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 | 81 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 201 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 245 |
| mk | Okay | 258 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 301 |
| NP | No problem | 317 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 330 |
| XX | Kisses | 372 |
| TY | Thank you | 376 |
| BTW | By the way | 385 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 414 |
| BRB | Be right back | 416 |
| IK | I know | 417 |
| thx | Thanks | 426 |
| xp | Experience | 437 |
| Y | Why | 443 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 447 |
| PC | Personal computer | 450 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 458 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| YW | You're welcome | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 479 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 490 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 493 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 499 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 503 |
| FML | F*** my life | 504 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| TF | The f*** | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 523 |
| msg | Message | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| AKA | Also known as | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| hw | Homework | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| yep | Yes | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| lk | Like | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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