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 | 87 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 211 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 251 |
| mk | Okay | 263 |
| IRL | In real life | 297 |
| Noob | Newbie | 305 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 328 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 334 |
| XX | Kisses | 378 |
| TY | Thank you | 380 |
| BTW | By the way | 391 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 414 |
| BRB | Be right back | 418 |
| IK | I know | 419 |
| thx | Thanks | 428 |
| xp | Experience | 440 |
| Y | Why | 444 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| PC | Personal computer | 452 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 462 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| YW | You're welcome | 464 |
| 143 | I love you | 471 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 493 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 493 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 500 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| FML | F*** my life | 505 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 507 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| TF | The f*** | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| pls | Please | 522 |
| GTG | Got to go | 523 |
| msg | Message | 524 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 527 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 534 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 538 |
| u | You | 538 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| Fr | For real | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 545 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| BK | Back | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 553 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| AKA | Also known as | 556 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| asf | As f*** | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 564 |
| c | See | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| meh | Whatever | 565 |
| mwa | Kiss | 565 |
| addy | Address | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 566 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 566 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| Bet | You bet | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 571 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| acc | Actually | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| UY | Up yours | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| lk | Like | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| yeap | Yes | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| HF | Have fun | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| LU | Love you | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| UR | Your | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TC | Take care | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 587 |
| HB | Hurry back | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| KB | Kiss back | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 588 |
| H/O | Hold on | 588 |
| NRN | Not right now | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
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