Acronyms and words when discussing geocaching

Cache

A box or container that contains, at the very least, a logbook

Geoswag

The items that can be found in some larger caches.

Muggle

A non geocacher that is in some way preventing you from finding a cache.

Muggled

Being caught by a non-geocacher while retrieving/replacing a cache; also, a muggled cache has been removed or vandalized by a non-geocacher, usually out of misunderstanding or ignorance.

Smiley

A cache find. Refers to the "smiley-face" icon attached to "Found It" logs on some listing sites.

BYOP

(Bring Your Own Pen/Pencil) The cache in question lacks a writing device for the logbook.

CITO

(Cache In Trash Out) and refers to picking up trash on the hunt.

CO

(Cache Owner) Person responsible for maintaining a cache, usually the person who hid it.

DNF

(Did Not Find) Did not find the cache container being searched for.

FTF

(First To Find) The first person to find a cache container.

GPS

Short for Global Positioning System, also occasionally refers to the receiver itself

GPSr

GPS receiver

TFTC

(Thanks For The Cache) This is often used at the end of logs to thank the cache owner.

TFTH

(Thanks For The Hunt or Hide or Hike) It shares the same purpose as TFTC, but can also be used when the cache was not found.

TN

(Took Nothing) no trade or traveling item was removed from the cache.

LN

(Left Nothing) no trade or traveling item was added to the cache.

XN

(eXchanged Nothing) combines the previous two acronyms; nothing was removed or added.

SL

(Signed Log) used when the participant visited the cache and signed its logbook.

GRC

(GuardRail Cache) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

GZ

(Ground Zero or Geo-zone) the general area in which a cache is hidden.

ICT

(Ivy Covered Tree) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

LPC

(Light Post Cache) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

MKH

(Magnetic Key Holder) used in the description on the type of container used for the cache.

PLC

(Parking Lot Cache) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

POR

(Pile Of Rocks) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

POS

(Pile Of Sticks or Stones) used in the description on where a cache may be hidden.

UFO

(Unnatural Formation of Objects) a pile of material that obviously did not form naturally and is a likely cache hiding spot.

UPS

(Unnatural Pile of Sticks) a piles of sticks that did not form natural and where a cache may be hidden.

We’re sure there’s more and certainly as colourful, if not more unique expressions being developed everyday for geocaching. If you have any you’d like to send in we’d be happy to update our website with any submissions. Happy Hunting or HH linguistically speaking...