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 | 193 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 243 |
| mk | Okay | 253 |
| IRL | In real life | 298 |
| Noob | Newbie | 300 |
| NP | No problem | 313 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 323 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 326 |
| XX | Kisses | 368 |
| TY | Thank you | 372 |
| BTW | By the way | 379 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 410 |
| BRB | Be right back | 412 |
| IK | I know | 412 |
| thx | Thanks | 421 |
| xp | Experience | 436 |
| Y | Why | 437 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 442 |
| wut | What | 448 |
| PC | Personal computer | 449 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 454 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 473 |
| bc | Because | 476 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 481 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 483 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 484 |
| gn | Goodnight | 486 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 490 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 495 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 497 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 500 |
| FML | F*** my life | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 502 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 503 |
| Scrub | Loser | 506 |
| 2 | To | 506 |
| KK | OK | 508 |
| muah | Kiss | 510 |
| 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 | 518 |
| msg | Message | 520 |
| GTG | Got to go | 522 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 522 |
| plz | Please | 522 |
| bcz | Because | 522 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 522 |
| bsf | Best friend | 523 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 524 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 525 |
| HRU | How are you | 526 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| 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 | 541 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 546 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| GTK | Good to know | 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 |
| mod | Moderator | 549 |
| BK | Back | 549 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 549 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 549 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 549 |
| 459 | I love you | 549 |
| AKA | Also known as | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 551 |
| Ditto | Same | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 551 |
| sux | Sucks | 551 |
| RL | Real life | 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 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| sorta | Sort of | 558 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| WB | Welcome back | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 563 |
| meh | Whatever | 563 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| ltr | Later | 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 |
| Rdy | Ready | 566 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| c | See | 566 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 568 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 569 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 569 |
| X | Kiss | 569 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| pwn | To dominate | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| LMK | Let me know | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| 2day | Today | 572 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| yrs | Years | 575 |
| BB | Bye bye | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| UY | Up yours | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| MMB | Message me back | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| pvt | Private | 577 |
| YRL | You are lame | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| Rawr | Roar | 578 |
| ya | Yes | 578 |
| ima | I'm going to | 578 |
| GTR | Got to run | 578 |
| pwnd | Owned | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 578 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| 4U | For you | 578 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 578 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GAL | Get a life | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 579 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 579 |
| mgmt | Management | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| LU | Love you | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 580 |
| yo | Hey | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| 458 | I love you | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BBL | Be back later | 581 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| DD | Designated driver | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| BH | Better half | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| DW | Don't worry | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 582 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| lk | Like | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| d8 | Date | 583 |
| GM | Good move | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| Digits | Phone number | 583 |
| 303 | Mom | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 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 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| BA | Bad a** | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 584 |
| IWU | I want you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| WBY | What about you? | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| HAN | How about now? | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| WU | What's up | 584 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 584 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 584 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 585 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 0773H | Hello | 585 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 585 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 585 |
| pwnt | Owned | 585 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 586 |
| Say less | I understand | 586 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 586 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| rando | Random | 586 |
| SML | So much love | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 586 |
| HB | Hurry back | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 586 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BF | Brain fart | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| 20 | Location | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| iono | I don't know | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| H/O | Hold on | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 588 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 588 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 588 |
| LMS | Let me see | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 588 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 588 |
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