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 | 51 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 170 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 235 |
| mk | Okay | 246 |
| IRL | In real life | 292 |
| Noob | Newbie | 295 |
| NP | No problem | 306 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 313 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 320 |
| TY | Thank you | 364 |
| XX | Kisses | 371 |
| BTW | By the way | 372 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 432 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| 831 | I love you | 461 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 143 | I love you | 467 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 476 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 485 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 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 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| GTG | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 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 | 531 |
| 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 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| r | Are | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 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 | 553 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| GJ | Good job | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| yo | Hey | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
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