Post by Mojo on Jul 22, 2015 23:35:37 GMT
Anyone who can think of ASOIAF / Interweb acronyms, please post here, and we'll keep the master list updated here in the first post:
3EC = Three-Eyed Crow
7K = Seven Kingdoms
AA = Azor Ahai
AAA!BBB = same thing as AAA-BBB; that is, the exclamation point here stands in for a hyphen (no idea why); for example, “show!Arya” really means “show-Arya” or “the show’s Arya”.
AAR = Azor Ahai Reborn
ACOK = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
ADOS = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
AD = Ashara Dayne OR Arthur Dayne
ADWD = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
AFAIK = as far as I know
AFAIR = as far as I recall/remember
AFFC = A Feast for Crows; fourth novel in the series
AGOT = A Game Of Thrones; first novel in the series
A+J=J+C = the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Jaime and Cersei’s parents
A+J=T = the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Tyrion’s parents
AKA = also known as
ALJ- Arthur Dayne + Lyanna = Jon
AOTK = Arms of the Kraken
ASAP = as soon as possible
ASOIAF = A Song of Ice and Fire; the name of the whole legendarium / saga / universe
ASOS = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
AWOIAF = A World of Ice and Fire (the official app)
(f)Aegon = the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia
(f)Arya= Jeyne Poole faking Arya
B=AA (Brienne is Azor Ahai)
B+A=J = the hypothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are Jon’s parents
BB = Brazen Beasts
BC = Brave Companions (aka Bloody Mummers)
BD = Beric Dondarion
BF = usually Brynden “Blackfish” Tully; sometimes Blackfyre
BKA = better known as
BM = Bloody Mummers (aka Brave Companions)
BotBW (or BBW) = Battle of the Blackwater
BOTD = Blood of the Dragon
BPR = bitter, petty, and resentful
BR = Bloodraven (also the initials of his real name, Brynden Rivers)
BtB = Bran the Builder
BTW = by the way
BWB = Brotherhood Without Banners
BWOB = Brotherhood Without Banners
CB = Castle Black
CH = Coldhands
COK = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
COTF = Children of the Forest
CPJT = crackpot joke theory
CR: Casterly Rock
CRTS = Characters Representing The Seven
CS = Craster's Sons
Clash = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
D=B+A = the hyphothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are the parents of Darkstar, Ser Gerold Dayne
D&D = David Benioff and Dan Weiss, creators of the HBO series (in the context of the forums; however in popular culture, D&D usually refers to the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy rôle-playing game created by Gary Gygax)
D&E = Dunk and Egg
DIY = do it yourself
DOS = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
DotD: Dance of the Dragons
DotD2: Second Dance of the Dragons
DM = Deepwood Motte
DS = Dark Star, Gerold Dayne
DS = Dark Sister
DWD = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
Dance = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
Dream = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
EG = elimination game (found in forum games)
ETA = edited to add (in the context of forums; however, in real life usually refers to Estimated Time of Arrival)
EW = Eastwatch
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
(f)Aegon = the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia
(f)Arya= Jeyne Poole faking Arya
FFC = A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series
floob = flood of noobs [see noob]
FOFM = Fist of the First Men
FOTFM = Fist of the First Men
FM = either “First Men” or “Faceless Man/Men” or "Faith Militant"
FTF = face to face
FTR = for the record
FTW = For the Watch (or For the Win...depends on context clues)
FUCK = for unlawful carnal knowledge (I include this because it's a favorite ASOIAF word. This version of fuck as an acronym was commonly heard on college campuses in the 60's and 70's.)
FW = Faceless Woman
FWIW = for what it’s worth
FYI = for your information
Feast = A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series
Franken[character’s name] = see Un[character’s name]
Frey Pies = theory that Wyman Manderly had 3 Freys killed (Rhaegar, Symond, and Jared) who had disappeared on the way from White Harbor to WF. And he had them baked into three huge meat pies he brought for Ramsay Bolton's wedding. He personally served the pies to the Boltons and Freys, so they could not refuse.
Game = A Game of Thrones; first novel in the series
GC = Golden Company
GG = The Green Grace
GI,GO = garbage in, garbage out
GM = Grand Maester, or Great Masters (of Meereen) or Good Masters (of Astapor) or Green Men [all depending on the context they are mentioned in I guess.]
GNC = Great Northern Conspiracy. A good summary here: summary of GNC more links here: more links
GOHH = the Ghost of High Heart
GOT = Game of Thrones; name of the television serial adapted from the books
GRRM = George R.R. Martin; author of A Song of Ice and Fire
GS = greenseers
GW = Grey Wind, Robb’s direwolf
HBO = Home Box Office; name of the television network/channel that produced the TV series
HG = Highgarden
HLJ- Howland + Lyanna= Jon
HM = Hooded Man
HM=C (Hooded man is Septon Chayle)
HM=T (Hooded Man is Theon)
HOBAW = House of Black and White
HOBW = House of Black and White
HOTU = House of the Undying
HR = Howland Reed
HS = High Septon (or High Sparrow)
HtH = Harry the Heir
IB = the ironborn
IBB = the Iron Bank of Bravos
IDHTBIFOM - I don't have the book in front of me
IDK = I don't know
IIRC = if I recall correctly
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IM!HO = in my unhumble opinion
IMO = in my opinion
IOF = Isle of Faces
IT = Iron Throne
JC = Jon Connington
Jojen paste = theory that the weirdwood paste (http://awoiaf.wester.../Weirwood_paste) fed to Bran by Leaf of the children of the forest is made up in part of Jojen.
JonCon = Jon Connington
KBTW = King Beyond the Wall
KG = Kingsguard
KITN = King in the North
KL = King’s Landing
KLT = Knight of the Laughing Tree
KM = Kindly Man, priest of the Many-Faced God
KOTLT = Knight of the Laughing Tree
KOTP = King of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page
KS = Kingslayer
LB = Lightbringer
LC = Lord Commander; rarely, Longclaw
LCKG = Lord Commander of the King’s Guard
LCNW = Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch
LF = Littlefinger
LH = Last Hero
LMAO = laughed my ass off
LMFAO = laughed my f*****g ass off
LN 2.0 = the second Long Night, invasion of the Others
LOAW = Land of Always Winter
LOJ- Lyanna+ Other= Jon
LOL = either the Lord of Light, or else hah-hah hee-hee hoo-hoo
LS = Lady (Catelyn) Stark, or her alias Lady Stoneheart
MMD = Mirri Maz Duur
MOC = Master of Coin
MTM = Maelys the Monstrous
Mel = Melisandre..
N+A=J = the hypothesis that Ned and Ashara are Jon’s parents
N+W=J = the hypothesis that Ned and Wylla are Jon’s parents
NCW = Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (the actor)
NF = Nightfort
NK = Night’s King
NOTW = north of the Wall
NQ = Night's Queen
NSFW = not safe for work, often attached to a video link, may be pornographic, or not pc.
NW = Night’s Watch
NWJ- Ned + Wylla= Jon
NedBert = Ned & Robert bromance
Newbie = n00b = noob = someone new to something; a neophyte
OK = Oathkeeper
OOC = out of character
OP = original posting/poster
OT = off topic
OTOH = on the other hand
Only Cat= the moment when Lysa flies
PL = Pink Letter, the letter sent by [insert personal choice here] to Jon at the end of aDwD
POTD = Path of the Dragon
POV = point of view, viewpoint
PTP = Pawn to Player
PTWP = Prince That Was Promised
PW = Purple Wedding
PWWP = Prince Who Was Promised
Puddles = the Other Sam kills
QI = Quiet Isle
QoLaB = Queen of Love and Beauty
QOT = Queen of Thorns, Lady Olenna Tyrell
QOTP = Queen of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page
R+L=J = the hypothesis that Rhaegar and Lyanna are Jon’s parents
RL = real life, reality
RLD- Rhaegar + Lyanna= Dany
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
RS = Robert Strong (unGregor Clegane)
RW = Red Wedding
S1, S2, S3, ... = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ... “season” (=UK “series”) of the TV show
S&S = The Sword & Stars, The Faith Militant
SASE = self addressed stamped envelope
SB = shadowbaby or Slaver's Bay
SE: Storm's End
SFW = safe for work, can be viewed at work without embarrassment.
SMH = shaking my head
SOIAF = Song of Ice and Fire
SOKL = Sack of King's Landing.
SOS = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
SOTH = Sons of the Harpy
SOTM = Sword of the Morning
SOTW = south of the Wall
SSM = So Spake Martin, a compendium of things that the author has said in writing
ST = Shadow Tower
STMTW = the Stallion That Mounts the World
SWW = She-wolves of Winterfell; fourth Dunk and Egg novella (unpublished as of this writing, April 2012)
SanRion = Sansa [Stark] + Tyrion [Lannister]
SanSan = Sansa [Stark] + Sandor [Clegane] as a hypothetical couple
Stavos = Stannis/Davos bromance
Storm = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
TaH = Tourney at Harrenhal
TBH = to be honest
TBPH = to be perfectly honest
TD = Theon Durden theory: asoiaf.wester...-winterfell-is/
TEC = Three-Eyed Crow
TGOHH = the Ghost of High Heart
THK = The Hedge Knight; first Dunk and Egg novella
THOTU = the House of the Undying
TKMNN = “They killed my n***** Ned” [refers to a famous YouTube video of a viewer’s reaction to the show]
TKoSK = The Knight of Seven Kingdoms - three Dunk and Egg stories published in one book
TKOTLT = the Knight of the Laughing Tree
TL:DR = Too Long; Didn't Read
TMI = too much information (usually too personal)
TMK = The Mystery Knight; third Dunk and Egg novella
TotH = Tower of the Hand
TPATQ = The Princess & The Queen
TPTWP = the Prince That Was Promised
TPWWP = the Prince Who Was Promised
TRP = the Rogue Prince
TSOIAF = the song of ice and fire
TSOTH = the Sons of the Harpy
TSTMTW = the Stallion That Mounts the World
TOJ = Tower of Joy
TOS = Tower of Sorrow
TOTH = the Tower of the Hand website
Trotw = the rest of the world
TSS = The Sworn Sword; second Dunk and Egg novella
TTTNE = The Thread That Never Ends
TWOIAF = The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book)
TWOP = the Television Without Pity website
TWOW = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
Un[character’s name] = refers to a resurrected / undead / etc. version of a character
VS = Valyrian steel
W5K = War of the Five Kings
WB = The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book)
WF = Winterfell
WH = White Harbour
Winds = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
WM = Wyman Manderly
WOS = (Cersei's) walk of shame
WOT5K = War of the Five Kings
WOT9PK = War of the Ninepenny Kings
WOTFK = War of the Five Kings
WOW = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
WTF = What the Fuck
WTH = What the Hell
WW = either Widow’s Wail or White Walkers
XXD = Xaro Xhoan Daxos
X+Y=Z = in general form, the hypothesis that X and Y are really Z’s parents
YG = Young Griff
YMBQ = younger, more beautiful queen
YMMV = your mileage may vary
YOLO = you only live once
YW = you're welcome
3EC = Three-Eyed Crow
7K = Seven Kingdoms
AA = Azor Ahai
AAA!BBB = same thing as AAA-BBB; that is, the exclamation point here stands in for a hyphen (no idea why); for example, “show!Arya” really means “show-Arya” or “the show’s Arya”.
AAR = Azor Ahai Reborn
ACOK = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
ADOS = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
AD = Ashara Dayne OR Arthur Dayne
ADWD = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
AFAIK = as far as I know
AFAIR = as far as I recall/remember
AFFC = A Feast for Crows; fourth novel in the series
AGOT = A Game Of Thrones; first novel in the series
A+J=J+C = the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Jaime and Cersei’s parents
A+J=T = the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Tyrion’s parents
AKA = also known as
ALJ- Arthur Dayne + Lyanna = Jon
AOTK = Arms of the Kraken
ASAP = as soon as possible
ASOIAF = A Song of Ice and Fire; the name of the whole legendarium / saga / universe
ASOS = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
AWOIAF = A World of Ice and Fire (the official app)
(f)Aegon = the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia
(f)Arya= Jeyne Poole faking Arya
B=AA (Brienne is Azor Ahai)
B+A=J = the hypothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are Jon’s parents
BB = Brazen Beasts
BC = Brave Companions (aka Bloody Mummers)
BD = Beric Dondarion
BF = usually Brynden “Blackfish” Tully; sometimes Blackfyre
BKA = better known as
BM = Bloody Mummers (aka Brave Companions)
BotBW (or BBW) = Battle of the Blackwater
BOTD = Blood of the Dragon
BPR = bitter, petty, and resentful
BR = Bloodraven (also the initials of his real name, Brynden Rivers)
BtB = Bran the Builder
BTW = by the way
BWB = Brotherhood Without Banners
BWOB = Brotherhood Without Banners
CB = Castle Black
CH = Coldhands
COK = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
COTF = Children of the Forest
CPJT = crackpot joke theory
CR: Casterly Rock
CRTS = Characters Representing The Seven
CS = Craster's Sons
Clash = A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series
D=B+A = the hyphothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are the parents of Darkstar, Ser Gerold Dayne
D&D = David Benioff and Dan Weiss, creators of the HBO series (in the context of the forums; however in popular culture, D&D usually refers to the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy rôle-playing game created by Gary Gygax)
D&E = Dunk and Egg
DIY = do it yourself
DOS = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
DotD: Dance of the Dragons
DotD2: Second Dance of the Dragons
DM = Deepwood Motte
DS = Dark Star, Gerold Dayne
DS = Dark Sister
DWD = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
Dance = A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series
Dream = A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
EG = elimination game (found in forum games)
ETA = edited to add (in the context of forums; however, in real life usually refers to Estimated Time of Arrival)
EW = Eastwatch
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
(f)Aegon = the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia
(f)Arya= Jeyne Poole faking Arya
FFC = A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series
floob = flood of noobs [see noob]
FOFM = Fist of the First Men
FOTFM = Fist of the First Men
FM = either “First Men” or “Faceless Man/Men” or "Faith Militant"
FTF = face to face
FTR = for the record
FTW = For the Watch (or For the Win...depends on context clues)
FUCK = for unlawful carnal knowledge (I include this because it's a favorite ASOIAF word. This version of fuck as an acronym was commonly heard on college campuses in the 60's and 70's.)
FW = Faceless Woman
FWIW = for what it’s worth
FYI = for your information
Feast = A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series
Franken[character’s name] = see Un[character’s name]
Frey Pies = theory that Wyman Manderly had 3 Freys killed (Rhaegar, Symond, and Jared) who had disappeared on the way from White Harbor to WF. And he had them baked into three huge meat pies he brought for Ramsay Bolton's wedding. He personally served the pies to the Boltons and Freys, so they could not refuse.
Game = A Game of Thrones; first novel in the series
GC = Golden Company
GG = The Green Grace
GI,GO = garbage in, garbage out
GM = Grand Maester, or Great Masters (of Meereen) or Good Masters (of Astapor) or Green Men [all depending on the context they are mentioned in I guess.]
GNC = Great Northern Conspiracy. A good summary here: summary of GNC more links here: more links
GOHH = the Ghost of High Heart
GOT = Game of Thrones; name of the television serial adapted from the books
GRRM = George R.R. Martin; author of A Song of Ice and Fire
GS = greenseers
GW = Grey Wind, Robb’s direwolf
HBO = Home Box Office; name of the television network/channel that produced the TV series
HG = Highgarden
HLJ- Howland + Lyanna= Jon
HM = Hooded Man
HM=C (Hooded man is Septon Chayle)
HM=T (Hooded Man is Theon)
HOBAW = House of Black and White
HOBW = House of Black and White
HOTU = House of the Undying
HR = Howland Reed
HS = High Septon (or High Sparrow)
HtH = Harry the Heir
IB = the ironborn
IBB = the Iron Bank of Bravos
IDHTBIFOM - I don't have the book in front of me
IDK = I don't know
IIRC = if I recall correctly
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IM!HO = in my unhumble opinion
IMO = in my opinion
IOF = Isle of Faces
IT = Iron Throne
JC = Jon Connington
Jojen paste = theory that the weirdwood paste (http://awoiaf.wester.../Weirwood_paste) fed to Bran by Leaf of the children of the forest is made up in part of Jojen.
JonCon = Jon Connington
KBTW = King Beyond the Wall
KG = Kingsguard
KITN = King in the North
KL = King’s Landing
KLT = Knight of the Laughing Tree
KM = Kindly Man, priest of the Many-Faced God
KOTLT = Knight of the Laughing Tree
KOTP = King of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page
KS = Kingslayer
LB = Lightbringer
LC = Lord Commander; rarely, Longclaw
LCKG = Lord Commander of the King’s Guard
LCNW = Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch
LF = Littlefinger
LH = Last Hero
LMAO = laughed my ass off
LMFAO = laughed my f*****g ass off
LN 2.0 = the second Long Night, invasion of the Others
LOAW = Land of Always Winter
LOJ- Lyanna+ Other= Jon
LOL = either the Lord of Light, or else hah-hah hee-hee hoo-hoo
LS = Lady (Catelyn) Stark, or her alias Lady Stoneheart
MMD = Mirri Maz Duur
MOC = Master of Coin
MTM = Maelys the Monstrous
Mel = Melisandre..
N+A=J = the hypothesis that Ned and Ashara are Jon’s parents
N+W=J = the hypothesis that Ned and Wylla are Jon’s parents
NCW = Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (the actor)
NF = Nightfort
NK = Night’s King
NOTW = north of the Wall
NQ = Night's Queen
NSFW = not safe for work, often attached to a video link, may be pornographic, or not pc.
NW = Night’s Watch
NWJ- Ned + Wylla= Jon
NedBert = Ned & Robert bromance
Newbie = n00b = noob = someone new to something; a neophyte
OK = Oathkeeper
OOC = out of character
OP = original posting/poster
OT = off topic
OTOH = on the other hand
Only Cat= the moment when Lysa flies
PL = Pink Letter, the letter sent by [insert personal choice here] to Jon at the end of aDwD
POTD = Path of the Dragon
POV = point of view, viewpoint
PTP = Pawn to Player
PTWP = Prince That Was Promised
PW = Purple Wedding
PWWP = Prince Who Was Promised
Puddles = the Other Sam kills
QI = Quiet Isle
QoLaB = Queen of Love and Beauty
QOT = Queen of Thorns, Lady Olenna Tyrell
QOTP = Queen of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page
R+L=J = the hypothesis that Rhaegar and Lyanna are Jon’s parents
RL = real life, reality
RLD- Rhaegar + Lyanna= Dany
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
RS = Robert Strong (unGregor Clegane)
RW = Red Wedding
S1, S2, S3, ... = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ... “season” (=UK “series”) of the TV show
S&S = The Sword & Stars, The Faith Militant
SASE = self addressed stamped envelope
SB = shadowbaby or Slaver's Bay
SE: Storm's End
SFW = safe for work, can be viewed at work without embarrassment.
SMH = shaking my head
SOIAF = Song of Ice and Fire
SOKL = Sack of King's Landing.
SOS = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
SOTH = Sons of the Harpy
SOTM = Sword of the Morning
SOTW = south of the Wall
SSM = So Spake Martin, a compendium of things that the author has said in writing
ST = Shadow Tower
STMTW = the Stallion That Mounts the World
SWW = She-wolves of Winterfell; fourth Dunk and Egg novella (unpublished as of this writing, April 2012)
SanRion = Sansa [Stark] + Tyrion [Lannister]
SanSan = Sansa [Stark] + Sandor [Clegane] as a hypothetical couple
Stavos = Stannis/Davos bromance
Storm = A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series
TaH = Tourney at Harrenhal
TBH = to be honest
TBPH = to be perfectly honest
TD = Theon Durden theory: asoiaf.wester...-winterfell-is/
TEC = Three-Eyed Crow
TGOHH = the Ghost of High Heart
THK = The Hedge Knight; first Dunk and Egg novella
THOTU = the House of the Undying
TKMNN = “They killed my n***** Ned” [refers to a famous YouTube video of a viewer’s reaction to the show]
TKoSK = The Knight of Seven Kingdoms - three Dunk and Egg stories published in one book
TKOTLT = the Knight of the Laughing Tree
TL:DR = Too Long; Didn't Read
TMI = too much information (usually too personal)
TMK = The Mystery Knight; third Dunk and Egg novella
TotH = Tower of the Hand
TPATQ = The Princess & The Queen
TPTWP = the Prince That Was Promised
TPWWP = the Prince Who Was Promised
TRP = the Rogue Prince
TSOIAF = the song of ice and fire
TSOTH = the Sons of the Harpy
TSTMTW = the Stallion That Mounts the World
TOJ = Tower of Joy
TOS = Tower of Sorrow
TOTH = the Tower of the Hand website
Trotw = the rest of the world
TSS = The Sworn Sword; second Dunk and Egg novella
TTTNE = The Thread That Never Ends
TWOIAF = The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book)
TWOP = the Television Without Pity website
TWOW = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
Un[character’s name] = refers to a resurrected / undead / etc. version of a character
VS = Valyrian steel
W5K = War of the Five Kings
WB = The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book)
WF = Winterfell
WH = White Harbour
Winds = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
WM = Wyman Manderly
WOS = (Cersei's) walk of shame
WOT5K = War of the Five Kings
WOT9PK = War of the Ninepenny Kings
WOTFK = War of the Five Kings
WOW = The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012)
WTF = What the Fuck
WTH = What the Hell
WW = either Widow’s Wail or White Walkers
XXD = Xaro Xhoan Daxos
X+Y=Z = in general form, the hypothesis that X and Y are really Z’s parents
YG = Young Griff
YMBQ = younger, more beautiful queen
YMMV = your mileage may vary
YOLO = you only live once
YW = you're welcome