Teen Talk Tango: Decoding the Acronym Jumble!

@wiLLmaH (8801)
Singapore, Singapore
December 12, 2023 6:29pm CST
I'm legit confused! The acronyms my niece and nephews are using are like a secret code! I need to Google the meanings of acronyms like "slr," "idk," "tbh," "pov," and more. What are the acronyms your teens are using these days? I feel like I'm entering a whole new language zone. Hashtag: SOSforOldiesLikeME
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Dec
I only know one of those: idk - I don't know. I don't know what pov is for them, but for me and the writing world, it's Point of View.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Dec
you are correct on POV. here's a new one.. wdym -- What Do You Mean..
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Dec
@wiLLmaH That one I've never seen.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
29 Jan
@wiLLmaH I didn’t know that until now. Thank you for sharing.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459170)
• Switzerland
13 Dec
As we have no teens in the family I would be totally lost with those acronyms. I know idk because a young member used it all the time here "I don't know", it's even against myLot guidelines.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Dec
It's fascinating how language evolves, especially in the digital age. While "idk" might be a familiar one, there's a whole alphabet soup of expressions that I need to decode.. haha
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22419)
• United Kingdom
18 Dec
I took get baffled sometimes with this new generation lingo. Here are some to add: YOLO, brb, lmao, lol, ROFL
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
13 Dec
I am a goat
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
18 Dec
wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Dec
When I heard that, I asked my husband why kids are calling Michael Jordan a goat.. Haha!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
29 Jan
I feel the same. Sometimes I feel annoyed of those people who posted those acronyms because they made me feel ignorant. My younger relatives laughed at me whenever I asked them. I only know idk (I don’t know), tbh (to be honest) and lol
Berend E
@TraveOnWorld (866)
• Georgia
13 Dec
Yep, even the key names are changing, seemingly this "#" is not the pound sign any longer, what rotAnd I had to find half of the ones you had in your post. The weirdest one is GOAT. Like being called a GOAT is a good thing
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Dec
As for "GOAT," it's a bit of a head-scratcher. So, being called a GOAT is indeed a badge of honor now.
Thelma
@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
29 Jan
@wiLLmaH what does it mean? Goat?
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Berend E
@TraveOnWorld (866)
• Georgia
29 Jan
@thelme55 GOAT = Greatest Of All Time. Normally goats are quite stinky, but it seems that if a celebrity is called a goat, it's a good thing