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 | 58 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 171 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 239 |
| mk | Okay | 248 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 308 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 321 |
| TY | Thank you | 366 |
| XX | Kisses | 371 |
| BTW | By the way | 373 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 404 |
| IK | I know | 406 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 415 |
| Y | Why | 433 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 436 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| wut | What | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 476 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 495 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 503 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 519 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 524 |
| HRU | How are you | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| NS | No s*** | 534 |
| 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 539 |
| r | Are | 540 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 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 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| c | See | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| BW | Best wishes | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| yo | Hey | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| yh | Yeah | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| HU | Hook up | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| 0773H | Hello | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| 6y | Sexy | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 588 |
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