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 | 83 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 204 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 247 |
| mk | Okay | 260 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 302 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 330 |
| XX | Kisses | 374 |
| TY | Thank you | 378 |
| BTW | By the way | 388 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 413 |
| BRB | Be right back | 417 |
| IK | I know | 418 |
| thx | Thanks | 427 |
| xp | Experience | 438 |
| Y | Why | 443 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 451 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| YW | You're welcome | 465 |
| 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 | 492 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 501 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 504 |
| FML | F*** my life | 504 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 507 |
| Scrub | Loser | 507 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 512 |
| 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 | 520 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| GTG | Got to go | 523 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 525 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| u | You | 537 |
| 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 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 553 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| AKA | Also known as | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| c | See | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| Bet | You bet | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| LMK | Let me know | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 576 |
| UY | Up yours | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| hw | Homework | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| lk | Like | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HF | Have fun | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| LU | Love you | 580 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| TC | Take care | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| UR | Your | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 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 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 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 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
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