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 | 177 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| 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 | 461 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 487 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 499 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 502 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 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 |
| u | You | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 537 |
| POV | Point of view | 538 |
| Cap | Lie | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 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 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 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 |
| 420 | Marijuana | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| SOB | Son of a b**** | 557 |
| SO | Significant other | 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 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 565 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 566 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 566 |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information to create doubt | 567 |
| PS | PlayStation | 567 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 568 |
| IOU | I owe you | 568 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 568 |
| ft | Featuring | 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 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 572 |
| Gen Zer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 572 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 572 |
| Leech | A freeloader | 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 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 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 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| USA | United States of America | 576 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 576 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 576 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 576 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 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 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 578 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 578 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 578 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 578 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| Skol | Good health | 578 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 579 |
| Cold | Mean | 579 |
| ship | Relationship | 579 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 579 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| Rubber | A condom | 580 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 580 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| Dope | Cool | 580 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 580 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 581 |
| app | Application | 581 |
| Chill | Relax | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 581 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| gimme | Give me | 582 |
| Gucci | Good | 582 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 582 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 582 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 582 |
| Dawg | Friend | 582 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 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 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 584 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 584 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 584 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 584 |
| Lit | Exciting | 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 |
| Slay | To dominate | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 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 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| Salty | Upset | 585 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| No cap | No lie | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 585 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| emo | Emotional | 586 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 586 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Side eye | A disapproving glance | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| yt | YouTube | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 586 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| addy | Adderall | 586 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 586 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 586 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 586 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 586 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 587 |
| m | Male | 587 |
| Ppl | People | 587 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 587 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 587 |
| Fly | Cool | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Chicken | Scared | 587 |
| Wipe | Total team death | 587 |
| info | Information | 587 |
| Boujee | High class | 587 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 587 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 588 |
| tween | Tweenager | 588 |
| Mate | A friend | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| Cold | Awesome | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 588 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 588 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 588 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 588 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 588 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 588 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 588 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 588 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 589 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 589 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| Friend zone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of them as just a friend | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 589 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 589 |
| Rage bait | Online content meant to provoke rage | 589 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 589 |
| Yasss | Yes | 589 |
| Dis | Disrespect | 589 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 590 |
| TBD | To be determined | 590 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| Boo | Babe | 590 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 590 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| BO | Body odor | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| ref | Referee | 590 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 590 |
| Tight | Awesome | 590 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 590 |
| Doe | Though | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 590 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 590 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 590 |
| Buck | Dollar | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| admin | Administrator | 590 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 590 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 591 |
| f | Female | 591 |
| JK | Just kidding | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| sk8 | Skate | 591 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 591 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 591 |
| GenAI | Generative AI | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 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 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 591 |
| Mental gymnastics | A convoluted thought process | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 591 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| Vibe check | Checkup on a person's mood | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| My b | My mistake | 591 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 591 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 591 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 591 |
| Threads | Clothes | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 591 |
| stats | Statistics | 591 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 591 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| OT | Overtime | 592 |
| Beige flag | An odd but unproblematic trait | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| Bag | £1000 | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| M/F | Male or female | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| Sic | Spelling incorrect | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Extra | Over the top | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 592 |
| VOD | Video on demand | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Slime | A good friend | 592 |
| Pumped | Excited | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 592 |
| Twinning | Saying or doing something in coordination with another person | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| fam | Family | 592 |
| Sugar daddy | An older man used for his money by a woman | 592 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Low-key | Modest | 592 |
| xmas | Christmas | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 592 |
| Word | Agree | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 592 |
| Respeck | Respect | 592 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 592 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 592 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 592 |
| wanna | Want to | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| Cab | Taxi | 592 |
| neh | No | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| ne1 | Anyone | 593 |
| Beta orbiter | Someone who hovers around a person to make a romantic advance | 593 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 593 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 593 |
| Brain fart | Brief absence of intelligence | 593 |
| hon | Honey | 593 |
| Cracked | Crazy | 593 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
| Situationship | A romance that is not yet a committed relationship | 593 |
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