Text abbreviations of adolescents: meanings and meanings

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If your teenager has a smartphone, then he most likely spends several hours every day on social networks and instant messengers. If you look at the contents of his messages, then there will be many obscure, at first glance, abbreviations. Maybe some of them are used by you, but in our selection there will definitely be something new and interesting. Here are some of the most common:

LOL = laugh (ing) out loud (laugh out loud)

GR8 = great

IRL = in real life (in real life)

Tyvm = thank you very much

IMHO = in my humble opinion (in my humble opinion)

BRB = be right back (go back)

J / k = just kidding (just kidding)

L8R = later

NP = no problem

Wyd= what you doing? (what are you doing)

Although most of these terms are completely harmless, some child safety experts say that the abundant use of text abbreviations may indicate thoughts of suicide, sex, violence and drugs.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people and adults between the ages of 15 and 34. In recent years, the problem of teen suicide has acquired a new dimension, in part because of the proliferation of technology. The most vile reduction, which may indicate that something in the life of a teenager is wrong:

53 times = sneaky way to type “sex” (sex)

KMS = kill myself (kill myself)

LH6 = let's have sex (let's have sex)

Kys = kill yourself (kill yourself)

MOS = mom over the shoulder (mother over shoulder)

POS = parent over the shoulder (parent over shoulder)

CD9 = code 9, parents around (code 9, parents nearby)

GNOC = get naked on camera (undress on camera)

99 = parents are gone (parents are gone)

LMIRL = let's meet in real life (let's meet in real life)

1174 = meet at a party spot

Iwsn = I want sex now (I want sex now)

CU46 = see you for sex (meet to have sex)

Fwb = friends with benefits

ADR = what's your address (tell me the address)

PAL= parents are listening (parents listen)

TWD = texting while driving (writing while driving)

Gypo = get your pants off (take off your pants).

At the same time, adolescents do often use the abbreviations KMS and KYS to express embarrassment or dissatisfaction with something. In this case, worry, of course, is not worth it.

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