Our A-Z will help you understand the lingo of the sling world.
General Terms & Abbreviations
BW - Babywearing
FB - Full buckle
A structured carrier with buckle waistband and shoulder straps.
HB - Half buckle
A cross between a Full Bucker carrier and a Meh Dai and a Full Buckle, with a buckle waistband and tie on shoulder straps.
Starry Night Gold Dust Cairis - A Half Buckle Carrier
RS - Ring Sling
Learn more about ring slings here.
SSC - Soft Structured Carrier
TICKS - An acronym for safe babywearing:
Tight, In View, Close Enough to Kiss, Keep Chin Off Chest, Supported Back.
Follow the helpful checklist.
WC - Wrap Conversion
Wrapping terms and acronyms -
BWCC - Back Wrap Cross Carry
CB - Chest Belt
CCC - Charlie’s Cross Carry
CCCB - Candy Cane Chest Belt. A type of fancy finish.
DH - Double Hammock
DHDR - Double Hammock Double Rings
FCC - Front Cross Carry
FWCC - Front Wrap Cross Carry
HCC - Hip Cross Carry
HJBC - Half Jordan's Back Carry
JBC - Jordan’s Back Carry
MM - Middle Marker
A label marking the middle of a wrap.
PWCC - Pocket Wrap Cross Carry
This is the most common way to tie a stretchy wrap.
RRR - Rear Reinforced Ruck, also known as Pirate Carry.
RTAS - Ruck Tied At Shoulder
RTIF - Ruck Tied In Front
RTT - Ruck Tied Tibetan
RTUB - Ruck Tied Under Bum
SBCC - Short Back Cross Carry
SHBC - Secure High Back Carry
TAS - Tied At Shoulder
TIF - Tied In Front
TT - Tied Tibetan. A knotless style of tying off a wrap
TUB - Tied Under Bum
Terms Used in Selling Groups
BNIB – Brand New In Box
BNIP – Brand New In Package
BSS - Buy Swap Sell
BST - Buy Sell Trade
CISO - Casually In Search Of
DISO - Desperately In Search Of
DOND - Deal Or No Deal
EUC – Excellent Used Condition
FSO - For Sale Only
FSOT - For Sale Or Trade
Misty Mountains Aduial Ring Sling
FTO - For Trade Only
GUC – Good Used Condition
HAS - Highly Sought After
HE Feedback - High End Feedback. Seller feedback, required by some BST groups.
HTF - Hard To Find
ISO - In Search Of
MMARO – Make Me A Reasonable Offer
NWT – New With Tags
NWOT – New Without Tags
OOAK - One Of A Kind
PM - Private Message
STIH - Soft Tape In Hand
VGUC - Very Good Used Condition
