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 | 90 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 212 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 253 |
| mk | Okay | 264 |
| IRL | In real life | 296 |
| Noob | Newbie | 305 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 328 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 337 |
| XX | Kisses | 376 |
| TY | Thank you | 382 |
| BTW | By the way | 394 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 415 |
| IK | I know | 419 |
| BRB | Be right back | 421 |
| thx | Thanks | 432 |
| xp | Experience | 440 |
| Y | Why | 447 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| PC | Personal computer | 453 |
| wut | What | 454 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 463 |
| YW | You're welcome | 465 |
| 831 | I love you | 466 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 487 |
| gn | Goodnight | 494 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 502 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| FML | F*** my life | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| sec | Second | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| TF | The f*** | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 521 |
| pls | Please | 523 |
| msg | Message | 524 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| plz | Please | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| bsf | Best friend | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 527 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 539 |
| u | You | 539 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 542 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| Fr | For real | 543 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| GTK | Good to know | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| 459 | I love you | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| BK | Back | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| Ditto | Same | 553 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 553 |
| sux | Sucks | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| min | Minute | 556 |
| feels | Feelings | 556 |
| AKA | Also known as | 557 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 560 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| luv | Love | 561 |
| bday | Birthday | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 562 |
| mins | Minutes | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| meh | Whatever | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| mwa | Kiss | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| addy | Address | 566 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 567 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| b-day | Birthday | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 569 |
| Bet | You bet | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMY | I miss you | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| 2day | Today | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| acc | Actually | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 576 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yrs | Years | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| FTF | Face to face | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| lk | Like | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| BB | Bye bye | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| NW | No worries | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| 4L | For life | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| mtg | Meeting | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 580 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| UR | Your | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| LU | Love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| kms | Kill myself | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| MM | Make me | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 581 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 581 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| BBL | Be back later | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| SML | So much love | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| KB | Kiss back | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 588 |
| H/O | Hold on | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| HB | Hurry back | 588 |
| NRN | Not right now | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
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