# What does YMMV stand for? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 17, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633 "2003-02-17T15:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GoHeels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@GoHeels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoHeels)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/1 "2003-02-17T15:23:41Z")
This has been bugging me for a while - will someone please enlighten me? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/2 "2003-02-17T15:34:05Z")
“Your Mileage May Vary” which means that while something may be the case for me… it might be different for you (or someone else). It comes from the mileage estimates for cars that obvisouly vary based on how you drive them… so while I may get 25 MPG/s, YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/3 "2003-02-17T15:34:47Z")
Your Mileage May Vary (meaning that you may disagree with the preceding statement and not be considered wrong) ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/4 "2003-02-17T15:36:03Z")
[Your Mileage May Vary](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1959125#post1959125) ---
**Author:** ![Fernmeldetruppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@Fernmeldetruppe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fernmeldetruppe)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/5 "2003-02-17T15:36:19Z")
Your Mileage May Very. It is a quote from car commercials to protect them from lawsuits. It means that you may get a slightly different result when you perform the same action. ---
**Author:** ![GoHeels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@GoHeels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoHeels)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/6 "2003-02-17T15:37:48Z")
DolphinBoy and Mangetout, much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/7 "2003-02-17T15:39:37Z")
If you search the **About This Message Board** Forum, using “abbreviation\*” as a search argument on “titles only,” you can find several lists of common abbreviations such as [Acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2528). Several of those have further links to web sites with “standard” internet, newsgroup, and message board abbreviations. ---
**Author:** ![GoHeels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@GoHeels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoHeels)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/8 "2003-02-17T15:47:20Z")
TomnDebb - I appreciate the tip. Other posters on this thread - Thanks for helping a rookie. ---
**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/9 "2003-02-17T16:36:21Z")
Heck, all this time I thought it mean “Yanni makes many vomit.” ---
**Author:** ![habs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@habs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/habs)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/10 "2003-02-17T18:21:11Z")
You can also look up the most common acronyms at [acronymfinder.com](http://www.acronymfinder.com). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/11 "2003-02-17T19:21:54Z")
Your Mileage May Vary although Your Mileage May Vary. ---
**Author:** ![TBone2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@TBone2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBone2)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/12 "2003-02-17T21:24:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FranticMad \* > \*\*Heck, all this time I thought it mean “Yanni makes many vomit.” \*\* I thought it meant “Yanni makes ME vomit.” Close enough? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/13 "2003-02-17T21:28:18Z")
It’s a candy-coated Humvee, a Yumvee. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ymmv-stand-for/155633/14 "2003-02-18T00:08:25Z")
Questions about acronyms and initialisms used on this message board usually do best in the About This Message Board forum. I’ll move this thread to ATMB even though it has already been answered. bibliophage moderator GQ