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 | 80 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 200 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 245 |
| mk | Okay | 258 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 301 |
| NP | No problem | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 328 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| TY | Thank you | 375 |
| BTW | By the way | 383 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 412 |
| BRB | Be right back | 414 |
| IK | I know | 415 |
| thx | Thanks | 424 |
| xp | Experience | 437 |
| Y | Why | 442 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 446 |
| PC | Personal computer | 450 |
| wut | What | 452 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 457 |
| YW | You're welcome | 462 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 478 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 484 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 485 |
| gn | Goodnight | 488 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 492 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 498 |
| FML | F*** my life | 503 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 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 |
| TF | The f*** | 513 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 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 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Igh | Alright | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| AKA | Also known as | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| 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 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 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 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| lk | Like | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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