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 | 66 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 185 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 252 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 297 |
| NP | No problem | 310 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 321 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 375 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 418 |
| Y | Why | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 439 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| wut | What | 451 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 480 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 481 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 485 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| KK | OK | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| TF | The f*** | 509 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 518 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| 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 | 525 |
| 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 | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| GTK | Good to know | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| 411 | Information | 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 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 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 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 567 |
| 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 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| da | The | 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 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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