SAY WHAT?! Common BJD expressions
A glossary of general expressions used in the BJD hobby
| (A)BJD | (Asian) Ball Jointed Doll | Refers to (Asian) (usually resin) ball jointed dolls |
| BW / WS | Beauty White / White Skin | The white skin tone that some dolls have |
| Snow Skin | The white skin tone that some dolls have | |
| COA | Certificate of Authenticity | |
| Con | Convention | |
| Crazy Legs | Loose or tight legs that kick or won’t hold a pose | |
| CS | Crescent Shop | A shopping service for people to purchase in Japan |
| DOA | Den of Angels | An online forum for BJD fans |
| EMS | Express Mail Service | An expedited shipping service |
| Fullset / full set | A complete set, as pictured by the artist or company. Often includes a wig, eyes, outfit, shoes, face-up. Can also include addtional products or services. | |
| FA | For Auction | |
| FS | For Sale | |
| FT | For Trade | |
| L | Legit | A legitimate product |
| LE | Limited Edition | |
| MIB | Mint in Box | |
| NIB | New in Box | |
| NRFB | Never Removed From Box | |
| NS | Normal Skin | A natural caucasian skintone |
| OBO | Or Best Offer | |
| OOP | Out of Production | |
| One-off | One of a kind | |
| R | Recast | A bootleg copy of a legitimate product |
| Resin | Polyurethane synthetic resin or Polymer Environmental Resin | |
| Tan | Tanned / Tanning | The tanned or light mocha skin tone that some dolls have |
| UFK | Unfinished Kit | The doll comes unassembled and unpainted |
| WIP | Work in Progress | |
| WTB | Want to Buy | |
| WTC | Want to Commission | |
| WTT | Want to Trade | |
| Yellowing | When the skintone (resin) turns yellow |
Expressions used for activities involving BJD’s
| (Body) blushing | Applying a natural looking blush with pastels or airbrushing to your doll’s body | |
| Coating | Applying protective spray to (the paint on) your doll | |
| Customization | This involves anything you can and want to change about the doll, for instance: wig, eyes, optional parts, sanding seams, painting, coating with a protective spray, etc. | |
| Aesthetic | This term is used to sum up all the various types of customization, but is generally used for painting | |
| Faceplate | For some dolls, this is the part of the doll’s head with the face which attached to the headback | |
| Face-up | This refers to the facial paint / make-up of the doll | |
| Headback | For some dolls, this is the part of the doll’s head that attaches to the faceplate | |
| Headcap | This is the top part of your doll’s head, which can be taken off to access the eyes and the hook that holds the string together | |
| Modding | This usually involves more drastic customization / modification such as drilling earring holes, sanding the face plate to alter shapes, etc. | |
| MSC | Mr. Super Clear | This is a brand of protective spray coating. You use this spray to coat your paint and protect the doll from UV-rays and dirt (among other things). It comes in different types such as clear, glossy and UV. |
| (Re) stringing | To restring means to take an elastic cord and string your doll with it. This action is often necessary after cleaning, painting or other actions | |
| S-hook | These are the metal hooks used for doll’s heads, sometimes feet and hands | |
| Sanding | The sanding of the seam lines that are sometimes visible after casting or altering the shape of your doll | |
| Sealing | Applying protective spray to (the paint on ) your doll | |
| Sueding | To line joints with suede (although it can also refer to hot glue or silicone being used). This is done to provide more stability for posing | |
| Testors/Testors DC | This is a brand of protective spray coating. You use this spray to coat your paint and protect the doll from dirt (among other things) | |
| Wig velcro | This is actually stick-on velcro which can be attachted to the head and inside of the wig to insure it stays on. | |
| Wiring | To insert rubber/vinyl coated wire into the limbs (arms & legs) of your doll for better posing |
Volks related expressions
| Dolpa | Dolls Party | A Doll convention hosted by Volks |
| DD | Dollfie Dream | A 60 cm vinyl doll line by Volks |
| DP | Dollfie Plus | A 30 cm ABS doll line by Volks |
| Dollfie | Doll + Figure | This refers to the pose ability of the dolls, which make them a crossbreed between traditional dolls and action figures. |
| MSD | Mini Super Dollfie | Mini Super Dollfie are made by Volks. MSD are roughly 40 cm tall, or 1/4 of an average human. |
| SD | Super Dollfie | Super Dollfie are resin ball jointed dolls made by Volks. The term is often used to let people know the general size of a doll, even if it wasn’tmade by Volks officially. |
| SDC | Super Dollfie Cute | Super Dollfie Cute are made by Volks. They are about the size of MSD, but with a more mature body. |
| SGR | Super Dollfie Graffiti | |
| SD10 | Super Dollfie 10 | SD10 are roughly 56-58 cm tall, or 1/3 of an average human. They are said to look about 10 years old. |
| SD13 | Super Dollfie 10]3 | SD13 are roughly 60 cm tall, or 1/3 of an average human. They are meant to look about 13 years old. They have high-heel styled feet and a more mature, slender body. |
| SD16 | Super Dollfie 16 | SD13 are roughly 62-65 cm tall, or 1/3 of an average human. They are meant to look about 16 years old. They have high-heel styled feet and a mature, slender body. |
| YoSD | Young Super Dollfie | YoSD are roughly 26 cm tall, or 1/6 of an average human. They are meant to look like toddlers. |
| Yo Tenshi | Young Tenshi | YoSD are roughly 26 cm tall, or 1/6 of an average human. They look like little angels. |
| Rei Tenshi | These are the smallest dolls by Volks so far. They look like little angels. | |
| Sei Tenshi | Smaller than Yo Tenshi. They have a non-jointed torso and look like little angels. | |
| Unoss | U-noss are made by Volks, but sculpted by Araki Gentarou ( Alechemic Labo Unoa ). They are roughly 60 cm tall, or 1/3 of an average human. They have a sexier, slender body, not like the SD13. | |
| Oldskin | The skin color they used on older dolls | |
| Pureskin | The skin color they are currently using | |
| FCS | Full Choice System | You can choose (for the largest part) your own parts and style and Volks creates the doll especially for you. |
Did I miss any common expressions for the BJD hobby? Leave your comments below!
