Our children seem to be communicating on-line in a foreign language. In their social media and in their text messages, they use words and abbreviations that did not exists the last time I took an English class.
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Most of us have learned that when something is a bit amusing we might be LOL(laughing out loud) or if we find it so hilarious that it bring us to tears, we may be ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing). These have almost become part of the common lexicon of daily life.
However, did you know that if your teen receives a text asking him or her to NIFOC, that it is not to be a Newly Informed Friend of the Court, rather the requester is seeking him or her to become Nude (or Naked) In Front of the Computer. .
Yikes! Parents need to learn the lingo. The easiest way to stay ITK (in the know) about what your kids are doing online is to learn their language. Reading your child's instant messenger profile, MySpace page, or Livejournal won't be very helpful if you can't understand what they're talking about. The are many web sites that can help with this. Two that I find particularly helpful are the NetLingo Internet Dictionary and InternetSlang.com.
Below is a list compiled from multiple sources of what experts agree are the 100 most important internet slang terms that parents should know. Feel free to disagree.
1174 - Nude club
1337 - Elite -or- leet -or- L337
143 - I love you
182 - I hate you
2nite - Tonight
420 - Marijuana
459 - I love you
8 - Oral sex
ADR - Address
AEAP - As Early As Possible
ALAP - As Late As Possible
ASL - Age/Sex/Location
AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
B4YKI - Before You Know It
banana - code word for penis
BRB - Be Right Back
BRT - Be Right There
CD9 - Code 9 - it means parents are around
C-P - Sleepy
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYT - See You Tomorrow
DIAF - Die In A Fire
DOC - Drug Of Choice
E123 - Easy as One, Two, Three
EM - Excuse Me
EOD - End Of Day -or- End Of Discussion
F2F - Face-to-Face, a.k.a. face time
FAH - F***ing A Hot
FB - F*** Buddy -or- FaceBook
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
GLBT - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
GNOC - Get Naked On Cam
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
HAK - Hugs And Kisses
HBU - How Bout You?
HUYA - Head Up Your Ass
I&I - Intercourse & Inebriation
IDGI - I Don't Get It -or- I Don't Get Involved
ILU - I Love You
IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IWSN - I Want Sex Now
J/C - Just Checking
J/O - Jerking Off
KFY -or- K4Y - Kiss For You
kitty - code word for vagina
KOTL - Kiss On The Lips
KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
L8R - Later
LD - Long Distance -or- Later Dude
LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
LMK - Let Me Know
LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Love -or- Living On Lipitor
MOOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MorF - Male or Female
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
MOSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
N-A-Y-L - In A While
NAZ - Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of The Computer
NM - Never Mind -or- Nothing Much -or Not Much -or- Nice Move
NMU - Not Much, You?
OLL - OnLine Love
OMW - On My Way -or- Oh My Word
OTP - On The Phone
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL - Parents Are Listening -or- Peace And Love
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PIR - Parent In Room
POS - Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
pron - porn
Q2C - Quick To Cum
QT - Cutie -or- Quiet
RN - Right Now
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RU - Are You?
RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
RUH - Are You Horny?
RUMORF - Are You Male OR Female?
S2R - Send To Receive
SITD - Still In The Dark
SMEM - Send Me E-Mail
SMIM - Send Me an Instant Message
SO - Significant Other
SOHF - Sense Of Humor Failure
SorG - Straight or Gay
SWDYT - So What Do You Think?
TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
TOM - Tomorrow
TS - Tough Sh** -or- Totally Stinks
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
ur - you are
WFM - Works For Me
WTF - What The F***
WUF - Where You From
WYCM - Will You Call Me?
WYRN - What's Your Real Name?
zerg - To gang up on someone
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However, did you know that if your teen receives a text asking him or her to NIFOC, that it is not to be a Newly Informed Friend of the Court, rather the requester is seeking him or her to become Nude (or Naked) In Front of the Computer. .
Yikes! Parents need to learn the lingo. The easiest way to stay ITK (in the know) about what your kids are doing online is to learn their language. Reading your child's instant messenger profile, MySpace page, or Livejournal won't be very helpful if you can't understand what they're talking about. The are many web sites that can help with this. Two that I find particularly helpful are the NetLingo Internet Dictionary and InternetSlang.com.
Below is a list compiled from multiple sources of what experts agree are the 100 most important internet slang terms that parents should know. Feel free to disagree.
1174 - Nude club
1337 - Elite -or- leet -or- L337
143 - I love you
182 - I hate you
2nite - Tonight
420 - Marijuana
459 - I love you
8 - Oral sex
ADR - Address
AEAP - As Early As Possible
ALAP - As Late As Possible
ASL - Age/Sex/Location
AWGTHTGTTA - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
B4YKI - Before You Know It
banana - code word for penis
BRB - Be Right Back
BRT - Be Right There
CD9 - Code 9 - it means parents are around
C-P - Sleepy
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYT - See You Tomorrow
DIAF - Die In A Fire
DOC - Drug Of Choice
E123 - Easy as One, Two, Three
EM - Excuse Me
EOD - End Of Day -or- End Of Discussion
F2F - Face-to-Face, a.k.a. face time
FAH - F***ing A Hot
FB - F*** Buddy -or- FaceBook
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
GLBT - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
GNOC - Get Naked On Cam
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
HAK - Hugs And Kisses
HBU - How Bout You?
HUYA - Head Up Your Ass
I&I - Intercourse & Inebriation
IDGI - I Don't Get It -or- I Don't Get Involved
ILU - I Love You
IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IWSN - I Want Sex Now
J/C - Just Checking
J/O - Jerking Off
KFY -or- K4Y - Kiss For You
kitty - code word for vagina
KOTL - Kiss On The Lips
KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
L8R - Later
LD - Long Distance -or- Later Dude
LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
LMK - Let Me Know
LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Love -or- Living On Lipitor
MOOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MorF - Male or Female
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
MOSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
N-A-Y-L - In A While
NAZ - Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of The Computer
NM - Never Mind -or- Nothing Much -or Not Much -or- Nice Move
NMU - Not Much, You?
OLL - OnLine Love
OMW - On My Way -or- Oh My Word
OTP - On The Phone
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL - Parents Are Listening -or- Peace And Love
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PIR - Parent In Room
POS - Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
pron - porn
Q2C - Quick To Cum
QT - Cutie -or- Quiet
RN - Right Now
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RU - Are You?
RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
RUH - Are You Horny?
RUMORF - Are You Male OR Female?
S2R - Send To Receive
SITD - Still In The Dark
SMEM - Send Me E-Mail
SMIM - Send Me an Instant Message
SO - Significant Other
SOHF - Sense Of Humor Failure
SorG - Straight or Gay
SWDYT - So What Do You Think?
TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
TOM - Tomorrow
TS - Tough Sh** -or- Totally Stinks
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
ur - you are
WFM - Works For Me
WTF - What The F***
WUF - Where You From
WYCM - Will You Call Me?
WYRN - What's Your Real Name?
zerg - To gang up on someone
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