Be Your Kids’ Safety Net on the Internet
Blog. LOL. POS. Do you know what these Internet chat terms mean? Chances are, your kids do. Take time to learn a few of the more popular words and acronyms, and the next time your child types POS (Parent Over Shoulder) you'll know exactly what it means
Quiz
Your kids can fill in the blanks. Can you?
LOL:
_____________ ____ ______
Answers
Answers
LOL: laughing out loud
BRB: be right back
MUSM: miss you so much
A/S/L: age, sex, location
BF: boyfriend
TAW: teachers are watching
SN: screenname?
POS: parent over shoulder
WTGP: want to go private?
LMIRL: let’s meet in real life
Protect your child’s online life.
Acronyms
121: one to one 143: I love you 747: let’s fly ADN: any day now AFAIK: as
far as I know AFK: away from keyboard A/S/L: age, sex, location ASLMH:
age, sex, location, music, hobbies B4: before B4N: bye for now BAK: back
at the keyboard BBIAB: be back in a bit BBL: be back later BBN: bye bye
now BBS: be back soon BEG: big evil grin BF: boyfriend BFN: bye for now
BG: big grin BMTIPG: brilliant minds think in parallel gutters BRB: be
right back BTA: but then again BTW: by the way BWL: bursting with
laughter BWTHDIK: but what the heck do I know C&G: chuckle and grin
CNP: continued (in my) next post CP: chat post CRBT: crying real big tears
CSG: chuckle, snicker, grin CU: see you CUL: see you later CYO: see you
online DBAU: doing business as usual DIKU: do I know you? DL: dead link
DQMOT: don’t quote me on this EG: evil grin EMA: what is your E-mail
address? EMFBI: excuse me for butting in EMSG: E-mail message EOT:
end of thread F2F: face to face FC: fingers crossed FISH: first in, still here
FMTYEWTK: far more than you ever wanted to know FOMCL: falling off
my chair laughing FTBOMH: from the bottom of my heart FUD: fear,
uncertainty, and doubt FWIW: for what it’s worth G2G: got to go G: grin
GA: go ahead GAL: get a life GD&R: grinning, ducking, and running GF:
girlfriend GFN: gone for now GIWIST: gee, I wish I’d said that GMBO:
giggling my butt off GMTA: great minds think alike GOL: giggling out loud
GTR: got to run GTRM: going to read mail GTSY: glad to see you H&K: hug
and kiss HAGN: have a good night HDOP: help delete online predators
HHIS: hanging head in shame HTH: hope this helps HUB: head up butt
IAC: in any case IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but) IC: I see IDK: I don’t know
IHA: I hate acronyms IIRC: if I remember correctly ILU: I love you IM:
instant message IMHO: in my humble opinion IMNSHO: in my not so
humble opinion IMO: in my opinion IOW: in other words IPN: I’m posting
naked IRL: in real life IWALU: I will always love you JIC: just in case JK: just
kidding JMO: just my opinion JTLYK: just to let you know K: okay KIT: keep
in touch KOC: kiss on cheek KOL: kiss on lips KOTC: kiss on the cheek
KWIM: know what I mean? L8R: later LD: later, dude LDR: long distance
relationship LMIRL: let’s meet in real life LMSO: laughing my socks off
LOL: laughing out loud LSHMBB: laughing so hard my belly is bouncing
LTM: laugh to myself LTNS: long time, no see LTR: long-term relationship
LULAB: love you like a brother LULAS: love you like a sister LUWAMH: love
you with all my heart LY: love you M/F: male or female MOSS: member of
same sex MOTOS: member of the opposite sex MSG: message MTF: more
to follow MUSM: miss you so much NADT: not a darn thing NAZ: name,
address, zip code NIFOC: naked in front of computer NP: no problem
NRN: no reply necessary OIC: oh I see OLL: online love OM: old man
OTOH: on the other hand P2P: peer to peer P911: my parents are
coming! PAW: parents are watching PDA: public display of affection PIR:
parent in room PLZ: please PM: private message PMFJIB: pardon me
for jumping in but POAHF: put on a happy face POS: parent over
shoulder PU: that stinks QT: cutie RL: real life ROTFL: rolling on the
floor laughing RPG: role playing games RSN: real soon now S4L: spam
for life SAW: siblings are watching SETE: smiling ear to ear SF: surfer
friendly SHCOON: shoot hot coffee out of nose SHID: slaps head in
disgust SN: screenname? SNERT: snot nosed egotistical rude teenager
SO: significant other SOMY: sick of me yet? SOT: short of time STW:
search the web SWAK: sealed with a kiss SWL: screaming with laughter
SYS: see you soon TA: thanks again TAW: teachers are watching TCOB:
taking care of business TCOY: take care of yourself TIA: thanks in
advance TMI: too much information TOS: teacher over shoulder TOY:
thinking of you TTYL: talk to you later UW: you’re welcome WB: welcome
back WFM: works for me WIBNI: wouldn’t it be nice if WTG: way to go
WTGP: want to go private? WU: what’s up WUF: where are you from?
YBS: you’ll be sorry YL: young lady YM: young man
This project was supported by Grant No. 2005-MC-CX-K024 awarded by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily
represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. National Center for
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