Text Messaging Slang
Nearly everyone has a mobile phone these days, so text messaging has become one of the most common mediums for using chat slang. By using acronyms and abbreviations in your text messages, you can save characters and type your messages even faster. Below is a list of slang terms that can help you improve your texting efficiency.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| XD | Laughing out loud | 45 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 161 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 235 |
| mk | Okay | 241 |
| IDK | I don't know | 287 |
| NP | No problem | 302 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 307 |
| TY | Thank you | 358 |
| XX | Kisses | 360 |
| BTW | By the way | 370 |
| sus | Suspicious | 381 |
| WTF | What the f*** | 388 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 401 |
| IK | I know | 402 |
| BRB | Be right back | 406 |
| thx | Thanks | 412 |
| Y | Why | 428 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 435 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 443 |
| wut | What | 445 |
| YW | You're welcome | 457 |
| 831 | I love you | 463 |
| 143 | I love you | 466 |
| bc | Because | 472 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 473 |
| gf | Girlfriend | 482 |
| gn | Goodnight | 482 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 482 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 483 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 487 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 490 |
| FML | F*** my life | 493 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 497 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| 2 | To | 501 |
| KK | OK | 503 |
| TF | The f*** | 504 |
| muah | Kiss | 504 |
| sec | Second | 509 |
| pls | Please | 513 |
| GTG | Got to go | 515 |
| msg | Message | 515 |
| ATM | At the moment | 516 |
| G2G | Got to go | 517 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 518 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 518 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 518 |
| plz | Please | 519 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 519 |
| bsf | Best friend | 520 |
| HRU | How are you | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 522 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| OTW | On the way | 529 |
| haha | Laughing | 529 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| u | You | 534 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 537 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 537 |
| perv | Pervert | 537 |
| r | Are | 537 |
| IDC | I don't care | 538 |
| b4 | Before | 539 |
| GTK | Good to know | 542 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 545 |
| qt | Cutie | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| NT | Nice try | 546 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| BK | Back | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 548 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 549 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| TBC | To be continued | 550 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 551 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 553 |
| hun | Honey | 553 |
| feels | Feelings | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 556 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 557 |
| FU | F*** you | 557 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 560 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 560 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| fit | Outfit | 561 |
| meh | Whatever | 562 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 562 |
| Sry | Sorry | 562 |
| cuz | Because | 562 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 562 |
| mwa | Kiss | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 564 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| Code 9 | Parents are here | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| lil | Little | 565 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 566 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 567 |
| Bet | You bet | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| addy | Address | 567 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 568 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 568 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 568 |
| NM | Not much | 568 |
| X | Kiss | 568 |
| LMK | Let me know | 569 |
| cya | See ya | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| HMU | Hit me up | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| acc | Actually | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| BB | Bye bye | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| rly | Really | 575 |
| ILYSM | I love you so much | 575 |
| MMB | Message me back | 575 |
| ya | Yes | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 576 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| W8 | Wait | 578 |
| FRFR | For real for real | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| BC | Be cool | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 579 |
| UR | Your | 579 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 579 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| cz | Because | 580 |
| obv | Obviously | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| gimme | Give me | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 581 |
| DW | Don't worry | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 581 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| FYKI | For your kind information | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 581 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 583 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| JSYK | Just so you know | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| WU | What's up | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| Say less | I understand | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| HNY | Happy New Year | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| lk | Like | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| HU | Hook up | 584 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| HML | Hate my life | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| Presh | Precious | 585 |
| YD | Yes dear | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| BF | Brain fart | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| TBR | To be real | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| abt | About | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| wat | What | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| BA | Bad a** | 586 |
| Rizzler | A person with immense charisma | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| Sexting | Sending sexually explicit messages | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| onb | On, bro | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| wuh | What | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| 2k | Talk | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Textastrophe | Texting catastrophe | 587 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 587 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 587 |
| NLT | No later than | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| FT | FaceTime | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| SFM | So freaking much | 587 |
| HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| HM | High maintenance | 587 |
| WYGOWM | Will you go out with me | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 588 |
| Textmergency | Text emergency | 588 |
| delish | Delicious | 588 |
| HHJK | Haha, just kidding | 588 |
| Samesies | Same | 588 |
| Fire | Awesome | 588 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 588 |
| LYK | Let you know | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| U2 | You too | 588 |
| WAYDRN | What are you doing right now | 588 |
| CMB | Call me back | 588 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| JC | Just chilling | 588 |
| OML | Oh my Lord | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 588 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 588 |
| 6y | Sexy | 588 |
| LQTM | Laughing quietly to myself | 589 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 589 |
| HAGA | Have a good afternoon | 589 |
| IAC | In any case | 589 |
| 2B@ | To be at | 589 |
| SG | Sounds good | 589 |
| Sketchy | Suspicious | 589 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 589 |
| MMA | Meet me at | 589 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 589 |
| N/C | No comment | 589 |
| CU46 | See you for sex | 589 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 589 |
| DTP | Down to party | 589 |
| YTSFM | You're too sexy for me | 589 |
| IFLY | I freaking love you | 589 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 589 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 589 |
| DOM | Dirty old man | 589 |
| D/C | Don't care | 589 |
| IYQ | I like you | 589 |
| OMW | On my way | 589 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 589 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 589 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 590 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
| DL | Down low | 590 |
| FAH | Funny as heck | 590 |
| sbux | Starbucks | 590 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 590 |
| IC | I see | 590 |
| MB | My bad | 590 |
| OOT | Out of town | 590 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 590 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| TDTM | Talk dirty to me | 590 |
| WTTP | Want to trade pictures | 590 |
| pmsl | Piss myself laughing | 590 |
| SMF | So much fun | 590 |
| YK | You're kidding | 590 |
| TMB | Text me back | 590 |
| OAO | Over and out | 591 |
| WEML | Whatever major loser | 591 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet | 591 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 591 |
| DYLM | Do you like me | 591 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 591 |
| 4sho | For sure | 591 |
| TQ | Thank you | 591 |
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