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 | 71 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 188 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 254 |
| 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 | 368 |
| 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 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 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 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 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 | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 521 |
| plz | Please | 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 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 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 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 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| LMK | Let me know | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 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 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 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 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 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 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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