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Decoding Teen Slang Parodies

Decoding Teen Slang Parodies

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Decoding Teen Slang Parodies refers to jokes made in parody of articles intended to help parents understand lingo their children are using. Often these are presented as fake acronyms for common texting shorthand, such as saying common acronyms like "brb" and "lol" stand for words related to a certain topic instead of "be right back" and "laughing out loud."

Origin

Articles and concerns about teen slang rose around the same time as popular messaging services such as AIM and MSN grew popular. Some early posts and articles about teen slang appeared in the summer of 2005. On June 10th, 2005, a user posted an inquiry to MAC Forums[1] inquiring about the sexual connotations about the acronym "gpa." Another early post on SafeSurfingKids[2] offered a comprehensive list of acronyms.


Safe INIERNET SURAWC www.safesurfingkids Tips For Parents Reporting Illegal Sites or Activity More Resources Teen Chat Room Acronyms Internet Chat Room Acronyms and Slang Words: Online Slang: The 'Code' many kids live by Kids and teens love to chat in their own secret language on their computers. Online, they enter chat rooms, send email, texting, Twittering and instant messages using a series of acronyms, initials, letters, and secret words on the Internet. Internet slang has become widely used These acronyms and their secret meanings are listed below so that you can interpret the words and what they mean. The following is a list of email, instant message and chatroom acronyms (slang) and word abbreviations commonly used online their meanings and ABcDEFGHIJ K L M N O P Q R S T U VWXyZmore wink wink, nudge nudge talk to the hand thank you I love you I love you too too good to be true 10Q 143 1432 2G2BT 303 404 420 459 mom don't have a clue Marijuana I love you

Spread

Memes parodying articles such as these began appearing with some regularity in the mid 2010s. Memes and photoshops featuring lists of "teen texting codes" were commonly found online around this time. For example, on January 24th, 2015, Redditor iskiran posted a version in the /r/Funny called "Cracking the 'Teen Texting Code.'" The post (shown below) received more than 17,000 points (84% upvoted) and 1,100 comments in three years.


ICRACKING THE '"TEEN TEXTING" CODE BD9 BUSH DID 9/11 IJ-INSIDE JOB JF JET FUEL SB-STEEL BEAMS 59 5:09

Other popular instances include a post to /r/me_irl from December 28th, 2016 gained over 2,700 points (shown below, left). A post to /r/MemeEconomy from May 28th, 2017 gained over 1,100 points (shown below, right).


Decode your teen's TT lingo! More than 85% of teenagers use cell phones every day. Use this guide to figure out their secret "text code" and keep them out of trouble. DLOD: Doing Lots Of Drugs SBBQ:Sex Barbecue OMGB: Old Man Gangbang PSMD: Parents Suck Mad D. NMH: Need More Heroin PMC: Prolapsing My Colon LKAB: Let's Kill A Bum MHIO: My Hole Is Open D--- Teen Texting Codes What your teens texts ACTUALLY mean More than 88% of teenagers use codes to avoid their parents understanding their texts. Are you prepared? SMBO S------- my brains out PSB Parents Suck Balls MOWU -Making out with uncle SDT-Sucking daddies toes JOHP Jacking off homeless people KND - Killing neighbors dogs DLOD Doing lots of drugs WHCL -Wathcing hentai call later CIEUA - Can l eat your ass EGP - Eating grandma's pills SUS -Shooting up school COWTB -Cold one with the boys

Is Your Child Texting About

Is Your Child Texting About is a phrasal template meant to parody alarmist news reports regarding secret text-messaging codes that teenagers use. In this case, the code language is focused on a particular subculture, which in the context of the meme appears innocent. On June 21st, 2017, a Facebook account published a variation that featured the headline "Is Your Child Texting About Communism?" The post (shown below, left) received more than 4,400 reactions, 14,000 shares and 3,900 comments in eight months. Less than one week later, on June 27th, a variation appeared on the 4chan /tv/ messageboard. That day, an anonymous user posted a photoshopped version (shown below, center) that reads "Is Your Child Texting About Twin Peaks?" On September 6th, 2017, Boing Boing published a version (shown below, right) that featured a list for "Is Your Child Texting About Anarcho-Communism?"


IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT COMMUNISM? What your Marx-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean- brb bakunin really blows lol - lenin or leave smh- sexy marxist hottie tbh touch base (with) hoxha stfu = socialism triumphs for us tfw-tenacious, fiery workers rather organize forl idc - interesting debate, comrade btw breaking through wage-slavery 0 IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT TWIN PEAKS?? What your lynch-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean: brb bored ! ! ! ! return badalamenti lol = love only lynch smh saving my (audrey) home tbh = take back hurley stfustill ton't f------ understand tfw = that fire walk rofl = retrieving owl fromn log-lady idc = i'm dougie's coffee btw = BOB the worst S YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT ANARCHO-COMMUNISM? brb = better redistribute bread lol - let's overthrow landlords smh= seize means-of-production, hurry! tbh = take back housing stfu support the factory union tfw- tyranny-free workplaces rofl = revolutions on for later? idc-international democratic confederalism btw bourgeoisie trample workers

Following the popularity on Twitter, several media outlets including The Daily Dot and Mashable published articles on the meme. Twitter published a Moments page to catalog some of the more popular variations.

USA Today Article

On August 10th, 2018, USA Today[3] published an article explaining modern teen lingo. The article began being joked about on Twitter after user @KrangTNelson posted a screenshot of the list (shown below).


Morgan Austin, 20, left, and Mahala Herron-Rutland, 20, say many of the same words have different meanings, depending on the context. One example is the word "addy," which can refer to "address" or the drug Adderall. JENNIFER JOLLY Beef a disagreement or hostility used by teens BRB be right back Bruh another way of saying"bro"orKMS/KYS - kill myself, kill yourself Kickback a casual get-together "brother blocked on social media latch on to other, more popular people cringe-worthy used sarcastically Lean-an intoxicating drink made using soda and cough syrup Canceled-done, deleted, finished, Clout Chaser someone who tries to Meme a joke or reference to some thing OP out of pocket, used when some- Clout Demon a wannabe Cringey awkward, uncomfortable, thing is extreme or offensive Pods disposable cartridge for a nic Curve reject someone's advances otine vaporizer Dead A-- To be completely and Ratchet loud, obnoxious, trashy Saucy feisty or sassy Savage wild or harsh honestly serious Dead - overwhelmed or exhausted Dime rating of attractiveness, 10/10 Shade trash talk Down in the DM direct messaging Shook shocked, upset someone privately, usually to hook up Sips tea -minding your own busi Drip, Drippin flashy, ostentatious ness Extra over the top F2F face to face, meeting in person Squad your closest group of friends Fam the friends you are closest Stan-have an intense fandom for a Smash to hook up, have sex with particular object, such as a singer, ath lete, or company Finna e going to/about to, short for fixing to Finsta a fake Instagram account awesome Fleeky amazing or great Glow-Up an incredible transforma- thing is suspicious or sketchy Straight fire popular, trendy or Sus short for suspect, when som TBH to be honest tion Goals a lifestyle to strive for GOAT greatest of all time, mainly Thicc voluptuous, curvy bo Tea gossip used in sports (usually a compliment) Gucci good, cool High-key a lot, wanting everyone from a specific person Thirsty -wants attention, or usually to know something Throw shade talking badly about a Hit a lick to steal something Hundo P 100 percent, confirming Tweaking person or thing high, usually on am something phetamines It's lit I'm cool, awesome, great V very wi, when something crazy or un something so funny it made you weak n Juice credibility, respect, can also W mean booze or drugs expected (good) happens - sues, originally to describe being aware oke enlightened about social is Juul a popular brand of vaporizer about racism and police violence

This led others to joke about how USA Today effectively "killed" all the slang terms in the list (examples shown below).


ryan teague beckwith @ryanbeckwith Follow Dear teens, All of the words below are officially over. Time to come up with a new vocabulary before your uncle asks you if Thanksgiving is lit Sincerely, The Olds KT NELSON @KrangTNelson oh my god of course USA Today did this (((Sigourney Beaver) @sigourneybeaver Follow "How do you do, fellow kids." KT NELSON @KrangTNelson oh my god of course USA Today did this 12:49 PM - 13 Aug 2018

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External References

[1] MAC Forums – Teenage slang

[2] SafeSurfingKids – Teen Chat Room Acronyms

[3] USA Today – 'It's lit' The ultimate guide to decoding your teen's text and speak

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Ryumaru Borike
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So they got a lot of them right, some hilariously wrong (OP is out of pocket?), some I've never seen used ever, and some don't need a translation because it's a fucking word, not slang (why is canceled, savage, and goals on here?) But the greatest crime is they put fucking Stan on here like its something that even deserves to be a thing. That and they think a Meme is just a joke/reference when it's the DNA of the soul.

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