General Slang
Many slang terms are used both online and offline, such as in spoken conversation. The following list includes general shorthand and slang terms that are not specifically used online or in text messaging.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 170 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 424 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| Fail | Failure | 462 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 486 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 499 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 502 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| Twitch | Video game streaming website | 513 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 519 |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | 519 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| SOS | Save our souls | 533 |
| Gamer | A video game player | 533 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 535 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 536 |
| POV | Point of view | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| Cap | Lie | 539 |
| BFF | Best friends forever | 540 |
| Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Bro | Brother | 541 |
| perv | Pervert | 541 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 543 |
| FB | 546 | |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| qt | Cutie | 547 |
| vs | Versus | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| RPG | Role-playing game | 550 |
| Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| POS | Piece of s*** | 552 |
| CYOA | Cover your own a** | 553 |
| hun | Honey | 554 |
| Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 555 |
| sfx | Special effects | 555 |
| 420 | Marijuana | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| SOB | Son of a b**** | 557 |
| SO | Significant other | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 561 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 561 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| lil | Little | 565 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 565 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 566 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 567 |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information to create doubt | 567 |
| PS | PlayStation | 567 |
| IOU | I owe you | 568 |
| ft | Featuring | 568 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 568 |
| TMI | Too much information | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 570 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 570 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| Womp | Expression of disappointment | 571 |
| K | OK | 572 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 572 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 572 |
| Leech | A freeloader | 572 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 572 |
| Gen Zer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 572 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 572 |
| FYI | For your information | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| N/A | Not Available | 573 |
| nuke | A nuclear missile | 573 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 573 |
| od | Overdose | 573 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 574 |
| FUBAR | Fouled up beyond all recognition | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 575 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 575 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 575 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| USA | United States of America | 576 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 576 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 576 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 576 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 576 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 577 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 577 |
| proc | Programmed random occurrence | 577 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 577 |
| Kicks | Fun | 577 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 577 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Skol | Good health | 578 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 578 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 578 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 578 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 579 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 579 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 579 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| ship | Relationship | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Rubber | A condom | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| app | Application | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 580 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 580 |
| Dope | Cool | 580 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 580 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 581 |
| Chill | Relax | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 581 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 582 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 582 |
| gimme | Give me | 582 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Dawg | Friend | 582 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 582 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| Slay | To dominate | 583 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| AP | Associated Press | 583 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 583 |
| char | Character | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 583 |
| Po-po | Police | 583 |
| CD | Compact disc | 584 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 584 |
| Lit | Exciting | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 584 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Crush | A person who is the object of someone's affection | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 585 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 585 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 585 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 585 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| Salty | Upset | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 585 |
| No cap | No lie | 585 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| Ppl | People | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 586 |
| emo | Emotional | 586 |
| addy | Adderall | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 586 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 586 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 586 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 586 |
| yt | YouTube | 586 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 586 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 586 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 586 |
| m | Male | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Wipe | Total team death | 587 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 587 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| info | Information | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Chicken | Scared | 587 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 588 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 588 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| tween | Tweenager | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 588 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 588 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 588 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 589 |
| Yasss | Yes | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 589 |
| Friend zone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of them as just a friend | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 589 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 589 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 589 |
| Rage bait | Online content meant to provoke rage | 589 |
| Dis | Disrespect | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| TBD | To be determined | 590 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 590 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 590 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 590 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| BO | Body odor | 590 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| ref | Referee | 590 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| Tight | Awesome | 590 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 590 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 590 |
| Doe | Though | 590 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 590 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| Boo | Babe | 590 |
| Buck | Dollar | 590 |
| stats | Statistics | 590 |
| admin | Administrator | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 590 |
| f | Female | 591 |
| JK | Just kidding | 591 |
| sk8 | Skate | 591 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 591 |
| Threads | Clothes | 591 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| Vibe check | Checkup on a person's mood | 591 |
| rents | Parents | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 591 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 591 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 591 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| Mental gymnastics | A convoluted thought process | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 591 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 591 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 591 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 591 |
| My b | My mistake | 591 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 591 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| GenAI | Generative AI | 591 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 591 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 591 |
| Cuffing | Linking up in a relationship with a person | 592 |
| OT | Overtime | 592 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| fam | Family | 592 |
| M/F | Male or female | 592 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 592 |
| Beige flag | An odd but unproblematic trait | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| VOD | Video on demand | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Pumped | Excited | 592 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 592 |
| Twinning | Saying or doing something in coordination with another person | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Extra | Over the top | 592 |
| Low-key | Modest | 592 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| xmas | Christmas | 592 |
| Word | Agree | 592 |
| Winning | Succeeding | 592 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 592 |
| Respeck | Respect | 592 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| wanna | Want to | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| Skibidi | A nonsensical word | 592 |
| neh | No | 592 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 592 |
| Slime | A good friend | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| ne1 | Anyone | 593 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
| Beta orbiter | Someone who hovers around a person to make a romantic advance | 593 |
| Bag | £1000 | 593 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 593 |
| MO | Modus operandi | 593 |
| Brain fart | Brief absence of intelligence | 593 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 593 |
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