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 | 71 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 188 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 254 |
| IRL | In real life | 295 |
| Noob | Newbie | 298 |
| NP | No problem | 311 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 322 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 324 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 376 |
| 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 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 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 | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 495 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 501 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| Scrub | Loser | 505 |
| KK | OK | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| TF | The f*** | 509 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 521 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 525 |
| haha | Laughing | 531 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| 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 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 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 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 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 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 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 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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