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 | 183 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 426 |
| 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 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 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 |
| u | You | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 536 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 536 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 537 |
| POV | Point of view | 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 | 541 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 544 |
| FB | 546 | |
| 411 | Information | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| qt | Cutie | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 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 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 561 |
| mwa | Kiss | 562 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 562 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| lil | Little | 564 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 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 | 567 |
| 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 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 570 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 570 |
| TMI | Too much information | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| Womp | Expression of disappointment | 571 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 572 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 572 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 572 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 572 |
| Leech | A freeloader | 572 |
| Gen Zer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 572 |
| FYI | For your information | 573 |
| K | OK | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 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 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 575 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 575 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 575 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| USA | United States of America | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 576 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 576 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 576 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 576 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 576 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 577 |
| proc | Programmed random occurrence | 577 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 577 |
| Kicks | Fun | 577 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 578 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| Skol | Good health | 578 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 579 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 579 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| ship | Relationship | 579 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 579 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| Rubber | A condom | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 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 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 581 |
| gimme | Give me | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| app | Application | 582 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 582 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 582 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 582 |
| Dawg | Friend | 582 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| AP | Associated Press | 583 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 583 |
| char | Character | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 583 |
| Po-po | Police | 583 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 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 |
| Lit | Exciting | 584 |
| Slay | To dominate | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 584 |
| CD | Compact disc | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| Crush | A person who is the object of someone's affection | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 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 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| No cap | No lie | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 585 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 585 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| Ppl | People | 586 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 586 |
| yt | YouTube | 586 |
| emo | Emotional | 586 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 586 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 586 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 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 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 586 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| addy | Adderall | 586 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 586 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 586 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 586 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| m | Male | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
| Wipe | Total team death | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 587 |
| info | Information | 587 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 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 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| Chicken | Scared | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 588 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 588 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 589 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 589 |
| Yasss | Yes | 589 |
| Rage bait | Online content meant to provoke rage | 589 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 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 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 590 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 590 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| TBD | To be determined | 590 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 590 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 590 |
| Doe | Though | 590 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 590 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 590 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 590 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 590 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 590 |
| BO | Body odor | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| ref | Referee | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| Tight | Awesome | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Boo | Babe | 590 |
| Buck | Dollar | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| admin | Administrator | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| f | Female | 591 |
| My b | My mistake | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 591 |
| GenAI | Generative AI | 591 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| rents | Parents | 591 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 591 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 591 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| Vibe check | Checkup on a person's mood | 591 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 591 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 591 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 591 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| Threads | Clothes | 591 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| stats | Statistics | 591 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 591 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| OT | Overtime | 592 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| M/F | Male or female | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 592 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 592 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 592 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 592 |
| Mental gymnastics | A convoluted thought process | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Pumped | Excited | 592 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 592 |
| Twinning | Saying or doing something in coordination with another person | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| fam | Family | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Low-key | Modest | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Extra | Over the top | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 592 |
| xmas | Christmas | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| Respeck | Respect | 592 |
| Word | Agree | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Beige flag | An odd but unproblematic trait | 592 |
| wanna | Want to | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| Cab | Taxi | 592 |
| neh | No | 592 |
| Bag | £1000 | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| Slime | A good friend | 592 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 592 |
| ne1 | Anyone | 593 |
| Brain fart | Brief absence of intelligence | 593 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 593 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
| Situationship | A romance that is not yet a committed relationship | 593 |
| Cyberbullying | Bullying a person using technology | 593 |
| ATM | Automated teller machine | 593 |
| hon | Honey | 593 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 593 |
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