Translate the slang your kid uses.

When someone obtains a nude image and uses it to extort more images, money, or behavior. The fastest-growing online crime against teens.

Roblox slang for an adult/sexual experience hidden under innocent names. Roblox bans them; new ones appear daily.

A patterned escalation from friendly contact to inappropriate request, used by predators to build trust before exploitation.

Stealing a Roblox account or items via social engineering or malicious links. Beamed accounts get resold.

Revealing or threatening to reveal someone's real-world information online (address, school, full name).

Someone using a fake identity online. In sextortion, predators pose as same-age peers.

Calling in a fake emergency to get police to raid someone's home. Has gotten kids hurt.

The single most common grooming pivot. Move chat off Roblox/Discord to disappearing Snapchat messages.

Similar pivot, but to Discord — less moderated, voice + DMs available.

Almost always a sextortion opener from a stranger. Especially on Discord.

Direct sextortion script. Predator typically sends a stolen image first.

Isolation flattery. Stage 3 of grooming. Big red flag.

Suspicious. Made famous by Among Us; now used everywhere.

“No lie.” Used to emphasize sincerity. The opposite is “cap.”

Unapologetic, independent-minded. Generally a compliment.

Really good (originally about food).

Exciting, awesome.

Mediocre. Sometimes harsher than “OK.”

Charisma, charm — especially romantic charm.

When a reply gets more attention than the original post — a put-down on social media.

Telling someone to deal with reality. Sometimes mean.

Upset, bitter (usually about losing).

“Go outside.” Telling someone to log off and live in the real world.

General mood or feeling. “Vibes are off” = something feels wrong.

A player trying way too hard. Often used about Fortnite.

Same as sweat. Pejorative.

Newbie, unskilled. Long-running insult in gaming.

A bad player. Or literally an automated player.

A skilled player on a new account, dominating lower-skilled lobbies.

Staying still in one spot in a shooter to ambush.

An impressive, often unlikely shot. Big in Fortnite/COD culture.

Repeatedly playing to level up or earn items.

A randomized in-game reward purchase. Linked to gambling psychology.

A seasonal upgrade you buy for extra unlocks. Standard in Fortnite, Apex, etc.

A cosmetic outfit for a character. Bought with V-Bucks/Robux/etc.

Pretending to be a character in-game. Innocent most of the time; predators use it as cover.

Opposition, enemies. From hip-hop, now general slang.

Someone overly attentive to a person they like. Used as mockery.

Embarrassing.

Unapologetic. (Repeated for completeness)

To throw, or an exclamation. Mostly leaving usage.

Awesome, exciting. From Twitch culture.

“Kill yourself.” Used as an insult in gaming. Common, casual, and harmful.

“For real” / “for real for real” — emphasizing truth.

Greatest of all time. High praise.

Loss / Win. “Took the L.” Used about anything.

Original / Original Gangster. A player or skin that's been around since the start.

Direct/private message. Where most grooming and sextortion happen.

“Pay respects.” Used after something bad happens.

In real life. As opposed to online.

“I don't know / I don't care / To be honest / Not gonna lie.”

Away from keyboard.

Roblox's currency. $9.99 = 800 Robux. Kids spend a lot.

Fortnite's currency. $7.99 = 1,000 V-Bucks. Battle pass = 950.

Minecraft Bedrock's currency for the Marketplace.

Apex Legends' currency.

Valorant Points — the in-game currency.

An alternate account. Often used to evade bans or stalk people.

A group/community on Discord or a multiplayer game world.

Minecraft's private hosted server. Owner controls everything in it.

Live audio chat. Most platforms now have it.