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 | 215 |
| Noob | Newbie | 305 |
| XX | Kisses | 379 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 430 |
| thx | Thanks | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 440 |
| PC | Personal computer | 453 |
| Fail | Failure | 463 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 465 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 485 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 490 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 500 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 505 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| Twitch | Video game streaming website | 513 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | 520 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 524 |
| msg | Message | 525 |
| plz | Please | 526 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 533 |
| SOS | Save our souls | 535 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 535 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 535 |
| Gamer | A video game player | 537 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 538 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 540 |
| POV | Point of view | 541 |
| u | You | 541 |
| Cap | Lie | 541 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 541 |
| Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 541 |
| b4 | Before | 542 |
| Bro | Brother | 542 |
| BFF | Best friends forever | 543 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 543 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 544 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| FB | 547 | |
| perv | Pervert | 548 |
| 411 | Information | 549 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 549 |
| RPG | Role-playing game | 550 |
| qt | Cutie | 551 |
| vs | Versus | 551 |
| POS | Piece of s*** | 552 |
| TBC | To be continued | 552 |
| CYOA | Cover your own a** | 553 |
| Ditto | Same | 554 |
| Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet | 555 |
| Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 557 |
| AKA | Also known as | 558 |
| sfx | Special effects | 558 |
| hun | Honey | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| SO | Significant other | 559 |
| SOB | Son of a b**** | 559 |
| 420 | Marijuana | 560 |
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 562 |
| mins | Minutes | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 563 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 563 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 565 |
| lil | Little | 566 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 567 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 568 |
| PS | PlayStation | 568 |
| IOU | I owe you | 568 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 569 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 569 |
| ft | Featuring | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 570 |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information to create doubt | 570 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 571 |
| K | OK | 572 |
| N/A | Not Available | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 572 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 572 |
| od | Overdose | 572 |
| FYI | For your information | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| TMI | Too much information | 573 |
| Leech | Freeloader | 573 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 573 |
| Womp | Expression of disappointment | 573 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 573 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 574 |
| FUBAR | Fouled up beyond all recognition | 574 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 574 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 574 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 574 |
| nuke | Nuclear missile | 574 |
| Triggered | Angry | 574 |
| You got it | For sure | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 577 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 577 |
| proc | Programmed random occurrence | 577 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 577 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 577 |
| Kicks | Fun | 577 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 577 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 578 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 578 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 579 |
| Skol | Good health | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| USA | United States of America | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Beast | An awesome person | 579 |
| NFL | National Football League | 579 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 579 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 579 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 580 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 580 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 580 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 580 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 580 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 580 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 580 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 580 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 581 |
| Rizz | Charisma | 581 |
| app | Application | 581 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| Chill | Relax | 581 |
| Rubber | A condom | 581 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 581 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 581 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 581 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 581 |
| ship | Relationship | 581 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 581 |
| Dope | Cool | 581 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 581 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 582 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| gimme | Give me | 582 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 582 |
| pic | Picture | 582 |
| Gen Zer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 583 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 583 |
| re | Regarding | 583 |
| sp | Spelling | 583 |
| AP | Associated Press | 583 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 583 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 583 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 583 |
| char | Character | 583 |
| Cold | Mean | 583 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing a great show | 583 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| Po-po | Police | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 584 |
| Band | One thousand dollars | 584 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| Hop off | Go away | 584 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 584 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 584 |
| Lit | Exciting | 584 |
| Crush | A person who is the object of someone's affection | 584 |
| CD | Compact disc | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Cringe | Unpleasant | 584 |
| Dawg | Friend | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Gucci | Good | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 585 |
| Performative activism | Advocating a cause to gain social standing | 585 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 585 |
| Trill | Well respected | 585 |
| Side chick | A mistress | 585 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 585 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 585 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
| DQ | Disqualify | 585 |
| Outkick your coverage | To have a romantic partner who is much more attractive than you | 585 |
| addy | Adderall | 585 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 585 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 585 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 585 |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things | 585 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 585 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 585 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 585 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 586 |
| F2F | Face to face | 586 |
| Ppl | People | 586 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 586 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 586 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 586 |
| Glizzy | Hot dog | 586 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 586 |
| LoE | Level of effort | 586 |
| Green flag | A sign of approval | 586 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| Mofo | Motherf***er | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| j | Joint | 586 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 586 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 586 |
| Slay | To dominate | 586 |
| No cap | No lie | 586 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 586 |
| Real talk | Honest truth | 586 |
| Leetspeak | Spelling variations that replace English letters with numbers and characters | 586 |
| m | Male | 587 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 587 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| Ish | Kind of | 587 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 587 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 587 |
| info | Information | 587 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 587 |
| Bada** | A cool rebel | 587 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| Presidential flashcards | U.S. dollars | 587 |
| Salty | Upset | 587 |
| Sick | Awesome | 587 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 587 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 587 |
| yt | YouTube | 587 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 588 |
| emo | Emotional | 588 |
| Player | A person who manipulates others for their own gain | 588 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 588 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 588 |
| Boo | Babe | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 588 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 588 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 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 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 588 |
| Chicken | Scared | 588 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 588 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 588 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 588 |
| JK | Just kidding | 589 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 589 |
| tween | Tweenager | 589 |
| Swerve | Go away | 589 |
| Mate | Friend | 589 |
| Fly | Cool | 589 |
| Deez Nuts | A fake Presidential candidate | 589 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 589 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 589 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 589 |
| Nark | An informant | 589 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 589 |
| ASL | American Sign Language | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 589 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 589 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 589 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 589 |
| Dis | Disrespect | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 589 |
| Mack | To flirt | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 590 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 590 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 590 |
| The Great Resignation | People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic | 590 |
| Blueprint | Perfection | 590 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 590 |
| Unspoken rizz | Nonverbal charm | 590 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 590 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 590 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 590 |
| Side eye | Disapproving glance | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| TBD | To be determined | 590 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 590 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 590 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 590 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 590 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 590 |
| cid | Acid | 590 |
| Yuge | Huge | 590 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 590 |
| QnA | Question and Answer | 590 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 590 |
| Boomer | A person born between 1946 and 1964 | 590 |
| Boujee | High class | 590 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 590 |
| Squad | Group of friends | 590 |
| Tight | Awesome | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 590 |
| Wicked | Very cool | 590 |
| 1F | One female | 590 |
| sis | Sister | 590 |
| Gurl | Girl | 590 |
| Cold | Awesome | 590 |
| Buck | Dollar | 590 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 590 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 590 |
| f | Female | 591 |
| Sistah | Sister | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| Friend zone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of them as just a friend | 591 |
| Cuffing season | The fall and winter time period where people begin relationships | 591 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 591 |
| Red flag | A warning sign | 591 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| rents | Parents | 591 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 591 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 591 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 591 |
| Ope | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 591 |
| Slime | A good friend | 591 |
| Wipe | Total death | 591 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 591 |
| Leftist | A person with radical left-wing political views | 591 |
| nah | No | 591 |
| OK | Oll korrect | 591 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| BO | Body odor | 591 |
| Bones | Dollars | 591 |
| Zombie lie | A disproven claim that still persists | 591 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 591 |
| Chopped | Unattractive | 591 |
| ref | Referee | 591 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 591 |
| Doe | Though | 591 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 591 |
| Faded | High | 591 |
| Zoomer | A person born between 1997 and 2012 | 591 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 591 |
| Tool | Egotistical jerk | 591 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 591 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 591 |
| amp | To be loud and angry | 591 |
| Bi | Bisexual | 591 |
| We move | We carry on | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 591 |
| Afro | Natural bush-like hairstyle | 591 |
| Cis | Cisgender | 591 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| Yasss | Yes | 592 |
| Grails | A rare pair of sneakers | 592 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 592 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 592 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 592 |
| M/F | Male or female | 592 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 592 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 592 |
| WWW | World Wide Web | 592 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 592 |
| Friendzone | When someone just wants to be friends | 592 |
| My b | My mistake | 592 |
| Goals | Desirable | 592 |
| Dafuq | What the f*** | 592 |
| NFT | Non-fungible token | 592 |
| wanna | Want to | 592 |
| Mansplain | When a man explains something in a condescending manner | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Pumped | Excited | 592 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 592 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 592 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 592 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, video, or photo | 592 |
| Dough | Money | 592 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 592 |
| mula | Money | 592 |
| Douchebag | An arrogant jerk | 592 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 592 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 592 |
| xmas | Christmas | 592 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face | 592 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 592 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 592 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 592 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 592 |
| Word | Agree | 592 |
| WFX | Work from anywhere | 592 |
| Ghost cheeks | The warmth on a seat left by another person | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| Whoja vu | Feeling that you have met someone before | 592 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 592 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 592 |
| Bag | £1000 | 592 |
| Threads | Clothes | 592 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 592 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 592 |
| Rager | An intense, large party | 592 |
| blog | Web log | 592 |
| stats | Statistics | 592 |
| Cab | Taxi | 592 |
| neh | No | 592 |
| Outta pocket | Disreputable | 592 |
| Caking | Flirting | 592 |
| Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 592 |
| ne1 | Anyone | 593 |
| lawl | LOL | 593 |
| CONUS | Contiguous United States | 593 |
| Turf | Neighborhood | 593 |
| Respeck | Respect | 593 |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal | 593 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 593 |
| Amped | Excited | 593 |
| Netflixing | Eating a lot of food when you mean to eat just a little | 593 |
| Swag | Free stuff | 593 |
| Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
| Dank | High quality marijuana | 593 |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again | 593 |
| Vibe | Atmosphere | 593 |
| Christmas bogus | Receiving nothing from your employer during Christmas | 593 |
| Manspreader | A guy who sits with his legs spread wide | 593 |
| Stud | An attractive male | 593 |
| XYZ | Examine your zipper | 593 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 593 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 593 |
| W2K | Windows 2000 | 593 |
| WFA | Work from anywhere | 593 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 593 |
| ATM | Automated teller machine | 593 |
| hon | Honey | 593 |
| BTS | Back to school | 593 |
| Love bombing | Bombarding someone with acts of adoration | 593 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 593 |
| Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 593 |
| Benching | Using a person as a backup date | 593 |
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