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 | 57 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 170 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 248 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 321 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 371 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| wut | What | 449 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 476 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| HRU | How are you | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 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 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| 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 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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