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A warning for self or others as to the risks of complacency, over-complication, arrogance, pride , etc. In other words, the patient fell over, from Nova Scotia orthopaedics and no doubt used elsewhere. Action Conquers Terror.Straight to the point, very true, no-nonsense acronym . The human body and mind are capable of far more than we realise. Action exposes fears and ‘can’t do’ feelings as purely attitudinal.
The main point is that rectifying the problem is only half the story; you need to ensure there is no recurrence. Lazy Ignorant Fool Expecting Retirement.One of the many amusing acronyms with miltary origins, with wider potential applications. The armed forces offer relatively short timescales by which staff can retire on a full pension, hence the expression to describe people who fail to make the most of their opportunities and efforts. The term has also been spotted in the education sector. Now this one looks like it’s going to be packed full of swear words, but strangely it’s not. A motto for self-reliance and taking personal responsibility.
The group is plastering quotations from Farage and his fellow candidates across the land. This, the group claims, can stand in for a policy platform, alongside a spoof website the group has also created. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries.
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Nowadays GAK serves as an incredulous reponse to any unfathomable question. Futuristic Observation Creates Unique Solutions .Training and presentations acronym to emphasise that vision is essential for creating unique solutions and development. French, Italian, German, Spanish.Shorthand used by some in considering or targeting the traditional four main languages of the European market and the demographics and communications variations required to address it. Failed In London, Try Hong-Kong.Before handover of Hong-Kong by the UK to China in 1999, this acronym sardonically reflected the treatment by certain multi-national employers of under-performing or out-of-favour staff. Fall Down Go Boom.Hospital accident and emergency notes acronym often referring to a patient’s injuries caused by alcohol abuse. Fat And Stupid.Healthcare coded patient notes acronym.
- Not In My Back-Yard.Term given to a person or group having the audacity to complain about a nuclear waste recycling plant or high security prison being built close to their homes.
- Aka is truly up there with the all-time great acronyms like radar, scuba, quango and yuppie.
- Nursing and healthcre staff acronym, alternatively the abbreviation is used to meanNot Known, Didn’t Ask.
- Highly amusing healthcare abbreviation to describe a condition suffered by clinical staff.
Also Known As.An remarkable acronym that’s now so well established that it’s virtually become a word, and certainly requires no reference to the original source words to be immediately understood. Aka is truly up there with the all-time great acronyms like radar, scuba, quango and yuppie. Ania researches institutional investors’ practices, performance and development, financial markets’ development and risk, corporate governance and remuneration. Johanne researches corporate governance, social and environmental management/governance .
Business As Usual.This is an interesting one – Business As Usual is a very common expression where outwardly a business, typically a shop or small trade premises, might appear shut or hampered, for example by building work or security/safety problem. The BAU expression – which is now used widely in various work situations where pressure/interruption seems present – retains a similar sense of tolerance and forbearance. Here in one section are all the lifestyle and demographics profiles acronyms that feature in the dictionary above.
I should clarify that’s lovers of weekends, not lovers who get together at the weekend. SupraTentorial in Origin.Nurses’ and Doctors’ healthcare tcjonline acronym. Supratentorial means above the neck, so the acronym is a covert way to say that the illness is all in the imagination.
A good mnemonic for end-of-training or meetings, when responsibilities and accountabilities need to be attached to ideas and plans, with commitment to implementation and timescales. See also the suggestedorigin of ‘Tip’ meaning ‘gratuity’ in the cliches origins page. Small Office/Home Office.Acronym expression for the ‘virtual office’ environment and characteristics found in self-employed and small businesses, that are increasingly prevalent in the modern business age. Social, Legal, Economic, Political, Technological.’SLEPT analysis’ is a business review method similar to PEST or SWOT for assessing factors enabling or obstructing the business’s performance, and typically its development potential. Sexual Intercourse At Midnight.Acronym bedfellow, so to speak, ofBURMA, .
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Village Idiot On Tour.Informal acronym used by London Transport staff to describe certain types of visitor to London, particularly those struggling to comprehend the Underground system and blaming everyone but themselves for their confusion. Allegedly seen occasionally on patients medical notes. Not recommended for use in any circumstances whatsoever. Two-Legged Rat.Healthcare acronym referring a little unsympathetically to a patient undergoing treatment of an experimental or desperate nature. I can confirm that it is ‘Dimensions’ not ‘Dimension’.
I am informed that the abbreviation is also occasionally doubled-up for amusing effect to describe a particularly obnoxious patient with the complaint, i.e., SOB – SOB, on the basis that SOB additionally and more crudely meansSon Of a Bitch. Quite separately SOB represents the international standard maritime and aeronautical termSouls On Board, which in the context of safety/accountability/emergencies, has for many years been the official terminology for the total number of people, including all passengers and crew, on board the vessel. The use of the word ‘souls’ originated in the maritime industry, where ‘Save Our Souls’ – derived from the morse code distress signalSOS- is an earlier long-standing term, originating around 1905. Healthcare acronyms listingHere in one section are all the healthcare acronyms featured in the dictionary above. These outrageous acronyms and abbreviations are used – allegedly – in various parts of the world by certain doctors, GP’s, consultants, nurses and other healthcare staff on patients’ notes or in verbal references. Wind Assisted Flaming Idiot.This interpretation is obviously the polite version.
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Middle-aged Urban Professional.Amusing twist on the YUPPIE theme. Another demographic social class acronym from the 1980s. Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey.An economic grouping of emerging economic powers , suggested to be the next tier below theBRICnations . The MINT countries theory was publicized heavily in early 2014 by Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sach’s ex-MD/chief-economist, who is considered to have originated the BRIC acronym/grouping, and by the power of PR inferred a claim to having originated the MINT concept too. There seems however quite strong evidence that the Fidelity Investments corporation more quietly originated the MINT acronym/grouping in early 2011.
Use with care if you must use is at all, and whilst not necessarily recommended, there is a potential application for explaining the more technical aspects of customer profiling. Also used in similar deathly fashion in the automotive industry. Was originally the BritishGeneral Post Office, and is still the somewhat infrequently used yet rather more excitingGiant Pacific Octopus. Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Plans, Activities.A simple blueprint and order of thinking for business planning of any sort, even for large complex challenges and entire businesses.
Many acronyms and abbreviations are also motivational and inspirational for training, because they contain a special theme, and because the acronym or abbreviation itself is a mnemonic device . Some of these acronyms and abbreviations originated as far back as the 1940s , and a few probably the early 1900s . Many other abbreviations listed here are far more recent. Many older acronyms provide fascinating examples of the development of language and changing cultural attitudes. This free acronyms and abbreviations finder is a dictionary of useful acronyms and abbreviations for training, learning, teaching, etc. This collection is also a study in language and communications.
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Everything To Attract Men.It was suggested to me a while ago that this is the origin of the ladies fashionwear chain name. I am grateful to Alain Xhignesse for explaining that ETAM in fact derived from the company name ETAblissements Mayer, which in 1916 created the first ETAM store – a hosiery boutique in Germany – which later grew into the famous ETAM chain. Elated Darling, I’m Near, Book Usual Room, Grand Hotel.Lovers code from way back. You see, people have been using social and flirting short-hand for generations – before texting was ever imagined, see also SWALK, NORWICH, etc. Error Between Chair and Desk.ITC helpdesk shorthand, but of course not necessarily restricted to IT applications. EBCAD is a lovely variation onPEBCAK, and actually is far more widely useable since it better defines the human element typically found to be at fault when things go tits up.
Karma – or we might say, the natural inevitable law of cause and effect – bites yer bum. Purpose, People, Planet, Probity .Four cornerstones of sustainable success and a maxim for modern management and organisational philosophy. (Probity means honesty, uprightness – it’s from the Latin word probus, meaning good).
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Proctodynia is the medical term for rectal pain, so a patient/colleague who is very demanding/unreasonable is a pain in the backside for the other staff, causing them PBP. The PBP expression is therefore extremely transferable to all types of work, relationship and service situations. Low Decision Latitude.LDL is an occupational health term, increasingly finding its way into mainstream management discussion. Low Decision Latitude among staff fundamentally undermines performance and welfare at work. Low Decision Latitude refers to lack or loss of personal control and choice in the way a job is done. Low Decision Latitude contributes significantly towardsworkplace stress, and potentially other health problems such as heart disease.
I Know What I Am Doing.Mantra for self-determination and reinforcing self-confidence. (Do I Know What I Am Doing?) for when a check of competence and preparation is helpful before embarking on new initiatives and challenges, etc. https://cryptolisting.org/ Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol.Destined to become one of those abbreviations which nobody knows the origin of in thirty years time, and here mainly lest we forget. Hope This Helps.Email abbreviation when replying to requests.
Without Loss Of Generality.Mathematical term, and applicable more generally, to justify the use of an isolated case in proving an issue, when the need for wider evidence is not required or is irrelevant and would be a waste of time. An acronym said to be from 1980s Wall Street (New York’s financial centre) used by brokers when referring to investors who fail to scrutinize what/whom they are investing in. The WDIS effect is the major factor in any large-scale financial scandal, at the top of which is an idiot or a crook, followed by lots of people who ask too few questions.
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