BE NANG RENTS; Or, in English, become coll parents by learning your kids' language with new book.

Byline: Sally McLean

IT'S the book all parents should get their hands on and all kids will dread their mums and dads reading.

Pimp Your Vocab is a terrifying dictionary for adults of all those words your offspring really don't want you to know.

If you don't have a clue what "CBA", "Frosted" or "getting hench" means, chances are you are over 30 and a bit baffled by today's teenage language, otherwise known as Teenglish.

Back in the day (the 90s - duh, so last century), wicked was good and kids would go around to each other's gaff and relax. But today's youth use a whole new language which pays little or no attention to the rules of grammar or sense.

Fear not, here's a guide to help you get down with the kids.

ADDY (ADD-DEE)

Address. Mainly refers to your email address but can be used for a postal one too, as in: "I'm coming round, what's your addy?"

ATM (AY-TEE-EM)

An internet-derived acronym, meaning "at the moment". As in: "ATM I need to go out - sorry."

BOBFOC (BOH-B-FOK)

Acroynym for "Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch". Not so kindly defines someone with a hot body but ugly face.

COTCH/KOTCH (COH-TCH)

To chat and hang with friends, publicly loiter. As in: "Want to cotch at mine tonight? Gotta free house."

CO-DEE (COE-DEE)

A friend. Stems from the term "co-dependent" in law suits. As used in: "Mum, this is Dan, my codee.

We're cotching tonight so stay away from the crib."

CRIB (CR-IB)

Someone's house - where a baby sleeps. Easily confused from a parent's point of view.

DEVO (DEV-OH)

Mild devastation. As used in the sentence: "They've done a Jamie Oliver and taken chips off the canteen menu - I'm devo."

DIGITS (DIJ-ITS)

Phone number. The word "number" is now as old as "address". As used in the sentence: "Gimme your digits and I'll hook you up."

EMO (EE-MOW)

New type of goth - angst-ridden teenager who likes music that sounds depressing, wears skinny jeans and has long hair over the eyes. "He's an emo. He likes death."

FOMO (F-OH-MO)

Acronym meaning Fear Of Missing Out. Every teen's worst nightmare. As in: "She was tired but Sarah's fomo meant she went to the party."

FROSTED (FROH-STED)

Someone dripping in "bling". As in: "Remember that girl from the club who was totally frosted?"

GUTTED CITY (GUH-TED-CI-TEE)

A term for extreme depression. As used in the sentence: "He dumped me last week. I was totally shocked and I'm still in gutted city."

HENCH (HEN-CH)

Someone big and muscular. As in: "I've been at the gym, check these guns out - I'm getting so hench."

HIMBO (HIM-BOH)

Bimbo has crossed the sexual divide and himbo is now used to describe a hot male who is thicker than a plank of wood. As in:"He was hot but too much of a himbo."

ICE (EYE-SUH)

Diamonds, flashy jewellery and bling. As used in the sentence: "ThisValentine's Day, I'm gonna buy her some ice coz I'm actually really into her."

JOG ON (JOH-G-OHN)

Walk on or go away. Can also be used to mean "no way" - as in "take a hike". As used in the sentence: "Jog on, man - nothing to see."

JSYK (JAY-ES-WHY-KAY)

Acronymn for Just SoYou Know. As used in the sentence: "JSYK, Imogen's not coming to the beach."

LABEL WHORE (LAY-BELL-HAW)

Someone who only wears brand-names. As in: "You're .

LABATYD (LAH-BA-TIDE)

A sarcastic riposte. Stands for Life's A Bitch And Then You Die.

McPEE (MUC-PEE)

To use a toilet in a bar, hotel, restaurant etc without paying. As in: "I'm desperate, I'm going to do a McPee."

NANG (NAN-G)

Cool, trendy. "This is top nang, I'm gonna buy it."

OFF THE CHAIN (OFF-THER-CHAY-N)

Very cool. Totally wicked. "You got the new iPhone? Immense, it's off the chain."

PUGLY (PUG-LEE)

A very ugly person - combination of Pig and Ugly. "I pulled some chick last night - she was so pugly."

RENTS (RENTZ)

An abbrevation of parents, bypassed via Parental Units. Used by the very kids who live with you rent-free. As in: "Come cotch at mine, the rents are away."

STANDARD (STAND-DAR'D)

A popular response to something that is assumed. "Scotland lost on penalties - standard."

TEEK (TEE'QU)

Very old, as in antique. "Man alive, that mob is teek."

UNGOOGLEABLE (UN-GOO-GLA-BULL)

Originally meant someone whose name did not come up on Google search but extended to someone of little importance to a topic or social grouping. As used in: "Don't worry 'bout him, he's unGoogleable."

SHYPOD (SH-AYE-POH'D)

Being too embarrassed to show someone the list of music on your MP3 player - usually an iPod. As in: "I wanted to see his music but he was shyPod."

Extracted from Pimp Your Vocab by Lucy Tobin, published by Portico Books, priced pounds 7.99 [umlaut]Lucy Tobin. Daily Record readers can purchase this title for the special price of pounds 5.99 with free p&p. Just phone [phone] and quote CH1250.