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 | 79 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 199 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 245 |
| mk | Okay | 258 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 300 |
| NP | No problem | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 328 |
| XX | Kisses | 371 |
| TY | Thank you | 375 |
| BTW | By the way | 383 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 412 |
| BRB | Be right back | 414 |
| IK | I know | 415 |
| thx | Thanks | 425 |
| xp | Experience | 438 |
| Y | Why | 442 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 446 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| wut | What | 451 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 457 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 478 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 484 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 485 |
| gn | Goodnight | 488 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 492 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 497 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| FML | F*** my life | 503 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 505 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 511 |
| TF | The f*** | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 523 |
| plz | Please | 523 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 524 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| HRU | How are you | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| grats | Congratulations | 535 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 536 |
| WTH | What the heck | 536 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 550 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| AKA | Also known as | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| asf | As f*** | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| meh | Whatever | 564 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Sry | Sorry | 565 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| LMK | Let me know | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BB | Bye bye | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| BBL | Be back later | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
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