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 | 45 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 161 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 235 |
| mk | Okay | 241 |
| Noob | Newbie | 291 |
| IRL | In real life | 291 |
| NP | No problem | 302 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 307 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 319 |
| TY | Thank you | 358 |
| XX | Kisses | 360 |
| BTW | By the way | 370 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 401 |
| IK | I know | 402 |
| BRB | Be right back | 406 |
| thx | Thanks | 412 |
| Y | Why | 427 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 435 |
| xp | Experience | 435 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 443 |
| wut | What | 445 |
| PC | Personal computer | 446 |
| YW | You're welcome | 457 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 466 |
| bc | Because | 472 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 473 |
| gn | Goodnight | 482 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 482 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 482 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 487 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 490 |
| FML | F*** my life | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 497 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 501 |
| 2 | To | 501 |
| KK | OK | 503 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| TF | The f*** | 504 |
| muah | Kiss | 504 |
| sec | Second | 509 |
| pls | Please | 513 |
| GTG | Got to go | 515 |
| msg | Message | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 518 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 518 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 519 |
| plz | Please | 519 |
| bsf | Best friend | 520 |
| HRU | How are you | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 522 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 528 |
| sup | What's up | 530 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 534 |
| u | You | 534 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 537 |
| r | Are | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| IDC | I don't care | 538 |
| TBH | To be honest | 538 |
| b4 | Before | 539 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| l8r | Later | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 553 |
| feels | Feelings | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| meh | Whatever | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| Sry | Sorry | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 564 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 568 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| newb | Newbie | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| X | Kiss | 568 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| cya | See ya | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| Fetch | Cool | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| acc | Actually | 573 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 575 |
| rly | Really | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 575 |
| MMB | Message me back | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| pvt | Private | 576 |
| ya | Yes | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| BC | Be cool | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| DW | Don't worry | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 581 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 581 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| Say less | I understand | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| WU | What's up | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 584 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 584 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| YD | Yes dear | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| BF | Brain fart | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| lk | Like | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| abt | About | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| onb | On, bro | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| BA | Bad a** | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| wat | What | 586 |
| wuh | What | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| HM | High maintenance | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| SFM | So freaking much | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| WYGOWM | Will you go out with me | 587 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 588 |
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