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 | 70 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 192 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 253 |
| IRL | In real life | 297 |
| Noob | Newbie | 299 |
| NP | No problem | 313 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 323 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 325 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 370 |
| BTW | By the way | 377 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 419 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 437 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 440 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 452 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 471 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 480 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 481 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 483 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 488 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 496 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 496 |
| FML | F*** my life | 499 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 501 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 502 |
| Scrub | Loser | 505 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 509 |
| TF | The f*** | 511 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 521 |
| GTG | Got to go | 521 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 521 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 523 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| haha | Laughing | 531 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 538 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| sorta | Sort of | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 559 |
| luv | Love | 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 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| LMK | Let me know | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 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 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| srry | Sorry | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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