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Those embarrassing 'text-speak' information leaflets have become an excellent meme

BRB, Bitcoin rallying baby.

FINE GAEL LAUNCHED an extremely down with the kids text-speak manual this month.

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It included terminology such as…

Sugarpic: sexy photo
NALOPKT: Not a lot of people know that
Zerg: Gang up on someone
MOS: Mum over shoulder

Do youths actually use these abbreviations? Unlikely.

Well, a new meme has rightfully emerged taking the piss out of adults attempting to guess what their teens are texting about.

It’s delightful

Is your child texting about intersectional feminism?

lol: liberating ourselves locally

tbh: talking bout heteropatriarchy

btw: be truly woke

tbt: trust black transwomen

smh: straight male hegemony

lmao: learn, mobilize, and organize

idc: immigrants dismantling colonialism
— Sasha Costanza-Chock (@schock) January 29, 2018

Sasha Costanza-Chock / Twitter

There are so many variations

Is your child texting about Randy Jackson?

BRB: Bring Randy Back

SMD: Sup My Dawg

WYD: Where’s Your dawg?

YGTH: You’re Going To Hollywood

DAWG:
— Carol (@Caroline_Mooree) January 29, 2018

Caroline Moore / Twitter

Each as ridiculous as the next

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Why yes! They just might be!

Is your child texting about cryptocurrency?

BRB - Bitcoin rallying baby
WTF - Wait… taxes? Fuck…
BTW - Bitcoin tanking why
LMAO - Lost my assets online
CNBC - Constantly Needing Bitcoin Content
— Neeraj K. Agrawal (@NeerajKA) January 30, 2018

Neeraj K. Agrawal / Twitter

The Irish versions came thick and strong

is your child texting about Stephen's Green Shopping Centre?

GTFO: Great, the firebreather's outside

OMG: Oh My, GoldenDiscs!

SMDH: spending money in Dunnes, hun

TBC: toilets - balked at charge

TTYL: Tiger - things you'll love!

WTF: Weird, this floor
— Derek (@DirkVanBryn) January 29, 2018

Derek O'Brien / Twitter

Even the Táin got a look in

Is your child texting about the Táin?

LMAO - Let Macha Accept Offering
WTF - Won't Tackle Fergus
SMH - Steal Medb's Herd
GTG - Gaeilgeoir Throws Gáe Bolga
FML - Forsake Morrigan's Love
BBW - Bull Burglary War
— JP Jordan (@jp_jordan) January 27, 2018

JP Jordan / Twitter

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Who knew that kids loved Wilde so much?

Is your child texting about classic Irish poetry?

Know the signs:

LOL - Lament O'Leary
WTF - Wilde's Top Flippancy
IDGAF - Indeed! Digging Great Amounts, Father
BRB - Bethlehem, Rough Beast!
IDK - Inniskeen Documenter Kavanagh
— Cethan Leahy (@CethanLeahy) January 28, 2018

Cethan Leahy / Twitter

And Turbidy!

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Any of them could be real, in fairness.

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Those embarrassing 'text-speak' information leaflets have become an excellent meme

It’s delightful

There are so many variations

Each as ridiculous as the next

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Why yes! They just might be!

The Irish versions came thick and strong

Even the Táin got a look in

Who knew that kids loved Wilde so much?

And Turbidy!

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Sigh

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

DailyEdge is on Instagram!

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