Coupon Lingo
This page is dedicated to all of the Coupon “Lingo” you might see here or other places online when referring to coupons and things having to do with couponing.

AR: After rebate, the cost of an item after you receive your rebate.
Blinky(ies): A coupon found in a box on the shelf next to an item with a blinking light. Once you remove the coupon it “spits” out another.
BOGO: Buy One Get One
B1G1F: Buy 1 Get 1 FREE!!
Bricks: An internet printed coupon that can only be printed twice. You print the first one and then hit the back button on your browser to print a second and usually it won’t let you print any more.
BTFE: Box Tops For Education Go here for more info on these.
Catalina: A machine next to the cash register that dispenses coupons after your cash register receipt prints.
CRT: Cash Register Tape
DH: Darling Husband
DND:Do Not Double, Sometimes found on specific manufacturer coupons.
ECB: Extra Care Bucks, CVS Pharmacy Buyer rewards Program. Learn more here.
FAR: FREE After Rebate, meaning this item will be FREE after you get your rebate.
K OR KB: Kellogg’s Sunday Newspaper Insert
MIR: Mail-In Rebate
NAZ: Name Address and Zip Code
NED: No Expiration Date
OOP: Out Of Pocket, meaning the actual cash you will pay after any discounts or coupons you redeem.
OOS: Out Of Stock
OYNO: On Your Next Order
P&G: Proctor & Gamble Company, or Proctor & Gamble Sunday Newspaper Insert
Peelie: Coupons on the actual product you purchase that you “peel” off.
POP: Proof of Purchase
PP: Purchase Price
RC: Rain Check
RP: Red Plum – Sunday Newspaper Insert
RR: Register Reward – Walgreen’s name for their Catalina’s
SMP: Specially Marked Package
SS: Smart Source – Sunday Newspaper Insert
TMF: Try Me FREE, some products have a mail-in rebate that refunds the money you spent to purchase an item, so you can “Try It Out”.
V: Valassiss also known as Red Plum (see above)
WYB: When You Buy
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary, meaning you may or may not get the same results at a store in your area.
If you come across any more or think we should add something, just email us and we will continue to update the list! This will get you going for now though!































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Hi! One term I see you use periodically is “bricks” but that’s not listed here. What does it mean?
Thanks!
Ellen
Ellen,
Thanks for pointing that out! I will fix it! Bricks is a term for an internet printed coupon that can only be printed twice. You print the first one and then hit the back button on your browser to print a second and usually it won’t let you print any more. I try anyway, just to be sure. Where the term bricks came from, I don’t know…
Thanks again,
Dian
Thanks! This is a great website – I’ve been clipping coupons for ages but am saving much more now with the help of your site.
Ellen,
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!
Dian
I see Q’s sometimes. example: $1.50/1 Q’s – Final FREE.