Survivalist Lingo and Acronyms

If we're going to survive a disaster or otherwise life-changing event, it's going to help a whole lot to be able to communicate! As of Winter (early) 2012, I'm still pretty much a noob with Survivalist lingo, so I figure the best way to catch up on things is to type everything out that I can find... Phrases and Acronyms below:

AK-47 - weapon/gun. Assault Rifle.
AMFYOYO - Adios mother f*cker - you're on your own
AO - Area of Operations
AR-15 - weapon/gun. a gun available to civilians that is similar to military M-16 & M-4 rifle
AR-7 - weapon/gun. A .22 calibre rifle... a take-down utility rifle
ASAP - A.s S.oon A.s P.ossible
BATFE - (US) Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Gov't Agency)
BCL - B.asic C.ombat L.oad
BIB - Bug In Bag. Pre-planned equipment bag to get you home
BOB - Bug Out Bag. Bag/kit with equipment for leaving home/shelter FAST
Bug In - opposite of Bug Out. Sheltering in place where you can't go out
Bug Out - Getting out of town, away from home when home is unsafe
BOV - Bug Out Vehicle. Vehicle pre-packed with bug-out gear, prepped for escape
BOL - Bug Out Location. Location with stocked provisions to attempt to get to for safety
Bugging Out - Evacuating, getting out of town, leaving for a safer location
Bugging In - Needing to stay put in shelter
Cache - Supplies
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon - CCWP - Concealed Carry Weapon Permit
CIA (US) Central Intelligence Agency (Gov't Agency)
ComCon - Command Control (HQ-HeadQuarters)
CQC - C.lose Q.uarters C.ombat
DHS - (US) Department of Homeland Security (Gov't Department)
DYODD - Do Your Own Due Diligence
EDC - Every Day Carry/Every Day Carry-arounds (things you carry all the time)
Eagles/Silver Eagles - currency, (US) silver coins, 1oz silver coins in dollar denominations
EOTWAWKI - End Of The World As We Know It
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
E Tool/trench tool - Entrenching Tool. Collapsible shovel for bug out bag
FAK - First Aid Kit
FITFO - Figure It The F*ck Out
FOF/FOAF - Friend of Friend or Friend of a Friend
FRN - (US) Federal Reserve Note. Paper money of disputable value as currency
FRS - (US) Federal Reserve System. Also - IRS
FUBAR - F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair
GHB - Get Home Bag
G.O.O.D. - Get Out Of Dodge! (Bug Out!)
GTFO - Get The F*ck Out
GTFOOD - Get The F*ck Out Of Dodge
HDR - Humanitarian Daily Ration (daily ration of food - no meat/animal by-products)
Hordes - Mobs of people - usually in big cities - may be unsafe, be careful
IBA - Individual Body Armour
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion  -  IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion/In My Honest Opinion
IRS - (US) Internal Revenue Service (Gov't Department)
JFC - Jesus F*cking Christ
JIC - Just In Case
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid/Keep It So Simple
LRRP - Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
MAG - Mutual Assistance Group/Mutual Aid Group
Multi-Tool - combination survival knife with attached tools
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat, military food ration
NWO - New World Order
OBTW - Oh, By The Way
ODT - Or Die Trying
OTW - On The Way
PAO - Possible Area of Operations
PDW - Personal Defense Weapon
PPPPPP - The 6 P's - Proper Preparation Prevents Pretty Poor Performance
PM's - Previous Metals - gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium
PSK - Personal Survival Kit
RadOps or ComsOps - Radio Operator or Communications Operator
RTFM - Read The F*cking Manual
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SHTF - Shyt Hit The Fan
SIP - Shelter In Place (Bug - In)
SKS - weapon/gun. Russian Rifle
SNAFU - Situation Normal All F*cked Up
STFU - Shut The F*ck Up
Survivalist - a person who practices survivalism and emergency prep
Survival Knife - multi-purpose knife for wilderness/emergency survival
Survivalism - planned preparations for surviving disasters/events
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TOI - Target of Interest
TP - Toilet Paper - don't forget to pack in bug out bug in bug all over bags
WROL - Without Rule Of Law
WTF - What The F*ck  - WTH - What The Hell

I just did a Big G search for survivalist terms, lingo, etc., and found a lot of copied and pasted lists but I don't know where they originated from.

Two sites that seemed most helpful that I used, combined together to make this list:
Survival Boards acronym thread
and
The Survival Tribe blog

You Tube channel, gwyn1975, S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L. acronym and tips (primarily wilderness survival - but anything that is about being prepared/survival is worth having a look at)



Get Prepared! And Stay Safe 'til TEOTWAWKI !

moi~