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 | 58 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 170 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 248 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 322 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| 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 | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| 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 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 494 |
| 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 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 520 |
| plz | Please | 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 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 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 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 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 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 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 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 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
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