Apa Itu Abbreviation? Mengenal Singkatan dalam Bahasa Inggris

Kampung Inggris Bandung E-PLC – Bahasa Inggris juga mengenal singkatan kata atau disebut dengan ‘Abbreviation’, singkatan-singkatan kata dalam bahasa Inggris ini banyak sekali jenisnya mulai dari singkatan kata yang biasa kita temui di internet hingga yang lebih spesifik misalnya singkatan kata di dunia medis. 

Abbreviation digunakan tidak hanya dalam kalimat-kalimat atau percakapan yang informal saja tetapi juga terkadang bisa digunakan dalam situasi yang formal seperti kata ‘FYI’ misalnya. Mempersingkat kata juga terbukti bisa menghemat waktu dan ruang jika kalimat tersebut dituliskan, dengan adanya singkatan setidaknya kita bisa menulis lebih singkat namun pesan yang disampaikan tetap akan tersampaikan. 

Yuk kita lihat daftar Abbreviation yang ada di dunia internet dan dunia medis berikut ini:

Internet Acronyms & Text Abbreviations

SMH = Shaking my head

BRB = Be right back

IMO = In my opinion

CYA = Cover Your A** or See Ya

DIKY = Do I Know You?

IDK / IDKE = I Don’t Know / I Don’t Know Either

ILY = I Love You

HBU = How About You?

LMAO = Laughing My A** Off

LMK = Let Me Know

NVM = Nevermind

OFC = Of Course

PNL = Peace and Love

ROFL = Rolling on the Floor Laughing

SNMP = So Not My Problem

STFU = Shut the F*** Up

TAY = Thinking About You

TBH = To Be Honest

TTP = To the Point

QAP = Quick as Possible

YGTI = You Get the Idea

AMA = Ask Me Anything

DAE = Does Anyone Else?

ELI5 = Explain Like I’m 5

TIL = Today I Learned

FTFY = Fixed That For You

BAE = Babe or Before Anyone Else

Facepalm = Seriously?

HIFW = How I Feel/Felt When

MFW/MRW = My Face When / My Reaction When

ICYMI = In Case You Missed It

JSYK = Just So You Know

Lulz = Laughs

IRL = In Real Life

MIRL = Me in Real Life

PAW = Parents Are Watching

QFT = Quoted for Truth

TBT = Throwback Thursday

TL;DR = Too Long; Didn’t Read

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

YOLO = You Only Live Once

DOKY = Do I Know You?

Noob = Newbie

NSFW = Not Safe For Work

Medical Abbreviations

a.c. = Before meals

a/g ratio = Albumin to globulin ratio.

b.i.d. = Twice daily

bld = Blood

BP = Blood Pressure

C/O = Complaint of

ETOH = Alcohol

ECT = Electro Conclusive Therapy

g = gram

GvHD = Graft vs. Host Disease

gtt = Drops

h.s. = At bedtime

HA = Headache

ICU = Intensive Care Unit

ITU = Intensive Therapy Unit

in vitro = In the laboratory

in vivo = In the body

IU = International Units

JT = Joint

LBP = Low Back Pain

mg = Milligrams

ml = Milliliters

M/H = Medical History

MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse

N/V = Nausea or Vomiting

NCP = Nursing Care Plan

npo = Nothing by mouth

NSR = Normal sinus rhythm of the heart

O.D. = Right eye

O.S. = Left eye

O.U. = Both eyes

P = Pulse

p.o. = By mouth

p.r.n. = As needed

PD = Progressive disease

PT = Physical therapy

q.d. = Each day

q2h = Every 2 hours

qAM = Each morning

qhs = At each bedtime

qod = Every other day

qPM = Each evening

s/p = Status post

SOB = Shortness of Breath

T = Temperature

tab = Tablet

Wt = Weight

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