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 | 52 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 170 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 237 |
| mk | Okay | 246 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 307 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 314 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 321 |
| TY | Thank you | 365 |
| BTW | By the way | 372 |
| XX | Kisses | 372 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 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 | 485 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| 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*** | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 518 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| HRU | How are you | 523 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 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 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| r | Are | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 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 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 553 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 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 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| d | Di** | 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 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| yo | Hey | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| lk | Like | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| HU | Hook up | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
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