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 | 89 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 215 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 256 |
| mk | Okay | 267 |
| IRL | In real life | 297 |
| Noob | Newbie | 305 |
| NP | No problem | 319 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 328 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 337 |
| XX | Kisses | 379 |
| TY | Thank you | 383 |
| BTW | By the way | 395 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 416 |
| IK | I know | 420 |
| BRB | Be right back | 422 |
| thx | Thanks | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 440 |
| Y | Why | 448 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 449 |
| PC | Personal computer | 453 |
| wut | What | 455 |
| YW | You're welcome | 465 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 465 |
| 831 | I love you | 468 |
| 143 | I love you | 474 |
| bc | Because | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 485 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 485 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 494 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 500 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 504 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| FML | F*** my life | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| Scrub | Loser | 508 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 510 |
| KK | OK | 510 |
| muah | Kiss | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| sec | Second | 516 |
| TF | The f*** | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 519 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 523 |
| msg | Message | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| pls | Please | 525 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 526 |
| plz | Please | 526 |
| bsf | Best friend | 527 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 528 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 528 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 528 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 530 |
| HRU | How are you | 530 |
| haha | Laughing | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| sup | What's up | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 537 |
| u | You | 540 |
| FTW | For the win | 540 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 541 |
| b4 | Before | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 543 |
| r | Are | 544 |
| IDC | I don't care | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 545 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 547 |
| RN | Right now | 547 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| GTK | Good to know | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 550 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 550 |
| 459 | I love you | 551 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| BK | Back | 553 |
| Ditto | Same | 554 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 556 |
| feels | Feelings | 556 |
| min | Minute | 556 |
| sux | Sucks | 556 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 556 |
| AKA | Also known as | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| asf | As f*** | 560 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 560 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 561 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| luv | Love | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 562 |
| mins | Minutes | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| mwa | Kiss | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 566 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 566 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| addy | Address | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| b-day | Birthday | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| Bet | You bet | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| pwn | To dominate | 572 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMY | I miss you | 573 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 573 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 574 |
| 2day | Today | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| acc | Actually | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 576 |
| yup | Yes | 576 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
| LMK | Let me know | 576 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 576 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| yrs | Years | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| FTF | Face to face | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| yeap | Yes | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| mkay | OK | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| mtg | Meeting | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| dunno | Don't know | 580 |
| 4L | For life | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 580 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| kms | Kill myself | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 581 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 581 |
| TYT | Take your time | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 581 |
| ILY | I love you | 581 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 581 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 582 |
| NC | No comment | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| BH | Better half | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| LU | Love you | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| yep | Yes | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| 0773H | Hello | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| LYK | Let you know | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| NJ | Nice job | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 586 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| SML | So much love | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 587 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| KB | Kiss back | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| HB | Hurry back | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 588 |
| H/O | Hold on | 588 |
| NRN | Not right now | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| Say less | I understand | 588 |
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