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 | 79 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 199 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 245 |
| mk | Okay | 258 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 300 |
| NP | No problem | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 328 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| TY | Thank you | 375 |
| BTW | By the way | 383 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 412 |
| BRB | Be right back | 414 |
| IK | I know | 415 |
| thx | Thanks | 425 |
| xp | Experience | 438 |
| Y | Why | 442 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 446 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| wut | What | 451 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 457 |
| YW | You're welcome | 462 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 478 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 484 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 485 |
| gn | Goodnight | 488 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 492 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 498 |
| FML | F*** my life | 503 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 511 |
| TF | The f*** | 513 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| AKA | Also known as | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| c | See | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| lk | Like | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
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