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 | 71 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 188 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 254 |
| IRL | In real life | 295 |
| Noob | Newbie | 298 |
| NP | No problem | 311 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 322 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 324 |
| XX | Kisses | 367 |
| 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 | 419 |
| 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 | 451 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 470 |
| 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 | 484 |
| 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 | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| GTG | Got to go | 521 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 525 |
| HRU | How are you | 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 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 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 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 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 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| LMK | Let me know | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 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 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 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 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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