# What does YMMV stand for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 29, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411 "2002-07-29T19:33:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![hellokitty78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hellokitty78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellokitty78)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/1 "2002-07-29T19:33:57Z")

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I have no idea. It’s driving me nuts.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/2 "2002-07-29T19:36:36Z")

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Your Milage May Vary…

In other words, this was my experience but you may have a different one.

Haj

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/3 "2002-07-29T19:39:06Z")

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I should add that expression came from ads for cars in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere.) They will say, “35 mpg on the highway, 20 mpg in the city\*”

[sub]_Your milage may vary_\*

Haj

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/4 "2002-07-29T19:39:13Z")

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I should add that expression came from ads for cars in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere.) They will say, “35 mpg on the highway, 20 mpg in the city\*”

[sub]\*Your milage may vary[/sub]

Haj

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/5 "2002-07-29T19:41:16Z")

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Dang!! All this time I thought it was “Yo Mama’s Mojo is Victorious”… 😃

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/121411/6 "2002-07-29T21:33:48Z")

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For fairly comprehensive lists, check out the **ATMB** ’s [Acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2528) thread or the [http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm](http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm) website mentioned in **Arnold Winkelried** ’s [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503) thread, also in **ATMB**.