We have created a complex language of acronyms as the internet encroaches increasingly into our lives, many of them designed to evade the spying of employers, partners and especially parents.
There are the mainstays such as BRB for be right back and LOL for laughing out loud (and occasionally lots of love), as well as w/e for weekend.
Here's a list of 15 of the most commonly used acronyms
TTYL: Talk to you later, usually used to end or delay a conversation
LMAO: Laughing my arse off
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
NSFW: Not safe for work
WTF: What the f---?
SMH: Shaking my head
BTW: By the way
ILY: I love you
JK: Just kidding
RBTL: Read between the lines
WYWH: Wish you were here
FWB: Friends with benefits (friends who also have sex)
GLHF: Good luck have fun
IMHO: In my honest (or humble) opinion
IDK: I don't know
Acronyms are particularly popular among teenagers keen to avoid their parents' surveillance, especially of their relationships and sex lives.
Here are 15 of the most frequently used, and, most deceptively, acronyms popular among teenagers.
GNOC: Get naked on camera
NIFOC: Naked in front of computer
IPN: I'm posting naked
WTTP: Want to trade pictures?
TDTM: Talk dirty to me
POS: Parent over shoulder
9: Parent watching
CD9: Code nine, parents around
99: Parent gone
LMIRL: Let's meet in real life
IWSN: I want sex now
CU46: See you for sex
GYPO: Get your pants off
420: Marijuana
DOC: Drug of choice
