Teens and young adults often use "rents" when referring to their parents or guardians. They may use it verbally and online, especially in messages and social media.
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Ejectment | Bakalar and Associates, P.A. | Florida Ejectment AttorneyHow can you get squatters out of your house without court? Florida eviction lawyer explainsHow Much is Renters Insurance? - Nationwide10 Factors That Impact the Cost of Homeowners Insurance - ExperianIt's unclear who first abbreviated parents as rents, but the term gained popularity in the early-2000s among teenagers. For example, a teenage son may text his friend, "Thanks for the invite, but I'm gonna hang with the rents 2nite.
Rents is just one of many terms for describing family members. Others include churrin, bonus dad, sharent, fommy, or mombie.
Example
My rents grounded me again because I skipped class
Shoot, how long?
1 week
Related Slang
| POS | Parent over shoulder |
| PRW | Parents are watching |
| PAW | Parents are watching |
| p911 | Parent alert! |
| PAH | Parents at home |
| Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media |
| Soft parenting | Friendly parenting |
| SAHP | Stay-at-home parent |
| PLOS | Parents looking over shoulder |
| Mom shaming | Bullying a mom for her parenting choices |
| Daddy shaming | Shaming dads for their choices |
| Dad praising | Praising a dad for performing simple parenting duties |
