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Modern Texting: CNN Reveals Scandalous Acronyms Being Used by Teens

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Dec 15, 2014
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Remember chatrooms like mIRC and ICQ? Those were the days acronyms such as asl, BRB and LMAO began to gain popularity.

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CNN has released a new list of shortened phrases that American kids nowadays are allegedly using. Of course we at SchoolAdvisor.my do not condone spying on your children. However, their peers might be sending them these acronyms and it would be wise to prepare your children for “the talk”.

Some of these are pretty straightforward. Take a guess before running your mouse over the "empty" box for answers.

IWSN

GNOC

NIFOC

PIR

CU46

53X

9

99

1174'

THOT

CID

Broken

420

POS

SUGARPIC

KOTL

(L)MIRL

PRON

TDTM

8

CD9

IPN

LH6

WTTP

DOC

TWD

GYPO

KPC

I want sex now

Get naked on camera

Naked in front of computer

Parent in room

See you for sex

Sex

Parent watching

Parent gone

Party meeting place

That hoe over there

Acid (the drug)

Hungover from alcohol

Marijuana

Parent over shoulder

Suggestive or erotic photo

Kiss on the lips

Let's meet in real life

Porn

Talk dirty to me

Oral sex

Parents around/Code 9

I'm posting naked

Let's have sex

Want to trade pictures?

Drug of choice

Texting while driving

Get your pants off

Keeping parents clueless

Of course smart parents who strive at keeping an ongoing honest and open style of communication might be less likely to experience this first hand. Do you agree?

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