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Miami’s funniest acronyms

Listen, our generation is lazy. We like to use acronyms whenever possible, whether it be through our written or verbal communication. So, I’ve decided to compile a list of my favorite acronyms specific to Miami. Some of these you may know, and some of them…. may have been invented by yours truly, but should become commonplace. Without further ado, here comes my favorite shorthand sayings.

BDF - Brick Dance Floor

The acronym that inspired this article. 

I, in my apparent lack of ball knowledge, did not know this was commonplace until maybe a month or so ago. I had been hearing people say it off and on, and I finally asked some friends what it meant. Boy, did a ton of conversations between sorority girls I’ve eavesdropped on make a lot more sense. 

Since I became enlightened, I’ve realized how common this is, with other acronyms in front of it as well. I don’t want to speculate on what you degenerates are doing at Brick, so I’m just going to leave this here. But seriously, please don’t tell me what the other acronyms mean – I want to protect my innocence as long as possible. 

ROPE - Running from Oxford Police and Escaping

Now I’ve never personally used this acronym. If I were to ever get arrested, which I won’t, then it would probably be for something money-related. Luckily, I took Paul Becker’s business law class, so it won’t stand up in court. 

Anyhow, for those of you who have ROPEd before, congratulations, I guess. Bonus points if you managed to hold onto your fake and the contraband in the process. 

DTF - Dashing to Farmer

I don’t know about you, but the best part of my day is when I receive the text from my class crush who’s running late to class that she’s DTF. I also feel like such a hero (or white knight) when I tell the professor that Amber is running a bit late to class, so make sure she gets her attendance points for the day. Man, I hope she remembers all that I’ve done for her when I decide not to talk to her in my endless search for love. It’s gonna work one day….

MILF - Man I Love Frats

Another common one, which is odd because I hear it a ton when people are talking about my friend Raileeighy’s mom. I think people may not understand this one. Anyway, I tend to hear this one commonly as I walk to Millett and Yager along fraternity row. I completely understand – if I paid thousands of dollars for a social group, I too would hope that I love it. Regardless, it is great to see brothers having spirit for their cults, I mean clubs. 

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DAR - Don’t Actually Read

I think this one may apply to our whole university. I am proud to say that I have saved approximately $3,000 throughout my college career by not buying the “required” textbooks for my classes. If they were truly required, how come I keep getting emails from academic standards telling me they “want to talk about my academic performance”? I would tell you what my GPA is, but I think you would get jealous (it starts with a 1, because I’m No. 1). 

While not an exhaustive list, these are my current favs of the acronyms that are in our lingo. If you feel I missed some, feel free to email me at:

oviattcc@miamioh.edu

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