Online Lingo Your Children Use - Learn Them Too!
Have you ever wondered how come children of all ages are so good at text-messaging or chatting? The answer is that they employ a secret language of acronyms to communicate: an online lingo. These online acronyms make chatting and text-messaging faster, but they can be used to keep information from parents too! Here’s a list of commonly used online lingo. Become familiar with these online acronyms and let your children chat online only with family and approved friends.
Also parents need to become proficient at text-messaging using the online lingo with their children because it is another way to keep in touch with them and be a cool parent!
Most Commonly Used Online Lingo
- A/S/L - age, sex, location
- BF - boyfriend
- DIKU - do I know you?
- F2F - face to face
- GF - girlfriend
- H&K - hug and kiss
- ILU - I love you
- IPN - I'm posting naked
- IWALU - I will always love you
- KOC - kiss on cheek
- KOL - kiss on lips
- LTR - long term relationship
- NIFOC - naked in front of computer
- NP - nosy parents
- OLL - online love
- P911 - my parents are coming!
- PA - parent alert
- PAL - parents are listening
- PANB - parents are nearby
- PM - private message
- POS - parent over shoulder
- TAW - teachers are watching
- WTGP - want to go private
For a full list of the online acronyms and lingo, click here. For printing, you may Download nlinelingo.pdf. For future reference and easy access, the Online Lingo can be found in our left-hand side panel under Useful Documents.
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