Below is a listing of what we believe should be the top terms or lingo parents of teenagers should know. Knowing these terms can help you relate more with your child as well as help identify if they are hiding something from you.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| FOS MOS P911 PAL PAW PIR TOS CD9 Code9 | Parent, Teacher, or other Adult watching. |
| ASL MorF RUMORF | Age, Sex, 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 other drug related text message code. |
| Sexting 8 | Term used to describe the act of 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 Pants Off. |
| KPC | Keep Parents Clueless. |
| RUH | Are you Horny? |
| S2R STR | Send to Receive, used when asking for someone’s picture in order to get theirs. |
In addition to the terms mentioned above Computer Hope has hundreds of other usedshorthand terms and chat slang.