50 Sexting Terms, Danger Signs Every Parent Should Know

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METRO DETROIT, MI – A former swim coach at a Metro Detroit school was charged with a pair of felonies this week with sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old swimmer via a social media app to a 15-year-old swimmer.

The ex coach — Tyler Card, 26, of Southgate — lost his job over the alleged behavior that reached criminal proportions, and prosecutors will likely argue that as an adult, he should have known better.

But for teens, the exchange of sexually explicit messages is increasingly seen as a “normal” part of adolescent and sexual development.

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That’s according to a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics says the exchange of sexually explicit text messages is a “normal” part of adolescent sexual development.

There’s a greater chance that teens who sext are more likely to become sexually active than those who do not, but sexting isn’t necessarily associated with risky sexual behavior, according to the study.

Because teens don’t want their parents to know what they’re up to as they click away on cell phone screens, they’ve developed their own shorthand to keep them in the dark.

A couple of years ago, a Denver television station tested — and stumped — several parents to determine if they could crack the codes their children use when they’re texting or sending online messages on their phones.

According to that report, parents may be missing some red flags because they don’t know the lingo of sexting.

Here’s a list of 50 common sexting and texting terms every parent should know:

1. 8 – it means ate, can also refer to oral sex
2. 9 – Parent watching
3. 99 – Parent gone
4. 1337 – Elite, leet or L337
5. 143 – I love you
6. 1174 – the meeting place, meet at
7. 420 – Marijuana
8. 459 – I love you
9. 53X – Sex
10. ADR – Address
11. AEAP – As Early As Possible
12. ALAP – As Late As Possible
13. ASL – Age/Sex/Location
14. BROKEN – hung over from alcohol
15. CD9 – Code 9 (parents are around)
16. C-P – Sleepy
17. F2F – Face-to-Face
18. GNOC – Get Naked On Cam
19. GYPO – Get Your Pants Off
20. HAK – Hugs And Kisses
21. ILU – I Love You
22. IWSN – I Want Sex Now
23. KOTL – Kiss On The Lips
24. KFY or K4Y – Kiss For You
25. KPC – Keeping Parents Clueless
26. LMIRL – Let’s Meet In Real Life
27. MOOS – Member Of The Opposite Sex
28. MOSS – Member Of The Same Sex
29. MorF – Male or Female
30. MOS – Mom Over Shoulder
31. MPFB – My Personal F*** Buddy
32. NALOPKT – Not A Lot Of People Know That
33. NIFOC – Nude In Front Of The Computer
34. NMU – Not Much, You?
35. P911 – Parent Alert
36. PAL – Parents Are Listening -or- Peace And Love
37. PAW – Parents Are Watching
38. PIR – Parent In Room
39. POS – Parent Over Shoulder or Piece Of Sh**
40. pron – Porn
41. Q2C – Quick To Cum
42. RU/18 – Are You Over 18?
43. RUMORF – Are You Male OR Female?
44. RUH – Are You Horny?
45. S2R – Send To Receive
46. SorG – Straight or Gay
47. TDTM – Talk Dirty To Me
48. WUF – Where You From
49. WYCM – Will You Call Me?
50. WYRN – What’s Your Real Name?

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