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 | 66 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 183 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 252 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 310 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 321 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 375 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 418 |
| Y | Why | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 438 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| wut | What | 451 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 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 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 491 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| TF | The f*** | 508 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 518 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 540 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| GTK | Good to know | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| 411 | Information | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 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 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 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 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 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 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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