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 | 61 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 177 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 240 |
| mk | Okay | 250 |
| IRL | In real life | 294 |
| Noob | Newbie | 296 |
| NP | No problem | 309 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 318 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 323 |
| TY | Thank you | 367 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| BTW | By the way | 374 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 406 |
| IK | I know | 407 |
| BRB | Be right back | 409 |
| thx | Thanks | 416 |
| Y | Why | 434 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 437 |
| PC | Personal computer | 448 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 449 |
| wut | What | 450 |
| YW | You're welcome | 460 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 468 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 477 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 480 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 484 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 486 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 493 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 493 |
| FML | F*** my life | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| Scrub | Loser | 504 |
| 2 | To | 505 |
| KK | OK | 506 |
| TF | The f*** | 507 |
| muah | Kiss | 507 |
| sec | Second | 511 |
| G2G | Got to go | 515 |
| pls | Please | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| msg | Message | 517 |
| GTG | Got to go | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 520 |
| bcz | Because | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 524 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 530 |
| sup | What's up | 531 |
| grats | Congratulations | 534 |
| NS | No s*** | 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 |
| TBH | To be honest | 541 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 459 | I love you | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 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 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Rdy | Ready | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 566 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 566 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| LMK | Let me know | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 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 |
| UY | Up yours | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| mgmt | Management | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| BBL | Be back later | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| cz | Because | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| GM | Good move | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Dece | Decent | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 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 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TYT | Take your time | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| bd | Birthday | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| HB | Hurry back | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| srry | Sorry | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| abt | About | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| SG | Sounds good | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
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