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 | 89 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 218 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 258 |
| mk | Okay | 266 |
| IRL | In real life | 301 |
| Noob | Newbie | 306 |
| NP | No problem | 320 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 331 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 338 |
| XX | Kisses | 381 |
| TY | Thank you | 383 |
| BTW | By the way | 400 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 417 |
| IK | I know | 421 |
| BRB | Be right back | 423 |
| thx | Thanks | 437 |
| xp | Experience | 442 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| Y | Why | 449 |
| wut | What | 454 |
| PC | Personal computer | 454 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 466 |
| YW | You're welcome | 467 |
| 831 | I love you | 469 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 483 |
| 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 | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 496 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 501 |
| FML | F*** my life | 505 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 505 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 511 |
| 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 | 521 |
| msg | Message | 524 |
| plz | Please | 525 |
| pls | Please | 525 |
| bsf | Best friend | 526 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| bcz | Because | 526 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 527 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 530 |
| haha | Laughing | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| sup | What's up | 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 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 546 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| Igh | Alright | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| GTK | Good to know | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| BK | Back | 552 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 553 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| Ditto | Same | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| sux | Sucks | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 559 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 560 |
| WB | Welcome back | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| IMU | I miss you | 562 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| addy | Address | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| NM | Not much | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| 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 |
| L8 | Late | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| da | The | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 577 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| Cmon | Come on | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| WFH | Work from home | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| MM | Make me | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 578 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| ILU | I love you | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| 4L | For life | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| hr | Hour | 580 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| Bai | Bye | 580 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| NW | No worries | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| kms | Kill myself | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| lv | Love | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| LU | Love you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 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 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| GM | Good move | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 585 |
| LYK | Let you know | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| SML | So much love | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| KB | Kiss back | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| FTR | For the record | 589 |
| abt | About | 589 |
| D/C | Don't care | 589 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 589 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 589 |
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