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 | 69 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 188 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 253 |
| 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 | 369 |
| TY | Thank you | 370 |
| 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 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 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 | 485 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 487 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 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 | 515 |
| 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 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 525 |
| HRU | How are you | 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 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 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 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 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 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 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 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 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 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| 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 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| shud | Should | 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 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 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 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 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 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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