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 | 202 |
| mk | Okay | 326 |
| IRL | In real life | 373 |
| Noob | Newbie | 388 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 389 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 393 |
| NP | No problem | 432 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 447 |
| xp | Experience | 467 |
| TY | Thank you | 492 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 496 |
| PC | Personal computer | 497 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 504 |
| BTW | By the way | 507 |
| IK | I know | 507 |
| BRB | Be right back | 509 |
| 831 | I love you | 509 |
| wut | What | 511 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 512 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 513 |
| Y | Why | 519 |
| xx | Kisses | 524 |
| Scrub | Loser | 529 |
| thx | Thanks | 535 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 536 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 538 |
| KK | OK | 539 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 539 |
| YW | You're welcome | 541 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 542 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 542 |
| grats | Congratulations | 547 |
| 143 | I love you | 549 |
| bc | Because | 549 |
| G2G | Got to go | 549 |
| gn | Goodnight | 550 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 552 |
| sec | Second | 552 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 552 |
| GTG | Got to go | 553 |
| FML | F*** my life | 554 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 554 |
| TF | The f*** | 556 |
| bsf | Best friend | 556 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 556 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 557 |
| muah | Kiss | 557 |
| ATM | At the moment | 558 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 558 |
| bcz | Because | 559 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| 2 | To | 560 |
| HRU | How are you | 561 |
| mod | Moderator | 561 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 562 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 562 |
| WTH | What the heck | 563 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 563 |
| RL | Real life | 563 |
| TBH | To be honest | 564 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 564 |
| AF | As f*** | 565 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 566 |
| WB | Welcome back | 566 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 566 |
| IDC | I don't care | 567 |
| pls | Please | 567 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 568 |
| NS | No s*** | 568 |
| l8r | Later | 569 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 569 |
| plz | Please | 569 |
| sup | What's up | 569 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 569 |
| Bro | Brother | 570 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 570 |
| Wha | What | 570 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 570 |
| msg | Message | 570 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 570 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 571 |
| BK | Back | 571 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 571 |
| RN | Right now | 572 |
| min | Minute | 572 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 572 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 572 |
| r | Are | 572 |
| feels | Feelings | 572 |
| ltr | Later | 573 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 573 |
| FR | For real | 573 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 573 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 573 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 573 |
| sux | Sucks | 573 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 574 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 574 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 574 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 574 |
| u | You | 574 |
| meh | Whatever | 574 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 574 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 574 |
| haha | Laughing | 574 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 574 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 575 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 575 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 575 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 575 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 576 |
| Ditto | Same | 576 |
| hi5 | High five | 576 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 576 |
| luv | Love | 576 |
| sorta | Sort of | 576 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 576 |
| TBC | To be continued | 576 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 576 |
| Rdy | Ready | 576 |
| IMY | I miss you | 576 |
| 411 | Information | 577 |
| b4 | Before | 577 |
| asf | As f*** | 577 |
| FU | F*** you | 577 |
| OG | Original gangster | 577 |
| cuz | Because | 577 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 577 |
| SU | Shut up | 577 |
| addy | Address | 577 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 578 |
| bday | Birthday | 578 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 578 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 578 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 578 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 579 |
| pwnd | Owned | 579 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 579 |
| BB | Bye bye | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| NM | Not much | 579 |
| c | See | 579 |
| aight | Alright | 579 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 579 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 579 |
| ^5 | High five | 579 |
| b-day | Birthday | 579 |
| rly | Really | 580 |
| Sry | Sorry | 580 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 580 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 580 |
| Bet | You bet | 580 |
| shud | Should | 580 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| IMU | I miss you | 580 |
| BF | Brain fart | 581 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 581 |
| PM | Private message | 581 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 581 |
| mwa | Kiss | 581 |
| tn | Tonight | 581 |
| L8 | Late | 581 |
| acc | Actually | 581 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 581 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 581 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 581 |
| 4U | For you | 581 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 581 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 581 |
| WRU | Where are you | 581 |
| HU | Hook up | 581 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 581 |
| mtg | Meeting | 582 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 582 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 582 |
| 2day | Today | 582 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 582 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 583 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 583 |
| b/c | Because | 583 |
| mins | Minutes | 583 |
| OTP | On the phone | 583 |
| da | The | 583 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 583 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 583 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 583 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 583 |
| AH | At home | 583 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 583 |
| yup | Yes | 583 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 583 |
| hw | Homework | 583 |
| xan | Xanax | 583 |
| rawr | Roar | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 583 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 583 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 584 |
| mwah | Kiss | 584 |
| 459 | I love you | 584 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 584 |
| Gas | Great | 584 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 584 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 584 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 584 |
| ima | I'm going to | 584 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 584 |
| ATW | All the way | 584 |
| d | Di** | 584 |
| cmon | Come on | 584 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 584 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| ILU | I love you | 584 |
| pwn | To dominate | 584 |
| yrs | Years | 584 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 584 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 584 |
| tnx | Thanks | 584 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 584 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 584 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 584 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 584 |
| TM | Trademark | 584 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 584 |
| yo | Hey | 584 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 585 |
| BBL | Be back later | 585 |
| S2U | Same to you | 585 |
| DW | Don't worry | 585 |
| Fetch | Cool | 585 |
| GAL | Get a life | 585 |
| NL | Not likely | 585 |
| Bai | Bye | 585 |
| JS | Just saying | 585 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 585 |
| srsly | Seriously | 585 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 585 |
| UY | Up yours | 585 |
| FTF | Face to face | 585 |
| hr | Hour | 585 |
| dunno | Don't know | 585 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 586 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 586 |
| HF | Have fun | 586 |
| WFH | Work from home | 586 |
| MT | Mistype | 586 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 586 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 586 |
| DD | Designated driver | 586 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 586 |
| pvt | Private | 586 |
| ILY | I love you | 586 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 586 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 586 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 586 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 586 |
| Dece | Decent | 586 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 586 |
| IAB | In a bit | 586 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 586 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 586 |
| cz | Because | 586 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 586 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 586 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 587 |
| AYK | As you know | 587 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 587 |
| br | Bathroom | 587 |
| JJ | Just joking | 587 |
| GTR | Got to run | 587 |
| BW | Best wishes | 587 |
| nvr | Never | 587 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 587 |
| ya | Yes | 587 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 587 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 587 |
| watev | Whatever | 587 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 587 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 587 |
| LMK | Let me know | 587 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 587 |
| d8 | Date | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| YRL | You are lame | 587 |
| mgmt | Management | 587 |
| TC | Take care | 587 |
| TYT | Take your time | 587 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 587 |
| WU | What's up | 587 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 587 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 587 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 587 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 587 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| JP | Just playing | 587 |
| HT | Hi there | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Digits | Phone number | 587 |
| MMB | Message me back | 587 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 587 |
| Wewt | Woot | 587 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 587 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 587 |
| X | Kiss | 587 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 587 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 588 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 588 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 588 |
| BC | Be cool | 588 |
| JW | Just wondering | 588 |
| CU | See you | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 588 |
| NJ | Nice job | 588 |
| yh | Yeah | 588 |
| gb | Goodbye | 588 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 588 |
| GJ | Good job | 588 |
| GM | Good move | 588 |
| mkay | OK | 588 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 588 |
| irl | A real-life person | 588 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 588 |
| IOW | In other words | 588 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| NTY | No thank you | 588 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 588 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 588 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 588 |
| AON | All or nothing | 588 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 588 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 588 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 588 |
| HAN | How about now? | 588 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 588 |
| WTG | Way to go | 588 |
| UR | Your | 588 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 588 |
| WBY | What about you? | 588 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 588 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 588 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 588 |
| ima | I'm | 588 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 588 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 588 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 588 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 588 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 588 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 588 |
| b | Be | 588 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 589 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 589 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 589 |
| HB | Hurry back | 589 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 589 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 589 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 589 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 589 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 589 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 589 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 589 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 589 |
| bae | Babe | 589 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 589 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 589 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 589 |
| me2 | Me too | 589 |
| SML | So much love | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 589 |
| yeap | Yes | 589 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 589 |
| kms | Kill myself | 589 |
| OOO | Out of office | 589 |
| TBF | To be fair | 589 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 589 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 589 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 589 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
| Effin | F***ing | 589 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 589 |
| JC | Just chilling | 589 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 589 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 589 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 589 |
| quar | Quarantine | 589 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 589 |
| pic | Picture | 589 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 589 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 590 |
| GN | Get naked | 590 |
| N/C | No comment | 590 |
| BA | Bad a** | 590 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 590 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 590 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 590 |
| SG | Sounds good | 590 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 590 |
| issa | It's a | 590 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 590 |
| D/C | Don't care | 590 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 590 |
| HO | Hold on | 590 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 590 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 590 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 590 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 590 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 590 |
| Wub | Love | 590 |
| hehe | Laughing | 590 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 590 |
| 303 | Mom | 590 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 590 |
| yep | Yes | 590 |
| Secks | Sex | 590 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 590 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 590 |
| mishu | Miss you | 590 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 590 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 590 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 590 |
| kewl | Cool | 590 |
| bd | Birthday | 590 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 591 |
| NB | Not bad | 591 |
| NRN | Not right now | 591 |
| CUL | See you later | 591 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 591 |
| G2G | Good to go | 591 |
| MB | My bad | 591 |
| HM | High maintenance | 591 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 591 |
| Presh | Precious | 591 |
| woz | Worry | 591 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 591 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 591 |
| KOS | Kid over shoulder | 591 |
| LMS | Let me see | 591 |
| wat | What | 591 |
| onl | Online | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| 4sho | For sure | 591 |
| SOS | Someone special | 591 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 591 |
| TBR | To be read | 591 |
| prvt | Private | 591 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| GFY | Good for you | 591 |
| WRT | With regard to | 591 |
| sp | Spelling | 591 |
| Samesies | Same | 591 |
| rando | Random | 591 |
| H/O | Hold on | 591 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 591 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
| KB | Kiss back | 591 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| WAY | What about you? | 591 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 591 |
| wuh | What | 591 |
| lk | Like | 591 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 591 |
| luzr | Loser | 591 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 591 |
| bstd | Busted | 592 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 592 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 592 |
| welp | Well | 592 |
| OOT | Out of town | 592 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 592 |
| HAGA | Have a good afternoon | 592 |
| K3U | I love you | 592 |
| NC | No comment | 592 |
| GP | Go private | 592 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 592 |
| frnd | Friend | 592 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 592 |
| Forevs | Forever | 592 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 592 |
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