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 | 185 |
| Noob | Newbie | 297 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 428 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| Fail | Failure | 461 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 488 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 499 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 502 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| Twitch | Video game streaming website | 513 |
| msg | Message | 518 |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | 519 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 520 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| Gamer | A video game player | 533 |
| SOS | Save our souls | 534 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 536 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 536 |
| POV | Point of view | 538 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 538 |
| Cap | Lie | 539 |
| BFF | Best friends forever | 540 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Bro | Brother | 541 |
| perv | Pervert | 542 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 544 |
| 411 | Information | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| qt | Cutie | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| FB | 547 | |
| vs | Versus | 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 |
| sfx | Special effects | 555 |
| Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 555 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| SOB | Son of a b**** | 557 |
| 420 | Marijuana | 557 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| SO | Significant other | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye | 558 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 562 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 564 |
| lil | Little | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 566 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 566 |
| PS | PlayStation | 568 |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information to create doubt | 568 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 568 |
| IOU | I owe you | 568 |
| ft | Featuring | 568 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 569 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 570 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 570 |
| TMI | Too much information | 571 |
| Womp | Expression of disappointment | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 572 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 572 |
| hehe | Laughing | 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 |
| FYI | For your information | 573 |
| K | OK | 573 |
| N/A | Not Available | 573 |
| nuke | A nuclear missile | 573 |
| od | Overdose | 573 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 574 |
| FUBAR | Fouled up beyond all recognition | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 575 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| USA | United States of America | 576 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 576 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 576 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 576 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 576 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 576 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 576 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 577 |
| proc | Programmed random occurrence | 577 |
| Kicks | Fun | 577 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 577 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 577 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Skol | Good health | 578 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 579 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 579 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 580 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| ship | Relationship | 580 |
| Rubber | A condom | 580 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| Dope | Cool | 580 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 580 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| Chill | Relax | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 581 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 581 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| app | Application | 582 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 582 |
| Dawg | Friend | 582 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 582 |
| gimme | Give me | 582 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| AP | Associated Press | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 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 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| Crush | A person who is the object of someone's affection | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Lit | Exciting | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Slay | To dominate | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| Salty | Upset | 585 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 585 |
| No cap | No lie | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 585 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| Ppl | People | 586 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| yt | YouTube | 586 |
| emo | Emotional | 586 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 586 |
| addy | Adderall | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 586 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 586 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 586 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 586 |
| m | Male | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
| Wipe | Total team death | 587 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 587 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 587 |
| info | Information | 587 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 587 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| tween | Tweenager | 588 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 588 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 588 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| Chicken | Scared | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 588 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 588 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| Rage bait | Online content meant to provoke rage | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 589 |
| Yasss | Yes | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 589 |
| Dis | Disrespect | 589 |
| Friend zone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of them as just a friend | 589 |
| JK | Just kidding | 590 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 590 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 590 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| TBD | To be determined | 590 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 590 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 590 |
| Doe | Though | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| BO | Body odor | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| ref | Referee | 590 |
| Tight | Awesome | 590 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 590 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 590 |
| Boo | Babe | 590 |
| Buck | Dollar | 590 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 590 |
| admin | Administrator | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| f | Female | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 591 |
| rents | Parents | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 591 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 591 |
| GenAI | Generative AI | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| Vibe check | Checkup on a person's mood | 591 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 591 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| My b | My mistake | 591 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 591 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 591 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 591 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 591 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 591 |
| Threads | Clothes | 591 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| stats | Statistics | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 591 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| M/F | Male or female | 592 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 592 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| xmas | Christmas | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 592 |
| Respeck | Respect | 592 |
| Mental gymnastics | A convoluted thought process | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Pumped | Excited | 592 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 592 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 592 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| Bag | £1000 | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| fam | Family | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Extra | Over the top | 592 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Low-key | Modest | 592 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| Twinning | Saying or doing something in coordination with another person | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| Word | Agree | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 592 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| wanna | Want to | 592 |
| Beige flag | An odd but unproblematic trait | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| Cab | Taxi | 592 |
| neh | No | 592 |
| Slime | A good friend | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 592 |
| ne1 | Anyone | 593 |
| OT | Overtime | 593 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 593 |
| Situationship | A romance that is not yet a committed relationship | 593 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
| ATM | Automated teller machine | 593 |
| hon | Honey | 593 |
| Brain fart | Brief absence of intelligence | 593 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 593 |
| Cyberbullying | Bullying a person using technology | 593 |
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