hi how r u? crAzE wot hapnd 2day. Not f2t, pos. pcm l8tr hak
Do you have ANY idea what that means?! Texting is so popular now, on the cell phone and instant messaging. Most kids now understand and write this new text language with all it’s crazy shortcuts and lingo. Their fingers literally fly over the little keyboards tapping out messages as fast as they come in. So, what are they talking about? Pretty much anything…Usually harmless teenage stuff but we do know online friends may not be what they seem and we need to be careful so….Here’s a bit of lingo just to keep you in the know:
pos- parent over shoulder
pir- parent in room
asl?- age, sex, location?
aslp?- age, sex, location, picture?
mma- meet me at…
f2t- free to talk
f2f- face to face
h2cus- hope to see you soon
idk- I don’t know
j4f- just for fun
pcm- please call me
ruok?- are you ok?
bf/gf - boyfriend/girlfriend
khuf- know how you feel
hak- hugs and kisses
sol- sooner or later
These are just a few examples of chat lingo, some of the most popular. This is a whole other language though so for more of the ABC’s of this lingo check out this great site and click on “Talk the Talk”.
btw (by the way), the lingo above translates as:
Hi How are you? Crazy what happened today. Not free to talk, parent over shoulder. Please call me later, hugs and kisses
Do you know of any more phrases that parents should know about? Please feel free to leave us a comment!
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