Must Know Texting Slang If You Have Teenagers

Teens and kids love to have their own communication schemes, full of acronyms and shorthand that do not make sense to several adults. Most teenagers’ text messages are made up of seemingly jumbled letters, numbers and punctuation.

The introduction of fully-blown QWERTY keyboards, predictive texting and autocorrect has handed some young folks the opportunity to type full words. However, texting slangs will continue to live on, as they are a way to pass on information discretely or text faster.

To help you in your mission to decipher the meaning of your kids’ text speak, I’ve compiled a list of popular terms and slangs with their meanings. Some of them may be a little shocking, but that’s just a tip of the iceberg.

Must Know Texting Slang, If You Have Teenagers

Safe To Say

OMG/ZOMG: Oh my God

UW/YW: You’re welcome

TU/TY: Thank you

TTYL: Talk to you later

TMRW: Tomorrow

IMO: In my opinion

IDK: I don’t know

HAND: Have a nice day

BTW: By the way

BRB: Be right back

ATM: At the moment

DWBH: Don’t worry, Be happy

FB: Facebook

IKR: I know, right?

K/KK: Okay

NM: Nothing much

NMU: Nothing much, you?

PPL: People

ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing

LOL: Laughing out Loud

SMH: Shaking my head

WB: Welcome back

RT: Retweet

PTB: Please text back

ORLY: Oh, really?

OPT: On the phone

 

 

Your Teen Is Hiding Something

MOS: Mom over shoulder

POS: Parents over shoulder

P811: Parent alert

PAL/W: Parents are listening/watching

KPC: Keeping parents clueless

 

Dirty Talk

ILU, 143, 459: I love you

SWAK: Sealed with a kiss

WTPA: Where there party at

IWSN: I want sex now

NIFOC: Nude in front of the computer

TDTM: Talk dirty to me

1174: Invitation to a wild party

KOTL: Kiss on the lips

420/4life: Marijuana

KFY/K4U: Kiss for you

GYPO: Get your pants off

*K*: Kiss

53x: Sex

YWTHM/LM/KM: You want to hug me / love me / kiss me

Umfriend: Intimate partner

LUWAMH: Love you with all my heart

LOL: Lots of love

CYA: Cover your ass

 

Privacy Risk

F2F: Face to Face (In person or video chat)

WUF: Where you from?

WYCM: Will you call me?

WYRN: What’s your real name?

ASL: Age/Sex/Location

LMIRL: Let’s meet in real life

MOOS: Member of the opposite sex

MOSS: Member of the same sex

NAZ: Name/Address/Zip

RU/18: Are you over 18?

ASLP: Age/Sex/Location/Picture

CFS: Care for secret?

FYEO: For your eyes only

There are literally unlimited acronyms we haven’t listed in this article. If you want to know more, visit Safe Surfing Kids or Netlingo for a frequently updated list of texting slangs and their meanings.

If you’re worried as a parent about who your kid texting, or your teens’ safety online, this article suggests several apps which will enable you monitor their phone, but before you do that, I suggest you get closer to your kids, talk to them and follow them on any social sites they use.