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 | 61 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 177 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 250 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 309 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 318 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| TY | Thank you | 367 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| BTW | By the way | 374 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 406 |
| IK | I know | 407 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 416 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| wut | What | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 477 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 491 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 493 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| cz | Because | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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