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 | 89 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 212 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 255 |
| mk | Okay | 266 |
| IRL | In real life | 297 |
| Noob | Newbie | 305 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 328 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 338 |
| XX | Kisses | 376 |
| TY | Thank you | 382 |
| BTW | By the way | 394 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 415 |
| IK | I know | 419 |
| BRB | Be right back | 421 |
| thx | Thanks | 434 |
| xp | Experience | 440 |
| Y | Why | 447 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| PC | Personal computer | 453 |
| wut | What | 454 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 464 |
| YW | You're welcome | 465 |
| 831 | I love you | 467 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 494 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 502 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 504 |
| FML | F*** my life | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 510 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| sec | Second | 515 |
| TF | The f*** | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 521 |
| pls | Please | 523 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| plz | Please | 524 |
| msg | Message | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| bsf | Best friend | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 527 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 539 |
| u | You | 539 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 542 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| Fr | For real | 543 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 545 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 546 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 548 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| 459 | I love you | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| BK | Back | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 553 |
| Ditto | Same | 554 |
| sux | Sucks | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| min | Minute | 556 |
| feels | Feelings | 556 |
| AKA | Also known as | 557 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| asf | As f*** | 560 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 561 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| luv | Love | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 562 |
| mins | Minutes | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| mwa | Kiss | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 566 |
| addy | Address | 566 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 567 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| b-day | Birthday | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 569 |
| Bet | You bet | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 572 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 572 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 573 |
| IMY | I miss you | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| b/c | Because | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| 2day | Today | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 576 |
| LMK | Let me know | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| yup | Yes | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| FTF | Face to face | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| mkay | OK | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| BB | Bye bye | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| NW | No worries | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| lk | Like | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| mtg | Meeting | 580 |
| 4L | For life | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 581 |
| kms | Kill myself | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| MM | Make me | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 581 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 581 |
| LU | Love you | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 587 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| SML | So much love | 587 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| KB | Kiss back | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 588 |
| H/O | Hold on | 588 |
| NRN | Not right now | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 588 |
| HB | Hurry back | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
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