Acronym Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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BLOTO n. A growing number of Britons are shopping online after one too many drinks, resulting in the spread of a new syndrome called BLOTO (Buying Loads Of Tat Online), according to new research. [ Class Acronym Language English Subject Technology] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2005)

BLR n. As far as Bonapartism in the higher echelons of the Pakistan Army goes, the situation in army parlance is BLR or Beyond Local Repair. BLR denotes a vehicle or other piece of equipment such as a weapon, being in such a state that the local EME (Electrical Mechanical Engineers) workshop cannot repair it, and which has either to go to one of the main workshops for repairs, or be dumped as scrap. That is how bad the situation is when it comes to most of the generals of the Pakistan army accepting civilian ascendancy with grace. [English Pakistan Jargon Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 19, 2006)

BLUF adj. In sharp contrast to the bottom-line-upfront (BLUF) mandate of an operations order, the involuted metaphors of a sonnet are downright cryptic. [English Military Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 29, 2007)

BOAT n. He painted a picture of the trading desk as a blokey, aggressive but collegiate place to work, where a “big personality” was required and the term BOAT—“Biggest Of All Time”—was coined to describe the status of the team. [English Money & Finance Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 3, 2005)

BOB n. A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles turned back after a note reading “B-O-B” was found on a sick bag in a toilet. The captain decided the note could have meant “bomb on board.“ But airline workers said the acronym was also commonly used to mean “best on board,“ referring to a particularly attractive passenger. [English Acronym] [full cite] (Jun. 6, 2005)

BOG n. That group which included Ressam became known in the halls of CSIS as B.O.G., an acronym for “Bunch of Guys”—a group of seemingly hapless petty criminals full of bravado and anti-Western views, but not much else. [English Acronym] [full cite] (Jun. 10, 2006)

BOG n. Law enforcement agencies have begun focusing on what they say is a greater threat—small, anonymous groups of disaffected men who radicalize one another and turn to violence.…Known among counter-terrorism officials as BOGs, for “bunch of guys,“ or GOGs, for “group of guys,“ the cells may offer greater opportunities for detection and infiltration than the lone-wolf threat because they are more numerous and most members are amateurs. [English Police Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 16, 2007)

BOI n. Griffin tabbed Grady an “outsider” and said his own roots in the community, as a BOI who grew up in Galveston and Santa Fe, meant he knew the sensibilities of the community.…Grady said that while he was not a BOI, he was a longtime isle resident who would remain until he became “what I call a DOI.” [English Acronym] [full cite] (Feb. 22, 2006)

BOI n. Anderson still takes a bit of pride in calling himself “B.O.I.,“ a Texas term meaning “Born On the Island.“ It’s a designation reserved for the mostly working-class year-round inhabitants of Galveston, differentiating them from well-to-do mainlanders who spend part of the year there. [Texas English Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2007)

BONCOB n. As those pseudo-silk purses now unravel, a new acronym has joined the financial argot: BONCOB, pronounced Bon-cob, according to debt traders. Translation (have the children leave the room now): “Bugger off, no chance of borrowing.“ That’s the Brit version anyway. I’m sure other variations will emerge on this side of the pond. [United Kingdom Money & Finance Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 12, 2007)

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