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 | 49 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 167 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 233 |
| mk | Okay | 244 |
| IRL | In real life | 291 |
| Noob | Newbie | 293 |
| NP | No problem | 305 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 311 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 320 |
| TY | Thank you | 362 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 405 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 431 |
| xp | Experience | 435 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 447 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 461 |
| 143 | I love you | 465 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 475 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 483 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 491 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 492 |
| FML | F*** my life | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 495 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 501 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| KK | OK | 505 |
| muah | Kiss | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| sec | Second | 510 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| msg | Message | 516 |
| GTG | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 518 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 519 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 519 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| plz | Please | 521 |
| HRU | How are you | 522 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 530 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| r | Are | 538 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 538 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 548 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 552 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 559 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| meh | Whatever | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| Sry | Sorry | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 568 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| newb | Newbie | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| X | Kiss | 568 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| cya | See ya | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 573 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 573 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| acc | Actually | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| rly | Really | 575 |
| MMB | Message me back | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| BC | Be cool | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 580 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| DW | Don't worry | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 581 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 581 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| Say less | I understand | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| WU | What's up | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| rando | Random | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| abt | About | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| BF | Brain fart | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| onb | On, bro | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| YD | Yes dear | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| HM | High maintenance | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| WYGOWM | Will you go out with me | 587 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
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