Teen Talk - How to speak like and understand a teen

If any of you are like me, you speak with some abbreviations (or 'abbrevs') to make your life easier. Most people our age are quite familiar with this 'language' of sorts, but what about if you have to explain what it means to someone else? In case you would like to learn or teach someone else how to speak like and understand teens, here's a cheat sheet for you.

(Note: Terms will be bolded, the definitions will be italicized, and some occasional tips on usage will be in parentheses.)

Sry	Sorry
Wrud/ Wayd?	What are you doing?
Wrugd	What are you guys doing?
Idk	I don’t know
Ttyl	Talk to you later
Cya	See you
L8er	Later (as in see you later)
Idc	I don’t care (as in I don’t care what I get...)
Hru/Hay?	How are you? (Make sure to include the question mark if you use the other option so it doesn’t seem like the word ‘hay’)
Wru/ Way?	(Make sure to include the question mark if you use the other option so it doesn’t seem like the word ‘way’) Where are you?
Rofl	Rolling on floor laughing
Lol	Laughing out loud/ just laughing in general
Winging {something}	Being flexible with planning and not being too meticulous/ not thinking through something completely (“I’m winging mountain biking, since I have no experience”)
Jk	Just kidding
Omg	Oh my gosh/ God/ goodness
	Relieved/ glad/ oops (after a silly mistake is made)
	Laughing
	Wink (don’t worry, I’ve got your back/ don’t tell anyone)
	Blessed/ I am saved (second definition is used after someone helps you)
or	You’re welcome/ thank you
	I told you so/ confident
	I love it!
	Love you
	Yum!
	Just kidding
🤪	Silly/ crazy
🤨	Confused
	Smart/ nerd (used when someone calls you smart)
🤩	(Used when you love an idea or an object or are amazed)
🥳	Party/ celebration/ yay!
	Smirk (I’ve got something up my sleeve/ hinting something)
	Annoyed
///	Why me?!/ oh no/ what am I going to do
🥺	Please (puppy eyes)/ sorry (asking for forgiveness)
	Mad
/	Sad
	Embarrassed/ I just realized something and it’s not good
	I’m always here for you/ you’re welcome/ hugs!
	Annoyed/ rolling eyes in a funny way (not used to be rude)
	Uh oh/ that’s not fun
	Cool person (when someone says you have a good idea) Example:
	Great/ yes
	No/ bad idea
/🤛🏻/🤜🏻	Great!/ fist bump
	Crossed fingers (hoping/ praying for something to happen)
	Peace out (can be used pretty randomly)
	Perfect/ ok
///	Pointing at something/ (I use this to point to the previous texts and mention something from that)
	Hi/ bye
	Clapping/ great job
🤝	Deal/ partnership/ alliance
🤦🏻‍♀️	Facepalm/ come on
	No
	This/ here
🤷🏻‍♀️	I don’t know
	Seriously?/ are you serious
	Oh no/ what am I going to do
	Massage/ relax
	I bow down to you/ you were right, I surrender
/	Party/ celebration/ yay
	Your secret is safe with me (I never use it like this-or at all, to be honest- but this is one way it could be used)

Tmr

Tomorrow

Btw	By the way (you may also hear some people say ‘bee- tee- dubs’ for the same thing)

This isn't a full list of the lingo we use, but if you are looking to learn, you will likely encounter people who text using similar lingo, and you can learn that as you go! This will certainly make your life easier when texting someone!