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 | 87 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 217 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 256 |
| mk | Okay | 265 |
| IRL | In real life | 300 |
| Noob | Newbie | 306 |
| NP | No problem | 318 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 330 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 336 |
| XX | Kisses | 379 |
| TY | Thank you | 381 |
| BTW | By the way | 397 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 415 |
| IK | I know | 419 |
| BRB | Be right back | 421 |
| thx | Thanks | 435 |
| xp | Experience | 441 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 448 |
| Y | Why | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 453 |
| wut | What | 454 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 465 |
| YW | You're welcome | 466 |
| 831 | I love you | 468 |
| 143 | I love you | 474 |
| bc | Because | 482 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 485 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 485 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 492 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 497 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 501 |
| FML | F*** my life | 505 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 505 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 510 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| TF | The f*** | 517 |
| sec | Second | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 519 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 522 |
| msg | Message | 524 |
| pls | Please | 524 |
| plz | Please | 525 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| bsf | Best friend | 526 |
| bcz | Because | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 527 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 527 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 534 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| FTW | For the win | 540 |
| u | You | 540 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| IDC | I don't care | 543 |
| r | Are | 543 |
| Fr | For real | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 545 |
| Igh | Alright | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 546 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| GTK | Good to know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| 459 | I love you | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| BK | Back | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 553 |
| Ditto | Same | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| sux | Sucks | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| mins | Minutes | 561 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| IMU | I miss you | 562 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 562 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| meh | Whatever | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| addy | Address | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| Bet | You bet | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| cya | See ya | 571 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| L8 | Late | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| da | The | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| MMB | Message me back | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 577 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| Cmon | Come on | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| WFH | Work from home | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 579 |
| 4L | For life | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| MM | Make me | 579 |
| ILU | I love you | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| hr | Hour | 580 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| Bai | Bye | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| lk | Like | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| NW | No worries | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| kms | Kill myself | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
| LU | Love you | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| BH | Better half | 583 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
| LYK | Let you know | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| GM | Good move | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| SML | So much love | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 588 |
| KB | Kiss back | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| FTR | For the record | 589 |
| abt | About | 589 |
| D/C | Don't care | 589 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 589 |
Results limited to 500. View complete list.