Acronyms Of Chating

CPYU Trend Alert: “Text and Chat Acronyms” by Walt Mueller

They’re doing it everywhere. They text message each other while they’re sitting in school. You see them locked onto their phone screens as they walk out of the school at the end of the day. A growing number of kids are engaging in the dangerous habit of typing messages to each other while behind the wheel of a car. They instant message while sitting at the computer, and sometimes text message through the night when they should be sleeping! It’s a new kind of communication that’s got a rapidly developing language all its own. This new texting language utilizes a growing dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations largely unknown to parents and other adults. In an effort to help you stay in touch with the kids you know and love, here’s a short list of some of the most common text acronyms you should be aware of. 8 143 182 2nite 459 420 ADR AEAP AFC ALAP ASL banana BBIAF BBL B/F BFF BFN BRB BRT CD9 C-P CUL8R CWYL DUM DUSL F2F F2T FB FMLTWIA FOL G2G GF GNOC GYPO HAK IF/IB IIT ILU ILY IMEZRU IWSN J/O KFY Kitty KOTL KPC L8R LD LMIRL

oral sex I love you I hate you Tonight I love you Marijuana Address As early as possible Away from computer As late as possible Age/sex/location penis Be back in a few Be back later Boyfriend Best friend forever Bye for now Be right back Be right there Code 9, parents are around Sleepy See you later Chat with you later Do you masturbate? Do you scream loud? Face to face Free to talk F*** buddy F*** me like the whore I am Fond of leather Got to go Girlfriend Get naked on (web)cam Get your pants off Hugs and Kisses In front or in back? Is it tight? I love you I love you I’m easy, are you? I want sex now Jerking off Kiss for you vagina Kiss on the lips Keeping parents clueless Later Long distance Let’s meet in real life

LMK LOL MOOS MOSS MorF MOS MPFB NALOPKT N-A-Y-L NAZ NIFOC NM NMU OLL OMG OMFG OSIF OTP P911 PAL PAW PIR POS PRON QT RN ROTFL RU. . . RU/18 RUH RUMORF S2R SITD SMIM SMEM SO SorG SWDYT TDTM TOM TS TTFN UR? WFM WTF WTH WUF WYCM WYRN

Let me know Laugh out loud Member of the opposite sex Member of the same sex Male or female? Mom over shoulder My personal f*** buddy Not a lot of people know that In a while Name/address/zip Nude in front of computer Never mind Not much, you? Online love Oh my God Oh my f***ing God! Oh sh*t I forgot On the phone Parent alert Parents are listening Parents are watching Parent in room Parent over shoulder Porn Cutie Right now Rolling on the floor laughing Are you. . . .? Are you over 18? Are you horny? Are you male or female? Send to receive (pictures) Still in the dark Send me an instant message Send me an email Significant other Straight or gay? So what do you think? Talk dirty to me Tomorrow Tough Sh*t Ta Ta for now You are. . . ? Works for me What the f*** What the heck Where are you from? Will you call me? What’s your real name?

For more information on today’s youth culture, visit the website of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding at www.cpyu.org.