Vaping Guide: Abbreviations

So you’re new to the whole scene of vaping and very confused with all the abbreviations people are using on forums, websites, chats and even here at New Cloud.  Well, look below, we’ve layed out all the abbreviations and the meanings to them

General

Noob – Beginner

Analog – Regular Cigarette

Mod – Homemade or modified PV

Pull – The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth

TH – Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)

Vapor – the “smoke” emitted from an e-cigarette

Vape, Vaping – The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term “smoking” when referring to an analog)

Topping off – Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartomizer.

Dripping – Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartomizer.

E-Cigarette

E-cig or E-cigarette – Electronic Cigarette

PV – Personal Vaporizer (think ecig that is beefed up)

APV – Advanced Personal Vaporizer

Atty – Atomizer

Cart – Cartridge

Carto – Cartomizer

Bat – Battery

Filler – The fiber found inside your cartomizer that holds your e-liquid

PCC – Personal Charging Case

PT – Passthrough or passthrough battery

2-piece/Disposable – 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a “cartomizer”.

Cartomizer – An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).

3-piece – 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.

Cutoff – Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).

E-Liquid

E-juice, e-liquid, juice – the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartomizers with.

DIY – Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)

PG – Propylene Glycol

VG – Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)

PEG – Polylethylene Glycol

At New Cloud Vapor Lounge, we will show you the ins and outs of vaping. Come hang with us!