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 | 50 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 168 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 233 |
| mk | Okay | 244 |
| IRL | In real life | 291 |
| Noob | Newbie | 293 |
| NP | No problem | 305 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 311 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 320 |
| TY | Thank you | 362 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| IK | I know | 405 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 405 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 431 |
| xp | Experience | 435 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 447 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 461 |
| 143 | I love you | 465 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 474 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 483 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 491 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 492 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 493 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 501 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| KK | OK | 505 |
| muah | Kiss | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 517 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 519 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| HRU | How are you | 523 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 530 |
| 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 |
| r | Are | 538 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| 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 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 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 | 553 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| Sry | Sorry | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| newb | Newbie | 568 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 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 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 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 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 573 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| GJ | Good job | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DW | Don't worry | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to 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 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| abt | About | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| YD | Yes dear | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| 6y | Sexy | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
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