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Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Coupon Terms

Hot Coupon World users seem to have a language all of their own. Below you will find our most commonly used abbreviations, acronyms, and terms.

Abbreviation/Acronym/Term
Meaning
AC
After Coupon
Actual
The actual item as opposed to a coupon for it (an item from your stockpile)
ADDIE
Address
Albies
Albertsons a grocery store. Related reading in our Albertsons Forum (See also regional sub-forums)
AR
After Rebate
AYOR
At Your Own Risk - When sending concealed cash you are sending it at your own risk and the other trader is not responisble if the cash does not arrive.. See also CCash or CC
B&M
Brick & Mortar, a store, as opposed to an online store
B1G1 or BOGO
Buy one get one free
B2G1
Buy two get one free
Blinkie
In-Store SmartSource coupon dispensed near product, usually from a red blinking box. See also SS. Related reading in our Blinkie’s Forum
BIL
Bother-in-law
BOLO
Be On the Lookout
BTFE
Box Tops for Education. Related reading in our Box Tops For Education what are they and how are they traded thread
BTW
By the way
Bump
To bump a thread to the top of a forum by replying to it. Any reply to a thread will bump a thread up but sometimes people actually post the word “bump” when they have nothing productive to add to the conversation but they still wish to move the thread up higher in the forum listing. Threads at Hotcouponworld are displayed by the newest replied threads first while older threads move down the forum listing. Bumping is a way to move older threads up into a higher position in the forums.
CAT
Coupon dispensed at register after purchase, usually has a red border, redeemable only at the store that it printed at or at stores that accept competitor store coupons. See also Catalina & RR
Catalina
Coupon dispensed at register after purchase, usually has a red border, redeemable only at the store that it printed at or at stores that accept competitor store coupons. See also CAT & RR
CBAD
Chef Boyardee
CCash or CC
Concealed Cash - Money concealed well inside paper before mailed. It is not easy to mail coins however so usually restricted to paper money.

CDB
Coupon Database - A Hotcouponworld site feature. See also DB Direct link to the Hotcouponworld Coupon Database
CLFE
Campbell’s Labels for Education. See also LFE. Related reading in our Campbell’s Labels for Education Forum
CO
Cents Off Coupon
CRT
Cash register tape (Receipt)

CVS
Consumer Value Store, a drug store. See also ECB. Related reading in our CVS Forum (see also sub-forums)
CYE
Check your email
DB
Database - The Hotcouponworld Coupon Database. See also CDB. Direct link to the Hotcouponworld Coupon Database
DCRT
Dated cash register tape, usually required for a rebate. See also Rebate. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
DCRTC
Dated cash register tape with the price circled, usually required for a rebate. See also Rebate. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
DD
Dear Daughter or Dumpster Dive. See also Dumpster Dive. Related reading in our Dumpster Diving Discussion thread
DH
Dear Husband
DIL
Daughter-in-law
DND

Do not double, a coupon with this wording is not supposed to be doubled at stores that double coupons. However coupons that UPC code that starts with the number 5 will often times still double, while ones that start with a 9 will not.


Double Coupon
Coupon that a grocery store doubles in value. Only certain stores double coupons, please check the coupon policy of your local stores. See also Super Double & Triple Coupon
DS
Dear son

Dumpster Dive
To dig in a recycling bin for extra insert coupons or in the trash for other items that others have thrown away. See also DD. Related reading in our Dumpster Diving Discussion thread
DW
Dear wife
ECB
Extra Care Bucks, rewards earned at CVS for purchases made. See also CVS. Related reading in our CVS Forum (see also sub-forums)
Envie
Envelope
EPOP
Each pay own postage (trading term)

ESR
EasySaver Rebate (Monthly rebate program at Walgreens). See also IVC & WAG. Related reading in our Walgreens Forum (see also sub-forums)
ETA
Edited to add
FAC
Free after coupon
FAR
Free after rebate. See also Rebate. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
FIL
Father-in-law
FL
Food Lion, a grocery store. See also FLIP. Related reading in our Food Lion Forum
FLIP
Food Lion Internet Printable. Printable coupon(s) offered by Food Lion. See also FL. Related reading in our Food Lion Forum
Free item coupon
A coupon that is for a free product
FSI
Free standing insert - Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper. See also Insert, PG, SS, & RP. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum
FSOT
For sale or trade
GDA
Good deal alert
GM
General Mills
Hangtag
A coupon or form found hanging from a tag around the neck of a bottle or jar. See also Winetag & HT. Related reading in our Hangtag’s Forum
HBA
Heath and beauty aid
HCW
www.hotcouponworld.com this site that you are on
HDA
Hot deal alert or Home delivered ad
HL
Have list, a list of coupons, forms and items that another member has to offer for trade. See also WL. Related reading in our Have Lists Forum
HGT
Hangtag. See also Hangtag & HT. Related reading in our Hangtag’s Forum
HT
Harris Teeter (a grocery store) or Hangtag. See also Hangtag. Related reading in our Harris Teeter Forum or Hangtag’s Forum
HTH
Hope that (this) helps
IDSO
In desperate search of
IME
In my experiance
IMHO
In my humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
Insert
Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper, insert coupons. See also SS, PG, RP. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum
IP
Internet printable, a coupon or form you can print from the internet. See also Printable. Related reading in our Printable’s Forum
ISO
In search of

IVC
Instant value coupon, Walgreens coupon found in their monthly rebate catalog in-store or online. See also ESR & WAG. Related reading in our Walgreens Forum (see also sub-forums)
IVDSO
In very desperate search of
JIC
Just In Case
JLMK
Just let me know
JMHO
Just my humble opinion
KG
KM
Kmart, a national retailer. Related reading in our Kmart Forum
KWIM
Know what I mean?
LFE
Labels for education. See also CLFE. Related reading in our Campbell’s Labels for Education Forum
LMK
Let me know
LOL
Laugh/Laughing out loud
MIL
Mother-in-law
MIR
Mail in rebate. See also Rebate &TMF. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
MM
Money Maker. A deal where after coupon or rebate you make money with overage of some sort. See also Overage.
MQ
Manufacturer Coupon, a coupon issued by a manufacture (as opposed to a store coupon, which is issued by a store).
NAZ
Name, address and zip code
NBPN
No beer purchase necessary, terms of a beer sponsored rebate or coupon. See also Rebate & Winetag. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums) & Winetag Forum
NBPR
No beer purchase required, terms of a beer sponsored rebate or coupon.See also Rebate & Winetag. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums) & Winetag Forum
NED
No expiration date, a coupon or form that never expires
NP
No problem
NSR
No state restrictions, usually in reference to a Winetag or Rebate
NWPN
No wine purchase necessary, terms of a rebate or coupon (winetag) sponsored by a wine company.See also Rebate & Winetag. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums) & Winetag Forum
NWPR
No wine purchase required, terms of a rebate or coupon (winetag) sponsored by a wine company.See also Rebate & Winetag. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums) & Winetag Forum
OAS
On any size, a coupon or form that is valid on any size product or has no size limitations
OOP
Out of pocket
OOS
Out of stock
OP
Original poster, author of a thread, thread starter
OSI
On a single item
OT
Off topic
Overage
When you purchase an item with a coupon and the item costs less than the value of the coupon you may receive overage. Example: You purchase an item that costs .99 cents and you use a $1.00 off 1 coupon to purchase the item you will have .01 cent overage. Most stores do not actually give you cash back but some stores will allow you to put your overage towards the other items in your order. Overage is always nice but not to be expected. Some stores adjust the value of the coupon discount down to the price of the item, while some stores adjust the price of the product being purchased up to the price of the coupon.
OYNO
On your next order, wording on Catalina or register reward coupons for which you purchase an item and receive a coupon that is for money off your next order. See also CAT, Catalina, & RR
PG or P&G
Proctor & Gamble Sunday insert coupon. See also Insert. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum
Peelie
A coupon that you peel off the package. Related reading in our Peelie’s Forum
Piggyback
The use of coupons for products in conjunction with one another in order to maximize savings. Each coupon is attached to a specific product, and if the purchase requirements are met, these coupons can be used together for the purchase of a group of items.
PITA
Pain in the A**
PLMK
Please let me know
PM
Private message. See also YGPM.
POP
Proof of purchase, required for a refund or other offer that is physically taken from a package - See also Q & Qualifier. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
PP
Purchase price OR Previous Post(er) (use when referring to a/the prior post in the thread)
PPHF
Pay-Pal handling fee. A fee accessed by another member for his/her coupons or other items they have for trade or sale. In other words they are asking for money paid via Pay-Pal. Don’t have a Pay-Pal account sign up for one here!
Printable
A coupon that you print from the internet and your computer. See also IP Related reading in our Printable’s Forum
PSA
Prices starting at or Public service announcement
Q
Qualifier - the proof of purchase required for a refund offer that is physically taken from that package - See also POP and Qualifier. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
Qualifier
The proof of purchase required for a refund offer that is physically taken from that package - See also POP and Q. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
RA
Rite-Aid (a drug store). See also SCR, Related reading in our Rite Aid forum.
RAOK
Random act of kindness, when one member is offering to send another member something for free. Related reading in our Random Act of Kindness (RAOK) Forum.
RC
Rain Check a slip of paper that a store issues when an item is out of stock allowing you to purchase that item at a later date at the sale price. Related reading in our Couponing 101 thread (see section on Rain Checks)
Rebate
A mail in offer provided by the manufacture of a product or a store that will refund you back money you spent to purchase a specific item in whole or in part. See also MIR & TMF. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
Rep
Reputation. Hotcouponworld uses a reputation system, where by other members can leave “points” for other members based on how they felt about a post either positive or negative. To learn more about the reputation system please read our FAQ’s
RME
Revolution Money Exchange, a form of online payment much like Pay-Pal but without the fees. Don’t have a RME account? Sign up for one Here!
RP
Red Plum Sunday supplement coupons (formerly Valassis). See also Insert & V. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum
RR
Register Reward, the name of the Catalina promotion at Walgreens, See also CAT & Catalina. Related reading in our Walgreens Forum (see also sub-forums)
SAHD
Stay at home dad
SAHH
Stay at home husband
SAHM
Stay at home mom
SAHW
Stay at home wife
SASE
Self addressed stamped envelope
SCR
Single check rebate, Rite-Aid store rebate program. See also RA. Related reading in our Rite Aid Forum.
SD
Store display
SF
Store form
SIL
Sister-in-law
SMP
Specially marked packages, a product package that tells you there is a coupon, form, or other prize inside the package
SS
SmartSource, a company owned by News Marketing America that issues a Sunday insert, Blinkie coupons, printable coupons and other forms of coupons. See also Insert & Blinkie. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum
Stacking
Some stores allow the use of more than one coupon per item, if the coupon itself does not restrict such usage.
STG
Super Target, a bigger version of Target stores that include a full grocery store section of their store (a national retailer). See also TG. Related reading in our Target Forum
Sticky
A thread marked as important by a moderator of this forum and “stuck” to the top of the forum. Threads that are “stuck” (Sticky) are always at the top of the forum until removed as such by a moderator. These are usually threads that need high visibility because they are important threads. We encourage all members to read the stickies in each forum before posting as they will help explain rules and policies.
Super Doubles
Coupons that are doubled $1+ in value (Example: a $1.00 coupon is doubled to $2.00 value) offered by some stores. See also Double Coupon & Triple Coupon
SW
Safeway, a grocery store. Related reading in our Safeway Forum (also see sub-forums)
SWM
Super Walmart, a bigger version of Walmart stores that include a full grocery store section of their store (a national retailer). See also WM. Related reading in our Walmart Forum.
Tag (Tagged)
A feature of Hotcouponworld is the ability to tag threads with keywords to help find it and relative posts based on keyword tags when searching as well as our tag cloud. To tag a thread scroll down to the bottom of a thread right above the “post reply” box and you will see the option to add tags to a thread. Choose a few keywords that the thread is about.
Tearpad
A pad of refund form or coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display. See also TP. Related reading in our Tearpad Forum.
TG
Target, a national retailer. See also STG. Related reading in our Target Forum
TIA
Thanks in advanced
TMF
Try me free, a form that you mail in with required information to receive the full purchase price back via mail. See also Rebate & MIR. Related reading in our Rebate Forum (see also sub-forums)
TP
Tearpad OR Toilet Paper OR Toothpaste. See also Tearpad. Related reading in our Tearpad Forum.
Triple Coupon
A coupon that a grocery store triples in value. See also Double Coupon & Super Double
TYVM
Thank you very much
V
Valassis Sunday supplement coupons, has been renamed Red Plum. See also RP & Insert. Related reading in our Insert Coupons Forum.
WAG
Walgreens, a drug store. See also ESR & IVC. Related reading in our Walgreens Forum (see also sub-forums)
WD
Winn Dixie, a grocery store. Related reading in our Winn-Dixie Forum.
Winetag
A coupon, usually found in the form of a hangtag around the neck of a bottle of wine (can also be found as a Tearpad) some require the purchase wine or spirits while other are no wine purchase necessary. See also Hangtag, Tearpad, NWPN, NWPR. Related reading in our Winetag’s Forum.
WL
Wish List, a list of items created by a member of coupons, forms and other items that the member is wishing for.
WM
Walmart, a national retailer. See also SWM. Related reading in our Walmart Forum.
WPN
Wine purchase necessary, a coupon for form offered by a wine company that requires the purchase of wine to redeem the offer. See also Winetag, NWPN & NWPR. Related reading in our Winetag’s Forum.
WPR
Wine purchase required, a coupon or form offered by a wine company that requires the purchase of wine to redeem the offer.See also Winetag, NWPN & NWPR. Related reading in our Winetag’s Forum.
WSL
While supplies last
WT
Winetag. See also Winetag. Related reading in our Winetag’s Forum.
WYB
When you buy
YGEM
You’ve got email
YGPM
You’ve got a private message. See also PM
YMMV
Your mileage may vary - the success of the attempt may vary at your store.
YVW
You’re very welcome

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