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 | 171 |
| 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 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 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 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 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 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 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 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 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 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 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 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 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 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 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 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 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 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 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 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 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 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 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 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 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 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
Results limited to 500. View complete list.