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 | 171 |
| mk | Okay | 296 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 317 |
| IRL | In real life | 339 |
| Noob | Newbie | 349 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 358 |
| NP | No problem | 379 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 398 |
| TY | Thank you | 439 |
| XX | Kisses | 444 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 447 |
| BTW | By the way | 453 |
| xp | Experience | 453 |
| BRB | Be right back | 461 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 461 |
| IK | I know | 470 |
| PC | Personal computer | 473 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 479 |
| 831 | I love you | 480 |
| wut | What | 480 |
| thx | Thanks | 486 |
| Y | Why | 487 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 497 |
| 143 | I love you | 499 |
| YW | You're welcome | 508 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 508 |
| bc | Because | 509 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 510 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 510 |
| Scrub | Loser | 515 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 517 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 518 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 519 |
| 2 | To | 519 |
| gn | Goodnight | 520 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 520 |
| KK | OK | 521 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 525 |
| TF | The f*** | 526 |
| GTG | Got to go | 530 |
| muah | Kiss | 530 |
| sec | Second | 530 |
| FML | F*** my life | 530 |
| G2G | Got to go | 532 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 533 |
| ATM | At the moment | 536 |
| bsf | Best friend | 537 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 538 |
| bcz | Because | 539 |
| HRU | How are you | 539 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 540 |
| grats | Congratulations | 540 |
| pls | Please | 541 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 541 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 542 |
| plz | Please | 543 |
| FTW | For the win | 544 |
| WTH | What the heck | 544 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 545 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 546 |
| msg | Message | 546 |
| b4 | Before | 549 |
| IDC | I don't care | 549 |
| sup | What's up | 549 |
| NS | No s*** | 549 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 549 |
| haha | Laughing | 550 |
| TBH | To be honest | 550 |
| l8r | Later | 551 |
| AF | As f*** | 551 |
| r | Are | 552 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 552 |
| u | You | 552 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 552 |
| Fr | For real | 553 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 554 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 554 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 554 |
| mod | Moderator | 555 |
| 411 | Information | 556 |
| RN | Right now | 556 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 556 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 556 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 557 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 558 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 558 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 558 |
| RL | Real life | 558 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 558 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 560 |
| min | Minute | 560 |
| Wha | What | 560 |
| AKA | Also known as | 561 |
| Ditto | Same | 561 |
| 459 | I love you | 561 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 562 |
| feels | Feelings | 562 |
| BK | Back | 563 |
| TBC | To be continued | 563 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 563 |
| bday | Birthday | 564 |
| sux | Sucks | 564 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 564 |
| sorta | Sort of | 564 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 564 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 564 |
| luv | Love | 564 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 564 |
| WB | Welcome back | 564 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 564 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 564 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 564 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 565 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 565 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 565 |
| asf | As f*** | 566 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 566 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 566 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 566 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 566 |
| ltr | Later | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| IMU | I miss you | 567 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 568 |
| cuz | Because | 568 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 568 |
| meh | Whatever | 568 |
| FU | F*** you | 569 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 569 |
| IMY | I miss you | 570 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 570 |
| cya | See ya | 570 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 570 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 570 |
| mins | Minutes | 570 |
| addy | Address | 570 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 570 |
| b-day | Birthday | 571 |
| Rdy | Ready | 571 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 571 |
| OG | Original gangster | 571 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| NM | Not much | 572 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 573 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 573 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 573 |
| c | See | 573 |
| mwa | Kiss | 573 |
| Bet | You bet | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| hi5 | High five | 574 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 574 |
| mwah | Kiss | 574 |
| b/c | Because | 575 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 575 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 576 |
| WRU | Where are you | 576 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 576 |
| SU | Shut up | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| 2day | Today | 576 |
| 4U | For you | 576 |
| pwn | To dominate | 576 |
| ^5 | High five | 576 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 576 |
| X | Kiss | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 577 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 577 |
| PM | Private message | 577 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 577 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 577 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 578 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| FTF | Face to face | 578 |
| LMK | Let me know | 578 |
| shud | Should | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| d | Di** | 578 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 578 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 579 |
| mkay | OK | 579 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 579 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 579 |
| BB | Bye bye | 579 |
| TC | Take care | 579 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 579 |
| Rawr | Roar | 579 |
| ILU | I love you | 579 |
| hw | Homework | 579 |
| pwnd | Owned | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| mtg | Meeting | 580 |
| AH | At home | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 580 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
| IWU | I want you | 580 |
| da | The | 580 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 581 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 581 |
| GTR | Got to run | 581 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 581 |
| ATW | All the way | 581 |
| dunno | Don't know | 581 |
| HF | Have fun | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| BW | Best wishes | 581 |
| hehe | Laughing | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 581 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 581 |
| hr | Hour | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| tnx | Thanks | 581 |
| HU | Hook up | 581 |
| MM | Make me | 581 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| UY | Up yours | 581 |
| mgmt | Management | 581 |
| WFH | Work from home | 581 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 581 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| ya | Yes | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 582 |
| Gas | Great | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| ima | I'm going to | 582 |
| acc | Actually | 582 |
| pvt | Private | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| S2U | Same to you | 582 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 582 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 582 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| DD | Designated driver | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| MT | Mistype | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| srsly | Seriously | 583 |
| YRL | You are lame | 583 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 583 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 583 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 583 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 583 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 583 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 583 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 583 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 583 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 583 |
| ILY | I love you | 583 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| UR | Your | 583 |
| Fetch | Cool | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| yeap | Yes | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| GAL | Get a life | 584 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
| br | Bathroom | 584 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 584 |
| nvr | Never | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 584 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 584 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 584 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 584 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 584 |
| JS | Just saying | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| Digits | Phone number | 584 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 584 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 584 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 584 |
| JP | Just playing | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 584 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 584 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| BBL | Be back later | 585 |
| BC | Be cool | 585 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 585 |
| AYK | As you know | 585 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| GJ | Good job | 585 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 585 |
| ima | I'm | 585 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 585 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 585 |
| BF | Brain fart | 585 |
| kms | Kill myself | 585 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 585 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 585 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 585 |
| Bai | Bye | 585 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 585 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 585 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 585 |
| lk | Like | 585 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 585 |
| WTG | Way to go | 585 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 585 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 585 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
| irl | A real-life person | 585 |
| yep | Yes | 585 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 586 |
| NJ | Nice job | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 586 |
| HT | Hi there | 586 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 586 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 586 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 586 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 586 |
| gb | Goodbye | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 586 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 586 |
| bae | Babe | 586 |
| J/P | Just playing | 586 |
| xans | Xanax | 586 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 586 |
| Fav | Favorite | 586 |
| WU | What's up | 586 |
| lulz | LOL | 586 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 586 |
| Kewl | Cool | 586 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 586 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 586 |
| 303 | Mom | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
| Dece | Decent | 586 |
| Wub | Love | 586 |
| bd | Birthday | 586 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 586 |
| grl | Girl | 586 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 586 |
| prvt | Private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| pwnt | Owned | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| Wewt | Woot | 587 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 587 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 587 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 587 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 587 |
| Presh | Precious | 587 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 587 |
| G2G | Good to go | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| NTY | No thank you | 587 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 587 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 587 |
| K3U | I love you | 587 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 587 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 587 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 587 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 587 |
| KB | Kiss back | 587 |
| HAN | How about now? | 587 |
| b | Be | 588 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 588 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 588 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 588 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 588 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 588 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 588 |
| AON | All or nothing | 588 |
| HM | High maintenance | 588 |
| GM | Good move | 588 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 588 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 588 |
| HO | Hold on | 588 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 588 |
| Secks | Sex | 588 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 588 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 588 |
| BA | Bad a** | 588 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 588 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 588 |
| wat | What | 588 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 588 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 588 |
| NC | No comment | 588 |
| JC | Just chilling | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 589 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 589 |
| OM | Old man | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 589 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 589 |
| Effin | F***ing | 589 |
| issa | It's a | 589 |
| Mack | To flirt | 589 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 589 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 589 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 589 |
| 4sho | For sure | 589 |
| OOO | Out of office | 589 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 589 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 589 |
| MB | My bad | 589 |
| onb | On, bro | 589 |
| WRT | With regard to | 589 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 589 |
| frnd | Friend | 589 |
| Onl | Online | 589 |
| HB | Hurry back | 589 |
| IM | Instant message | 589 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| N/C | No comment | 589 |
| quar | Quarantine | 589 |
| SML | So much love | 589 |
| mishu | Miss you | 589 |
| BH | Better half | 589 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 589 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 589 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 589 |
| luzr | Loser | 589 |
| wuh | What | 590 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 590 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
| bstd | Busted | 590 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 590 |
| HAGA | Have a good afternoon | 590 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 590 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 590 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 590 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 590 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 590 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 590 |
| rando | Random | 590 |
| H/O | Hold on | 590 |
| WAY | What about you? | 590 |
| D/C | Don't care | 590 |
| Samesies | Same | 590 |
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