Terms And Abbreviations (Wet Shaving)

Here Are some commonly used terms in the wet shaving universe.......

Types of Razors

AC: Artist Club Razor
CC: Closed Comb
DE: Double Edge
OC: Open Comb
OCMM: GEM Open Comb MicroMatic single edge razor
SB: Safety Bar
SE: Single Edge
SR: Straight Razor
TTO: Twist/Turn To Open

Shaving Forum Lingo

AD's: Acquisition Disorders
-HAD: Hone Acquisition Disorder
-RAD: Razor Acquisition Disorder
-SAD: Strop Acquisition Disorder
-SBAD: Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder
-SCAD: Shaving Cream Acquisition Disorder
-SRAD: Safety Razor Acquisition Disorder
-SSAD: Shaving Soap Acquisition Disorder

HTT: Hot Towel Treatment
ATG: Against the Grain
BBS: Baby Butt Smooth
CCS: Close Comfortable Shave
DFS: Damn/Darn Fine Shave
WTG: With the Grain
XTG: Across the Grain
SoS: Shower or Shave (of the day)
SOTD: Shave of the Day
NGA: Newbie Give-Away

Products

A/S: After-shave
ASB: After-shave Balm
ASL: After-shave lotion
ASM: After-Shave Milk
ASSC: After-shave Skin Conditioner
EdC: Eau de Cologne
EdT: Eau de Toilette
PS: Pre-Shave
PSB: Pre-Shave Balm
PSO: Pre-Shave Oil
SC: Shaving Cream
SS: Shaving Soap

General Internet/Forum Use
AFAIAC: As Far as I Am Concerned
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AGAIG: As Good As It Gets
BTW: By the Way
CONUS: CONtiguous United States
or CONtinental United States
COTD: Carry Of The Day
DM: Direct Message
EDC: Everyday Carry
FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out
FS: For Sale NA-Currently
FT: For Trade NA-Currently
FWIW: for What It's Worth
HWMBO: He Who Must Be Obeyed
IME: In My Experience
IMHO: In My Honest/ Humble Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
NB##; No Buy (last two digits of the year)
PIF: Pay It Forward
PM: Private Message
SO: Significant Other
SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed
WTB: Want To Buy NA-Currently
WTT: Want To Trade NA-Currently
YGPM: You Got Private Message
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

Miscellaneous

CA: Cyanoacrylate aka Super Glue
CP: Cold Process soapmaking
EO: Essential Oil
FO: Fragrance Oil
ISZ: Iced SubZero
MUG: Menthol Users Group
VIBR: Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

Brands

3T's: Taylors, Truefitt & Hill, and Trumpers.
ABC:Antica Barbieria Colla
AdP: Acqua Di Parma
AOS: Art of Shaving
AV: Aqua Velva
B&BW: Bath and Body Works
B&M: Barrister and Mann LLC
CBL: CBL soaps
CC: Captains Choice
C&E: Crabtree and Evelyn
C&S: Czech & Speake
CRS: Cyril R. Salter
DRH: D.R Harris
DVH: De Vergulde Hand
GFT: Geo F. Trumper
GIT: Green Irish Tweed
HBS: Honeybee Sue
IP's: Israeli Personna
KMF: Kiss My Face
MB: Mama Bear
MdC: Martin de Candre
MWF: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
PAA: Phoenix Artist Accoutrements
PdP: Pre de Provence
QED: QEDUsa
RR: RazoRock
SCS: Saint Charles Shave
SFS: Scottish Fine Soaps
T&H: Truefitt and Hill
TBS: The Body Shop
TGN: The Golden Nib
TGR: The Gentleman's Refinery
TGQ: The Gentlemens Quarter
TOBS: Taylor's of Old Bond Street
TRSC/RSC: The Real Shaving Company
TSD: The Shave Den
VDH: Van Der Hagen


Razors/Brushes

BRW: Bob’s Razor Works
EJ: Edwin Jagger
ER: Ever Ready
HD: Merkur Heavy Duty Safety Razor
HMW: High Mountain White
NDC: No Date Code
NOS: New Old Stock
SRD: Straight Razor Designs
SS: Gilette SuperSpeed
TI: Thiers Issard
W&B: Wade and Butcher

Forums

B&B: Badger and Blade
S&C : Shave And Chat
SMF: Shave My Face
SRP: Straight Razor Place
TOS: The Original Safety
TSC : The Shaving Cadre
TSD: The Shave Den
TSN: The Shave Nook

I will add F.O.M.O. =‘s Fear of Missing Out.

This is great!

Might add:
AC Artist Club razor that uses specialized single-edged blades


PAA Phoenix Artist Accoutrements (also called Phoenix Shaving Company)

Hi all Shave&Chat members if there’s something else we should add to Terms And Abbreviations .
Feel free to post it here or contact one of the mods.
I’m sure you’re all agree a big thanks needs to go out to @Jaro for putting this thread together.