50 IM phrases parents need to know (reader discretion is advised!)
Almost a year ago we published a list of 20 instant messaging (and/or text messaging) shorthand phrases parents should know. Now the fine folks at NetLingo.com have expanded it to 50. Read on…if you dare…
Almost a year ago we published a list of 20 instant messaging (and/or text messaging) shorthand phrases parents should know. Now the fine folks at NetLingo.com have expanded it to 50. Read on…if you dare…
If you see your teenager typing "MOS" in a Windows Live chat when you’re in the room and have no idea what it means — "mom over shoulder," by the way — then read on and/or print out this list to keep up with your kid’s lingo…
But a word of warning: you might not want to know your kids are talking about this stuff (mine are still too young, so I have some time before I pull my hair out). Some of these I’ve heard while others seem, odd, but kudos to NetLingo for compiling and publishing this.
Also, if you use IM programs or send text messages (SMS) on your phone, what’s your favourite shorthand phrases?
OK, here we go:
8 – it refers to oral sex
143 – it means I love you
182 – it means I hate you
459 – it also means I love you
1174 – it means nude club
420 – it refers to marijuana
ADR or addy – Address
ASL – Age/Sex/Location
banana – it means penis
CD9 – it means Code 9 = parents are around
DUM – Do You Masturbate?
DUSL – Do You Scream Loud?
FB – F*** Buddy
FOL – Fond Of Leather
GNOC – Get Naked On Cam (webcam)
GYPO – Get Your Pants Off
IAYM – I Am Your Master
IF/IB – In the Front or In the Back
IIT – Is It Tight?
ILF/MD – I Love Female/Male Dominance
IMEZRU – I Am Easy, Are You?
IWSN – I Want Sex Now
J/O – J**king Off
KFY – Kiss For You
kitty – it means vagina
KPC – Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL – Let’s Meet In Real Life
MOOS – Member(s) Of the Opposite Sex
MOSS or MOTSS – Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MorF – Male or Female
MOS – Mom Over Shoulder
MPFB – My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT – Not A Lot Of People Know That
NIFOC – Nude In Front Of Computer
NMU – Not Much, You?
P911 – Parent Alert
PAL – Parents Are Listening
PAW – Parents Are Watching
PIR – Parent In Room
POS – Parent Over Shoulder
PRON – Porn
RU/18 – Are You Over 18?
RUH – Are You Horny?
S2R – Send To Recieve (pictures)
SorG – Straight or Gay
TDTM – Talk Dirty To Me
WYCM – Will You Call Me?
WOW this is bs!!!! 8…. omg i said oral sex and apparently kitty means vagina HAHA.The last time I checked vagina was still vagina and penis definately wasn't banana.HONESTLY who made up this bs.This reminds me of when people said Gossip Girl books were bad! SO not true! FOL omg im fond of leather HAHA like wtf seriously! I am on msn A LOT and i text message all the time and I HAVE NEVER USED ANY OF THESE!! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
ok if someone wanted to say i love you, then they would just say it. nobody needs abreviations to say that. and the thing about my personal f88k buddy… OOPS i used two eights.. i guess that means i wanna have oral sex. :O (so horrible, i will never use an 8 again..OOPS i just did. who the hell cares?) k and the not much you thing? who doesnt say that? why is that so flippin horrible? whoever wrote this needs to get their head out of their ass and get a life… figure this one out. iwtkybyad OOOOH just try it buddy. i wanna see what kind of perv explanation you come up with.
I agree with most of the above comments. I too have only heard of a handful of these phrases and I'm 19 and going into my 3rd year at university.
However, it's only an attempt to get inside of the teenage brain. With that said, I feel that some of the comments were a bit harsh so I have to give the author and/or their source an A for effort (because Lord knows they didn't get an A for content!)
The only people who use those pervy codes are nasty guys in their 40's who still live in their mommy's basement.
Honestly, I used to be a dominatrix and it's not kids who talk like that. It's pathetic old dudes trolling online. Bleck!
Keep defending yourself…
Ummm wtf (<<
I have never even seen "codes" like these untill this article. I feel so sorry for any parents that read this article and actually believe it.
Unfortunately everboday is right – on both sides of this topic. Not alot of them are used, but working in the school system, I do see alot of these that kids pass around to see if we adults are even noticing what they are doing. And some of it is just shortened lingo so that messages can be delivered faster. Use your own judgement, if you are a connected parent you would now if your children are the types to use them and why they would. Don't freak out the first time you see these messages, but do be guarded about the amount of time your children spend messaging each other.
One more thing:
"If you see your teenager typing "MOS" in a Windows Live chat when you're in the room and have no idea what it means — "mom over shoulder," by the way — then read on and/or print out this list to keep up with your kid's lingo…
The fact that this was even recommended is absolutely insane. Do not print this article out, it is absolute BS!!
hahaha wtf. i havent even heard of half of these ! ive heard :
idk- i dnt kno
idc- i dnt care
stfu- shut the f@*k up
ptfo- peace the f@*k out
and many more.. but never any of those !
I'm a text and messenger user…I just wanted to add that many of these things should not be taken so literally…most kids don't text/msg like this…so I truly hope parents aren't freaking out when they see and "8" in their kids messages. As well, some of those abbreviations are more of an "older generation" style, not that of kids today…I mean really…FOL and MOSS/MOOS (what kid would say they're a "member"…they would say I'm a girl or a guy or I like guys or girls)…this is just silly!!!
I'm sure most parents can see after reading this that it's just not the way our kids talk…and BTW…the last time I checked "FB" meant FaceBook. Here's an example of how this could go wrong: "See ya later on FB", parent could think the kid is planning to meet their "F**K Buddy" later on when really the kid was just saying I'll talk to ya later on FaceBook!!!
I think people really need to educate their children well on life and adult topics/situations and have faith that their children will heed that advice. If you don't have an open and honest realtionship and don't talk to your kids about things then they're just gonna do what other kids may or may not be doing whether you like it or not. Trust your children and let them know they are trusted, most kids are pretty good at making the right decision.
i don't get it…
i'm 20 years and and have never even used these short forms…
most of them are just using the first letters of the words anyways…
and since when does 143 mean i love you and 182 mean i hate you??
i can almost come up with a stupid explination for the 182–if you read the 1 as and "I" and say the whole thing really quickly, you get "i eight to" which can almost sounds like "i hate you"…incredibly stupid, i know…
but the 143 i'm not understanding…
does anyone know what the origins of that are??
omg!
with such a comprehensive and accurate list such as this, i cant believe they missed so many of the other mainstream ones…ill save the writer some time in lookin up the other ones and post them here:
EMS = eat my shorts
YLFITP = you look fat in those pants
LMP = lick my p***Y
OMFGYPHM = oh my F****n god you paid how much?
IGIOS = i got it on sale
DYMKYG = does your mother know your gay?
yes yes i know…most of these by the time i post them, the younger generation will have new ones and these are OH (Old Hat or sometimes considered to mean Over the Hill).
But i…a parent of forward thinkin have already discovered some new ways the younger folks are disguising this messages
for example…the word "you" is shortened to "u"
so in the phase from the old days, one would say
WTMWY = whats the matter with you…now its changed to
WTMWU = throwing off the old meaning with the new letter, but thus meaning the same…watch for these tactics
but until another informative article relating to these things comes out again..keep your eyes out ppl
:P
a cock is still a cock, ladies and gents, and you can probably dismiss any "danger" of your child becoming sexually active ever if he insists on calling a vagina a "kitty". no point in using animal/produce euphemisms for the gritty bits (not when you have a whole host of euphemisms thought of by previous generations to choose from), or numbers where words will do.
You know, you could spend less time combing through your kid's inboxes and more time actually talking to them (I know, a radical thought, isn't it?). That might just work.
Im here just, LOL and almost beleived the 50 pharses. Good job people, thanks for all of ur explanations. keep up the good work. I am mother of 2 and almost bought it,whom ever wrote these just about fooled me. maybe sameone should post a real one for us mother.
Hmm, Number 8 is up there for oral sex (which ive never heard of) and yet surpirsingly, the big old 69 aint up there!!
ohhh…how silly of me to also forget
some of the new symbols which change the meaning
ex.
TACCPBIMYLLAH–TTLLAH-< = thats a cool cell phone but it make you look like a homo trying to look like a hetero
TACCPBIMYLLAH-
:P
and finally i leave u with the last one
IHNB2DWMTRN = i have nothing better 2 do with my time right now
Dear parents here is a real tip if you truely want to know what your kids are up to online and don't think the CONVENTIONAL and LOGICAL way of finding out is going to work ie. asking them bluntly, then I suggest you read up on this as it is a real source for information. Try searching in your local computer stores and major malls and other electronic type stores for a particular program called "Ghost" this can be easily installed on any system without knowledge unless searched for.Here is a run down of how it works: The program simply shadows the harddrive and system cahche looking for where it has been and what it has been doing just like a mechanic that can tell if you are stepping on your brakes too hard. It strictly runs in the background of the system not bogging any system performance or interfering with any other programs you can even get it for a Mac at select retail stores. And have you ever wondered how your work keeps tabs on you and what you are doing? Well here is an inside look all those annoying proxy servers that block you access to downloading chat programs and getting to certain places are all from data pulled from a "Ghost" like program. Also here is a hint do not listen to moronic postings such as this on the web from people with nothing better to do then to sit and post what they "think" the new chat lingo is. If you want to know where kids are getting it try paying some closer attention to your own conversations that you are having on your chat programs with your like minded adults and see what you are talking about and saying it's not so far off. But as for these short forms whoever wrote them and researched them they aren't worth the bandwidth they were written over.
omg rotfl what a lame excuse for chat lingo. plz ive been chatting and texting for yrs i think the only ones that i recognized were a/s/l and pron. parents talk to your kids, you would be suprized how NOT complicated we are to figure out -.-'
In the event that one's concerned about child predators, this might be useful. However, what a child does, a child does. If you're looking over their shoulder, reading their personal notes then I think you have a bigger problem and probably should take a different approach.
I didn't have a cell phone but still managed to get into all the same mess you'd be concerned about. Problem is there was no digital record of my conversations.
It's the same stuff, just with different technology. BFD!! Talk to your kids.
if parents are REALLY worried about what their kids are typing http://www.urbandictionary.com type in the phrase and it will tell you all the street meanings for it