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 | 240 |
| mk | Okay | 366 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 451 |
| IRL | In real life | 454 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 460 |
| Noob | Newbie | 464 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 497 |
| xp | Experience | 505 |
| PC | Personal computer | 525 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 529 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 531 |
| TY | Thank you | 534 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 535 |
| BRB | Be right back | 537 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 537 |
| Scrub | Loser | 539 |
| wut | What | 543 |
| BTW | By the way | 548 |
| IK | I know | 548 |
| Y | Why | 548 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 549 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 549 |
| grats | Congratulations | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 555 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 556 |
| KK | OK | 558 |
| YW | You're welcome | 558 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 559 |
| gn | Goodnight | 561 |
| bcz | Because | 561 |
| ATM | At the moment | 562 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 562 |
| FML | F*** my life | 563 |
| GTG | Got to go | 563 |
| thx | Thanks | 564 |
| xx | Kisses | 564 |
| sec | Second | 565 |
| muah | Kiss | 565 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 566 |
| mod | Moderator | 566 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 566 |
| bc | Because | 567 |
| TF | The f*** | 567 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 568 |
| WB | Welcome back | 568 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 568 |
| 143 | I love you | 569 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 569 |
| RL | Real life | 569 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 569 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 570 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 570 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 570 |
| BF | Brain fart | 572 |
| WTH | What the heck | 572 |
| TBH | To be honest | 573 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 573 |
| HRU | How are you | 573 |
| 2 | To | 573 |
| l8r | Later | 574 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 575 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 575 |
| Wha | What | 575 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 575 |
| GN | Get naked | 576 |
| AF | As f*** | 576 |
| ltr | Later | 576 |
| IDC | I don't care | 577 |
| fb | 577 | |
| WYD | What you doing? | 578 |
| pls | Please | 578 |
| r | Are | 578 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 578 |
| plz | Please | 578 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 578 |
| sup | What's up | 578 |
| Bro | Brother | 578 |
| NS | No s*** | 578 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| HBY | How about you? | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 579 |
| bsf | Best friend | 579 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 579 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 580 |
| RN | Right now | 580 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 580 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 580 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 580 |
| SU | Shut up | 580 |
| BB | Bye bye | 580 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 580 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 580 |
| u | You | 580 |
| Ditto | Same | 580 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 580 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 580 |
| min | Minute | 580 |
| sux | Sucks | 581 |
| hi5 | High five | 581 |
| IMY | I miss you | 581 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 581 |
| feels | Feelings | 581 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 581 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 581 |
| msg | Message | 581 |
| meh | Whatever | 581 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 581 |
| TBC | To be continued | 581 |
| addy | Address | 581 |
| FR | For real | 581 |
| BK | Back | 581 |
| bday | Birthday | 582 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 582 |
| pwnd | Owned | 582 |
| rdy | Ready | 582 |
| OTP | On the phone | 582 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 582 |
| NM | Not much | 582 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 582 |
| haha | Laughing | 582 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 582 |
| ^5 | High five | 582 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 582 |
| sorta | Sort of | 582 |
| b-day | Birthday | 582 |
| aight | Alright | 583 |
| b4 | Before | 583 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 583 |
| luv | Love | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 583 |
| Sry | Sorry | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| IMU | I miss you | 583 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 583 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 583 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 583 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 583 |
| 2day | Today | 583 |
| cuz | Because | 583 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 584 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 584 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 584 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 584 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 584 |
| L8 | Late | 584 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 584 |
| shud | Should | 584 |
| AH | At home | 584 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 584 |
| asf | As f*** | 584 |
| 4U | For you | 584 |
| acc | Actually | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 584 |
| c | See | 584 |
| WRU | Where are you | 585 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 585 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 585 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 585 |
| FU | F*** you | 585 |
| mtg | Meeting | 585 |
| Gas | Great | 585 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 585 |
| d | Di** | 585 |
| OG | Original gangster | 585 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 585 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 585 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 585 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 585 |
| tn | Tonight | 585 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 585 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 585 |
| TM | Trademark | 585 |
| cmon | Come on | 586 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 586 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 586 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 586 |
| mwah | Kiss | 586 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 586 |
| hr | Hour | 586 |
| yup | Yes | 586 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 586 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 586 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| rawr | Roar | 586 |
| rly | Really | 586 |
| JP | Just playing | 586 |
| UY | Up yours | 586 |
| DD | Designated driver | 586 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 586 |
| hw | Homework | 586 |
| mwa | Kiss | 586 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 586 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 586 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 587 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 587 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 587 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 587 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 587 |
| pvt | Private | 587 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 587 |
| srsly | Seriously | 587 |
| pwn | To dominate | 587 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 587 |
| PM | Private message | 587 |
| GAL | Get a life | 587 |
| xan | Xanax | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 587 |
| AYK | As you know | 587 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 587 |
| yrs | Years | 587 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 587 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 587 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 587 |
| FTF | Face to face | 587 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 587 |
| TC | Take care | 587 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 587 |
| Bet | You bet | 587 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 587 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 587 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 587 |
| IHY | I hate you | 587 |
| watev | Whatever | 587 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 587 |
| NL | Not likely | 587 |
| JS | Just saying | 587 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 587 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 587 |
| mins | Minutes | 587 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 587 |
| IWU | I want you | 587 |
| yo | Hey | 587 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 587 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 587 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 588 |
| irl | A real-life person | 588 |
| 411 | Information | 588 |
| BBL | Be back later | 588 |
| BC | Be cool | 588 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 588 |
| DW | Don't worry | 588 |
| ya | Yes | 588 |
| ima | I'm going to | 588 |
| WFH | Work from home | 588 |
| IOW | In other words | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 588 |
| me2 | Me too | 588 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 588 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 588 |
| IONO | I don't know | 588 |
| MT | Mistype | 588 |
| WU | What's up | 588 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| ILY | I love you | 588 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 588 |
| JW | Just wondering | 588 |
| IAB | In a bit | 588 |
| S2U | Same to you | 588 |
| MMB | Message me back | 588 |
| Wewt | Woot | 588 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 588 |
| BW | Best wishes | 588 |
| b | Be | 588 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 589 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| b/c | Because | 589 |
| GFY | Good for you | 589 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 589 |
| CU | See you | 589 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 589 |
| UR | Your | 589 |
| gb | Goodbye | 589 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 589 |
| GM | Good move | 589 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 589 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 589 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 589 |
| HF | Have fun | 589 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 589 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 589 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 589 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 589 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 589 |
| WBY | What about you? | 589 |
| nvr | Never | 589 |
| mgmt | Management | 589 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 589 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 589 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 589 |
| YRL | You are lame | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 589 |
| HAN | How about now? | 589 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 589 |
| AON | All or nothing | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| ima | I'm | 589 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 589 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 589 |
| nub | Newbie | 589 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 589 |
| tnx | Thanks | 589 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 589 |
| TYT | Take your time | 589 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 589 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 589 |
| cz | Because | 589 |
| Dece | Decent | 589 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 589 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 589 |
| GTR | Got to run | 589 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 589 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 589 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 589 |
| Fresh | Cool | 589 |
| JC | Just chilling | 589 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 589 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 589 |
| NTY | No thank you | 589 |
| ILU | I love you | 589 |
| Digits | Phone number | 589 |
| quar | Quarantine | 589 |
| HT | Hi there | 589 |
| Bai | Bye | 590 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 590 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 590 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 590 |
| br | Bathroom | 590 |
| TBF | To be fair | 590 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 590 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 590 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 590 |
| dunno | Don't know | 590 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 590 |
| HB | Hurry back | 590 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 590 |
| bae | Babe | 590 |
| N/C | No comment | 590 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 590 |
| HO | Hold on | 590 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 590 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 590 |
| Fetch | Cool | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| yep | Yes | 590 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 590 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 590 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 590 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 590 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 590 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 590 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 590 |
| WTG | Way to go | 590 |
| yh | Yeah | 590 |
| Effin | F***ing | 590 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 590 |
| 121 | One to one | 590 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 590 |
| G2G | Good to go | 590 |
| SML | So much love | 590 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 590 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 590 |
| Wub | Love | 590 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 590 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 590 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 590 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 590 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 591 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 591 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 591 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 591 |
| YTSFM | You're too sexy for me | 591 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 591 |
| LMS | Let me see | 591 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 591 |
| rando | Random | 591 |
| SG | Sounds good | 591 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 591 |
| prvt | Private | 591 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 591 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 591 |
| sp | Spelling | 591 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 591 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 591 |
| MB | My bad | 591 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 591 |
| OOO | Out of office | 591 |
| ATW | All the way | 591 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| NRN | Not right now | 591 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 591 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 591 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 591 |
| KOS | Kid over shoulder | 591 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 591 |
| issa | It's a | 591 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 591 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 591 |
| d8 | Date | 591 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 591 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 591 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 591 |
| DM | Do me | 591 |
| OM | Old man | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| H/O | Hold on | 591 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 591 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 591 |
| KB | Kiss back | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 591 |
| X | Kiss | 591 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 591 |
| 4sho | For sure | 591 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 592 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 592 |
| frnd | Friend | 592 |
| JJ | Just joking | 592 |
| CUL | See you later | 592 |
| woz | Worry | 592 |
| kewl | Cool | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| TBR | To be rude | 592 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 592 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 592 |
| hehe | Laughing | 592 |
| K3U | I love you | 592 |
| MMA | Meet me at | 592 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 592 |
| 303 | Mom | 592 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 592 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 592 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| xit | Exit | 592 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| WRT | With regard to | 592 |
| mkay | OK | 592 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 592 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 592 |
| Samesies | Same | 592 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 592 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 592 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 592 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 592 |
| D/C | Don't care | 592 |
| OOT | Out of town | 592 |
| bd | Birthday | 592 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 592 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 592 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 592 |
| NB | Not bad | 592 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 592 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 592 |
| OMM | On my mind | 593 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 593 |
| bstd | Busted | 593 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 593 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 593 |
| Forevs | Forever | 593 |
| IMA | I might add | 593 |
| HM | High maintenance | 593 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 593 |
| kwl | Cool | 593 |
| welp | Well | 593 |
| OAO | Over and out | 593 |
| LMBO | Laughing my butt off | 593 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 593 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 593 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 593 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 593 |
| WAYDRN | What are you doing right now | 593 |
| NC | No comment | 593 |
| GP | Go private | 593 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 593 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 593 |
| onl | Online | 593 |
| LYA | Love you always | 593 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 593 |
| Presh | Precious | 593 |
| YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 593 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 593 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
| BA | Bad a** | 593 |
| LMAOROTF | Laughing my a** off and rolling on the floor | 593 |
| luzr | Loser | 593 |
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