Ready to use these acronyms, abbreviations and slang words for texting? Signaling humor or sarcasm (followed by a situation, a gif or a meme) Notifications, wishes, greetings, closings Ymmv - your mileage (experience) may vary Tw - trigger warning (indicates content that can possibly cause emotional harm) Tldr or tl dr - too long (lazy) didn’t read Nsfw - not suitable for work (signals nudity, violence or other potentially offensive material) Sus - suspicious / suspect / questionable / dishonest ![]() Smh - shaking my head (meaning, that’s so dumb) Mood - I feel the same way, relatable feeling Ghost - when someone disappears, stops calling, stops texting Also, they’re usually in normal font, not bold.ġ43 - I love you (derives from the number of letters used to spell each word)īae - before anyone else (refers to a favorite person), also a shortened form of babe or babyĬurve (someone) - reject their romantic interest or advances in a subtle or kind way Note that all of these texts can be in either CAPS or lowercase letters, but teens and tweens now typically opt for lowercase UNLESS THEY’RE SHOUTING. Common (and mostly harmless) social media and texting abbreviations, slang and acronyms every parent should know in 2022 And we can help you! Parents, bookmark this page, share it and use it as a reference, because here’s a list that you will absolutely want to come back to when you need it most. The good news is that many text abbreviations and text acronyms are now so common and universal that their meaning is not hard to figure out. Just as body language and facial expressions can alter spoken words, context is crucial for today’s teenage slang, and I need to remember that their references and touchstones are different from mine. Truth is, I’m never going to understand everything that millennials or Gen Zers are saying. The text translates to: “Not gonna lie, that song is so suspicious no lie shaking my head.” Yeah, so now I need a translation for the translation because I’m still not sure what any of that means, which I guess is not surprising. Just try to figure out this text from a 10-year-old to their mom, for example: “Ngl that song is so sus no cap smh.” Sus no cap? I had to ask my kids what it meant.
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