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 | 160 |
| Noob | Newbie | 291 |
| XX | Kisses | 360 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 418 |
| xp | Experience | 435 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 443 |
| PC | Personal computer | 446 |
| Fail | Failure | 460 |
| bc | Because | 472 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 484 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 490 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 498 |
| 2 | To | 501 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 503 |
| muah | Kiss | 504 |
| Twitch | Video game streaming website | 513 |
| msg | Message | 515 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 516 |
| plz | Please | 519 |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | 519 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 529 |
| sup | What's up | 530 |
| Gamer | A video game player | 532 |
| SOS | Save our souls | 533 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 534 |
| u | You | 534 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 534 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 534 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 536 |
| POV | Point of view | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 537 |
| perv | Pervert | 537 |
| Cap | Lie | 538 |
| b4 | Before | 539 |
| BFF | Best friends forever | 539 |
| Bro | Brother | 539 |
| Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 539 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 544 |
| qt | Cutie | 545 |
| vs | Versus | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| FB | 547 | |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| RPG | Role-playing game | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| POS | Piece of s*** | 552 |
| CYOA | Cover your own a** | 553 |
| hun | Honey | 553 |
| 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 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| SO | Significant other | 558 |
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 560 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 561 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 563 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 565 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 565 |
| lil | Little | 565 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| PS | PlayStation | 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 |
| ft | Featuring | 567 |
| X | Kiss | 568 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 568 |
| TMI | Too much information | 569 |
| IOU | I owe you | 569 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 569 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 570 |
| K | OK | 571 |
| Gen Zer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| Womp | Expression of disappointment | 571 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 572 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 572 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 572 |
| nuke | A nuclear missile | 572 |
| Leech | A freeloader | 572 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 572 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 572 |
| od | Overdose | 572 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 572 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 573 |
| FUBAR | Fouled up beyond all recognition | 573 |
| FYI | For your information | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| N/A | Not Available | 573 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| USA | United States of America | 575 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 575 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 575 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 575 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 575 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 575 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 576 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 577 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 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 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 578 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 578 |
| NFL | National Football League | 578 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 578 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 578 |
| app | Application | 578 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 578 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 578 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 578 |
| Rubber | A condom | 578 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 578 |
| ship | Relationship | 579 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| Skol | Good health | 579 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| gimme | Give me | 580 |
| Chill | Relax | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 580 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 580 |
| Dope | Cool | 580 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 580 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 581 |
| pic | Picture | 581 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 581 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 581 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| Dawg | Friend | 582 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| AP | Associated Press | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Slay | To dominate | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 583 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 583 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 583 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 583 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 583 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| char | Character | 583 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 583 |
| Crush | A person who is the object of someone's affection | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 584 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 584 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 584 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 584 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 584 |
| CD | Compact disc | 584 |
| rando | Random | 584 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| yt | YouTube | 584 |
| Po-po | Police | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Lit | Exciting | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 585 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 585 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| No cap | No lie | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| info | Information | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 585 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 585 |
| Salty | Upset | 585 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 585 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 585 |
| Boss | An awesome person | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| m | Male | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| emo | Emotional | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 586 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| addy | Adderall | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 586 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 586 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 586 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 586 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 586 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 586 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 587 |
| Ppl | People | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| Chicken | Scared | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Wipe | Total team death | 587 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 587 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Jaguar | A woman in her 50s or later who dates younger men | 587 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 587 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 588 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 588 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 588 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| tween | Tweenager | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Rage bait | Online content meant to provoke rage | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Beef | An ongoing conflict | 588 |
| Friend zone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of them as just a friend | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 588 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 588 |
| Nark | An informant | 588 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 588 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 588 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 588 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 588 |
| Fire | Awesome | 588 |
| stats | Statistics | 588 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 589 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 589 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 589 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 589 |
| TBD | To be determined | 589 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| sis | Sister | 589 |
| cid | Acid | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| BO | Body odor | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 589 |
| ref | Referee | 589 |
| Tight | Awesome | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| Yasss | Yes | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 589 |
| Buck | Dollar | 589 |
| Mental gymnastics | A convoluted thought process | 589 |
| Dis | Disrespect | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 589 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| f | Female | 590 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 590 |
| JK | Just kidding | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 590 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 590 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| Vibe check | Checkup on a person's mood | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 590 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Doe | Though | 590 |
| GenAI | Generative AI | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 590 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| nah | No | 590 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 590 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 590 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 590 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 590 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 590 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 590 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| Threads | Clothes | 590 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 590 |
| Boo | Babe | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 590 |
| My b | My mistake | 591 |
| Beige flag | An odd but unproblematic trait | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| Low-key | Modest | 591 |
| M/F | Male or female | 591 |
| xmas | Christmas | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 591 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 591 |
| rents | Parents | 591 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 591 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 591 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 591 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 591 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| Skibidi | A nonsensical word | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| mula | Money | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| Dough | Money | 591 |
| fam | Family | 591 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 591 |
| Cuffing | Linking up in a relationship with a person | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 591 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 591 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 591 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 591 |
| Respeck | Respect | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 591 |
| neh | No | 591 |
| wanna | Want to | 591 |
| Energy vampire | A person who sucks your emotional energy | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| Stud | An attractive male | 592 |
| Cyberbullying | Bullying a person using technology | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 592 |
| VOD | Video on demand | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Slime | A good friend | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| Extra | Over the top | 592 |
| Cracked | Crazy | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| John | Toilet | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 592 |
| Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| XYZ | Examine your zipper | 592 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 592 |
| Jock | An athlete | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| Manspreader | A guy who sits with his legs spread wide | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| WPM | Words per minute | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| Cab | Taxi | 592 |
| ATM | Automated teller machine | 592 |
| hon | Honey | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 593 |
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