Here is a list of Coupon Abbreviations and Coupon Terms, if you know of anymore please let me know so I can update this list.
AC – After Coupon
Actual – The actual item as opposed to a coupon for it (an item from your stockpile)
Albies – Albertsons a grocery store.
AR – After Rebate
ASAV - Any Size, Any Variety
AYOR – At Your Own Risk – When sending concealed cash you are sending it at your own risk and the other trader is not responsible if the cash does not arrive
B1G1 or BOGO – Buy one get one free
B2G1 – Buy two get one free
Blinkie – In-Store SmartSource coupon dispensed near product, usually from a red blinking box.
BOLO – Be On the Lookout
BTFE – Box Tops for Education.
CAT – Coupon dispensed at register after purchase, usually has a red border, redeemable only at the store that it printed at or at stores that accept competitor store coupons.
Catalina – Coupon dispensed at register after purchase, usually has a red border, redeemable only at the store that it printed at or at stores that accept competitor store coupons.
CDB – Coupon Database.
CLFE – Campbell’s Labels for Education.
CO – Cents Off Coupon
CRT- Cash register tape (Receipt)
CVS – Consumer Value Store, a drug store.
CYE – Check your email
DB – Database
DCRT – Dated cash register tape, usually required for a rebate.
DCRTC – Dated cash register tape with the price circled, usually required for a rebate.
DND – Do not double, a coupon with this wording is not supposed to be doubled at stores that double coupons. However coupons that have a UPC code that starts with the number 5 will often times still double, while ones that start with a 9 will not.
DNT – Do not triple, a coupon with this wording is not supposed to be tripled at stores that triple coupons. However coupons that have a UPC code that starts with the number 5 will often time still triple, while ones that start with a 9 will not.
Double Coupon – Coupon that a grocery store doubles in value. Only certain stores double coupons, please check the coupon policy of your local stores.
Dumpster Dive – To dig in a recycling bin for extra insert coupons or in the trash for other items that others have thrown away.
ECB – Extra Care Bucks, rewards earned at CVS for purchases made.
Envie – Envelope
EPOP – Each pay own postage (trading term)
ESR – EasySaver Rebate (Monthly rebate program at Walgreen’s).
FAC – Free after coupon
FAR – Free after rebate.
FAQ – Frequently asked questions. A question and answer style guide to help answer the frequently asked questions.
FL – Food Lion, a grocery store.
FLIP – Food Lion Internet Printable. Printable coupon(s) offered by Food Lion.
Free item coupon – A coupon that is for a free product
FSI – Free standing insert – Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper.
FSOT – For sale or trade
GDA – Good deal alert
GM – General Mills
Hangtag – A coupon or form found hanging from a tag around the neck of a bottle or jar.
HBA – Heath and beauty aid
HDA – Hot deal alert or Home delivered ad.
HGT – Hangtag.
HL – Have list, a list of coupons, forms and items that another member has to offer for trade.
HT – Harris Teeter (a grocery store) or Hangtag.
HTH – Hope that (this) helps
IDSO – In desperate search of
IME – In my experience
IMO – In my opinion
Insert – Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper, insert coupons.
IP – Internet printable, a coupon or form you can print from the Internet.
ISO – In search of
IVC – Instant value coupon, Walgreen’s coupon found in their monthly rebate catalog in-store or online.
IVDSO – In very desperate search of
JIC – Just In Case
JLMK – Just let me know
KG – Kroger, a grocery store.
KM – Kmart, a national retailer.
KWIM – Know what I mean?
LFE – Labels for education.
MIR – Mail in rebate.
MM – Money Maker, a deal where after coupon or rebate you make money with overage of some sort.
MQ – Manufacturer Coupon, a coupon issued by a manufacture (as opposed to a store coupon, which is issued by a store).
NED – No expiration date, a coupon or form that never expires
NLA – No longer available
NSR – No state restrictions, usually in reference to a Winetag or Rebate
OAS – On any size, a coupon or form that is valid on any size product or has no size limitations
OGD – Organic Grocery Deals
OOP – Out of pocket
OOS – Out of stock
OP – Original poster, author of a thread, thread starter
OSI – On a single item
OT – Off topic
Overage – When you purchase an item with a coupon and the item costs less than the value of the coupon you may receive overage. Example: You purchase an item that costs .99 cents and you use a $1.00 off 1 coupon to purchase the item you will have .01 cent overage. Most stores do not actually give you cash back but some stores will allow you to put your overage towards the other items in your order. Overage is always nice but not to be expected. Some stores adjust the value of the coupon discount down to the price of the item, while some stores adjust the price of the product being purchased up to the price of the coupon.
OYNO – On your next order, wording on Catalina or register reward coupons for which you purchase an item and receive a coupon that is for money off your next order.
Peelie – A coupon that you peel off the package.
PG or P&G – Proctor & Gamble Sunday insert coupon.
Piggyback – The use of coupons for products in conjunction with one another in order to maximize savings. Each coupon is attached to a specific product, and if the purchase requirements are met, these coupons can be used together for the purchase of a group of items.
POP – Proof of purchase, required for a refund or other offer that is physically taken from a package.
PP – Purchase price
Printable – A coupon that you print from the internet and your computer.
PSA – Prices starting at
RA – Rite-Aid (a drug store).
RAOK – Random act of kindness, when one member is offering to send another member something for free.
RC – Rain Check a slip of paper that a store issues when an item is out of stock allowing you to purchase that item at a later date at the sale price.
Rebate – A mail in offer provided by the manufacture of a product or a store that will refund you back money you spent to purchase a specific item in whole or in part.
RIB – Reinventing Beauty, a special booklet of coupons issued about once quarterly that contains various coupons for products at CVS store locations. The cost of this booklet is $0.99.
RP – Red Plum Sunday supplement coupons
RR – Register Reward, the name of the Catalina promotion at Walgreen’s.
SCO - Self Check Out
SCR – Single check rebate, Rite-Aid store rebate program.
SD – Store display
SF – Store form
SMP – Specially marked packages, a product package that tells you there is a coupon, form, or other prize inside the package
SS – SmartSource, a company owned by News Marketing America that issues a Sunday insert, Blinkie coupons, printable coupons and other forms of coupons.
Stacking – Some stores allow the use of more than one coupon per item, if the coupon itself does not restrict such usage.
STG – Super Target, a bigger version of Target stores that include a full grocery store section of their store.
Sticky – A thread marked as important by a moderator of this forum and “stuck” to the top of the forum. Threads that are “stuck” (Sticky) are always at the top of the forum until removed as such by a moderator. These are usually threads that need high visibility because they are important threads. We encourage all members to read the stickies in each forum before posting as they will help explain rules and policies.
Super Doubles – Coupons that are doubled $1+ in value (Example: a $1.00 coupon is doubled to $2.00 value) offered by some stores.
SW – Safeway, a grocery store.
SWM – Super Walmart, a bigger version of Walmart stores that include a full grocery store section of their store.
Tearpad – A pad of refund form or coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display.
TG – Target, a national retailer.
TMF – Try me free, a form that you mail in with required information to receive the full purchase price back via mail.
TP – Tearpad OR Toilet Paper OR Toothpaste.
Triple Coupon – A coupon that a grocery store triples in value.
UPC - Universal Product Code, the bar code on a coupon or product.
WAG – Walgreens, a drug store.
WD – Winn Dixie, a grocery store.
Winetag – A coupon, usually found in the form of a hangtag around the neck of a bottle of wine (can also be found as a Tearpad) some require the purchase wine or spirits while other are no wine purchase necessary.
WL – Wish List, a list of items created by a member of coupons, forms and other items that the member is wishing for.
WM – Walmart, a national retailer.
WSL – While supplies last.
WYB – When you buy.
