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 | 371 |
| 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 | 518 |
| 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 |
| u | You | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 535 |
| 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 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 575 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 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 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| ship | Relationship | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 579 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| Rubber | A condom | 580 |
| app | Application | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 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 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 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 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| AP | Associated Press | 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 |
| 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 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 584 |
| Lit | Exciting | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 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 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 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 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 585 |
| Salty | Upset | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 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 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 586 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 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 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 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 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 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 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| tween | Tweenager | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 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 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 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 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 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 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 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 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 590 |
| BO | Body odor | 590 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 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 |
| We move | We carry on | 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 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 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 |
| Respeck | Respect | 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 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 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 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| OT | Overtime | 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 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Cuffing | Linking up in a relationship with a person | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 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 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 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 |
| 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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