Decoder
Slang & Safety Glossary
Not to spy on your kid — to understand them. Updated as language shifts.
IWSN
High
I want sex now.
Used by adults grooming young people, or in coerced contexts.
KMS / KYS
High
Kill myself / kill yourself.
Often joked about, but always worth a gentle, non-punitive check-in.
Sadfishing
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Posting emotional content to fish for sympathy.
Often masks real distress. Don't shame — ask.
Finsta / spam account
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A private secondary account.
Often where kids show a truer self. Riskier if strangers are followed.
🍇 (grapes)
High
Coded reference to rape or SA content.
🌽 / corn
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Coded reference to porn.
👉👌
Watch
Sexual reference.
53X, unalive, self-delete
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Filter-evading spellings for sex, suicide, self-harm.
Kids use these to evade content filters.
Mewing / looksmaxxing
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Manosphere self-improvement subculture.
Gateway content to misogynist creators.
Sextortion
High
Blackmail using nude or fake nude images.
See the Report Directory — Report Remove and Take It Down help fast.
Catfishing
High
Pretending to be someone else online, usually to build trust.
Doxxing
High
Publishing someone's private info (address, school) online.
Streaks
Low
Consecutive-day messaging on Snapchat.
Anxiety driver — kids share passwords so streaks survive.
NPC
Low
'Non-player character' — used to dismiss someone as unthinking.
Rizz
Low
Charisma, especially romantic.
Delulu
Low
Delusional — usually self-mocking.