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 | 103 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 236 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 261 |
| mk | Okay | 268 |
| IRL | In real life | 308 |
| Noob | Newbie | 317 |
| NP | No problem | 330 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 338 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 347 |
| TY | Thank you | 392 |
| XX | Kisses | 395 |
| BTW | By the way | 411 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 427 |
| BRB | Be right back | 428 |
| IK | I know | 428 |
| thx | Thanks | 444 |
| xp | Experience | 446 |
| wut | What | 457 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 457 |
| PC | Personal computer | 459 |
| Y | Why | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 473 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 474 |
| YW | You're welcome | 476 |
| 143 | I love you | 478 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 488 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 488 |
| bc | Because | 489 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 491 |
| gn | Goodnight | 494 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 499 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 504 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 504 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 508 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
| KK | OK | 510 |
| Scrub | Loser | 511 |
| FML | F*** my life | 513 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 514 |
| muah | Kiss | 517 |
| TF | The f*** | 519 |
| ATM | At the moment | 520 |
| sec | Second | 521 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 522 |
| G2G | Got to go | 523 |
| GTG | Got to go | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 527 |
| bsf | Best friend | 528 |
| msg | Message | 529 |
| pls | Please | 529 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 529 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 529 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 530 |
| plz | Please | 531 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 532 |
| HRU | How are you | 532 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 536 |
| NS | No s*** | 537 |
| haha | Laughing | 538 |
| sup | What's up | 538 |
| WTH | What the heck | 538 |
| b4 | Before | 542 |
| FTW | For the win | 542 |
| u | You | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 543 |
| IDC | I don't care | 544 |
| r | Are | 544 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| 411 | Information | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| RN | Right now | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 550 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 550 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 550 |
| Igh | Alright | 551 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 551 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 551 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 552 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 553 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 553 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 553 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 553 |
| BK | Back | 554 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 555 |
| Ditto | Same | 556 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 556 |
| 459 | I love you | 556 |
| feels | Feelings | 557 |
| min | Minute | 557 |
| AKA | Also known as | 558 |
| sux | Sucks | 558 |
| GTK | Good to know | 558 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 559 |
| Wha | What | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 560 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| asf | As f*** | 560 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 561 |
| FU | F*** you | 561 |
| WB | Welcome back | 561 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 561 |
| mins | Minutes | 561 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 562 |
| luv | Love | 562 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 562 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| OG | Original gangster | 565 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 565 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 566 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 566 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| mwa | Kiss | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 567 |
| Sry | Sorry | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 569 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 569 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 570 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| d | Di** | 570 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 570 |
| NM | Not much | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| Bet | You bet | 571 |
| X | Kiss | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| pwn | To dominate | 573 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| acc | Actually | 574 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 574 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 574 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| BB | Bye bye | 576 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 577 |
| LMK | Let me know | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| WFH | Work from home | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| UY | Up yours | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 578 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| Fetch | Cool | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| hw | Homework | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| lk | Like | 579 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| hr | Hour | 579 |
| yeap | Yes | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| dunno | Don't know | 579 |
| ya | Yes | 579 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| YRL | You are lame | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| 4L | For life | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 580 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 581 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 581 |
| AYK | As you know | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| yo | Hey | 582 |
| Bai | Bye | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 582 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 582 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| JS | Just saying | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| DW | Don't worry | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| kms | Kill myself | 583 |
| K3U | I love you | 583 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| ILY | I love you | 583 |
| NC | No comment | 583 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| Cray | Crazy | 583 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 584 |
| Wub | Love | 584 |
| lv | Love | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| NW | No worries | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| Secks | Sex | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| yep | Yes | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 584 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| GP | Go private | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 584 |
| BH | Better half | 584 |
| Kewl | Cool | 584 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| pwnt | Owned | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| gb | Goodbye | 585 |
| GM | Good move | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| WU | What's up | 585 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| BA | Bad a** | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| LYK | Let you know | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| NJ | Nice job | 586 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LU | Love you | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 587 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| rando | Random | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 587 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| Onl | Online | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| 0773H | Hello | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
| SML | So much love | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 589 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 589 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 589 |
| LMS | Let me see | 589 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 589 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 589 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 589 |
| TBR | To be read | 589 |
| IM | Instant message | 589 |
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