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 | 62 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 179 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 237 |
| mk | Okay | 251 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 309 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 320 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 368 |
| BTW | By the way | 374 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 407 |
| IK | I know | 408 |
| BRB | Be right back | 410 |
| thx | Thanks | 417 |
| Y | Why | 435 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| wut | What | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 475 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 478 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| TF | The f*** | 506 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 516 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 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 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 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 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 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 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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