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 | 177 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 238 |
| mk | Okay | 251 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 309 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| XX | Kisses | 367 |
| TY | Thank you | 367 |
| BTW | By the way | 374 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 406 |
| IK | I know | 407 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 416 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| 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 | 458 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 477 |
| 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 | 491 |
| 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 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 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 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 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 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 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 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 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 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 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 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 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 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| 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 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 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 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| rly | Really | 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 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| cz | Because | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 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 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 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 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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