20 Things About Stuff - your
kids might know
20 acronyms that teens and tweens use
that parents should know.
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OOTD - Outfit of the day
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KOTD - Kicks of the day -- Typically refers to sneakers
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HMU - Hit me up -- Usually asking for someone's Snapchat username, a phone number to text or for a direct message
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Cook session - When one or several teens gang up on another kid on social media
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TBH - To be honest -- A teen might post a picture of himself or herself and ask for a TBH, usually looking for positive responses.
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TBR - To be rude -- While TBH often leads to positive responses, TBR is usually followed by a negative response.
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OOMF - One of my followers -- A secretive way to talk about one of their followers without saying their name, such as "OOMF was so hot today."
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BAE - Baby -- affectionate term for someone's girlfriend, boyfriend etc.
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WCW - Woman Crush Wednesday -- A girl will post a picture of another girl she thinks is pretty, while guys will post pictures of girls they think are hot.
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MCM - Man Crush Monday -- Similar to Woman Crush Wednesday, but featuring pictures of men
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BMS - Broke my scale -- A way to say they like the way someone looks
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RDH - Rate date hate -- As in "rate me, would you date me, do you hate me?" A typical response might be "rate 10 date yes hate no" or "10/y/n."
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IDK - I don't know
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RN - Right now
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KIK - Another social media app, Kik, that they want to communicate on
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LMAO - Laughing my ass off
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S/O or SO - Shout out
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ILYSM - I like you so much or I love you so much
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CWD - Comment when done -- Similar to TBH, urging others to comment on their photo of whatever they're posting
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LOL - Laugh out loud -- Yes, you'll still find teens using LOL and OMG.
