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 | 91 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 220 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 261 |
| mk | Okay | 268 |
| IRL | In real life | 302 |
| Noob | Newbie | 307 |
| NP | No problem | 321 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 332 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 339 |
| XX | Kisses | 382 |
| TY | Thank you | 383 |
| BTW | By the way | 401 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 417 |
| IK | I know | 421 |
| BRB | Be right back | 423 |
| thx | Thanks | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 442 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| Y | Why | 449 |
| wut | What | 454 |
| PC | Personal computer | 454 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 466 |
| YW | You're welcome | 467 |
| 831 | I love you | 469 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 483 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 485 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 485 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 492 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 496 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 501 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 505 |
| FML | F*** my life | 505 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 508 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 511 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| TF | The f*** | 517 |
| sec | Second | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 519 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 521 |
| msg | Message | 524 |
| pls | Please | 525 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| plz | Please | 526 |
| bcz | Because | 526 |
| bsf | Best friend | 526 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 527 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 530 |
| haha | Laughing | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| FTW | For the win | 540 |
| u | You | 540 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| IDC | I don't care | 543 |
| Fr | For real | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 545 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 546 |
| Igh | Alright | 546 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| GTK | Good to know | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| 459 | I love you | 551 |
| BK | Back | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 553 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| sux | Sucks | 555 |
| Ditto | Same | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| WB | Welcome back | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| IMU | I miss you | 562 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 564 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| addy | Address | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| NM | Not much | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| Bet | You bet | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| cya | See ya | 571 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| L8 | Late | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| da | The | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| Cmon | Come on | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| WFH | Work from home | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| Fetch | Cool | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
| MM | Make me | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| hr | Hour | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| ILU | I love you | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| 4L | For life | 579 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 580 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| Bai | Bye | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| JS | Just saying | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| cz | Because | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| NW | No worries | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| kms | Kill myself | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| lv | Love | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| LU | Love you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| BH | Better half | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| GM | Good move | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LYK | Let you know | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 587 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| SML | So much love | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| KB | Kiss back | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| FTR | For the record | 589 |
| abt | About | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 589 |
| D/C | Don't care | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 589 |
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