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Big Brother Abbreviations & Terms: |
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| AC |
America's
Choice
A contest or game variable selected by the viewers. |
| ADLs |
Activities
of Daily
Living (The stuff we all do, brushing teeth, housework, etc.) |
| BB | Big
Brother (or producers that oversee or direct the houseguests ) |
| BBH | Big Brother House |
| BBT | Big
Brother
Time We
post updates in Big Brother Time, which is Pacific time.
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| BotB | Battle of the Block Also sometimes abbreviated "BOB" |
| BY | Back Yard |
| CBR | Comic Book/Colorful Bed Room |
| CLR | Cabana Lounge Room The beach themed sitting room. |
| Da | DaVonne |
| DOR | Drop Out Request A DR form HGs complete to quit the game. |
| DR | Diary Room where they go to talk to Big Brother |
| FotH | Front of the House. When we don't get to see something live, they showed the "Front of the House" in BB6, they showed the " Fish of the House" and in BB7, it was a fireplace and we called it "Fire of the House." |
| HGs | The House Guests (players) |
| HoH | Head of House |
| HoHR | Head of House Room |
| HT | Hot Tub |
| ILD | Indoor Lockdown: Confined inside while BB prepares or changes the set. |
| LD | Lockdown: Confined either inside or out while BB prepares or changes the set. |
| LR | Living Room |
| LVR | LiVing Room |
| OBR | Ocean Bed Room. It the purple Vegas style room with the gold seahorse on the wall |
| OLD | Outdoor Lockdown: Confined outside or out while BB prepares or changes the set. |
| PoV | Power
of
Veto. The ability to remove someone from the eviction block. |
| RUTT | Repetitive
Unsportsmanlike
Trash
Talk The constant and mindless verbal bashing of the other alliance. |
| VC | Veto Challenge |
| WA | Washroom Area (Bathroom) |
| WC | Usually refers to the toilet stall. The WC was inherited from the British BB, where they used the term Water Closet. May also refer to the bathroom area. |
| WBRB | We'll Be Right Back |
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Chatroom & Email Abbreviations |
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| AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| BBS | Be Back Soon |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BTW | By The Way |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| ITA | I Totally Agree |
| IRL | In Real Life, i.e. off the 'net |
| JSYK | Just So You Know |
| L8R | Later |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off |
| OMG | Oh My Gawd |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| ROTFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
| TMI | Too Much Information |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WTF | What the F'? |
| WDYT | What Do You Think |