Jeff
12-11-2014, 05:59 PM
This was sent to me from my kids middle school. Seems the kids have codes they use on the internet, some are innocent enough but others parents need to know.
Editor's note: Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. She is a mom of two girls. Read her other columns on digital life (http://www.cnn.com/specials/living/digital-living/index.html)and follow her reports at CNN Parents (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/living/cnn-parents/index.html) and on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/kellywallacetv)
(CNN) -- If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what "LOL" means, let me test your coolness.
Any idea what "IWSN" stands for in Internet slang?
It's a declarative statement: I want sex now.
If it makes you feel any better, I had no clue, and neither did a number of women I asked about it.
Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be instant.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/08/living/internet-acronyms-every-parent-should-know/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Editor's note: Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. She is a mom of two girls. Read her other columns on digital life (http://www.cnn.com/specials/living/digital-living/index.html)and follow her reports at CNN Parents (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/living/cnn-parents/index.html) and on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/kellywallacetv)
(CNN) -- If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what "LOL" means, let me test your coolness.
Any idea what "IWSN" stands for in Internet slang?
It's a declarative statement: I want sex now.
If it makes you feel any better, I had no clue, and neither did a number of women I asked about it.
Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social media and texting apps, because, in some cases, they offer a shorthand for communication that is meant to be instant.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/08/living/internet-acronyms-every-parent-should-know/index.html?hpt=hp_c2