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 | 371 |
| 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 | 461 |
| 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 | 497 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 498 |
| FML | F*** my life | 503 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 504 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 511 |
| TF | The f*** | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 523 |
| plz | Please | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| bsf | Best friend | 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 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| AKA | Also known as | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 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 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 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 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 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 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 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 |
| Fetch | Cool | 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 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 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 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 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 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 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 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| 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 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 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 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 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 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 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 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 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 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 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 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| lk | Like | 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 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 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 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 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 |
| 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 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 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 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 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 |
| yh | Yeah | 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 |
| quar | Quarantine | 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 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 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 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 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 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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