We recommend you monitor your child’s text and social media content. You might be confused by the use of emojis and slang in their messages and posts. If your child knows that you check their online activity, they, or their friends, might use secret code words/emojis to discuss dangerous behavior. It is important for parents and educators to stay informed on their evolving world of social media and how teens are communicating.
Cyber Safety Cop updates a comprehensive list of secret emoji meanings, teen slang, and hashtags. If you come across a term or emoji not included on this page, please send it to us and we will do our best to decipher it.
— Used to express drunkenness, sexual arousal, or a grimace
— You’re hot
— You or someone is ugly
— Cut someone, lesbian
— Sex
— Butt
— “Dump truck,” which refers to a large and/or shapely bottom
— Vagina
— Used when getting caught in a mistake or when feeling like a fraud
— Indicates being “ghosted” (dumped with no explanation)
— Can indicate support for white supremacy in certain contexts
— Ejaculation or orgasm
— May indicate sexual activity, especially oral sex
– Oral Sex
— Used when someone has an “hourglass” body shape
— A response that means, “It is what it is”
— Can be used in comments to denote a sarcastic, mean-spirited tone
— Marijuana/weed
— Desiring someone sexually (often used in response to nudes)
— Breasts/testicles/virginity
— Represents nudes, which are often called “noods”
— Used when sending or receiving nudes
– Send me a nude photo
– Sex tape
– Send photo of private parts
– Have sex
– Having sex in bed
– Having sex on the couch
– In bed waiting for you
– I’m getting hot
– Touch my breast
— A stamp of approval; “I agree”
— Used to refer to sexual activity
— Indicates “spiciness,” i.e., inappropriate or risque content
— GOAT; Greatest of all time
— Typically used to symbolize that someone is a “backstabber”
— Cuddles
— Can sometimes mean “I love you”
— “Lit”, “fire”, or “sexy”
— Expressing the desire to party hard
— Expression of being in a bad mood or wanting to cause destruction
— A response that indicates you’re not bothered about something someone said about you
— Can mean a girls’ night out or as code for “sex worker”
— Hand Used to express an exasperated “I don’t even know what to think anymore”
Eggplant or 
Banana — Male genitalia. Often sent to illustrate the anticipation of a sexual encounter
— Basic; generally negative term – can mean boring as much as it can mean clumsy/careless/gross
— Derogatory term to describe a young person who is easily offended or used to represent cocaine
— When used in between every single word in a sentence, it represents a passive-aggressive way of emphasizing something that people can’t seem to understand
— “Woman crush”
— Fishing for a compliment
— A lie or not true
— Used to show something is funny
— Running away from something bad, or can indicate that someone is running so hard they leave a trail of smoke behind them or serves as a symbol for vaping.
— Love Hotel or brothel
— Represents getting a tattoo
— Has been reported that drug dealers use this to symbolize that they have heroin for sale
— Has been reported that drug dealers use this to symbolize that they have MDMA for sale
— Can be used to symbolize cannabis or drugs in general
— Has been reported that drug dealers use this to symbolize that their products have high potency
Raised Fist followed by Sweat Droplets — Represents masturbation
— Can be used to request that someone send an explicit picture
— Represents an erection
— Represents a male orgasm
— Represents testicles
— Represents breasts
— Can sometimes mean sex
— Having just seen something x-rated
— Represents a female orgasm
ಠ_ಠ — Disapproval. Often used sarcastically
— The user is feeling shy
— Reminder to take note or take the advice
— Call to have sex
— Second base – Touch the breasts
— Let’s talk about sex
— Hit me in the butt
— Orgasm
— Masturbation
— Masturbation
1174 – “Nude club”
1337 and L337 – “Elite”
143 – “I love you”
182 – “I hate you”
420 – “Marijuana”
459 – “I love you”
8 – “Oral sex”
ADR – “Address”
AEAP – “As Early As Possible”
AF – “As f***”
ALAP – “As Late As Possible”
AMA – “Ask me anything”, a Q&A style discussion with the author of a post
AAC – actually
Aired – ignored (someone)
ASL – “Age/Sex/Location”
ASMR – “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response” meaning something gave you chills.
Banana – “Penis”
B – babe (but can be just a friend)
BAE – (before anyone else) a term of endearment (boyfriend/girlfriend), like “baby”
Baffed – confused
Bare, also spelled ‘bear’ – an alternative way of saying ‘really really’ or ‘a lot’ – e.g. “that is bare cool!’
Basic – generally negative term – can mean boring as much as it can mean clumsy/careless/gross
Bible – honestly/I’m telling the truth
Blates – obviously
Blessed – nice (person)
Booted – left behind/dumped (as in ‘I was booted’)
Bromance – close friendship between, as you have probably already guessed, two boys
Bruh – like ‘bro’, meaning a friend as close as a brother
BTO – “Bathroom time off”
CCW – “Comments and criticism welcome”
CBA – can’t be bothered
CD9 – “Code 9” meaning parents are around
CMV – “Change my view”
Cray – shortened version of crazy
Creeper – someone socially awkward or so needy they act like a stalker
CU46 – see you for sex
Cuz – friend (from cousin)
DAE – “Does anybody else or does anyone else”
DM;HS – “Doesn’t matter; had sex”
DPW – “D*** pictures welcome”
DTF – “Down to f***”– which means I want to have sex OR I would like to join you in the plans you suggested. When used in question form it means, do you think he/she would sleep with me or do you think he/she would want to come with us?
Dench – fantastic, cool
Dope – really cool/awesome
DFTT – don’t feed the trolls
Drip – Someone’s great style.
DUM – “Do you masturbate?”
DUSL – “Do you scream loud?”
eBAE – A term of endearment for someone (boyfriend/girlfriend) you’ve met online.
ELI5 – “Explain like I’m 5 (years old)”
F2F – “Face-to-Face” meaning FaceTime
Fam – close friend or group of friends
FB – “F*** buddy”
FBOI – “F*** boy” meaning a guy looking for sex
Fierce – looking amazing/ incredible
FIFY and FTFY – “Fixed It For You” and “Fixed that for you”, respectively.
FMLTWIA – “F*** me like the w**** I am”
FOL – “Fond of leather”
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – FOMO is when a student (or adult) experiences anxiety that an exciting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often prompted by posts seen on social media.
FR – “For real”
FWB – “Friends with benefits”
FWP – “First world problems”
G – a friend (boy to boy – originally from ‘gangsta’)
Gas – cool or marijuana
Gassed – happy
Ghost – to completely ignore someone suddenly – ghosting someone can be a nasty way to break up with someone else
GG – “Good game”
GGG – reference to the “Good Guy Greg” or “Good Girl Gina” meme
GIS – “Google Image Search”
GOAT – “Greatest of all time!”
GNOC – “Get naked on camera”
GTFO – “Get the f**k out”
GTG – “Got to go”
GYPO – “Get your pants off”
HAK – “Hugs and kisses”
Hella – really
Hunty – a term of endearment, popularized in the TV show, Ru Paul’s Drag Race
HIFW – “How I feel when”
HMB – “Hold my beer”
IAmA – “I am a.” This is the standard way to begin the title of an AMA (Ask me anything) post
IANAD – “I am not a doctor”
IANAL – “I am not a lawyer”
IAYM – “I am your master”
ICYMI – “In case you missed it”
IDGAF – “I don’t give a f***” – which means I don’t care at all
IF and IB – “In the front” or “In the back”, respectively
IK – I know
Ill – fantastic, cool
IYKYK – “If you know you know”
IMO or IMHO – “In my opinion” and “In my humble/honest opinion”
IIRC – “If I recall correctly”
ILY and ILU – “I love you”
IRL – “In real life”
ISO – “In search of”
ITT – “In this thread”
IYKYK – “If you know you know” meaning an inside joke
Jokes – really funny e.g. ‘that book is so jokes!’
JOMO – “Joy of missing out”
Kicked – same meaning as ‘booted’
KPC – keep parents clueless
KMS – “Kill myself”
KYS – “Kill yourself”
LB – “Like back”
Lit – amazing
LMAO – “Laugh my as* off”
LMD – “Let me die”
LMIRL – “Let’s meet in real life”
LMP – “Like my pic”
LOL – “Laugh out loud”
LoL – “League of Legends”, a popular online game.
Merked – can mean really drunk/intoxicated/beaten up or even getting found out/told off
MIRL – meeting in real life
Molly – term for ecstasy/MDMA
MOOS – member of the opposite sex
MOS – mum over shoulder
Moving to (someone) – approaching, either aggressively or romantically
MRW and MFW – “My reaction when” and “My face when”, respectively.
Netflix and chill – making out (or having sex), generally at home
NIFOC – “Naked in front of their computer”
NP – “No problem”
NSFL – “Not safe for life” (explicit and offensive; often gore)
Nudes – naked or partially clothed pictures
OAG – references the “Overly attached girlfriend” meme
OC – “Original content”, meaning the author of the post created the content shown or linked in the post or “Open crib”, meaning no parents will be at home or at a gathering or party.
OFC – “Of course”
OG – Meaning “original” or “original gangster”
OMGF – “Oh my f**king god”
On fleek – on point / executed really well
OP – “Original poster”, the author of the post
P – short from pretty, as in ‘that’s pretty cool’
P911/P999 – parent alert
PAW – parents are watching
Peak – unfortunate
Peng – really attractive
PMOYS – “Put my on your Snapchat”
POS – “Parents over shoulder”
Preeing – looking at someone online also known as ‘Facebook stalking’
Pre’-ing – pre-drinking (usually at home before going out)
Pr0n – misspelling porn to get past online filters
PSA – “Public service announcement”
ROTFLMAO – “Rolling on the floor laughing my as* off”
RT – “Retweet”
Rolling – going
RU/18 – are you over 18?
Safe – reliable/good (person)
Salty – bitter or upset
Ship – short word for relationship
Sick – fantastic, cool, as in ‘That gig was sick!’
SIS – sisters in spirit/a girl who’s so close she’s like a sister
Skl – school
Slipping – messing up (as in ‘get caught slipping’)
Smash – casual sex
Squad goal – something a group decides to do
Stacked – built, really muscly/well-built/toned
Swag – confidence or fancy clothes/jewellery
Swear – are you serious?
sksksk – The sound you make when you hit lots of keys at once on your keyboard.
Skrt – To stop unexpectedly”
SMDH – “shaking my damn head”
SMH – “shaking my head” or “that’s so dumb”
SO – “Significant other”
STFU – “Shut the f**k up”
Sus – “Suspect” or “Suspicious”
T – Gossip or talking behind someone’s back
TBH – To be honest”
TDTM – “Talk dirty to me”
TFW – “That feeling when”
TIFU – “Today I f**ked up”
TIL – “Today I learned”
TL;DR – “Too long; Didn’t read.” Sometimes used as a synonym for “summary”
TD – to die for/fantastic
Throw shade – give someone a nasty look or be horrible about someone
Tidy – really attractive
Tight – in a close friendship
Truss – I agree (from trust)
UGO – you got owned
UR – your
V – “Very”
Wag1 (or wagwan) – what’s up?
Woke – if you’re woke about a subject you understand or empathise with it
WTTP – want to trade photos
WYRN – what’s your real name?
WIP – “Work in progress”
WTF – “What the f**k?”
WTH – “What the he**”
WUF – “Where you from?”
WYA – “Where you at?”
WYD – “What you doing?”
YASS or YEET – A very strong way to say “yes”
YMMV – “Your mileage may vary”
YSK – “You should know”
Vibing – Enjoying something
YOLO – you only live once
Zerg – to gang up on someone
Eating disorders hashtags might include:
#secretsociety123
#imnotokay
#bulimic
#ed
#bulimia
#fakesmile
#eatingdisorder
#bonespo
#anorexic
#depression
#anorexia
#hipbones
#purge
#worthless
#anxiety
#mia
#helpme
#binge
#paranoia
#depressed
#blithe
#collarbones
#blades
#ana
#endos
#thinsp or #thinspo
Self harm, depression hashtags might include:
#suicidal
#razors
#harm
#selfharmmm
#selfinjury
#dead
#selfhate
#cuts
#worthless
#broken
#helpme
#sleepless
#tears
#heartbreak
#useless
#sick
#falling
#cantsleep
#helpme
#killme
#deb
#sue
#svv
Bullying hashtags might include:
#wtf = what the f***
#derp = stupid
#butters = ugly
#jelly = jealous
#subtweet = talking about someone but not using their @name
#gokillyourself
#bizzle = another word for b***h
#thot or #thotties = a promiscuous girl
#yag = you are gay
#beyouch = another word for b***h
#rab = rude a** b***h
Hashtags that may be red flags include:
#chirped = got caught
#420 = marijuana
#cu46 = See you for sex
#lmirl = let’s meet in real life
#pron = Porn
#frape = Facebook rape; posting to someone else’s profile when they leave it logged in.
#nsfw = not safe for work (post will include nudity, etc)
#bullied
#livingdangerously = taking selfies while driving or some other unsafe behavior
#kikmessenger = let’s talk on kik instant message instead
Hashtags that look strange but are okay include:
#mupload = upload via mobile
#selfie = taking a picture of self
#turnt = have fun; get rowdy
#nah = no or not
#smh – shaking my head
#igers = Instagrammers
#igaddict = Instagram addict
#turnup = step it up
#mce = my crush everyday
#idek = I don’t even know
#bae = babe
#nah = no or not
#mcm = man crush Monay
#wcw = woman crush Wednesday
#hmu = hit me up
#so = Significant Other
#lmao = laughing my a** off
#ootd = outfit of the day
#yolo = you only live once
#ratchet = disgusting
#sick = cool
References: https://www.bark.us/blog/emoji-slang-guide/