What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acronyms

chippewastud79 · 10-23-2008, 08:39 AM

A little list I posted elsewhere and thought should be over here as well

Commonly Used Cigar Acronyms or Terms:

898UV = 898 Unvarnished
898V = 898 Varnished
AF - Arturo Fuente
BBF= Bolivar Belicos Finos
BCG = Bolivar Coronas Gigantes
BCJ = Bolivar Corona Jr.
Beli = Belicoso
Boli = Bolivar
BRC= Bolivar Royal Corona
BTL = Hemingway Between The Lines
CA = Cigar Asylum

cA = cigar Aficionado
CE = Corona Extra
CF = Cigar Family
CG = Corona Gorda
Cohibo = Fake Cohiba
COR = Cohiba Robusto
CS = Conneticut Shade Wrapper or Choix Supreme (ERDM)
DC= Double Corona
DP = Davidoff Dom Perignon
EL = Edition Limitada
EPI 1 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No 1
EPI 2 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No 2
Epi#1 = HdM Epicure No. 1
Epi#2 = HdM Epicure No. 2
ERDM = El Rey Del Mundo
Fauxhiba = Fake Cohiba
FFOX = Fuente Fuente Opus X
HB = Davidoff Haut Brione
HC = Havana Club Cuban Rum
HdM = Hoyo de Monterrey
- HdM DC = Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona
- HdM Epi#1 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1
- HdM Epi#2 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2
HU = H. Upmann
HU2 = H Upmann #2
HUSW = H Uppman Sir Winston
JL = Juan Lopez
JL1 = Juan Lopez Seleccion No 1
JL2 = Juan Lopez Seleccion No 2
LCDH = La Casa del Habano
LGC = La Gloria Cubana
LGCT= La Gloria Cubana Tainos
LGT= La Gloria Cubana Tainos
Luci = Partagas Lusitania
Mad, Maddie = Maduro
Mag46 = H. Upmann Magnum 46
MC = Montecristo
-MC#1 = Montecristo No. 1
-MC#2 = Montecristo No. 2
-MC#3 = Montecristo No. 3, etc.
MCA = Montecristo A
Monte = Montecristo
- Monte#1 = Montecristo No. 1
- Monte#2 = Montecristo No. 2
- Monte#5 = Montecristo No. 5, etc.
Nat = Natural
Nattie = natural (cameroon, Conneticut Shade, etc.)
NC = Non-cuban
PAM = Padron Anniversario Maduro
PAN = Padron Anniversario Natural
PBP = Punch Black Prince
PC = Petit Corona
PERF X = FFOX Perfexcion X
PLPC = Por Larranaga Petit Corona
PP = Punch Punch
PSD4 = Partagas Series D No.4
RA = Ramon Allones
RAG = Ramon Allones Gigantes
RAPC = Rampn Allones Petit Corona
RASCC = Ramon Allones Small Club Corona
RASS = Ramon Allones Specially Selected
RG = Rafael Gonzalez
RS = Royal Selection
RyJ = Romeo y Julieta
RyJ CF = Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Finos
RyJ EX4 = Romeo y Julieta Exhition No 4
RyJ POW = Romeo y Julieta Prince of Wales
SC = San Cristobal de La Habana
Shark = Arturo Fuente Anejo #77
Sig I, II, III, etc = Cohiba Siglo sizes
SLB = Slide Lid Box
SLR = Saint Louis Rey
SP = Sancho Panza
SPB= Sancho Panza Belicosos
SPBeli = Sancho Panza Belicoso
SS = Super Selection
TPC = Tres Petit Corona
Trini = Trinidad
UTS = Hemingway Untold Story
VR = Vega Robaina
VRDA = Vegas Robaina Don Alejandros
VRDA= Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro
VRU= Vegas Robaina Unicos
VSG = Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
WOA = Hemingway Work of Art
xXx = Opus X^3 (Power Ranger)

Commonly Used Acronyms or Terms for Chat and Posts:

AFK - Away From The Keyboard
ASAP = as soon as possible
ASC = alt.smokers.cigars (a USENET Newsgroup)
B&M or B+M = Brick & Mortar retail shop
BBL - Be Back Later
BLUF = bottom line up front
BOMB = unsolicited gift (short answer)
BOTL = brother of the leaf
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
BUMP - A way of reviving a thread
Buttnugget = Flipflop
CUL - See You Later
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Fog = F'in Old Guy - someone who has been around here too long
FTG = Friendly Trading Gorrila/Guy
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
Herf = A gathering of people enjoying cigars and the company of each other
HTH- Hope That Helps
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOT = In Order To
JAFO = just another f'n observer
L8R - Later
LLG = LowLand Gorilla
LMAO = Laughing My @ss off
LMFAO = take a guess
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
MAW = Make a Wish
MO = Our friend in London :-)
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
NSTR = nothing significant to report
OIC - Oh I See
PIF = pay it forward
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
ROTT - Right Off The Truck
TFTL = thanks for the link
TIA - Thanks In Advance
To11 or T11 = Team Of 11 (admins)
TOP = A way bring attention to a msg thread without adding content
TTYL - Talk To You Later
URL - Universal Resource Locator (Web site address)
WB - Welcome Back
WTF? = What the @#$&?
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YMMV = your mileage may vary

poker · 10-23-2008, 08:42 AM

Made a correction (in red) hope you dont mind

chippewastud79 · 10-23-2008, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poker

Made a correction (in red) hope you dont mind

Thanks Poker, I should have read through it a little more

Mr.Maduro · 10-23-2008, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poker

Made a correction (in red) hope you dont mind

Nice one!!

I always thought the acronym for cigar Aficionado was RAG!

Sorry, couldn't resist!!

zmancbr · 10-23-2008, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poker

Made a correction (in red) hope you dont mind

I like it!

Skywalker · 10-23-2008, 08:49 AM

Very nice!!!

Thank you!!!

Mr.Maduro · 10-23-2008, 08:54 AM

How about....

TOE - Team of 11.

md4958 · 10-23-2008, 08:54 AM

Sticky??

MTB996 · 10-23-2008, 08:55 AM

poker · 10-23-2008, 08:56 AM

stucked

BirdDok · 10-26-2008, 06:17 PM

ROTT - Right out of the tube???

NCRadioMan · 10-26-2008, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdDok

ROTT - Right out of the tube???

Right off the truck. As in, just delivered.

groogs · 10-28-2008, 10:48 AM

Thanks, I wondered what some of those ment.

MWiltse · 10-30-2008, 11:18 AM

HTF = Hard To Find.

cbsmokin · 11-12-2008, 12:53 PM

BM, B/M, B&M = Brick and Mortar (retail smoke shop, usually with lounge)

IR = Internet Retailer

11-12-2008, 02:17 PM

Sheeesh,,,I have enough trouble just trying to figure out how to be gramatically correct and then I have to decipher letter acronyms. I need a cheat sheet available on the side margins in case I put the wrong term in the wrong slot.

macpappy · 11-12-2008, 04:19 PM

Whaddya have against Rocky Patel?

Boobar · 12-09-2008, 12:12 PM

Great list, what about IIRC (If I Remember Correctly)?

Kreth · 01-16-2009, 12:23 PM

Would it be helpful to include a list of IR terms/abbreviations, like CI, cbid, "the devil site", Famous, etc?

Kreth · 02-02-2009, 11:16 AM

Tetris - The act of rearranging cigars in an attempt to fit more cigars into an overstuffed humidor

10-23-2008, 08:49 AM	#6
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Very nice!!! Thank you!!!

10-23-2008, 08:54 AM	#8
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Sticky?? __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

10-23-2008, 08:55 AM	#9
MTB996 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 317 Trading: (1)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron

10-23-2008, 08:56 AM	#10
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron stucked __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

10-26-2008, 06:17 PM	#11
BirdDok Back in the fold! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: SE Pennsyltucky Posts: 58 Trading: (6)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron ROTT - Right out of the tube???

10-23-2008, 08:39 AM	#1
chippewastud79 Fatter than you! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Larry Location: A little place called home. Posts: 5,397 Trading: (44)	What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acronyms A little list I posted elsewhere and thought should be over here as well Commonly Used Cigar Acronyms or Terms: 898UV = 898 Unvarnished 898V = 898 Varnished AF - Arturo Fuente BBF= Bolivar Belicos Finos BCG = Bolivar Coronas Gigantes BCJ = Bolivar Corona Jr. Beli = Belicoso Boli = Bolivar BRC= Bolivar Royal Corona BTL = Hemingway Between The Lines CA = Cigar Asylum cA = cigar Aficionado CE = Corona Extra CF = Cigar Family CG = Corona Gorda Cohibo = Fake Cohiba COR = Cohiba Robusto CS = Conneticut Shade Wrapper or Choix Supreme (ERDM) DC= Double Corona DP = Davidoff Dom Perignon EL = Edition Limitada EPI 1 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No 1 EPI 2 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No 2 Epi#1 = HdM Epicure No. 1 Epi#2 = HdM Epicure No. 2 ERDM = El Rey Del Mundo Fauxhiba = Fake Cohiba FFOX = Fuente Fuente Opus X HB = Davidoff Haut Brione HC = Havana Club Cuban Rum HdM = Hoyo de Monterrey - HdM DC = Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona - HdM Epi#1 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1 - HdM Epi#2 = Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 HU = H. Upmann HU2 = H Upmann #2 HUSW = H Uppman Sir Winston JL = Juan Lopez JL1 = Juan Lopez Seleccion No 1 JL2 = Juan Lopez Seleccion No 2 LCDH = La Casa del Habano LGC = La Gloria Cubana LGCT= La Gloria Cubana Tainos LGT= La Gloria Cubana Tainos Luci = Partagas Lusitania Mad, Maddie = Maduro Mag46 = H. Upmann Magnum 46 MC = Montecristo -MC#1 = Montecristo No. 1 -MC#2 = Montecristo No. 2 -MC#3 = Montecristo No. 3, etc. MCA = Montecristo A Monte = Montecristo - Monte#1 = Montecristo No. 1 - Monte#2 = Montecristo No. 2 - Monte#5 = Montecristo No. 5, etc. Nat = Natural Nattie = natural (cameroon, Conneticut Shade, etc.) NC = Non-cuban PAM = Padron Anniversario Maduro PAN = Padron Anniversario Natural PBP = Punch Black Prince PC = Petit Corona PERF X = FFOX Perfexcion X PLPC = Por Larranaga Petit Corona PP = Punch Punch PSD4 = Partagas Series D No.4 RA = Ramon Allones RAG = Ramon Allones Gigantes RAPC = Rampn Allones Petit Corona RASCC = Ramon Allones Small Club Corona RASS = Ramon Allones Specially Selected RG = Rafael Gonzalez RS = Royal Selection RyJ = Romeo y Julieta RyJ CF = Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Finos RyJ EX4 = Romeo y Julieta Exhition No 4 RyJ POW = Romeo y Julieta Prince of Wales SC = San Cristobal de La Habana Shark = Arturo Fuente Anejo #77 Sig I, II, III, etc = Cohiba Siglo sizes SLB = Slide Lid Box SLR = Saint Louis Rey SP = Sancho Panza SPB= Sancho Panza Belicosos SPBeli = Sancho Panza Belicoso SS = Super Selection TPC = Tres Petit Corona Trini = Trinidad UTS = Hemingway Untold Story VR = Vega Robaina VRDA = Vegas Robaina Don Alejandros VRDA= Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro VRU= Vegas Robaina Unicos VSG = Ashton Virgin Sun Grown WOA = Hemingway Work of Art xXx = Opus X^3 (Power Ranger) Commonly Used Acronyms or Terms for Chat and Posts: AFK - Away From The Keyboard ASAP = as soon as possible ASC = alt.smokers.cigars (a USENET Newsgroup) B&M or B+M = Brick & Mortar retail shop BBL - Be Back Later BLUF = bottom line up front BOMB = unsolicited gift (short answer) BOTL = brother of the leaf BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By The Way BUMP - A way of reviving a thread Buttnugget = Flipflop CUL - See You Later FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Fog = F'in Old Guy - someone who has been around here too long FTG = Friendly Trading Gorrila/Guy FWIW - For What It's Worth FYI - For Your Information Herf = A gathering of people enjoying cigars and the company of each other HTH- Hope That Helps IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOT = In Order To JAFO = just another f'n observer L8R - Later LLG = LowLand Gorilla LMAO = Laughing My @ss off LMFAO = take a guess LOL = Laughing Out Loud MAW = Make a Wish MO = Our friend in London :-) NSFW = Not Safe For Work NSTR = nothing significant to report OIC - Oh I See PIF = pay it forward ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off ROTT - Right Off The Truck TFTL = thanks for the link TIA - Thanks In Advance To11 or T11 = Team Of 11 (admins) TOP = A way bring attention to a msg thread without adding content TTYL - Talk To You Later URL - Universal Resource Locator (Web site address) WB - Welcome Back WTF? = What the @#$&? WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get YMMV = your mileage may vary __________________ If we weren't supposed to eat animals, then how come they're made of meat? You can never have too many cigars, they are like an investment in good times. Last edited by poker; 10-26-2008 at 07:00 PM.

10-23-2008, 08:42 AM	#2
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Made a correction (in red) hope you dont mind __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

10-23-2008, 08:54 AM	#7
Mr.Maduro In Domino Confido Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: La Casa del Blueface Posts: 2,905 Trading: (83)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron How about.... TOE - Team of 11. __________________ "Patrick...You low-rent f#@k!!!" - MACMS (Shack V)

10-28-2008, 10:48 AM	#13
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Thanks, I wondered what some of those ment.

10-30-2008, 11:18 AM	#14
MWiltse Onward through the fog Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Fife, WA Posts: 158 Trading: (0)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron HTF = Hard To Find.

11-12-2008, 12:53 PM	#15
cbsmokin Looking for the Apex Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Craig Location: In da ATL Posts: 880 Trading: (10)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron BM, B/M, B&M = Brick and Mortar (retail smoke shop, usually with lounge) IR = Internet Retailer __________________ Check out C.A.R.B. IV http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...840#post879840

11-12-2008, 02:17 PM	#16
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Sheeesh,,,I have enough trouble just trying to figure out how to be gramatically correct and then I have to decipher letter acronyms. I need a cheat sheet available on the side margins in case I put the wrong term in the wrong slot.

11-12-2008, 04:19 PM	#17
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Whaddya have against Rocky Patel? __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

12-09-2008, 12:12 PM	#18
Boobar Rubber Room Wall Bouncer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Northcentral PA Posts: 428 Trading: (37)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Great list, what about IIRC (If I Remember Correctly)? __________________ Bob

01-16-2009, 12:23 PM	#19
Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Would it be helpful to include a list of IR terms/abbreviations, like CI, cbid, "the devil site", Famous, etc?

02-02-2009, 11:16 AM	#20
Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: What does all that mean? Cigar Terms and Acron Tetris - The act of rearranging cigars in an attempt to fit more cigars into an overstuffed humidor