Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know

Updated: 04/12/2021 by Computer Hope
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Below is a listing of what we believe should be the top terms or lingo parents of teenagers should know. Knowing these terms help you relate more with your child and help identify if they are hiding something from you.

Term Meaning
FOS
MOS
P911
PAL
PAW
PIR
PRW
TOS
CD9
Code9
Parent, teacher, or another adult watching.
99 Parent or guardian has left.
ASL
MorF
RUMORF
ASL or A/S/L is the same as asking another user their age, sex, and location. In chat MorF or RUMORF is used to ask if male or female.
143
459
ILU
I love you text message code.
F2F
LMIRL
MIRL
RL
Face to face, as in lets meet in person. May also use MIRL, LMIRL, or RL, which is short for requesting to meet in real-life.
420 Marijuana or another drug related text message code.
Sexting
8
Term describing sending sexual, explicit, or pornographic messages or photos over a text message. The numeric code 8 is also used as code for oral sex.
GNOC
GYPO
NIFOC
Get naked on cam. Also, NIFOC is short for naked in front of computer and GYPO, which is short for get your pant's off.
KPC Keep parents clueless.
KYS Kill yourself.
RUH
IWSN
Are you horny?
S2R
STR
Send to receive, used when asking for someone's picture to get theirs.
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Computer Hope has hundreds of other used shorthand terms and chat slang listed and a dictionary of over 15,000 computer-related terms.