
The Secret Language Of Teens & Tweens : Part 1
Why Is It Important To Keep Up On What They’re Saying?
With so many outlets for messaging and social media, young adults are able to hide more of their personal lives from the adults who care about them than ever before. As a parent or educator, you must keep up on social media trends and what the students in your lives are doing online or on their devices. By monitoring, you could prevent your child from falling into a situation they may end up regretting later in life.
What Do These Words Mean?
This list evolves and grows longer every day as parents and educators catch on and the language gets changed, but here’s a good starter list of what your kids are “saying” on text and social media - some are innocent and some are downright sneaky:
# |
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143 | I love you |
182 | I hate you |
2DAY | Today |
420 | Marijuana |
4EAE | For ever and ever |
A |
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ADN | Any day now |
ADR | Address? |
AFAIK | As far as I know |
AFK | Away from keyboard |
AMA | Ask my anything |
ASL | Age / sex / location |
ATM | At the moment |
AWOL | Away while online |
B |
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BAE | Before anyone else |
BD | Big deal |
BF | Boyfriend |
BFF | Best friends forever |
BFN | Bye for now |
BOL | Be on later |
BRB | Be right back |
BTW | By the way |
C |
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CD9 | Code 9 (meaning "parents are around") |
CTN | Can't talk now |
D |
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DGYF | Dang girl you fine |
DM | Direct message |
DWBH | Don't worry, be happy |
E |
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ELI5 | Explain like I'm 5 (years old) |
F |
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F2F / FTF | Face to face |
FOMO | Fear of missing out |
FTW | For the win! |
FWB | Friends with benefits |
FWIW | For what it's worth |
FYA / FYE | For your amusement -OR- For your entertainment |
FYEO | For your eyes only |
G |
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GAL | Get a life |
GB | Goodbye |
GF | Girlfriend |
GLHF | Good luck, have fun |
GR8 | Great |
GTG | Got to go |
GTR | Got to run |
GYPO | Get your pants off |
H |
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HAK | Hugs & kisses |
HAND | Have a nice day |
HBD | Happy birthday |
HTH | Hope this helps / Happy to help |
HW | Homework |
I |
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ICYMI | In case you missed it |
ICYWW | In case you were wondering |
IDC | I don't care |
IDK | I don't know |
IIRC | If I remember correctly |
IKR | I know, right? |
ILY / ILU | I love you |
IM | Instant message |
IMHO | In my honest opinion / In my humble opinion |
IMO | In my opinion |
IRL | In real life |
IWSN | I want sex now |
IU2U | It's up to you |
IYKWIM | If you know what I mean |
J |
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J/K or JK | Just kidding |
J4F | Just for fun |
Jell / Jellz | Jealous |
JIC | Just in case |
JSYK | Just so you know |
K |
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KFY | Kiss for you |
KK | Cool, okay (kewl kewl) |
KOTL | Kiss on the lips |
KPC | Keeping parents clueless |
L |
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L8 | Late |
LMBO | Laughing my butt off |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life |
LMK | Let me know |
LMS | Like my status |
LOL | Laugh out loud |
LOLz | Laughing out loud (plural/sarcastic) |
LSR | Loser |
Stay tuned next week for the rest of our list!
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