Beyond WTF: Next-gen acronyms every parent should learn
Most parents monitor which apps are downloaded on their kids devices, but what goes on via text message and chats could prove equally as concerning.
There was once a time my generation chuckled at parents’ ignorance of basic acronyms used in webospheres, like LOL, BRB, OMG, ROTFL. But a new generation has cropped up, with an evolved realm of convenient shorthand. How would you feel if you saw a text for your daughter with GNOC on it? It may look harmless, but GNOC stands for “Get Naked On Camera”. Now the red flags are flying.
GNOC is just one of the acronyms teens are using these days to curb parental inquisitions. Katie Greer, a national Internet safety expert, believes that teens know their parents are keeping tabs on their Internet and mobile activities and are coming up different ways to get around parental overlords. Acronyms are well-suited for thwarting parents and can be used in different ways. A teen can easily claim a WTF comment on Facebook means “Welcome to Facebook” when it really means “What The Fu*k”.
So what new acronyms should parents worry about today?
28 Acronyms every parent should know
- IWSN – I want sex now
- GNOC – Get naked on camera
- NIFOC – Naked in front of computer
- PIR – Parent in room
- 5 CU46 – See you for sex
- 53X – Sex
- 9 – Parent watching
- 99 – Parent gone
- 1174′ – Party meeting place
- THOT – That hoe over there
- CID – Acid (the drug)
- Broken – Hungover from alcohol
- 420 – Marijuana
- POS – Parent over shoulder
- SUGARPIC – Suggestive or erotic photo
- KOTL – Kiss on the lips
- (L)MIRL – Let’s meet in real life
- PRON – Porn
- TDTM – Talk dirty to me
- 8 – Oral sex
- CD9 – Parents around/Code 9
- IPN – I’m posting naked
- LH6 – Let’s have sex
- WTTP – Want to trade pictures?
- DOC – Drug of choice
- TWD – Texting while driving
- GYPO – Get your pants off
- KPC- Keeping parents clueless
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These are just some of the common acronyms teens use these days, and you can bet that there are more out there. The problem is, some acronyms can be so cryptic that only a few people know its meaning. A simple web search can help parents learn the meaning of certain acronyms, but Greer believes that asking children directly is the better route, as it indicates to them that their parents are paying attention.
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