Decipher Chat Room Slang for Parents

So many teens and preteens are on the computer daily, whether they are doing research for school or visiting the favorite chat room. Ideally the computer is located in the common area of the home, so monitoring computer activities becomes a daily habit for parents. This article will teach you how to decipher chat room slang. This is a must for parent nows.



Step 1

The first thing a parent must do to decipher chat room slang is to make a list of all the acronyms that you know of and maybe use on a favorite forum. For example, we all know LOL (Laugh Out Loud) and IDK (I don't know). So, make your list first. How many did you come up with? A dozen at the most?


Step2

Now, the next step is to decipher these acronyms that are commonly used in a lot of teen or preteen chat rooms, though you may not be aware of it. Here are a few....see if you can decipher these. MOS, NIFOC, PIR, LMIRL. There are only four here, how did you do?

Step3
I'll translate: MOS is Mom over shoulder. NIFOC is Naked in front of computer. PIR is Parent in room. LMIRL is Let's meet in real life. If you see these words, talk to your child NOW! Find out who they are talking to! Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!

Is he talking to your child?

Step 4

For a list of 25 chat room slang acronyms that every parent should know, go to noslang.com There is a link at the bottom of this page. Print it out if you need to, but commit it to memory. This chat room slang is language you and your spouse need to know! Bookmark/Share this article with others: