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 | 82 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 201 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 246 |
| mk | Okay | 259 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 302 |
| NP | No problem | 318 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 330 |
| XX | Kisses | 372 |
| TY | Thank you | 378 |
| BTW | By the way | 388 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 415 |
| BRB | Be right back | 417 |
| IK | I know | 417 |
| thx | Thanks | 427 |
| xp | Experience | 438 |
| Y | Why | 443 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 447 |
| PC | Personal computer | 451 |
| wut | What | 453 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| YW | You're welcome | 464 |
| 143 | I love you | 472 |
| bc | Because | 479 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 486 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 486 |
| gn | Goodnight | 490 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 494 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 499 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 500 |
| FML | F*** my life | 504 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 504 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 505 |
| Scrub | Loser | 507 |
| 2 | To | 507 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 508 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| muah | Kiss | 512 |
| sec | Second | 514 |
| TF | The f*** | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 517 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| pls | Please | 520 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| msg | Message | 522 |
| GTG | Got to go | 524 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 525 |
| bcz | Because | 525 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 526 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 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 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| FTW | For the win | 537 |
| u | You | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 541 |
| IDC | I don't care | 541 |
| r | Are | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| GTK | Good to know | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 546 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 549 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 550 |
| 411 | Information | 550 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 550 |
| BK | Back | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 552 |
| Ditto | Same | 552 |
| RL | Real life | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 552 |
| sux | Sucks | 553 |
| AKA | Also known as | 554 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 558 |
| Wha | What | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 559 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| WB | Welcome back | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 560 |
| sorta | Sort of | 560 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 560 |
| mins | Minutes | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 560 |
| luv | Love | 560 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 561 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 563 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| mwa | Kiss | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 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 |
| c | See | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 568 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| X | Kiss | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 571 |
| WRU | Where are you | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 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 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| hehe | Laughing | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| LMK | Let me know | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| yup | Yes | 575 |
| Fetch | Cool | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| tn | Tonight | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| UY | Up yours | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| FTF | Face to face | 576 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 577 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| rly | Really | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
| hw | Homework | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| MMB | Message me back | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| lk | Like | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HF | Have fun | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| S2U | Same to you | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 579 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 580 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| TC | Take care | 581 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| yep | Yes | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| GP | Go private | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 583 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| GM | Good move | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| bd | Birthday | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| b | Be | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 588 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
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