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 | 49 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 169 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 233 |
| mk | Okay | 245 |
| IRL | In real life | 292 |
| Noob | Newbie | 294 |
| NP | No problem | 305 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 312 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 320 |
| TY | Thank you | 363 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| IK | I know | 405 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 405 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 432 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 448 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| 831 | I love you | 461 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 143 | I love you | 466 |
| 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 | 484 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 495 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 501 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| GTG | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 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 | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 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 | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 561 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Sry | Sorry | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 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 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 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 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 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 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 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 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| GJ | Good job | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 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 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 588 |
| 6y | Sexy | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
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