Online Chat Slang
Chat slang originated in online communities. From the early days of online bulletin boards to modern instant messaging programs, online chat circles have continued to foster new chat slang. The following table includes a list of acronyms, abbreviations, and other chat slang terms that are used in online chat.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| XD | Laughing out loud | 81 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 201 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 245 |
| mk | Okay | 259 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 301 |
| NP | No problem | 317 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 330 |
| XX | Kisses | 372 |
| TY | Thank you | 376 |
| BTW | By the way | 385 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 414 |
| BRB | Be right back | 416 |
| IK | I know | 417 |
| thx | Thanks | 426 |
| xp | Experience | 437 |
| Y | Why | 443 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 447 |
| PC | Personal computer | 450 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 458 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| YW | You're welcome | 464 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 479 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 490 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 499 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 500 |
| FML | F*** my life | 504 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 505 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 507 |
| Scrub | Loser | 507 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| TF | The f*** | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 523 |
| msg | Message | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| AKA | Also known as | 553 |
| sux | Sucks | 553 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| LMK | Let me know | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| UY | Up yours | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| hw | Homework | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| lk | Like | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| yep | Yes | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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