“This leek will not be at the start for sure.” Just to show you a quick example of how hard it can be to understand German slang, take a look:ĭer Lauch ist heute auf keinstem am Start. But no worries, as we’ll guide you through some of the most used expressions and words, so that you can impress your German friends with some stuff that will make you sound like a native speaker. “I announced my invention of a new acronym: ‘PYFPD.’ Put your freaking phone down.”īut back to the serious issue at hand, below are 28 Internet acronyms learned from concerned parents as well as from sites such as and, and from Cool Mom Tech’s 99 acronyms and phrases that every parent should know.Īfter you read this list, you’ll likely start looking at your teen’s texts in a whole new way.ġ5.German slang and German internet words can be tough to understand. She’s none too pleased that acronyms like “LOL” and “OMG” are being adopted into conversation, and already told her 12-year-old son - whom she jokingly calls “deprived,” since he does not have a phone yet - that acronym talk is not allowed in her presence.īut the issue really came to a head when her son and his adolescent friends got together and were all “ignoring one another with noses in their phones,” Morrison said, founder of BabyWeightTV. Micky Morrison, a mom of two in Islamorada, Florida, said she finds Internet acronyms “baffling, annoying and hilarious at the same time.” “Asking kids not only gives you great information, but it shows that you’re paying attention and sparks the conversation around their online behaviors, which is imperative.” Parents can always do a Google search if they stumble upon an phrase they aren’t familiar with, but the other option is asking their children, since these phrases can have different meanings for different people. “It’s a lot to keep track of,” Greer said. Still, if parents come across any acronyms they believe could be problematic, they should talk with their kids about them, said Greer.īut how, on earth, is a parent to keep up with all these acronyms, especially since new ones are being introduced every day? “I’ve seen some before and it’s like ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ where only the kids hold the true meanings (and most of the time they’re fairly innocuous),” she said. “Acronyms used for this purpose could potentially raise some red flags for parents.”īut parents would drive themselves crazy, she said, if they tried to decode every text, email and post they see their teen sending or receiving. “With that, acronyms can be used by kids to hide certain parts of their conversations from attentive parents,” Greer said. She says research shows that a majority of teens believe that their parents are starting to keep tabs on their online and social media lives. Katie Greer is a national Internet safety expert who has provided Internet and technology safety training to schools, law enforcement agencies and community organizations throughout the country for more than seven years. So “LMK” - let me know - and “WYCM” - will you call me? - are innocent enough.īut the issue, especially for parents, is understanding the slang that could signal some dangerous teen behavior, such as “GNOC,'” which means “get naked on camera.”Īnd it certainly helps for a parent to know that “PIR” means parent in room, which could mean the teen wants to have a conversation about things his or her mom and dad might not approve of. If it makes you feel any better, many parents didn’t know what it meant.Īcronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be instant. It’s a declarative statement: I want sex now. If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what “LOL” means, you might want to test your coolness.Īny idea what “IWSN” stands for in Internet slang? – Editor’s note: Written by Kelly Wallace, CNN’s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life.
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