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Internet abbreviations for teens
Some are very simple abbreviations of words from which the vowels have been removed, others appeal to the language of Shakespeare …
A+ : see you later
ASL ou ASV : “Age, sex, location” in English or “age, sex, city” in French. These abbreviations are generally used on “chats” and serve as an invitation to introduce yourself.
biz : kisses
dsl, jtd, jtm, msg, pbm, slt, stp…: Sorry, I adore you, I love you, message, problem, hi, please…
lol : “Laughing out loud” in English (“mort de rire”)
mdr : “Mort de rire”, French version of “lol”
omg : “Oh my god” in English (“oh my god”)
osef : ” we do not care ! ”
ptdr : ” rolling on the floor laughing ! ”
re : “I’m back”, “I’m back”
xpdr : “Exploded with laughter! ”
x ou xxx ou xoxo : kisses, signs of affection
Mav : sometimes writes MV. It means “my life”, which refers not to her own existence but to her best friend or best friend.
Thx : “Thanks you”, in English (“Merci”)
Bjr : ” Hello ”
Cad : ” that is to say ”
Pk : ” Why ”
Raf : ” Nothing to do ”
BDR : “To be at the end of the roll”
BG : “Handsome”
Deter : “Determined”
Fresh products : “Too good” or “Stylish”
OKLM : “In peace”, means “quiet or in peace”
Swag : comes from “stylish” English
Golri : ” it’s funny ”
Downgraded : means something is really good
Askip : ” as it seems ”
TMTC : “You yourself know”
WTF : “What the fuck” (in English, it means “what the hell?”).
VDM : shit life
The meaning of emoticons
In addition to abbreviations, he uses signs to communicate. How to decipher this coded language?
These signs are called smileys or emoticons. They are formed from punctuations and used to describe a mood, a state of mind. To decipher them, nothing could be simpler, just look at them while tilting your head to the left …
: ) happy, smile, good mood
😀 laugh
😉 wink, knowing look
:0 astonishment
🙁 sadness, discontent, disappointment
:p pull out the Tang
😡 kiss, mark of affection
😕 Confused
:! Oops, surprise
:/ means that we are uncertain
<3 heart, love, love (small exception: smiley looking at itself by tilting its head to the right)
!! astonishment
?? questioning, incomprehension
Decode their technical terms on the Internet
When I try to take an interest in what he is doing on the Internet, certain words escape me completely. I would like to understand …
Your child uses terms that are technical language specific to the Internet or computers:
Blog : the equivalent of a diary, but on the Internet. The creator or the owner can express himself freely, on the subjects of his choice.
Vlog: this refers to the video blog. Generally speaking, these are the blogs for which all the posts consist of a video.
Bug/Bogue : error in a program.
Chat : pronounced “Chat”, in the English style. Interface that allows you to chat live with other Internet users.
E-mail : email.
Forum : discussion space, offline. Here, the dialogue is done by email.
Geek : nickname given to a person addicted to computers or passionate about new technologies.
Post : message posted in a topic.
Username : abbreviation of “pseudonym”. Nickname that an Internet user gives himself on the Internet.
Topic : topic of a forum.
Troll : nickname given to disruptors of forums.
Virus : software designed to interfere with the proper functioning of a computer. It is usually received via emails or files downloaded from the Internet.
Ezine : word formed from “web” and “magazine”. It is a magazine published on the Internet.
Like : it is the action that we do when we “like” a page, a publication, on Facebook for example or Instagram.
Tweet : a tweet is a small message of 140 characters maximum broadcast on the Twitter platform. An author’s tweets are broadcast to his followers or subscribers.
Boomerang : This application launched by Instagram, allows you to make very short videos that run in a loop, with excerpts from everyday life, to share with your subscribers.
Story : the Snapchat application allows users to create a “story”, visible to all their friends, with one or more photos or videos.
He’s addicted to his cell phone, but what is he doing there?
Facebook : this site is a social network intended for sharing photos, messages and information of all kinds, with a predefined list of friends. We search for people using their first and last name. Facebook has 300 million followers around the world!
MSN : it is an instant messaging service, used by a very large number of Internet users. It is very practical for communicating in real time, with two or more people, via a dialog box.
MySpace : it is a social network, a little more basic than the others, specializing in the presentation and sharing of musical works.
Skype : This software allows users to make free phone calls to each other over the Internet. Skype also includes a videoconferencing option if the user is equipped with a webcam.
Twitter : another social network! This one is a little different from the others. It is used to give news to friends or to receive them. The principle is to answer a simple question: “what are you doing? ” (” what do you do ? “). The answer is short (140 characters) and can be updated at will. This is called a “Twit”.
Instagram: it is an application which allows to publish and share photos and videos. You can use filters on the photos to make them prettier. It is also possible to follow friends there like celebrities.
Snapchat : It is an application for sharing, photos and videos. This social network allows you to send photos to your friends. These photos are “ephemeral”, meaning that they are deleted a few seconds after viewing.
WhatsApp : It is a mobile application which offers a messaging system via the Internet. This network is especially useful for communicating with people living abroad.
Youtube : it is a famous video hosting website. Users can upload videos, post them, rate them, comment on them, and most importantly watch them. Widely used by young people, the site has become essential. You can find everything there: movies, shows, music, music videos, amateur videos etc.