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 | 73 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 196 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 242 |
| mk | Okay | 255 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 300 |
| NP | No problem | 316 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 327 |
| XX | Kisses | 370 |
| TY | Thank you | 374 |
| BTW | By the way | 381 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 412 |
| BRB | Be right back | 414 |
| IK | I know | 414 |
| thx | Thanks | 423 |
| xp | Experience | 437 |
| Y | Why | 439 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 445 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| wut | What | 450 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 457 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 477 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 485 |
| gn | Goodnight | 487 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 492 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 497 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 499 |
| FML | F*** my life | 502 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 503 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| 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 |
| pls | Please | 518 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| msg | Message | 520 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 522 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| GTG | Got to go | 523 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 524 |
| bcz | Because | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 524 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 525 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 526 |
| HRU | How are you | 528 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 528 |
| haha | Laughing | 532 |
| sup | What's up | 532 |
| NS | No s*** | 535 |
| grats | Congratulations | 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 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 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 |
| asf | As f*** | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| sorta | Sort of | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| Sry | Sorry | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| BBL | Be back later | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
Results limited to 500. View complete list.