22 March 2007

Imglish lessons #6 - Personal ads

SWF* is a standard lingo in the world of personal ads IMglish, but personal ads are swimming in IMglishisms, some of which you may know, others you may not. It's important to understand this special IMglish dialect lest you don't find what you're looking for, or worse, you end up with something you weren't looking for.
B - Black, as in DBF (Divorced Black Female)

BBW - Big Beautiful Woman
plus-size and happy with herself
Bi - Bisexual
C - Christian, as in SWCM (Single White Christian Male)
D&S - Dominance and Submission

DDF - Drug and Disease Free
Fet - Fetish

FtM - Female-to-Male Transgendered

FWB - "Friends With Benefits"
(friends who have sex without romantic involvement or the expectation thereof)

*Single White Female