Vulgar texting acronyms on the rise among teens

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The smartphone has evolved over the years, and with it the texting language for teenagers. Now, experts say young people are using vulgar new acronyms without their parents knowledge.

While most people have heard of “lol” for “laughing out loud” and “ttyl” for “talk to you later,” terms such as “GNOC” for “get naked on camera,” “IWSN” for “I want sex now” and “LMIRL” for “let’s meet in real life” are unknown to many parents.

Here’s a list of some of the acronyms used:

• 1174 – Nude club
• 420 – Marijuana
• C-P – Sleepy
• GYPO – Get Your Pants Off
• ILU – I Love You
• IWSN – I Want Sex Now
• NIFOC – Nude In Front Of The Computer
• NMU – Not Much, You?
• PIR – Parent In Room
• pron – porn
• RU/18 – Are You Over 18?
• RUMORF – Are You Male OR Female?
• RUH – Are You Horny?

Emily Cappadona has two daughters and one of them wants a cell phone for Christmas. But Cappadona is concerned after seeing the new text language.

“I need to figure out what exactly the privacy settings are so you are updated immediately,” she said.

Technology expert Shaun Book said there are ways to monitor the texts teenagers are sending.

“It [the monitoring app] is provider-based so Verizon or AT&T, the larger guys, may offer parental controls and apps that you can put on the phone,” he said.

Phone monitoring apps are also available in the app store. To see more acronyms, click here.