The What's for Dinner (WFD) Acronyms thread

[GretchenS]

What’s For Dinner (WFD) acronyms/translations

ATK = America’s Test Kitchen

BGE = Big Green Egg

BISO = bone in, skin on

BLSL = boneless, skinless

BTB = Better Than Boullion

CH = Chowhound

CI = Cooks Illustrated

COTM = Cookbook of the Month

COTQ = Cuisine of the Quarter

DOTQ = Dish of the Quarter

FP = food processor

HBE = hard-boiled egg

KAF = King Arthur Flour

KOS = king oyster mushrooms

LW fries = Lamb and Weston frozen fries

M&C = mac n cheese

PIC = partner in crime

SBE = soft-boiled egg

Sinatra = cilantro

TPSTO = the proverbial sh!t ton of – variations include TPSTOG&G (the proverbial sh!t ton of garlic and ginger) and TPSTOSC&B (the proverbial sh!t ton of sour cream and butter)

YOLO = you only live once

Please add more as they come up!

[linguafood (Natascha)]

AFAIK = as far as I know
BAS = big-ass salad*
BTDT = been there, done that
BTS = black tiger shrimp
COTC = corn on the cob*
DC = dining companion
FYI = for your information
HO = Hungry Onion
ICYMI = in case you missed it
IIRC = if I recall correctly
INDA = I’m never drinking again
SBE = soft-boiled egg
SE = Serious Eats
SOS = shit on (a) shingle
TOFTT = take / taking one for the team, aka TFTOFTT = thx for taking one for the team
WOL = Woks of Life

*as per @PedroPero

[medgirl]

Somebody mentioned FTC and I couldn’t figure out what they meant. Googling brings up the Federal Trade Commission, Future Technology Centre, a gym! Another HO kindly pointed out it alluded to Food Talk Central.

And I was initially bemused by DC, which on many other forums stands for Dear Child(ren) but here stands for Dining Companion as per @Zoeliculious !

[Zoeliculious (Zoe)]

Here is the equivalent thread to What’s For Dinner at Food Talk Central:

Home Cooking 2026

I think the DC for dining companion began on Chowhound, or at least, that is where I picked it up.

When I hear DC, and it’s not in a Hungry Onion context, it has usually meant District of Columbia or Diet Coke!

I don’t talk about DCs or dining companions anywhere other than Hungry Onion and Food Talk Central.

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Our university is home to the largest student-run philanthropy event in the world, with its motto being “FTK” or “for the kids.”

Not sure that’s the most… ideal acronym, TBH, but I didn’t come up with it

[PedroPero]

FTW= for the win

[Desert-Dan (Dan)]

@linguafood

SOS = shit on (a) shingle

I’m glad you added this, I was afraid to call Sunday’s dinner that…

[linguafood (Natascha)]

It’s a well-known name for a dish, plus we’re all adults here … AFAIK

[Desert-Dan (Dan)]

Well, then going forward when I make Creamed Chipped (anything) is will be called S.O.S.