Help for desperate paranoid parents who don´t feel having enough control on their kids, and who feel lost when they find acronyms like "ftw,” “pyt” and “otp,” when spying on their internet activities.

"Ever wonder what your child is really saying online?
Well now it’s easy to find out with the all new Teen Chat Acronym Decoder!"

Teen Chat Acronym Decoder by rperazag June 16, 2010

message board decoder ring

A mythical tool used to decipher message board posts made by a person who is speaking to one individual person about something only the two of them understand....both of whom, ironically, are usually tools themselves. The goal of the tools is to hope people wonder what they are talking about. The tools can only be thwarted by a decoder ring tool.

Oh bless my stars, another incoherent post by the ancient one....I MUST know what it means! Now....where did I leave that message board decoder ring....

message board decoder ring by L0VE (the 0 is a zero) February 20, 2011

Magic Decoder Ring

Google, or another search engine, used in an online situation to keep from looking stupid because you don't know what your buddy is talking about.

Walter was telling me about how to use terminal, and asking me about my LAN. I didn't have a clue what he was talking about, so I used my magic decoder ring and got it all figured out.

Magic Decoder Ring by meownkat September 6, 2009

firefox decoder ring

The official Firefox website.

I want to get Firefox, but I don't have a Firefox decoder ring.

firefox decoder ring by cymon October 1, 2006

International Decode Day

International Decode Day is on March 11th, according to the Geometry Dash forums. Started by Geometry Dash player Noice, it is the day where the holy Geometry Dash level, "Decode" by Rek3dge is played annually across the entire Geometry Dash community. Typically, videos of the level will be uploaded to YouTube on this day from various dashers on the platform, by both popular and lesser known figures.

Gamer: Hey bro what day is it today?
Dasher: March 11th, do you know what that means?
Gamer: No, what does it mean?
Dasher: IT'S INTERNATIONAL DECODE DAY

International Decode Day by AdashioX October 23, 2019

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026