Cracking the Red Flag Acronyms Your Kids are using on Social Media
Besides the common acronyms like BTW (by the way), LOL (which actually means Laugh out loud, and not lots of love!), do you really know what your kids are texting their online friends?
I used to see one of my niece always using kk, I always wondered why she was always making a typo for OK, as it was not hard to decipher what she meant. Thankfully, there was no red flag acronym here…phew!
However, Cyberbullying, gangs, and also predators include terrorists cells, are out there on the worldwide web and our kids need to be safe. These all can have serious consequences to our kids’ mental and general well being and safety.
We have compiled a list of 50 red flag acronyms that every parent should know:
ADR – address
ASLA – Age/sex/location/availability
BOL – Be on later
Broken – Hangover (alcohol)
CTN – Can’t talk now
DOC – Drug of choice
FWB – Friends with benefits
FYEO – For your eyes only
GTG – Got to go
GYPO – Get your pants off
IPN – I am posting naked
IWSN – I want sex now
LMIRL – Lets meet in real life
KPC – Keeping parents clueless
KOTL – Kiss on the lips
LGH – Lets get high
MIRL – Meet in real life
MOS – Mum over shoulder
PAL – Parents are listening
PAP – Post a picture
PAW – parents are watching
PCM – Please call me
PIR – Parent in room
POS – Parents over shoulder
PRON – Porn
PRW – Parents are watching
RL – Real life
SOS – Someone over shoulder
SUGARPIC – Suggestive or erotic picture
SYS – See you soon
TDTM – Talk dirty to me
WTTP – Want to trade pictures?
WYCM – Will you call me?
YBS – You’ll be sorry
9 – Parents watching
99 – Parents gone
1174 – Party meeting place
121 – Lets have a private conversation
143 – I love you
1432 – I love you too
182 – I hate you
420 – Marijuana
CD9 – Parents are around
CU46 – see you for sex
F2F – Face to face
LH6 – Lets have sex
P999 – Parents alert
P911 – Parents alert
RU/18 – Are you over 18?
53X – sex
Don’t be ignorant. Be clued up!
Remember very importantly, every child is your child. Your kid may not be using these red flag acronyms, but someone else’s may. I am always on the lookout checking out kids in Sunday school and our Sound Mind Classes. They may not know I am watching what they are texting now and again (ha ha), but if I should find one compromising their safety, then I will definitely alert the parents and/or confront the kid.
We just need to protect our kids.
Do you have any acronyms we could add to this list? We would be appreciative if you let us know.
About The Author
I’m 17 years old, and have only seen or used “GTG” in any conversation or post ever. I’ve never even heard of these! This is the list of texting acronyms I’ve seen or used:
– brb (be right back)
– gtg (got to go)
– hry/hru (how are you)
– gn (goodnight)
– tmrw (tomorrow)
– ur (your/you’re)
– tn (tonight)
– idk (I don’t know)
– idc (I don’t care)
– kk/k (okay)
I found this list to be odd. Acronyms are used to make texting easier, not to hide things, at least from what I’ve seen.