Thread: Newbie Indoctrination into the Straight Razor Speak

I'm a newbie and I admit it. I'm still learning as I lurk and read in the forums that interest me. However, as a newbie, there are some abbreviations I still haven't figured out. (I might be slow!!! Heck it took me a while to figure out what DE meant - but context helped there...)

So without further ado, here are the abbreviations that I've seen used by the non-newbies and may cause newbies (such as myself) to stumble. If I know what it means now, I've added the definition. (Could this stuff be put in the sticky?)

DE - Double Edge - as in your old toss away, disposable but becoming ever more expensive razor

WTG - With The Grain - as in shaving in the same direction that your beard grows...

ATG - Against The Grain - as in non "shave ready" deadliest, most painful way to do things!

XTG - Cross The Grain - hopefully with the two above, this one needs no further definition

BBS - Baby Butt Smooth (aha! This makes so much more sense!)

RAD - Razor Acquisition Disorder (although my guess of a "Razor A Day" isn't that far off!! )

HAD - Hone Acquisition Disorder (hadn't seen this one, but as a newbie, I haven't been straying too far off of the newbie path...)

Any others I should add here?

Thank you to the non-newbies!

Originally Posted by ByronTodd

BBS - I still don't know.... Context leads me to believe that it has to do with bumps and stubble? (will be clarified with an edit later!!!)

RAD - ditto above... Context of a "Razor A Day"???

Any others I should add here?

Thank you to the non-newbies!

BBS=baby butt smooth

RAD=razor acquisition disorder

There's a thread here somewhere that has a complete list...

HAD=Hone Acquisition Disorder. There was
a post that had all of the jargon in it but may
be gone because of the crash.

John

PS. There are many more for each of the brand
names of products such as TOBS= Taylor's
of Old Bond Street

Do a search for acronyms. There's a post
titled Acronyms & Abbreviations that has quite
a bit there. HTH=Hope this helps

John

i am glad this was posted, i have been wondering about all of those acronyms...

Here's a better one to sticky....

Silly me, I should have searched (really!) and I would have found this...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=15945

Can that one be stickied?