Audi World Dictionary of Words, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Emoticons, Key Codes & Text HTML Tags:


WORDS & ABBREVIATIONS:

710 N - Short for "06A 145 710 N", the part number for the OEM bypass/diverter valve from the Audi TT. Highly recommended as an inexpensive fix for replacing worn-out bypass valve(s) on the 1.8T & 2.7T.

A5 - The new Sport Coupe from Audi

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

AID - Account Identification

AIM - AOL Instant Messenger

AKA - Also Known As

AoA - Audi of America

A-Pillar - Framework on either side of front windshield

APR - Audi Performance & Racing

APR SI-III - Audi Performance & Racing Stages 1-3 for the 1.8T, 2.7T engines

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

ASF - Audi Space Frame - Audi's Aluminum Based Space Frame

Attention Whore - Someone who thrives on the attention of others.

ATM - At The Moment

Avus Wheels - Stock '00-'06 Audi S4 Wheels

AW - Audi World

AWD - All Wheel Drive

AWE - Tuning Specialists

AWOT - Audi World Off Topic

B4 - Before

B5 - A4 platform, 8D chassis ('96-'01)

B6 - A4 platform, 8E chassis ('02-'04)

B7 - A4 platform, 8F chassis ('05-)

Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area, California

BBK - Big Brake Kit

Bentley Manual - Service/Maintenance Manual

BFH - Big F@#%ing Hammer

Bling Bling - Expensive car owned by someone with too much money & nothing but shiny (bling) gold chains/rings and shiny (bling) chrome wheels to spend it on.

Bose - Bose "Audi Symphony" Sound System

B-Pillar - Framework between front & back doors

BPV - By-Pass Valve

BOV - Blow-Off Valve

BT - Brain Trust

BTCC - British Touring Car Championship

BTDT - Been There Done That

BTW - By The Way

BWW - 1. Band Width Warning (large file or picture) 2. Big Work Warning - usually only seen in the "off topic" forum(posting graphic pornography)

C - Convenience Package

CAI - Cold Air Intake

Cams - Camshafts

Cat - Catalytic Converter

CE - Check Engine

CEL - Check Engine Light

CPO - Certified Pre-owned

CF - Carbon Fiber

Chip - ECU Computer Chip

Chipped - ECU Performance Chip Installed

CHP - California Highway Patrol

Clay Bar - also known as Over spray Clay, Clay Bar is a plasticine matrix with an abrasive intermixed throughout. It is used to remove spots of paint over spray on the surface of your cars paint/clear coat. Most recently Clay Bar has been used as a detailing tool for removing foreign particles & contaminants from your car's paint/clear coat. Must be used with a water based lubricant to avoid damaging paint/clear coat(usually comes with the Clay Bar).

CTGAB - Click the Google ad banner

CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong

C-Pillar - Framework on either side of rear window

C/O - Coil Over Struts

CP - Coil Pack

CVT - Continuously Variable Transmission (Multitronic)

DBW - Drive By Wire (also known as Electronic Throttle Control)

DD - 1. Drunk Driver 2. Daily Driver 3. Dunkin Donuts

Debadged - to remove some, if not all, of the following badges from the rear of the car: 4 ring Audi symbol, "A4", "S4", "1.8T", "2.8", "2.7T", "quattro".

DIY - Do It Yourself

DIAF - Die In A Fire

DOHC - Dual Over-Head Camshaft

DOT Department of Transportation

DP - Down Pipe(s)

DSG - Direct-Shift Gearbox

DSWHTH - Damn Shame What Happened To Him/Her. "Hey, did you hear about Hulk Hogan?" "Yeah, he's dead! DSWHTHH"

DTC - Diagnostic Trouble Code (Displayed on VAG-COM)

DTM - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Championship)

DTS - Drive Train Stabilizer Reduces engine torsional movement.

Dubs - 20" or larger rims

DV - Diverter Valve

E-codes - Euro spec Headlamps

ECU - Engine Control Unit

EFK - Electronic Fan Kit

ESL - English as a Second Language

ESP - Electronic Stability Program

ET - German abbreviation for "Einpresstiefe", which translates to "insertion depth", as in wheel offset.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question, also see New Forum FAQ

FATS - For the Advancement of the S4

FIA - Federation Internationale De L'Automobile - Governing Body for both non-sporting automobile activities & international motor sport competition

Flamer - A person who, on a message forum, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any of a number of reasons. A real Flamer usually attacks threads because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread or the lack thereof. The difference between a Flamer and somebody who merely disagrees is that a flamer is inappropriate in their responses. They must not be confused with Trolls.

FLAPS - Friendly Local Auto Parts Store

FMIC - Front Mounted Inter-cooler

FOD - Foreign Object Damage

FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator

FS - For Sale

FSI - Audi's new Direct Fuel Injection Technology - FSI

FTL - For The Loss

FTMFW - For The Mother F@#%ing Win

FTW - 1. For The Win. 2. Fight To Win

FUBAR - F%*!ed Up Beyond All Recognition

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FWD - Front Wheel Drive

FYI - For Your Information

GB - Group Buy

GALA - Speed-dependent Volume Control For Sound System

Gap - 1. The distance between the top of the tires to the bottom of the fenders 2. The distance (gap)from the center electrode of a spark plug to the ground electrode(s)

Gapina - The Mascot of too much wheel gap

GF - Girlfriend

GIAC - Software Engineering Company - Garret Integrated Automotive Corp

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GTG - Get Together

Haldex - Refers to the center differential used on quattro drive train systems with transversely mounted engines (TT & A3/S3)

HID - High Intensity Discharge (xenon lights)

HOF - Hall of Fame

HOV - High Occupancy Vehicle (as in high occupancy vehicle lanes, carpool lanes, commuter lanes, diamond lanes, express lanes, and transit lanes).

HPA Motorsports - Performance tuners. Originally short for Highwater Performance Autostyling, and later as HPA Motorsports Inc.

H/S Hit or Skip

HTH - Hope This Helps

IC - Inter-cooler

ICE - In Car Entertainment

ICISATI - In Case I Suck At The Internet

ICV - Idle Control Valve

IDK - I Don't Know

IIRC - If I Recall Correctly

IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion

IMNSHO - In My Not So Honest/Humble Opinion

IMO - In My Opinion

IOW - In Other Words

IWBTPWP - I Won't Believe This Post Without Pictures

JB - Jail Bait.

Jerks - Forum user who uses humor in the form of a sarcastic reply to make fun of another's forum post. A "Jerks" posts are never to be taken personally.

J2LUK - Just To Let You Know

J/K - Just Kidding

Kill - Beating another automobile while road racing on public roads, whether at speed on a highway or at a stoplight.

Killing Kittens - Euphemism for masterbating

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

KO3 - Turbocharger for base Audi 1.8T-2.7T engines

KO4 - Turbocharger for 225hp Audi TT 1.8T engine & B5 RS4

KK - Krispy Kreme Donut Shop

KK Meet - Krispy Kreme Meet of Audi & Donut Enthusiasts

KK Run - AW's Craving Krispy Kreme Donuts

Krauters - German version of "Ricers"

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off

LMP - Le Mans Prototype

LOL - Laugh(ing) Out Loud

Lowers - Plastic Trim under doors (also known as side skirts)

LQTM - Laugh Quietly To Myself

LSD - Limited Slip Differential

M - Manual Transmission

MAF - Mass Air Flow Sensor

MAFF - Slang for "Math"

Meow - Slang for "repost"

MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

Mod(s) - Modification(s) (Performance, Interior, Exterior)

MOAR - Mother of All Reposts

MTM - German Tuning Company - Motoren Technik Mayer

mww - Mild Work Warning - this will still get you in trouble with the boss.

MWW - Major Work Warning. Extremely graphic pornographic or similar pictures within the post. Viewing a MWW picture while working for the Man is NOT recommended ever unless you like standing in the unemployment line.

MY - Model Year

NASA - National Auto Sports Association. A sanctioning body, alternative to the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)

n00b - See "Newbie"

NE - North East

NE1 - Any One

Newbie - New to the forum, with very little forum knowledge or posts and a high UID#.

NOYFB - None Of Your F@#%ing Business

NORCAL - Northern California

NOS - Nitrous Oxide System

NT - No Thread

NTTAWWT - Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

O11 - Red & silver Audi Sport Symbol/Badge usually found on the grille, steering wheel, or floor mats

OBTW - Oh, by the Way

OC - Orange County

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacture

Offset - The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the center line of the wheel. See also "ET".

OCI - Oil Change Interval

OIC - Oh, I see

OMFG - Oh My F*%#ing God

OMG - Oh My God

OMGHI2U - Oh My God Hi To You

OP - Original Poster

O RLY? - Oh Really?

OT - Off Topic

OTOH - On The Other Hand

Owned - variant: 0wned, pwned, 0wn3d, pwn3d, own3d 1. To be made a fool of; To make a fool of; To confound or prove wrong; embarrassing someone: Being embarrassed. 2. Total and undeniable dominance of a person, group of people or situation as to make them/it akin to ones b1tch.

Peeps - slang for "people"

PCD - Pitch Circle Diameter: The diameter of the imaginary circle that goes through the center of all 5 bolts on a wheel/hub.

Pic - Picture

PITA - Pain In The @$$

PLZ - Please

POS - Piece of Sh*t

POTD - Post of the Day

ProDiag - PalmOS based diagnostic tool (similar to VAG-Com) for VW's, Audi's, Seats and Skodas. ProDiag is now defunct, see "VAD Mobil" & "VAD Pro-901".

Pron - Porn. Varient: pr0n

PSA - Public Service Announcement

PSI - Pounds per Square Inch

PW - Post Whore (commonly found in the off topic forum), someone who posts for no apparent reason, but to waste others bandwidth and self gratify their own existence.

Q - 1. Question 2. Quattro

Q7 - Audis first ever SUV, released in 2006 and based on the "Pikes Peak" concept car.

QC - Quattro Club (Audi Club North America)

R - Repost

R8 - 1. Audi's Le Mans winning 610bhp V8 FSI twin-turbo race car. 2. Audi's new street legal-limited production supercar, based on the Audi "LeMans" concept car.

R10 - 1. The Audi R10 replaced the Le Mans winning Audi R8 in 2006. Setting itself further apart from the already beaten competition, the 2006 & 2007 Le Mans winning Audi R10 boasts a 650 hp 5.5L diesel V12 bi-turbo direct injection engine.

RE - Abbreviation for "repost"

REPOST - 1. The post, or linked post has already been posted numerous times on the forums. 2. The mascot of reposts

Rice - A car which is too flashy in regards to exterior modifications, with not enough (if any) performance modifications. An over-sized rear wing and "Type R" decals are good examples.

Ricers - Those who drive "ricey" cars

Rickroll - To bait & switch forum users by posting a misleading link to a cheesy 80's video "never gonna give you up" starring Rick Astley. Newer versions of this meme are programmed to trap your browser, forcing you to press "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" to escape the prank.

RNTV - Red Neck Television(Speed Channel, formerly Speedvision)

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off

ROFLMFAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My F#%!ing Ass Off

RS4 - 1. Cosworth Technologies tuned Audi Sportscar, based on the 2.7T B5 platformed Audi S4 Avant. The wide body RS4 was produced from '00-'01, and was never imported to the US. 2. Audi introduced the updated RS4 in 2006, based on the B7 platform Audi S4, boasting a 4.2L 420 hp V8 engine.

RTFA - Read The Forum Archives

RTFF - Read The F@#%ing Forum

RTFM - Read The F@#%ing Manual

S - Sport Package

S5 - The new high performance coupe from Audi

SC - Speed Channel(formerly Speedvision)

SCCA - Sports Car Club of America

SRSLY? - Seriously?

STFA - 1. Search The Forum Archives 2. Search The F@#$ing Archives

SOL - $h*t Outta Luck

SIA - Sorry in Advance

Side Skirts - Plastic trim under doors (a.k.a. Lowers)

Sig - Signature

Sig Pic - Signature Picture

SoCal - Southern California

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

STFU - Shut The F@#% Up

SV - Speedvision(Now Called Speed Channel)

T - Turbo

TAP - Total Audi Performance

TBB - Throttle Body Boot (2.7T only)

TC - Torque Converter (tiptronic transmissions)

TDC - Top Dead Center (while timing an engine)

TDI - Turbo Direct Injection, VAG Diesel Engine

teh - 1. slang for "the" 2. A deliberate typo error of word "the", used in online forum/gaming discussions.

TFSI - Audi's new Turbocharged Direct Fuel Injection Technology

TGIF - Thank God it's Friday

THX - Thanks

TIA - Thanks In Advance

Tip - Tiptronic

TMI - Too Much Information

Torsen - Refers to the center differential (TOR= Torque & SEN= Sensing) used on quattro drive train systems with longitudinally mounted engines (quattro IV). Used on B5 A4q/S4, A6q/allroad, 1997-current A8/S8

TPIWWP - This Post Is Worthless Without Pictures

Tramlining - Tramlining is a condition which occurs when an extremely wide, low profile tire with a lot of surface traction & contact patch causes an unpleasant response through the steering wheel. When tramlining occurs, the tire wants to follow the grooves and crowns of the road. The wider the profile of the tire, the more it wants to "drive itself". You will notice this in the steering wheel over uneven road surfaces. Proper tire inflation can help dramatically reduce this problem.

Troll - Usually a new user with very low forum thread post counts who, on a forum, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any number of reasons such as car brand, previous disagreements, sex, status, etc.
A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a "Flamer" who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.

TSB - 1. Technical Service Bulletin; 2. Transmission Stabilizer Bar

tsoper - "repost" backwards

TT - 1. Track Thread 2. Audi's Compact sports Coupe/Convertible

TT BPV Stock # - 06A 145 710 N

UID - User Identification (number)

UP - Update Thread

UPS - United Parcel Service

USPS - United States Postal Service

UT - Untrack Thread

V1 - Valentine 1 Radar Detector

VAD Mobile - PDA Palm based software similar to VAG-COM. Offered by Versatile Automotive Diagnostics, formerly ProDiag. Now a division of HPA Motorsports.


VAD Pro-901 - Professional grade remote data access with full OBDII compatibility. Offered by Versatile Automotive Diagnostics, formerly ProDiag. Now a division of HPA Motorsports.


VAG - Volkswagen AG, Parent company of Volkswagen, also including Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti.

VAG-COM - Volkswagen Audi Group Computer (program used with windows laptop & interface adapter for diagnosing problems using the on-board computer through the use of fault codes) - sold by Ross-Tech

Valence - Front & rear plastic Trim under bumpers

VASCAR - Pacing/Clocking system used by law enforcement for measuring speed traveled a certain distance in a vehicle (those white bars you see on the side of highways are used for this)

VIN - Vehicle Identification Number

VTB - Vote to Ban

VVT - Variable Valve Timing

VW - Volkswagen

W - Winter Package

WB - Welcome Back

Wett - Wetterauer - Chip Tuner

WFF - Wrong F#%king Forum

WFO - Wide F#%king Open

WOOT - Woot is a forum/gaming term that is used to express excitement over a situation.

WOT - Wide Open Throttle

WTB - Want To Buy

WTF - What The F#%k?!

WTH - What/Who The Hell?

WTK - Want to Know

WTT - Want To Trade

WW - Work Warning - posting nude/pornographic pictures.

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

W/O - Without

X - Xenon lights

X-chip - 1.3- or so bar chip from GIAC. It runs on CH and M box ECUs for the 2001 B5 A4

x-post - Cross Post from another forum

YGM - You've Got Mail

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

YSATI - You suck at the internet


EMOTICONS:

:-) Standard Smiley (you are joking; satisfied)

:^) Sideways Standard Smiley

8^) Sideways Smiley With Glasses

:) Standard Smiley lazy

=) Standard Smiley lazy 2

;-) Winking Smiley. You don't mean it, even if you are joking

:-> Follows a really sarcastic remark

(-: Left handed Smiley

:-( Sad Smiley. You aren't joking; You are not satisfied.

;-/ Skeptical

:-/ Uncertain smiley

&-) Stoned / drunk smiley

:#) Drunk smiley

>:o( Angry smiley

/:-( Worried smiley

:-@ Screaming

:-D Laughing

:-)... Drooling

8-0 Scared

8^0 Sideways Scared

:P Tongue sticking out

=P Tongue sticking out

:P""" Sticking tongue out spitting

%-) Crosseyed

(_E=mc?_) A smart ass

OoO Surprised, excited

?_? Doubtful / uncertain

<3 Sideways Heart, Love


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