COS
Child over shoulder
Example
COS right now, so if I seem a little distracted, that's why.
When your child is watching you like a spy
Related Slang
| KOS | Kid over shoulder |
| BOS | Brat over shoulder |
| DOS | Dad over shoulder |
| MOS | Mom over shoulder |
| POS | Parent over shoulder |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder |
| POMS | Parents over my shoulder |
| NSFW | Not safe for work |
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COS is a warning meant to alert the recipient that a child is watching over their shoulder, so don't send anything inappropriate. It is similar to the POS acronym sometimes used by kids to warn friends that their parent is watching their device.
Parents may send COS when their kid is sitting in their lap and can see their phone when texting. Or, a sitter may send it when messaging a friend online, and a child is near them.
However, since COS is rather obscure, it may confuse the recipient more than actually be helpful. Therefore, unless the person you are sending it to is slang-savvy, you should probably just spell it out instead of using the acronym.