I remember my mom saying that she needed to "red up" when I was younger.  I had no idea what she meant by that until I grew up.  Years later, I told my own daugher that she needed to "red up" her bedroom.  She looked at me as though I was speaking a foreign language.  Apparently, she didn't get it, either.

As a teenager, I used terms such as yardape, yardyipe, and dren.  I'm sure that my parents had no clue as to the meanings of those words, and that was the idea.

Today, we're all struggling to learn new words and phrases.  Well, to be more precise, we're struggling to learn acronyms.  With cell phone texting, and instant messaging online, acronyms are the ONLY way to talk.  Besides taking less time to type, they can double as code for teens who have not-so-technology savy 'rents.  (That's code for parents)  Using my Dora (the explorer) skills, I've found a website that will translate acronyms for you.  www.acronymfinder.com.  Just type it in, and you'll get the old-fashioned (spelled out) version.  Another site is www.netlingo.com.  This one gives you an alphabetical listing of acronyms and their definitions.  Caution! It's not G-rated.  Perhaps, by familiarizing yourself with a few of the more popular acronyms, you'll not feel as though your teens are speaking a foreign language.  And, if they ask you what you're doing, you can confidently tell them "noyb".