What is "DS"? What Does DS Stand For?

Question: What is "DS"? What Does DS Stand For?

Answer: DS commonly stands for "Dear Son" or "Darling Son", a form of written digital affection in the 21st century. e.g. "My DS is coming in to town this week". "My DS just got a new bike, and he is so happy".

Note: DS has also been used to mean "Dear Sister" in online conversations, but much less often than Dear Son.

DS has many related abbreviations:

• DW (Dear Wife)
• DD (Dear Daughter)
• DH (Dear Husband)
• DB (Dear Brother)

Other common abbreviations used by the same online authors include:

• BF (Boyfriend)
• GF (Girlfriend)
• BFF (Best Friends, Forever)

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