What are Your Kids Saying Online? Try Our De-Coder!
This list of common online chat abbreviations will help you better understand what your children are saying online.
Articles within this series
- Overview
- Take the Threat Seriously
- Don't Pull the Plug
- Overcome Your Tech-Phobia
- Talk With Your Kids About Online Safety
- Take the Internet Safety Pledge!
- Why Monitoring Software Is Not Always Enough
- What are Your Kids Saying Online? Try Our De-Coder!
- Next Steps / Related Information
| Chat Abbreviations | Definitions |
|---|---|
| A/S/L | age, sex, location |
| BRB | be right back |
| CYO | see you online |
| DIKU | do I know you? |
| F2F | face to face |
| GMBO | giggling my butt off |
| HTH | hope this helps |
| IC | I see |
| ILU | I love you |
| JMO | just my opinion |
| KOL | kiss on lips |
| L2M | listening to music |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| LTNS | long time no see |
| LULAB | love you like a brother |
| LULAS | love you like a sister |
| MOTOS | member of the opposite sex |
| N/P | no problem |
| P911 | my parents are coming! |
| PA | parent alert |
| PAL | parents are listening |
| PANB | parents are nearby |
| POS | parent over shoulder |
| QT | cutie |
| SETE | smiling ear to ear |
| TAFN | that's all for now |
| TMI | too much information |
| WTGP | want to go private |
| WUF | where are you from? |
For a more complete list, download Chat Abbreviations from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.