You may have thought that the language you speak at home would be all you'd need to communicate with your child. If only that were true...there's a whole other language that isn't entirely intuitive. To make it easier for you, below is a tool to help clarify the confusion. (Warning: to be a useful tool, we believe it needs to be authentic...which means that some terms may be offensive. As such, please be careful not to share this section with your child.)

BTW (yes, "by the way"), if you identify either an Instant Message phrase or a Tween Dictionary word, phrase or expression that isn't included, please share it with us below!

Please type in the word, phrase, expression or IM abbreviation below:

ginormous: Mammoth, bigger than gigantic and enormous.
gnar: The shortened version of gnarly, meaning dangerous and cool.
got the dragon: To have bad breath.
goth: Originally a rock movement evolving out of punk music in the 1980s in England. The meaning has now expanded not only into followers of a specific type of music, but non-conformists who reject mainstream society and often dress in black.
grill: 1. Face, specifically teeth or smile (example: "Get your finger outta my grill."). 2. Personal business.
gta: The video game "Grand Theft Auto;" can be gta4, or gtaiv, for version 4 of the game