Fact checked by Sarah Scott Key Points Teens use slang to form their own identity and feel part of a group. Learning teen ...

Uh oh, did someone just text you an acronym and you have no idea what they're trying to say? We've all been there, especially for those born before the age of social media who are trying to keep up ...

As with any generation, Gen Alpha has its own lexicon of what’s cool and what’s not, and they’re letting everyone older than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are so many slang and shorthand terms used online. Maybe you have even been scrolling through TikTok or Twitter only to come ...

Picture this: You're messaging a friend or loved one and the conversation is going well. That is, until they use an abbreviation you've never seen before. Is this a spelling error, or is this supposed ...

Scrolling social media can sometimes feel like wading through a bowl of alphabet soup with the amount of text slang there is today. You're practically playing a game of Jumble trying to decipher each ...

TFW your teen calls you sus (IYKYK), and you have no idea what it means. Time for a vibe check. Slang is everywhere (thanks to TikTok), and parents are increasingly feeling the need to learn it to ...

Listen up parents, if your kid tells you they want to show you their drip, they're not talking about a leaky faucet or perspiring toilet. Instead, they finna vibe check their attire, possibly before ...

The text slang "fs" means "for sure." It's often used to express agreement or emphasize something. You could use it to say you're "for sure" going to be somewhere later or simply as a response to ...

Have you ever texted someone and they used slang or an acronym you're unfamiliar with? There are so many different ways to abbreviate and shorten our conversations. Even though these acronyms may be ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...