txt chat language terms decoded for parents

If you do not understand your teen text chat terms and messages, you can translate them using www.transl8it.com and read these disconnected letters, numbers, and punctuation.  This is a unique form of language that is so-called text speak (or “txtspk”) for online, chat, SMS and lingo.

The language is a combination of shorthand, shortened words, creative spellings using uppercase and lowercase, as well as use of punctuation marks. This shorthand can be attributed to micro-blogging and 140 character limits on systems like Twitter, not to mention the need for quick rapid communications.

With QWERTY smartphone keyboards, predictive text, auto-correct features allows our young social tech savvy teen text messages to be encrypted with speed.  The abbreviated teen text chat terms slang appears to be here to stay. For parents understanding teen text messages and shorthand, it can be as simple as typing in the words exactly as you see them and then clicking “transl8it” (trans-late-it).

Top 75 text chat terms or text speak (txtspk)

1.     2DAY Today
2.     4EAE For ever and ever
3.     ADN Any day now
4.     AFAIK As far as I know
5.     AFK Away from keyboard
6.     ATM At the moment
7.     BC Because
8.     B4 Before
9.     BF/GF Boyfriend / Girlfriend
10.     BFN Bye for now
11.     BOL Be on later
12.     BRB Be right back
13.     BTW By the way
14.     DM Direct message
15.     F2F/FTF Face to face
16.     FB Facebook
17.     FWIW For what it’s worth
18.     FYEO For your eyes only
19.     FYI For your information
20.     GLHF Good luck, have fun
21.     GR8 Great
22.     HAK Hugs and kisses
23.     HAND Have a nice day
24.     IDK I don’t know
25.     IIRC If I remember correctly
26.     IKR I know, right?
27.     ILY / ILU I love you
28.     IMHO In my honest opinion / In my humble opinion
29.     IMO In my opinion
30.     IU2U It’s up to you
31.     IYKWIM If you know what I mean
32.     J/K Just kidding
33.     J4F Just for fun
34.     JIC Just in case
35.     JSYK Just so you know
36.     K or KK Okay
37.     L8R Later
38.     LMK Let me know
39.     LOL Laughing out loud
40.     MSM Mainstream media
41.     NAGI Not a good idea
42.     NM Never mind
43.     NMU Not much, you?
44.     NP No problem / Now playing
45.     NSFW Not safe for work
46.     NSFL Not safe for life
47.     NTS Note to self
48.     OH Overheard
49.     OMG Oh my God
50.     PAW Parents are watching
51.     PLS or PLZ Please
52.     PPL People
53.     PTB Please text back
54.     RL Real life
55.     ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
56.     RUOK Are you okay?
57.     SMH Shaking my head
58.     SRSLY Seriously
59.     SSDD Same stuff, different day
60.     SWAK Sealed with a kiss
61.     SWYP So, what’s your problem?
62.     TIA Thanks in advance
63.     TIME Tears in my eyes
64.     TMB Tweet me back
65.     TMI Too much information
66.     TMRW Tomorrow
67.     TTYL Talk to you later
68.     TY or TU Thank you
69.     VSF Very sad face
70.     WB Welcome back
71.     WTH What the heck?
72.     WTPA Where the party at?
73.     WYCM Will you call me?
74.     YLM You love me?
75.     YW You’re welcome

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A free online translation website dictionary will help you understand teen text chat terms and messages. You can translate to English (or visa versa) chat lingo, text speak, mobile chat, jargon, and more to understand the disconnected letters, numbers, and punctuations.

This unique form of language is so-called text speak (or “txtspk”) for online, chat, SMS and lingo. The language is a combination of shorthand, shortened words, and creative spellings by kids using uppercase and lowercase, as well as use of punctuation marks. The slang shorthand can be attributed to micro-blogging and 140 character limits on systems like Twitter, not to mention the need for quick rapid communications on mobile devices.

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