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 | 93 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 223 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 263 |
| mk | Okay | 271 |
| IRL | In real life | 304 |
| Noob | Newbie | 309 |
| NP | No problem | 323 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 334 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 342 |
| TY | Thank you | 385 |
| XX | Kisses | 385 |
| BTW | By the way | 403 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 419 |
| IK | I know | 423 |
| BRB | Be right back | 424 |
| thx | Thanks | 437 |
| xp | Experience | 444 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 450 |
| Y | Why | 451 |
| PC | Personal computer | 455 |
| wut | What | 455 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 467 |
| YW | You're welcome | 469 |
| 831 | I love you | 470 |
| 143 | I love you | 474 |
| bc | Because | 484 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 487 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 488 |
| gn | Goodnight | 493 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 501 |
| FML | F*** my life | 506 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 506 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 509 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 513 |
| muah | Kiss | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| sec | Second | 518 |
| TF | The f*** | 519 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 520 |
| G2G | Got to go | 521 |
| GTG | Got to go | 522 |
| msg | Message | 525 |
| pls | Please | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 527 |
| bsf | Best friend | 527 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 527 |
| bcz | Because | 527 |
| plz | Please | 527 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 528 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 529 |
| HRU | How are you | 530 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 531 |
| haha | Laughing | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 536 |
| sup | What's up | 536 |
| NS | No s*** | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 537 |
| FTW | For the win | 541 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 541 |
| b4 | Before | 542 |
| u | You | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| r | Are | 543 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 543 |
| IDC | I don't care | 544 |
| Fr | For real | 544 |
| l8r | Later | 545 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| Igh | Alright | 547 |
| RN | Right now | 547 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 411 | Information | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 550 |
| mod | Moderator | 550 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 550 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 551 |
| GTK | Good to know | 551 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 552 |
| 459 | I love you | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 553 |
| BK | Back | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 554 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 555 |
| min | Minute | 556 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 556 |
| sux | Sucks | 556 |
| Ditto | Same | 556 |
| feels | Feelings | 557 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| FU | F*** you | 559 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 559 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 560 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 561 |
| luv | Love | 561 |
| mins | Minutes | 561 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 561 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| WB | Welcome back | 561 |
| asf | As f*** | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 565 |
| cuz | Because | 565 |
| OG | Original gangster | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 565 |
| mwa | Kiss | 566 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 566 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 566 |
| addy | Address | 566 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| b-day | Birthday | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 569 |
| hi5 | High five | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 569 |
| d | Di** | 570 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| Bet | You bet | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| X | Kiss | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| LMK | Let me know | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| da | The | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| Fetch | Cool | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| Cmon | Come on | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| WFH | Work from home | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
| MM | Make me | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| 4L | For life | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| ILU | I love you | 579 |
| hr | Hour | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| Bai | Bye | 580 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| JS | Just saying | 581 |
| cz | Because | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 582 |
| kms | Kill myself | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| NW | No worries | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| K3U | I love you | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DW | Don't worry | 583 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| lv | Love | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
| Cray | Crazy | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| LU | Love you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| BH | Better half | 583 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Secks | Sex | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| GM | Good move | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 585 |
| LYK | Let you know | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| SML | So much love | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| KB | Kiss back | 588 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 589 |
| FTR | For the record | 589 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 589 |
| abt | About | 589 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 589 |
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