This is a list of common abbreviations in the English language. A ab abdominal muscle (slang) abalone abscess (slang) ad advantage (tennis) advertisement advert advertisement addy [email] address admin administrator administration afish aficionado ag agriculture (informal) aggro aggravation or aggression agit-prop agitational propaganda alky an alcoholic amp ampere amphetamine (as in "amped up") amplifier amputation or amputee ampoule amplify app application arco arcology Argie Argentine, Argentinian Aspie Someone with Asperger syndrome auto automobile automatic av or avvie (also avvy) avatar B bennies benzedrine (slang) benefits bevvy beverage (usu. alcoholic) bi bisexual (slang) bike bicycle bio biology biography (informal) Birks Birkenstocks biz business (informal) black ops black operations bod body (slang/informal) bookie bookmaker bra brassiere bread bread and honey (money) bro brother (slang) bronc bronco bronto Brontosaurus bud buddy (informal) budgie budgerigar bunk bunkum C cab Cabernet Sauvignon cabriolet caff (UK slang) café cal calorie (in combination, especially "lo-cal") Cal or Cali California Calcutta cam camera camouflage camo camouflage Can Canada or Canadian (in combination) cap captain lie (informal) caps capitals carbs carbohydrates cardio cardiovascular training (aerobic exercise) cat catalytic converter catamaran chem chemistry chemo chemotherapy Chevy Chevrolet chimp chimpanzee cig cigarette cishet or cis-het cisgender-heterosexual civ civilization civvy or civvie civilian civvies civilian clothes (military slang) clit clitoris coed coeducational coke cocaine Coke Coca-Cola com command communication (especially in combinations) combi or combo combination Commie Communist con confidence trick convention convict condo condominium congrats congratulations contacts contact lenses co-op cooperative corp corporation cred credibility crip cripple croc crocodile curio curiosity cuz cousin cyber cybernetic (especially in combination) D decaf decaffeinated decal decalcomania decij decision deco decoration deets details defrag defragment deli delicatessen delish delicious Dem Democrat demo demonstration demolition derm dermatologist dermatological depict depicture detox detoxification dicot dicotyledon dif (or diff) difference digi digital digi cabes digital cable dino dinosaur dis (or diss) disrespect disco discotheque doc doctor document dorm dormitory Dub Dubliner E e- electronic (e.g. email, efit, emeter) ed education emo emotional ep episode eppie, eppy epileptic seizure ex ex-(boyfriend, wife, etc.) exhibition war exercise exam examination exec executive expo exposition F fab fabrication fabulous fan fanatic fed federal frack fracture frag fragmentation grenade, also verb: to kill with such a grenade. frank frankfurter fridge refrigerator G ganj ganja gas gasoline gat Gatling gun gig gigabyte gin Geneva glutes gluteus maximus go fig go figure gov, guv governor government grad graduate (or graduation, as in "grad night") gran,