When avid couponers get together, the conversation might seem like a foreign language to the uninitated.

And a message on an online couponing forum can seem like complete gibberish -- nothing but alphabet soup to a coupon novice.

A typical back and forth might go something like this:

Question: IVDSO BOGO IP Qs on Cheerios. It's DH's favorite. PLMK.

Answer: No BOGO Qs, but have five Catalinas for 50 C/O. (DND). Will trade for BTFE or FARs.SASE.

Say what?

Here's the translation: