ECF Abbreviations 101

[ReggieReg]

Have you considered adding general abbreviations to the list?

[lordmage]

people can fell free to write update the op post and i will be glad to replace it.

[ReggieReg]

people can fell free to write update the op post and i will be glad to replace it.

Sounds great!! I will keep this thread in mind if I have extra time to list abbreviations!

Thanks!!!!

RR

[lordmage]

Sounds great!! I will keep this thread in mind if I have extra time to list abbreviations!

Thanks!!!!

RR

Sure when done PM me and i will update

[dano]

Thanks for the abrev. explanations from a noob.

[clear lungs]

Thank you for this list IMSEWSURE! I am an extremely new NooB and this can all be very confusing without knowing the abbreviations.

[KevinD872]

Edit By Lordmage:
Suggestions Added to First Post please keep in mind the forum censor will * out profanity.
Suggestions edited to comply with the Rules.

[535cheetah]

thanks .. the abbv's really helped, although im a total nub at this point and have a few that i didnt see or didnt have explanations... what is PV? 510? 901? 801? all the numbers i see in these posts are like chinese to me, im gathering they are a type of e cig? what kind? or is it a certain brand, serial number ?

[Ivisi]

thanks .. the abbv's really helped, although im a total nub at this point and have a few that i didnt see or didnt have explanations... what is PV? 510? 901? 801? all the numbers i see in these posts are like chinese to me, im gathering they are a type of e cig? what kind? or is it a certain brand, serial number ?

510, 801, 901, and 401 are all 'styles' of e-cigs. There are many more, too, and that's not even getting into the 'mod' style e-cigs like the Screwdriver or the Prodigy.

PV is simply short for Personal Vaporizer, which is a term some people prefer to use when referring to the e-cigarette.

Ivisi

[MargotA575]

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Regards,
Mage

I'm fairly new to e-cigarettes and this forum but not to message boards in general. I have found on other message boards that there is some sort of thread that contains abbreviations and their meanings. I was not able to find one here so I decided to start one and hope everyone will add to it anything I have missed and, of course, correct any of my errors. (I am starting off with the 2 abbreviations that I used in my title=)

General

ECF - E-Cigarette-Forum
Noob - Beginner
OP - Original Post(er)
Analog - Regular Cigarette
Mod - Homemade device/Moderator.
Pull - The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth
TH - Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)
Vapor - the "smoke" emitted from an e-cigarette
Vape, Vaping - The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term "smoking" when referring to an analog)
Topping off - Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartridge.
Dripping - Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
Dipping - Sticking the bridge of the atomizer in e-liquid.

E-Cigarette

E-cig or E-cigarette - Electronic Cigarette
PV - Personal Vaporizer
Atty - Atomizer
Cart - Cartridge
Bat - Battery
Filler - The fiber found inside your cartridge that holds your e-liquid
PCC - Personal Charging Case
SD - ScrewDriver
JS - Janty Stick
PT - Passthrough or passthrough battery
2-piece/Disposable - 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a "cartomizer".
Cartomizer - An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).
3-piece - 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.
Cutoff - Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).

E-Liquid

E-juice, e-liquid, juice - the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartridges with.
DIY - Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)
PG - Propylene Glycol
VG - Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)
PEG - Propylethylene Glycol

Suppliers

JC - Johnson Creek
PS - PureSmoker
TW - Totally Wicked
EST - E-smokeytreats
JS - JantyStick
SD - ScrewDriver
GG - The GG!

Miscellaneous

FDA - Food and Drug Administration
ECA - Electronic Cigarette Association
NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum, e-cig)
PH - Public Health
BP - Big Pharmaceutical Companies
BT - Big Tobacco Companies
ALF - American Legacy Foundation
'Anti's - Anti-smoking people who do not acknowledge that vaping is a viable alternative to smoking analogs.
RYO - Roll your own (tobacco)

Universal Forum Lingo

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BTW - By The Way
DOA - Dead On Arrival (didn't work from the moment I got it)
FWIW- For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMO or IMHO - In My Opinion or In My Humble Opinion (some mean 'H' to be Honest)
IOW - In Other Words
JK or JJ - Just Kidding or Just Joking
OMG or OMFG - Oh My God and it's adult extension
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PWN - Own or "dominate"
ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLMFAO - ^ Adult Extension of above
SOL - (can't be helped or fixed)
(SP?) - Used when unsure of the spelling of the previous word
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TMI - Too Much Information (too personal)
TOS - Terms Of Service ("the rules")
TROLL - A person that posts in a forum/thread with the sole intention of provoking an argument (can sometimes also imply a "spy")
TY - Thank You
WOOT - Exclamation, as in Hooray! (Sometimes: Want One Of Those)
WTF - Same As below
WTH - What/Where/Who The Hell
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (your experience may differ from mine)

RE: IDK I'm sure you've heard joke about IDK. Bubbly little airhead got a text and it said IDK. She asked her friend what that meant and he answered I don't know. She walked away mumbling "If he doesn't know, then I don't know. NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW!!!!"