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 | 230 |
| mk | Okay | 351 |
| IRL | In real life | 410 |
| Noob | Newbie | 419 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 421 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 423 |
| NP | No problem | 463 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 471 |
| xp | Experience | 484 |
| PC | Personal computer | 507 |
| TY | Thank you | 519 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 521 |
| BRB | Be right back | 523 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 523 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 526 |
| wut | What | 527 |
| BTW | By the way | 529 |
| Scrub | Loser | 533 |
| IK | I know | 534 |
| Y | Why | 538 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 541 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 542 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 543 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 543 |
| xx | Kisses | 546 |
| grats | Congratulations | 547 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 549 |
| KK | OK | 549 |
| thx | Thanks | 552 |
| YW | You're welcome | 552 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 554 |
| gn | Goodnight | 558 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 558 |
| sec | Second | 559 |
| GTG | Got to go | 560 |
| FML | F*** my life | 560 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 562 |
| 143 | I love you | 563 |
| bcz | Because | 563 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 563 |
| muah | Kiss | 563 |
| ATM | At the moment | 564 |
| bc | Because | 564 |
| TF | The f*** | 564 |
| mod | Moderator | 565 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 565 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 565 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 566 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 566 |
| WB | Welcome back | 566 |
| RL | Real life | 566 |
| 2 | To | 567 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 568 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 568 |
| HRU | How are you | 568 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 568 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 569 |
| TBH | To be honest | 569 |
| WTH | What the heck | 569 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 570 |
| l8r | Later | 572 |
| AF | As f*** | 573 |
| IDC | I don't care | 573 |
| NS | No s*** | 573 |
| pls | Please | 573 |
| bsf | Best friend | 573 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 573 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 573 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 574 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 574 |
| Bro | Brother | 574 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 574 |
| Wha | What | 574 |
| sup | What's up | 574 |
| plz | Please | 575 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 575 |
| ltr | Later | 576 |
| r | Are | 576 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 576 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 576 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 576 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 576 |
| SU | Shut up | 576 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 576 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 577 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 577 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 577 |
| BF | Brain fart | 577 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 577 |
| msg | Message | 577 |
| sux | Sucks | 577 |
| Ditto | Same | 577 |
| feels | Feelings | 578 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 578 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 578 |
| FR | For real | 578 |
| min | Minute | 578 |
| TBC | To be continued | 578 |
| IMY | I miss you | 578 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 578 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 578 |
| hi5 | High five | 578 |
| BK | Back | 578 |
| RN | Right now | 578 |
| meh | Whatever | 579 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 579 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 579 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 579 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 579 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| luv | Love | 580 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 580 |
| shud | Should | 580 |
| BB | Bye bye | 580 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 580 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 580 |
| u | You | 580 |
| rdy | Ready | 580 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 580 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 580 |
| sorta | Sort of | 580 |
| ^5 | High five | 580 |
| bday | Birthday | 581 |
| b4 | Before | 581 |
| aight | Alright | 581 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 581 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 581 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 581 |
| Sry | Sorry | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 581 |
| haha | Laughing | 581 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 581 |
| NM | Not much | 581 |
| FU | F*** you | 581 |
| cuz | Because | 581 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 581 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 581 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 581 |
| pwnd | Owned | 581 |
| c | See | 581 |
| 2day | Today | 581 |
| b-day | Birthday | 581 |
| d | Di** | 582 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 582 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 582 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 582 |
| L8 | Late | 582 |
| IMU | I miss you | 582 |
| addy | Address | 582 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 582 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 582 |
| GN | Get naked | 583 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 583 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 583 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 583 |
| OTP | On the phone | 583 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 583 |
| WRU | Where are you | 583 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 583 |
| 4U | For you | 583 |
| mtg | Meeting | 583 |
| rly | Really | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| OG | Original gangster | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 583 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 583 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 583 |
| Bet | You bet | 583 |
| asf | As f*** | 583 |
| 411 | Information | 584 |
| b/c | Because | 584 |
| rawr | Roar | 584 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 584 |
| pwn | To dominate | 584 |
| hw | Homework | 584 |
| acc | Actually | 584 |
| AH | At home | 584 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 584 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 584 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 584 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 584 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 584 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 584 |
| xan | Xanax | 584 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 584 |
| yup | Yes | 584 |
| yrs | Years | 584 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 584 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 584 |
| tn | Tonight | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 585 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 585 |
| yo | Hey | 585 |
| NL | Not likely | 585 |
| mwa | Kiss | 585 |
| DW | Don't worry | 585 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 585 |
| PM | Private message | 585 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 585 |
| Gas | Great | 585 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 585 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 585 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 585 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 585 |
| JP | Just playing | 585 |
| UY | Up yours | 585 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| mins | Minutes | 585 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 586 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 586 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 586 |
| FTF | Face to face | 586 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 586 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 586 |
| IHY | I hate you | 586 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 586 |
| hr | Hour | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 586 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 586 |
| DD | Designated driver | 586 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 586 |
| cmon | Come on | 586 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 586 |
| mwah | Kiss | 586 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 587 |
| WFH | Work from home | 587 |
| watev | Whatever | 587 |
| YRL | You are lame | 587 |
| BBL | Be back later | 587 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 587 |
| S2U | Same to you | 587 |
| AYK | As you know | 587 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 587 |
| GAL | Get a life | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| srsly | Seriously | 587 |
| ILU | I love you | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 587 |
| pvt | Private | 587 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 587 |
| ya | Yes | 587 |
| HT | Hi there | 587 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 587 |
| MT | Mistype | 587 |
| TC | Take care | 587 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 587 |
| Wewt | Woot | 587 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 587 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 587 |
| irl | A real-life person | 587 |
| Dece | Decent | 587 |
| IAB | In a bit | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| ILY | I love you | 587 |
| ima | I'm going to | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 587 |
| JS | Just saying | 587 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 587 |
| mgmt | Management | 587 |
| NJ | Nice job | 588 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 588 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 588 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 588 |
| BC | Be cool | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 588 |
| Fetch | Cool | 588 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 588 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 588 |
| JW | Just wondering | 588 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 588 |
| GJ | Good job | 588 |
| GM | Good move | 588 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 588 |
| HF | Have fun | 588 |
| ima | I'm | 588 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 588 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 588 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 588 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 588 |
| IOW | In other words | 588 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| cz | Because | 588 |
| TBF | To be fair | 588 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 588 |
| GTR | Got to run | 588 |
| me2 | Me too | 588 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 588 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 588 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 588 |
| NTY | No thank you | 588 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 588 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 588 |
| Fresh | Cool | 588 |
| TYT | Take your time | 588 |
| HAN | How about now? | 588 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 588 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 588 |
| nub | Newbie | 588 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 588 |
| WU | What's up | 588 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 588 |
| AON | All or nothing | 588 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 588 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 588 |
| nvr | Never | 588 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 588 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 588 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 588 |
| MMB | Message me back | 588 |
| Effin | F***ing | 588 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 588 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 588 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 588 |
| b | Be | 588 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 589 |
| CU | See you | 589 |
| quar | Quarantine | 589 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 589 |
| br | Bathroom | 589 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 589 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
| WBY | What about you? | 589 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 589 |
| gb | Goodbye | 589 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 589 |
| UR | Your | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| ATW | All the way | 589 |
| yeap | Yes | 589 |
| yep | Yes | 589 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 589 |
| HB | Hurry back | 589 |
| Bai | Bye | 589 |
| BW | Best wishes | 589 |
| Digits | Phone number | 589 |
| WTG | Way to go | 589 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 589 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 589 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 589 |
| dunno | Don't know | 589 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 589 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 589 |
| JC | Just chilling | 589 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 589 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 589 |
| yh | Yeah | 589 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 589 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 589 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 590 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 590 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 590 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 590 |
| Wub | Love | 590 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 590 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 590 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 590 |
| SML | So much love | 590 |
| HO | Hold on | 590 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 590 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 590 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 590 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 590 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 590 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 590 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 590 |
| tnx | Thanks | 590 |
| N/C | No comment | 590 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 590 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 590 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 590 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 590 |
| SG | Sounds good | 590 |
| d8 | Date | 590 |
| G2G | Good to go | 590 |
| bae | Babe | 590 |
| KB | Kiss back | 590 |
| GFY | Good for you | 590 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 590 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 590 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 590 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 591 |
| YTSFM | You're too sexy for me | 591 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 591 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 591 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 591 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 591 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 591 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 591 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 591 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 591 |
| LMS | Let me see | 591 |
| rando | Random | 591 |
| grl | Girl | 591 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 591 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 591 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 591 |
| kewl | Cool | 591 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 591 |
| hehe | Laughing | 591 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 591 |
| D/C | Don't care | 591 |
| prvt | Private | 591 |
| wat | What | 591 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 591 |
| NB | Not bad | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 591 |
| OM | Old man | 591 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 591 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 591 |
| SOS | Someone special | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 591 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 591 |
| NRN | Not right now | 591 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 591 |
| sp | Spelling | 591 |
| MB | My bad | 591 |
| 4sho | For sure | 591 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 591 |
| KOS | Kid over shoulder | 591 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| H/O | Hold on | 591 |
| mkay | OK | 591 |
| DM | Do me | 591 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 591 |
| X | Kiss | 591 |
| BA | Bad a** | 592 |
| CUL | See you later | 592 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 592 |
| Samesies | Same | 592 |
| woz | Worry | 592 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 592 |
| frnd | Friend | 592 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 592 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 592 |
| 303 | Mom | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 592 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 592 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 592 |
| Secks | Sex | 592 |
| MMA | Meet me at | 592 |
| K3U | I love you | 592 |
| issa | It's a | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 592 |
| xit | Exit | 592 |
| OOT | Out of town | 592 |
| WRT | With regard to | 592 |
| Forevs | Forever | 592 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 592 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 592 |
| JJ | Just joking | 592 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 592 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 592 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 592 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 592 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 592 |
| bd | Birthday | 592 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 592 |
| LYA | Love you always | 592 |
| luzr | Loser | 592 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 592 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 592 |
| Presh | Precious | 592 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 592 |
| bstd | Busted | 593 |
| pic | Picture | 593 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 593 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 593 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 593 |
| kms | Kill myself | 593 |
| onl | Online | 593 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 593 |
| LMAOROTF | Laughing my a** off and rolling on the floor | 593 |
| HM | High maintenance | 593 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
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