CC Lingo

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<p>What is DS or DD? I believe parents are referring to their college bound children.</p>

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<p>Dear son, Dear daughter</p>

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<p>It could mean several things depending on the context of using it. That being said, DS or DD, usually refers to dear son, or dear daughter; DS or DD sometimes refers to dumb son or dumb daughter. I guess you could substitute any word for the D, but I suspect most people are using it as ‘dear’. </p>

<p>You also might see DH (dear or dumb husband) or DW (dear or dumb wife).</p>

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<p>I’ve never assumed it meant “dumb”.</p>

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<p>I always use it as " darling daughter or son"</p>

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<p>I agree - never saw an instance where “dumb” would make sense.</p>

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<p>Personally, I just use S. But the extra D has always stood for Dear, according to my understanding.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52585-abbreviation-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/52585-abbreviation-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks everyone. I was thinking the D was for dependant son/daughter. Now I know.</p>

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<p>Although it is not really used in this manner on CC, in our neck of the woods, the most prevalent use of DS and DD was for Darling D or S, but it was not in an endearing way. It was mostly used to point to entitled kids who showed up with the typical well-off helicoptering parent at sporting events, and was a pejorative term to describe the attempts of parents to secure a spot on teams or playing time via financial “support.” </p>

<p>CC’s use is a LOT more charitable!</p>

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<p>What is OP?</p>

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<p>Original poster. It refers to the person who started the thread.</p>

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<p>“fit” is a big CC lingo, “live below your means” is another one, and “I am so frugal I drive a car with 200000 miles.”</p>

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<p>^^^^lol, so true.</p>

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<p>Thanks again! I love this community!</p>