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 | 64 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 181 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 238 |
| mk | Okay | 252 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 310 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 321 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| XX | Kisses | 369 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 375 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 408 |
| IK | I know | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 411 |
| thx | Thanks | 418 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 438 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 450 |
| wut | What | 451 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 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 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 491 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 508 |
| muah | Kiss | 508 |
| sec | Second | 513 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 518 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 521 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| 411 | Information | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 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 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 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 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| BB | Bye bye | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| LU | Love you | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| MM | Make me | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
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