SCUBA Colloquialisms and acronyms

[Belmont]

I am a member of the AATAUOA, the Association Against The Abusive Use Of Acronyms

 

[Rhone Man]

Non-acronym to know: "Bug" = Lobster

 

[Dan Gibson]

Doesn't HFS belong somewhere in here?

And More:
BWOD= Bungied Wing of Death (OMS or similar bungeed wing)
YBOD= Yellow Box of Death (Inspiration RB)
GIT= George Irvine III

 

[ronbeau]

I'm wondering if it is because the word "SCUBA" is already an acronym that divers have such a propensity to use all sorts of acronyms and initials in their everyday talk. I noticed the term LDS being used often and only recently Googled the meaning (only to be directed to a thread on this very scubaboard forums explaining it as "Local Dive Store"). BP/W I figured out much stand for "Backplate with wings" and the list goes on.

What I find even more interesting is colloquialisms that divers use like "thumbing the dive" meaning to abort and head for the surface.

So here is a thread in which you can post your colloquialisms and acronyms and explain their meanings. Even if it is a phrase you'd think everyone will know already, post it anyway, chances are I don't know it.

One I can start off with perhaps is, at the charters I've used diving in Sodwana Bay, upon seeing an excessively weighted weightbelt, they'd refer to it as a "home gym".

Check out the following links:

Glossary of SCUBA diving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scuba Slang and Technical Terms

Abbreviations and acronyms dictionary: Find definitions for over 4,216,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms

 

[Sas]

Or GIII. I've never seen "GIT"


And maybe I missed it but I can't see "DIR" anywhere yet.

See my post 5

 

[Couv]

Moss Back = old(er) diver who spent enough time underwater for moss to grow on his back.

 

[nadwidny]

See my post 5

I knew it had to be there but despite my going over the thread 4 or 5 times I still missed it.

I'm surprised it took until post 5. I would've figured post 2.

 

[Randy43068]

Diving Doubles.

Is that 4 tanks?

 

[trucker girl]

Your Mileage May Vary

Seriously? I didn't know what it meant either (and I've asked before- the memory is the 2nd or 3rd- or is that 4th or 5th?- thing to go...), but I thought it was something far more exciting than that.

ISOSAD: AND UGLY
International Semi-Organized ScubUNO Association of Divers: Air/Nitrox Dives for Underwater Gaming, Leisure, and You
(this is Clay Jar's brain child- I take no credit for his work!)

 

[BabyDuck]

nfl, cave country - north florida
p1, p2, p3, orange grove, peanut, pothole - spring and cave systems of peacock springs state park (pssp) in luraville, fl. there are lots of cave features that are named - this is a teeny taste.