Parents who thought they had mastered teenage text speak are facing a new challenge, as a list of confusing abbreviations emerges. Research by the anagram website Unscramblerer.com has revealed the most puzzling examples, leaving many adults turning to Google for help.
Among the terms causing confusion is SYBAU, which one parent thought meant 'stay young, beautiful and unique'. In reality, it stands for 'shut your bitch ass up'. Similarly, WYLL is not 'would you levitate lightly' but 'what you look like'. PMO can mean 'pisses me off' or 'parental money order', while ASL, long known as 'age, sex, location', is now said to mean 'as hell'.
The list also includes OTP, which it claims stands for 'one true pairing', though it might also mean 'on the phone'. Experts suggest that such abbreviations have become so entrenched that parents may no longer need to fear the worst about their children's messages. As one parent noted, 'SYBAU' might simply be a way to say 'stay young, beautiful and unique'.
