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 | 72 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 193 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 243 |
| mk | Okay | 253 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 300 |
| NP | No problem | 313 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 323 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 372 |
| BTW | By the way | 379 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 412 |
| IK | I know | 412 |
| thx | Thanks | 421 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 437 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 442 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 454 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 481 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 483 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| gn | Goodnight | 486 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 490 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 495 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 500 |
| FML | F*** my life | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 503 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| KK | OK | 508 |
| muah | Kiss | 510 |
| TF | The f*** | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 518 |
| msg | Message | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 522 |
| bcz | Because | 522 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 522 |
| bsf | Best friend | 523 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 524 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 525 |
| HRU | How are you | 527 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| 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 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| sorta | Sort of | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| mins | Minutes | 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 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 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 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 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 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 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 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
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