Fandom School (8th period): Fandom Abbreviations

Welcome to Fandom School! Before we dive into today's lesson, I'd like to point out that it's easy to catch up on previous Fandom School posts. Either go to the page labeled "Fandom School" (look on the top right) or click on the labels to the right. You can choose a specific subject, or you can just view all Fandom School posts. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, today's subject is fangirl language, and the topic is fandom abbreviations.

Do you see an abbreviation online and have no idea what it means? Some fandoms have shorter versions of their names so they are easy to refer to. Here are a few examples:

• AHS - American Horror Story
• DW - Doctor Who
• HIMYM - How I Met Your Mother
• LoTR - The Lord of the Rings trilogy (may include the Hobbit)
• OUAT - Once Upon A Time
• SPN - Supernatural

There are also general fandom abbreviations:

• AO3 - Archive of Our Own
• AU - Alternate Universe
• FF.net - fanfiction.net

This list was a lot shorter than I thought it would be... anyone have any suggestions to add?