What does DH stand for?

[CHUBROCK]

Sorry for the silly question but I really need to know. The only DH I know is the designated hitter in baseball.

[sweeps]

or double-header.

Stands for dear husband. DD=dear daughter DS=dear son DW=dear wife, etc. I have no idea how this got started.

[Broken Arrow]

Strange. I thought it was "Darling Husband".

I hope no one gets offended with me saying this, but I kind of wish people wouldn't use that. It's kind of confusing, especially with DS, which I've also seen it to stand for "Darling Sister"... or is that "Dear Sister".

I don't know what the answer is. Perhaps the best thing to do is for the moderators/admins to create a sticky thread that explains all the common acronyms on this board? Doing so will also provide the added benefit of "standardizing" its usage.

Of course, if people keep using, it wouldn't bother me either. Of all the things that can get my knickers in a bunch, this is probably at the bottom of the list.

[Gruntina]

I think the first D in any of those is "flexible" to what ever word you mean in all positive, neutral and negative sense in what ever statement you are putting the abbreviation in. As long as everyone got the clear picture of whom you are talking about then the exact wording of the first letter does not matter much.

[TBH]

Originally Posted by Gruntina

I think the first D in any of those is "flexible".

Oh good, so I can interpret it to mean "darned husband" etc.

I don't mind these abbreviations when other people use them, but when I am about to use them myself I always catch myself wanting to call my spouse DS for Darling Spouse (or Darned Spouse, depending on my mood). I do not have a husband. People use SO for Significant Other. I guess I should use that too but I alwasy forget and end up just typing "my spouse".

[safari]

Originally Posted by Gruntina

I think the first D in any of those is "flexible" to what ever word you mean in all positive, neutral and negative sense in what ever statement you are putting the abbreviation in. As long as everyone got the clear picture of whom you are talking about then the exact wording of the first letter does not matter much.

I thought it stood for "dumb husband"

[Jacklad]

Originally Posted by Gruntina

I think the first D in any of those is "flexible" to what ever word you mean in all positive, neutral and negative sense in what ever statement you are putting the abbreviation in. As long as everyone got the clear picture of whom you are talking about then the exact wording of the first letter does not matter much.

Delicious, delightful and de-lovely?

Darned, dratted or damned?

Dense, dimwitted or dumb?

All of the above, depending on the circumstances?

That's flexible, all right! :

But it's still not as confusing as the Ss as in SIL and SS - sister in law? Son in law? Stepsister? Stepson? Sometimes you just have to read for context.

Jackie

[boefixepa]

Don't worry Chubrock, those took me a while to figure out too! Here's a few other basics ones. I still confused at not so common ones.

LOL - Laugh out loud
BTW - By the way
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my humble opinion
MIL - Mother in Law
FIL - Father in law
SIL - Sister in law
BIL - brother in law
SS- Step son
SD - Step daughter

Those are all the basic ones. I know I run across lot's that I have to try and figure out. So let's list any here that you've seen used so we can all make sure we are saying the same thing.

[LuxLiving]

DH = Dadblasted Humans????

...as in Dadblasted Humans forgot to fill my dog dish AGAIN!!!

[DivaJen]

Here's a thread from the "everything else" forum about common Internet acronyms.

[TBH]

Originally Posted by LuxLiving

Dadblasted Humans????
...as in Dadblasted Humans forgot to fill my dog dish AGAIN!!!

Okay, THIS was funny.

[Kris10Leigh]

I've always wondered what "YD" was for.

Broken Arrow, you will find these same acronyms on all other message boards. They've become rather universally used, not just here. For a long time I refused to use "DH" and just typed out "my husband". I've come around.

[tabbycat31]

Originally Posted by CHUBROCK

Sorry for the silly question but I really need to know. The only DH I know is the designated hitter in baseball.

the question was already answered, but that's what I think when I see DH too.

I'm a huge baseball fan.

[Crystallas]

I have only seen a lot of these acros here, and Ive been chatting through computers since 8 lines of text filled up a page.

I dont know why people find this need to be lazy and confuse people

I actually thought DH was Dead Husband in some of the posts, the whole IL conflict with other acros, such as MIL, being a man in love, and dont get me started on that SS post again LOL. That was a terrible one. Acros need to be commonly used phrases, or profesional titles, not laziness. Imagine if people used whatever abriviations for states when mailing letters that they felt were correct.

And Ive also had many people who sell stocks call a DH a drop half.
Doctor of Humanities, Dental Hygienist are ones I hear occasionally.
DH (Dirham) is also a type of currency.
Data Handling
Dont Hate
Doing Homework


I dont think Husbands should be attached to such an acro anymore. Heck, do people mean dear husband, dumb husband, deployed husband, drunk husband?

[Broken Arrow]

Originally Posted by Kris10Leigh

Broken Arrow, you will find these same acronyms on all other message boards. They've become rather universally used, not just here. For a long time I refused to use "DH" and just typed out "my husband". I've come around.

I dunno. I've been around forums since back in the BBS days. I was even a Sysop at one time.

However, this the first board I've encountered that uses the DH/DS/DIL abbreviations .

The rest that has been cited are fairly universal, however. In that, I mean, IMO, IMHO, BRB, LOL, ROFL, BTW, IRL, IIRC, OTOH, YMMV, and so forth.

Oh well, WFYB (Whatever Floats Your Boat).

[DivaJen]

Originally Posted by Broken Arrow

I dunno. I've been around forums since back in the BBS days. I was even a Sysop at one time.

However, this the first board I've encountered that uses the DH/DS/DIL abbreviations .

The rest that has been cited are fairly universal, however. In that, I mean, IMO, IMHO, BRB, LOL, ROFL, BTW, IRL, IIRC, OTOH, YMMV, and so forth.

Oh well, WFYB (Whatever Floats Your Boat).

That is surprising to me; I see them on every message board I frequent and have for at least 7 years now.

[Broken Arrow]

I suppose it's possible, since most of the boards I've frequented in the past deals more with "toys" than family members.

[DivaJen]

Originally Posted by Broken Arrow

I suppose it's possible, since most of the boards I've frequented in the past deals more with "toys" than family members.

Ahh...and I hang out on parenting/pregnancy boards, boards for women in business, ballet, etc.

[Kris10Leigh]

I think women are more prevelant on this board than men which is why we see "DH" so often. "DW" is a universally accepted acronym for "Dear Wife", we just don't see it as often with fewer men typing. I don't feel like it is a way to "attach" husbands to these acronyms. I also think that in the context of the message it is GENERALLY easy to tell if it means "Dear Husband" or "Dumb Husband" etc.

Finally, I don't think it is a form of laziness, but instead of form of communication style. And folks, it is to get worse, not better. Just wait until today's high school students become active on this and other boards. Ask the ones we already have! Their instant messages with each other are loaded with commonly accepted acronyms I couldn't begin to list (or understand for that matter). Written communication is changing.

I think this is an argument between the generations.

[Broken Arrow]

Yes, I've seen a few forums dominated by teens (and I'm tempted to say that they are the dominant age group on the internet right now). It's a very interesting subculture. Leetspeak abounds, as well as their own form of "internet humor".