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 | 59 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 175 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 240 |
| mk | Okay | 249 |
| IRL | In real life | 294 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 317 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| BTW | By the way | 374 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 405 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| wut | What | 449 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 475 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| bcz | Because | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 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 | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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