Many people, including parents and adults, are interested in the young language, they are eager to update with the last lingo.
Some of the textures can not call the “correct English”, but in Gen Z seem to be a vocabulary and fluent.
If you think there is a new language in South Africa, it’s good. The new code is a quick way to write a few letters for a short definition of a person, as young people belong to text reductions.
Many people, including parents and adults interested in teenagers, are eager to be renewed in the last Lingo.
Shortening can also affect communication by reducing the sender’s sincerity, less and more shorter answers.
See some of the imagined text abbreviations
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Google Trends
Google Trends Analysis for the first three months of 2025, the most wanted text in South Africa is most searching for abbreviations.
- FWB (17 000 search) – Friends with benefits.
- NB (16 000 searches) – Black non-black.
- ATM (10 000 search) – right now.
- Lmao (search 9 000) – laugh loudly.
- PMO (7 000 searches) – Turn me on.
- NGL (6 000 searches) – will not lie.
- XOXO (5 500 searches) – hugs and kisses.
- MXM (5 000 searches) – no matter what.
- TBH (4 600 searches) – to be honest.
- ICL (4 000 searches) – I can’t lie.
- DW (3 800 Search) – Don’t worry.
- HMU (3 500 searches) – shoot me.
- ATP (3 300 searches) – At this point.
- ASL (3 000 searches) – as hell.
- FFO (2 600 Search) – FK around and find out.
- ML (2 000 searches) – very love.
- WYD (1 900 search) – What you do.
- Ily (1 500 search) – I love you.
- Wyll (1 300 search) – What you look like.
- XX (1200 searches) – kisses.
Secret language
A spokesperson for Unscrambler.com Said text abbreviations are the secret language of the Internet.
“You can even call them an integral part of social media culture.
“Older meanings can change. A recent study, a new study, abbreviations may not be as cool as people think.
“However, it is better to draw a line for professional conversations. Context issues.”
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