SWF* is a standard lingo in the world of personal ads IMglish, but personal ads are swimming in IMglishisms, some of which you may know, others you may not. It’s important to understand this special IMglish dialect lest you don’t find what you’re looking for, or worse, you end up with something you weren’t looking for.

B - Black, as in DBF (Divorced Black Female)
BBW - Big Beautiful Woman
plus-size and happy with herself

Bi - Bisexual

C - Christian, as in SWCM (Single White Christian Male)

D&S - Dominance and Submission

DDF - Drug and Disease Free

Fet - Fetish
 
FtM - Female-to-Male Transgendered
 
FWB - “Friends With Benefits”
(friends who have sex without romantic involvement or the expectation thereof)

*Single White Female

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