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 | 70 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 188 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 253 |
| IRL | In real life | 295 |
| Noob | Newbie | 298 |
| NP | No problem | 311 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 322 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 324 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 376 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 419 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 437 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 440 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 480 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 481 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 495 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 501 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| Scrub | Loser | 505 |
| KK | OK | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| TF | The f*** | 509 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 521 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 525 |
| haha | Laughing | 531 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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