Acronyms - AFAIK to WTH

While we wouldn't go looking for the acronyms this can make (lol) we will list out the most popular acronyms used online.

Here are some of the most popular acronyms (parents should know most of these):


8             Oral Sex

143         or 459 I love you

182         I hate you

420         Marijuana

1174       Nude Club

4EAE      For ever and ever

ADN        Any day now

ADR        Address

AEAP      As early as possible

AFAIK     As far as I know

AFK        Away from keyboard

ALAP     As late as possible

ASL        Age/sex/location

ATM       At the moment

BFN        Bye for now

BOL        Be on later

BRB        Be right back

BTW       By the way

C-P         Sleeply

CTN       Can’t talk now

CD9       Code 9 - it means parents are around   

F2F or FTF            Face to face

FWB       Friends with benefits

FYEO     For your eyes only

GAL       Get a life

GB         Goodbye

GNOC    Get Naked on Cam

GTG       Got to go

GYPO     Get your pants off

HAK       Hugs and kisses

IDK         I don’t know

IKR         I know, right?

ILY / ILU                I love you

IRL        In real life

IWSN     I want sex now

IU2U      It’s up to you

IYKWIM                If you know what I mean

J4F          Just for fun

J/K          Just kidding

J/O         Jerking off

JIC           Just in case

JSYK       Just so you know

KFY         Kiss for you

KOTL      Kiss On The Lips

KPC        Keeping parents clueless

L8           Late

LMIRL    Let’s meet in real life

LMK       Let me know

LOL        Laugh out loud

LSR        Loser

MOOS    Member Of The Opposite Sex

MOSS     Member(s) Of The Same Sex

MorF      Male or Female

MIRL      Meet in real life

MOS       Mom over shoulder

MPFB     My Personal F*** Buddy

NAGI      Not a good idea

NALOPKT             Not A Lot Of People Know That

NIFOC     Nude in front of computer

NM          Never mind

NMU       Not much, you?

NP           No problem

ORLY      Oh, really?

OTP        On the phone

P911       Parent alert

PAW       Parents are watching

PAL        Parents are listening

PCM       Please call me

PIR         Parent in room

PLS or PLZ            Please

POS        Parent Over the Shoulder or Piece of Sh**

PPL        People

PRON    porn

PTB        Please text back

QQ         Crying. This abbreviation produces an emoticon in text. It’s often used sarcastically.

QTC        Quick to cum

RL           Real life

ROFL      Rolling on the floor laughing

RU/18      Are You Over 18?

RUMORF     Are You Male OR Female?

RUH       Are You Horny?

S2R         Send To Receive

SMH      Shaking my head

SorG      Straight or Gay

SOS        Someone over shoulder

SRSLY    Seriously

SSDD      Same stuff, different day

SWAK     Sealed with a kiss

SYS         See you soon

TBC        To be continued

TDTM    Talk dirty to me

TIME      Tears in my eyes

TMI        Too much information

TMRW    Tomorrow

TTYL      Talk to you later

TY or TU     Thank you

VSF        Very sad face

WB         Welcome back

WTF       What The F***

WTH      What the heck/hell?

WTPA    Where the party at?

WUF      Where You From

WYCM   Will You Call Me?

WYRN    What's Your Real Name?

YOLO     You only live once

YW         You’re welcome


These codes are by no means exhaustive. Feel free to consult this list if you don't know an what a particular acronym means. If it isn't listed, leave a comment and I'll add it. The key take-away for a parent is to be involved in your child’s life. Look out for signs of other troubling behaviour.


Do you have any special acronyms you use? Let us know the latest acronyms you know in the comments below.