The What's for Dinner (WFD) Acronyms thread

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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!

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What's For Dinner #126 - the Hearts, Flowers, Candy, But It's Cold and Snowy! Edition - February 2026
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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

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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 !

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

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.

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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 :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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FTW= for the win

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

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

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

:slightly_smiling_face:

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But what does it mean?? @stan

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The Check is in the mail??

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Yeah, I’m busy at work, so wasn’t thinking that @stan didn’t have the definition. @Desert-Dan has it right.

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RPF - red pepper flakes

SO - spring onion/significant other

HO - Hungry Onion

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Does MOAR = more?

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Yes.

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Common Gaming Abbreviations

General/Chat Terms

  • AFK: Away From Keyboard (not currently playing/responding).

  • BRB: Be Right Back.

  • FWIW: For What It’s Worth.

  • GTG: Gotta Go.

  • IDK: I Don’t Know.

  • LOL: Laughing Out Loud (or League of Legends).

  • NP: No Problem.

  • QQ: Crying (often used to tease).

  • TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read.

  • WTF: What the F***.
    *some of these can apply to day to day living.. :smiley:

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I don’t bother Googling acronyms we use on this forum anymore because we like making up our own :slight_smile: so whatever Google tells us is probably wrong. The lists above will be really helpful. Thanks to all for your contributions.

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And it used to mean “lots of love.” I use this as a cautionary tale of language evolution. “I heard that your grandmother died. So sorry. LOL.”

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PSTOG = Proverbial Shit-Ton of Garlic (one I remember courtesy of @linguafood )