NOTE: If you see OBSSE Sisters and Brothers using an acronym you don't recognize, and it's not listed here, please consider that it MAY represent an episode title. (Episodes that are discussed most frequently within the Abbey are included in the index of acronyms below.) These abbreviations are constantly changing and evolving as new episodes appear, and thus are far too numerous to name.
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| ABH | Alien Bounty Hunter (aka MMBH) |
| AK | Alex Krycek (aka Ratboy) |
| ATX / ATXF | alt.tv.x-files |
| BASV | Born-Again Spoiler Virgins (former spoiler junkies who've decided to go cold turkey) |
| BAWDY | Born-Again Worshippers of Duchovny's Yumminess |
| BLSOB | Black-lunged son-of-a-bitch (aka The Cigarette Smoking Man) |
| BOSS | Blatantly Obvious Scully Summation (lines that make you go "duh", like "This man is dead." and "It's dark in here.") |
| BTS | Beyond the Sea (episode 1x13) |
| Cancer Man | The Cigarette Smoking Man |
| CBFR | Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (episode 3x04) |
| CC | Chris Carter |
| CHarc | "Clothing/Hair arc" aka the progression of Scully's hairstyle and wardrobe. Don't ask me why anyone cares, but they apparently do. |
| CSM | The Cigarette Smoking Man |
| DD | Davd Duchovny |
| DS / DKS | Dana Scully / Dana Katherine Scully |
| EBE | Extraterrestrial Biological Entity |
| EI | Earthly Incarnation (refers to Gillian Andersion, the EI of TBO) |
| fanfic | stories written by fans for the enjoyment of themselves and other fans (aka "fan fiction") |
| fencesitters | folks who don't care whether shippers or noromos come uout on top, so long as it's a fun ride and we don't let CC play with our brains TOO much |
| flam | the little fire sticks used to ignite abductees in TRaTB |
| FM | Fox Mulder |
| GA | Gillian Anderson |
| GABAL | Gillian Anderson Born Again Lesbians |
| JCFOS | Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (episode 3x20) |
| LGM | Lone Gunmen (also Little Green Men, episode 2x01) |
| MFAC | Mr. F!!!!!! A!!!!!! Carter (aka Chris Carter) |
| MM | Memento Mori (episode 4x15) |
| MMBH | Might Morphin' Bounty Hunter (aka ABH) |
| MoaCSM | Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man (episode 4x07) |
| MoTW | monster of the week (i.e., stand-alone episodes of the show that don't have to do with aliens or big government conspiracies) |
| movieword | a swear word (see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| mytharc | episodes of the show that have to do with the "big picture" of the x-files universe (i.e., aliens and/or big government conspiracies) |
| NA | Never Again (episode 4x13) |
| NL | Nick Lea |
| non-movieword | a swear word (see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| noromos | folks who don't want to see Scully and Mulder in a romantic relationship (short for "no romance") |
| NSWILS | Not-so-Straight Women In Love with Scully |
| OBSSE | Order of the Blessed St. Scully the Enigmatic (uh... you should really know this one already...) |
| oiliens | those little black worm aliens from The X-Files Movie, "Piper Maru" and "Tunguska" (among others) |
| PAST | Philes Against Scully Torture |
| PH | Paper Hearts (episode 4x08) |
| philes/X-philes | fans of The X-Files (maybe you've heard of it) |
| PI | Plastic Incarnation (refers to the Scully action figure) |
| plam | the little pointy stiletto/ice-pick-like device used to kill clones |
| PMP | Post-Moderm Prometheus (episode 5x06) |
| Ratboy | Alex Krycek |
| RP | Rampant Pissiness |
| Schwarzenalien | Alien Bounty Hunter (aka MMBH) |
| Scullymata | a nosebleed (see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| Shibes | John Shiban |
| shippers | folks who want Scully and Mulder to have a romantic relationship (aka "relationshippers") |
| slash | a subset of fanfic that deals with same-sex encounters or relationships (i.e., Mulder/Krycek) |
| SOOSB | Slightly Out-Of-Sync Blink (see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| SP | Small Potatoes (episode 4x20) |
| Spotsy | Frank Spotnitz |
| SRE | Scully Rational Explanation (also Scientific Rational Explanation) |
| SSR | Scully Sudden Realization (like in Bad Blood: "The Pizza!" or Pine Bluff Variant: "The Money!") |
| Surfer Boy | Chris Carter |
| SWILS | Straight Women In Love with Scully |
| TBO | The Blessed One |
| TDO | The Demure One (aka Sister Autumn, see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| TETINFF | The Evil That Is Nancy Floyd-Finch |
| TFWID | The Field Where I Died (episode 4x05) |
| TPTB | The Powers That Be |
| TXF / XF | The X-Files |
| Uniblonder | Marita Covarrubias |
| UST | Unresolved Sexual Tension |
| WBD | William B. Davis |
| WHPBD | Wrong-Haired Prancy Body Double (see "inside jokes" section of FAQ) |
| WMM | Well-Manicured Man |
| WOTC | War of the Coprophages (episode 3x12) |
| WS | Walter Skinner (aka AD Skinner / Assistant Director Skinner) |
| WWSD | What Would Scully Do? |
| YKYASW | You Know You’re a Scullyist When… |
| YKYAXPW | You Know You're An X-Phile When... |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| BEG | Big Evil Grin |
| BTW | By The Way |
| EG | Evil Grin |
| EMSG | Email Message |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions (be sure to read these!) |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IIRC | If I Remember (or Recall) Correctly |
| IMCO | In My Considered Opinion |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| ITA | I Totally Agree |
| IYKWIM | If You Know What I Mean |
| JMO | Just My Opinion |
| JTLYK | Just To Let You Know |
| LMAO | Laughing My Ass Off |
| LOL | Laugh Out Loud |
| ML | Mailing List |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| OTTOMH | Off The Top of My Head |
| RL | Real Life |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off |
| TILII | Tell It Like It Is |
| TTFN | Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| WTF | What the F*** |
| YMMV | Your Mileage (or Methods) May Vary |
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