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 | 67 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 186 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 251 |
| IRL | In real life | 294 |
| Noob | Newbie | 297 |
| NP | No problem | 310 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 322 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 324 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 376 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 418 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 437 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 440 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 480 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 481 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 485 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 495 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 501 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| Scrub | Loser | 505 |
| KK | OK | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| TF | The f*** | 509 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 525 |
| haha | Laughing | 531 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| 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 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 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 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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