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 | 84 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 206 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 248 |
| mk | Okay | 261 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 304 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 332 |
| XX | Kisses | 375 |
| TY | Thank you | 379 |
| BTW | By the way | 389 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 413 |
| BRB | Be right back | 417 |
| IK | I know | 418 |
| thx | Thanks | 427 |
| xp | Experience | 439 |
| Y | Why | 443 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 452 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| YW | You're welcome | 465 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 485 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 492 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 500 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| FML | F*** my life | 504 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 506 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 513 |
| TF | The f*** | 514 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 522 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| msg | Message | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 523 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 527 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 531 |
| sup | What's up | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| u | You | 538 |
| FTW | For the win | 538 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| Fr | For real | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 553 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| AKA | Also known as | 556 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 556 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 561 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| Bet | You bet | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| addy | Address | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| LMK | Let me know | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| UY | Up yours | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HF | Have fun | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| lk | Like | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| LU | Love you | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| TC | Take care | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| UR | Your | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
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