Razor Acquisition Disorder
RBAD:Razor Blade Acquisition Disorder
RFB:Raised Flat Bottom (usually refers to one type of a British-made long comb NEW razor)
RMWS:Roberts Method Wet Shaving, or simply Method Shaving
RP:Round Point (straight razor)
RPC:Rabidpotatochip - Mostly harmless
RR:RazoRock, a brand of razors and other shaving products
RRA:Razor Rotation Anxiety, having too or that many razors in your collection you feel stress for not shaving enough with one or the other
RSO:
Razor Shaped Object (An item that sells as, and looks like, a Straight Razor and is often pleasing to the eye, but will nor shave or keep an edge. Caveat emptor.)
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S
S&H:
SAS:
SAVATE:
SB:
SC:
SE:
SL:
SMW:
SSAD:
SSBS:
SV:
Shipping and handling (in reference to Internet and/or eBay purchases)
S-N:South-North (direction for stroke with a razor from neck up)
SABRE:SAS:
Socially Acceptable Shave. Super light stubble can be felt in all directions, even WTG; see also BBS, DFS, and CCS
SASA:SAVATE:
SB:
Straight/Solid/Safety Bar. This describes the guard of a baseplate. A straight/solid bar is a safety bar, but a safety bar is not necessarily a straight/solid bar.
SBAD:Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder, also known as BAD
SC:SC:
Short Comb, a version of the Gillette NEW DE razor
SCAD:Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
SCS:SE:
Single-Edge (Generally used to distinguish a single edge safety razor (SE) from straight razor (SR).
SG20:Suehiro Gokumyo 20K
SIC:Silicon Carbide, usually in referring to Silicon Carbide Powder
SISSIES:SL:
Serge Lutens. A niche perfumer based in France, though Serge Lutens currently lives in Morocco.
SMN: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 Edged safety razor).
Also Savile Row (UK)
SRAD:Straight Razor Acquisition Disorder
SS:SuperSpeed(model of Gillette safety razor)
SS:SSAD:
Shaving Soap Acquisition Disorder
SSB:SSBS:
Synthetic Shaving Brush Society
STR8:SV:
Saponificio Varesino
SWB:Shaving White Belt
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
T&H:
TdH:
VDH:
VEG:
W&B:
W-E:
WD:
XTG:
YGPM:
Truefitt & Hill (UK manufacturer of shaving cream, soap, ASB, grooming supplies)
TAOS:The Art of Shaving
TBFH:The Blade From Hell aka Graham Field DE Blades (named by TobyC)
TBOC: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.
TFS:Tcheon Fung Sing. Italian shaving soap (+ pre- and post-shave) maker since 1945.
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)
THB:The Holy Black
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.
TOBS:
Taylor of Old Bond Street
V
VEG:
Vegetal Lilac Aftershave by Pinaud. A very polarizing product many either abhor or fall in love with.
VIBR:Virgin Island Bay Rum by Pinaud-Clubman
VIW:Virgin Island Water. A fragrance by CREED
W
W-E:
West-East (direction for stroke with a razor from left-to-right or right-to-left)
WCS:WD:
Whipped Dog
WHAD:Witch Hazel Acquisition Disorder
WISE:Williams Institute for Shaving Excellence. A group started by Vez2.
WK:WhollyKaw
WMS:Williams Mug Soap
WOW:Woods of Windsor but also, more commonly elsewhere, "World of Warcraft"
WSP:Wet Shaving Products (an Arizona-based vendor)
WTB:Want to buy
WTG:With the grain (direction for stroke with a razor)
WTS:Want to sell
WTT:Want to trade
WWND:see here.
WWR:Warm water rinse
X
Across the grain (shaving at right angle to the direction of hair growth); note that ATG is against the grain.
Y
You've Got a Private Message
YMMV:Your mileage may vary (i.e., you may have different results)
YSL:Yves Saint Laurent. Fashion design house based in France.
YTAD:Yixing Teapot Acquisition Disorder
Z
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