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 | 54 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 171 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 238 |
| mk | Okay | 247 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 321 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 476 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 493 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| HRU | How are you | 523 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 553 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 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 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| yo | Hey | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| HU | Hook up | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| lk | Like | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
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