Have you ever caught your kid texting weird words or unknown abbreviations to friends?
If you asked what “PAW, BRB” was and got an explanation, “that was a typo,” chances are they’re fooling you.
As kids are pretty good at technologies, they are unlikely to make so many typos in two words. In a teen’s world, “PAW, BRB” means “Parents are watching, I’ll be right back.” So, if you see them sending strange abbreviations to someone else, be sure it is made on purpose.
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Have you ever caught your kid texting weird words or unknown abbreviations to friends?
If you asked what “PAW, BRB” was and got an explanation, “that was a typo,” chances are they’re
fooling you.
As kids are pretty good at technologies, they are unlikely to make so many typos in two words. In
a teen’s world, “PAW, BRB” means “Parents are watching, I’ll be right back.” So, if you see them
sending strange abbreviations to someone else, be sure it is made on purpose.
As most teens hide their online activity from parents, they face a necessity to text safely, without
you revealing their real intents. They often use acronyms to mislead parents and get the
message delivered correctly.
What Is an Acronym?
An acronym is an abbreviation that consists of the initial letters of multiple words but is
pronounced as a single word.
Acronyms are extremely popular among kids and teens because they use abbreviations
everywhere on the Internet, and especially on social media. They also allow children to
communicate instantly, without typing long pieces of text.
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2. However, kids have another good reason to use abbreviations and slang words in their
messages. As teens know that parents keep an eye on them, they use acronyms to keep their
conversations secret. It is a strategy that kids use to perform restricted actions and prevent
adults from overreacting.
Texting Dictionary for Parents: 50 Abbreviations You
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There are hundreds of acronyms that young people use while texting. They help to shorten
commonly used phrases and encode information that kids want to hide from their parents.
Although some acronyms (such as IMHO for “In my humble opinion” or YMMD for “You made my
day”) are harmless, others (such as KMS for “kill myself”) can alert you about the danger.
If you wonder what a “thot” is or confused about the real SMH meaning, this article is right for
you. Below, you will nd the top 50 most popular texting codes parents should know about.
General Acronyms
1. AF — As f**k
2. AFK – Away from keyboard
3. AFAIK – As far as I know
4. ATM – At the moment
5. Bae — Signi cant other or crush
6. Bih — Short form of b*tch
7. BRB – Be right back
8. BTW – By the way
9. Cappin’ — Lying
10. Dope — Something extremely cool
11. Fam — Friends
12. FINSTA — Fake Instagram account
13. F2F or FTF – Face to face
14. GB – Goodbye
15. GLHF – Good luck, have fun
16. IMHO – In my honest opinion
17. KMS/KYS — Kill myself/Kill yourself
18. OFC — Of course
19. OTP – On the phone
20. SMH – Shaking my head
21. TBH — To be honest
3. Acronyms for Parents
1. CD9 — Parents around/Code 9
2. KPC — Keeping parents clueless
3. POS — Parent over shoulder
4. PIR — Parent in room
5. PAW — Parents are watching
Acronyms for Sex
1. ASL — Age/sex/location
2. Body count — The number of people someone has slept with.
3. Daddy — An attractive man, usually older, who conveys a sense of power and dominance
4. DTF — Down to f*ck
5. FBOI — F**k boy, a guy just looking for sex.
6. FWB — Friends with bene ts
7. GYPO – Get your pants o
8. GNOC: Get naked on camera
9. Hentai — Graphic anime pornography
10. LMP — Like my pic/lick my p***y
11. LMIRL – Let’s Meet In Real Life
12. NIFOC – Nude in front of a computer
13. Smash — Means to have casual sex
14. Swoop — To be picked up in an automobile
15. Skeet — To ejaculate
16. TDTM — Talk dirty to me
17. Thicc — Having an attractive body
18. Thot — That ho over there, used instead of “slut”
19. WAP — Wet ass p*ssy
Acronyms for Drugs
1. 420 — Marijuana
2. Broken — Hangover from alcohol
3. CID — Acid
4. DOC — Drug of choice
5. Molly – Ecstasy/MDMA
The mSpy app installed on your child’s phone will help you nd acronyms safely.