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 | 175 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 249 |
| IRL | In real life | 294 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 317 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| 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 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 477 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 491 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 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 |
| bcz | Because | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 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 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 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 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 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 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| d | Di** | 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 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 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 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 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 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 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 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
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