# What does TMI stand for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 28, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238 "2003-02-28T21:34:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ecugrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@ecugrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecugrad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/1 "2003-02-28T21:34:28Z")
Also, if you have any other abbreviations that are frequently used on these boards, can you define them too? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/2 "2003-02-28T21:36:43Z")
Too Much Information. IMHO(In my humble opinion), this belongs in the About the Message Board forum, where you fill find many answers to your question. Welcome to the Boards. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/3 "2003-02-28T21:49:09Z")
Three Mile Island. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/4 "2003-02-28T21:56:44Z")
**Mahaloth** you just gave away two much information! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/5 "2003-02-28T23:45:57Z")
Something about a toothbrush that you really don’t want to know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/6 "2003-03-01T01:12:46Z")
**T** wo **M** ore **I** nches ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/7 "2003-03-01T01:15:06Z")
Tony Montana Institute ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/8 "2003-03-01T01:22:52Z")
Tickle My Innards (or was that TMI?) ---
**Author:** ![richardb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@richardb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richardb)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/9 "2003-03-01T01:27:06Z")
Here’s a site with a bunch of acronyms explained: [http://www.tangled.com/acronyms.htm](http://www.tangled.com/acronyms.htm) It doesn’t have TMI, though, and that one actually bothered me for a while, until I finally figured out it was Too much Information. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/10 "2003-03-01T01:30:32Z")
I am not letting you go until you explain your sig **richardb** ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/11 "2003-03-01T02:42:28Z")
[Acronym finders](http://www.acronymfinder.com/) are our friends, **ecugrad**. That’s how I found out (after many months) what a WAG was. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-tmi-stand-for/158238/12 "2003-03-01T03:25:08Z")
Since this question is asked and answered and because there are extensive threads on this subject in ATMB (hah!), I’m going to close this thread. ATMB = About This Message Board.