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 | 50 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 168 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 233 |
| mk | Okay | 244 |
| IRL | In real life | 291 |
| Noob | Newbie | 293 |
| NP | No problem | 305 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 311 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 320 |
| TY | Thank you | 362 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| IK | I know | 405 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 405 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 431 |
| xp | Experience | 435 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 447 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 461 |
| 143 | I love you | 465 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 474 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 484 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 492 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 493 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 501 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| GTG | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 519 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| 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 | 530 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| r | Are | 539 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 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 | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Sry | Sorry | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| newb | Newbie | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 573 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 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 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| GJ | Good job | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| abt | About | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| 6y | Sexy | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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