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 | 47 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 166 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 234 |
| mk | Okay | 243 |
| IDK | I don't know | 290 |
| NP | No problem | 304 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 310 |
| TY | Thank you | 362 |
| XX | Kisses | 367 |
| BTW | By the way | 372 |
| sus | Suspicious | 383 |
| WTF | What the f*** | 391 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 403 |
| IK | I know | 404 |
| BRB | Be right back | 408 |
| thx | Thanks | 414 |
| Y | Why | 430 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 435 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 446 |
| wut | What | 447 |
| YW | You're welcome | 459 |
| 831 | I love you | 462 |
| 143 | I love you | 465 |
| bc | Because | 474 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 474 |
| gf | Girlfriend | 481 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 481 |
| gn | Goodnight | 483 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 483 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 490 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 491 |
| FML | F*** my life | 492 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 496 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 499 |
| muah | Kiss | 504 |
| KK | OK | 504 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| TF | The f*** | 506 |
| sec | Second | 509 |
| pls | Please | 514 |
| ATM | At the moment | 515 |
| msg | Message | 515 |
| G2G | Got to go | 516 |
| GTG | Got to go | 516 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 517 |
| bcz | Because | 517 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 518 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 518 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 519 |
| bsf | Best friend | 520 |
| plz | Please | 520 |
| HRU | How are you | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 522 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 527 |
| haha | Laughing | 529 |
| OTW | On the way | 529 |
| NS | No s*** | 533 |
| FTW | For the win | 534 |
| WTH | What the heck | 535 |
| u | You | 535 |
| r | Are | 537 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 538 |
| perv | Pervert | 539 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 539 |
| b4 | Before | 540 |
| IDC | I don't care | 540 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| Igh | Alright | 543 |
| GTK | Good to know | 543 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 544 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 545 |
| RN | Right now | 546 |
| NT | Nice try | 546 |
| qt | Cutie | 546 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 547 |
| AF | As f*** | 547 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 547 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| 459 | I love you | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 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 | 551 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 552 |
| hun | Honey | 553 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 554 |
| feels | Feelings | 554 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 554 |
| min | Minute | 555 |
| sorta | Sort of | 556 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 556 |
| asf | As f*** | 557 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 557 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 557 |
| Wha | What | 557 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 558 |
| FU | F*** you | 558 |
| mins | Minutes | 558 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 558 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 559 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 559 |
| luv | Love | 559 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 560 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 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 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| ltr | Later | 563 |
| Rdy | Ready | 564 |
| lil | Little | 564 |
| Code 9 | Parents are here | 565 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 565 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 565 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 565 |
| b-day | Birthday | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 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 |
| HMU | Hit me up | 570 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 570 |
| WRU | Where are you | 570 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| cya | See ya | 571 |
| mwah | Kiss | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| hehe | Laughing | 571 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| 2day | Today | 571 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| SU | Shut up | 572 |
| BB | Bye bye | 573 |
| acc | Actually | 573 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 573 |
| ^5 | High five | 573 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 573 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| UY | Up yours | 574 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 575 |
| FTF | Face to face | 575 |
| rly | Really | 575 |
| shud | Should | 575 |
| ILYSM | I love you so much | 575 |
| MMB | Message me back | 575 |
| hw | Homework | 576 |
| da | The | 576 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| mkay | OK | 576 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 577 |
| ya | Yes | 577 |
| Rawr | Roar | 577 |
| LU | Love you | 577 |
| mgmt | Management | 577 |
| yeap | Yes | 577 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| FRFR | For real for real | 578 |
| GJ | Good job | 578 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| aight | Alright | 578 |
| tnx | Thanks | 578 |
| W8 | Wait | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 578 |
| dunno | Don't know | 578 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| BC | Be cool | 579 |
| xan | Xanax | 579 |
| Bai | Bye | 579 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 579 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 579 |
| 4U | For you | 579 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 579 |
| GTR | Got to run | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| 458 | I love you | 579 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 579 |
| YRL | You are lame | 579 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 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 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 580 |
| gimme | Give me | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| ILY | I love you | 580 |
| AYK | As you know | 580 |
| NW | No worries | 580 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| yep | Yes | 580 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 580 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 580 |
| DD | Designated driver | 580 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 580 |
| BH | Better half | 580 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 580 |
| kms | Kill myself | 580 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 580 |
| obv | Obviously | 580 |
| JS | Just saying | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| MM | Make me | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| DW | Don't worry | 581 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 581 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 581 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 581 |
| K3U | I love you | 581 |
| FYKI | For your kind information | 581 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 581 |
| NC | No comment | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| IAB | In a bit | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 581 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 581 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 581 |
| ILU | I love you | 581 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 581 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 581 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| hr | Hour | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| HT | Hi there | 582 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 582 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 582 |
| MT | Mistype | 582 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 582 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 582 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| AH | At home | 582 |
| NL | Not likely | 582 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 582 |
| JJ | Just joking | 582 |
| u-ok | You OK? | 582 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 582 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Wub | Love | 582 |
| lv | Love | 582 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 582 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 582 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| Say less | I understand | 583 |
| yo | Hey | 583 |
| h8r | Hater | 583 |
| JSYK | Just so you know | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| me2 | Me too | 583 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 583 |
| TYT | Take your time | 583 |
| Kewl | Cool | 583 |
| WU | What's up | 583 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 583 |
| bd | Birthday | 583 |
| Secks | Sex | 583 |
| NTY | No thank you | 583 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 584 |
| IDU | I don't understand | 584 |
| prvt | Private | 584 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| gb | Goodbye | 584 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| IOW | In other words | 584 |
| IHY | I hate you | 584 |
| HNY | Happy New Year | 584 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 584 |
| grl | Girl | 584 |
| yh | Yeah | 584 |
| NJ | Nice job | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| 303 | Mom | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 584 |
| TBF | To be fair | 584 |
| xans | Xanax | 584 |
| HML | Hate my life | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 584 |
| BF | Brain fart | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 585 |
| BA | Bad a** | 585 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 585 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 585 |
| wat | What | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| Effin | F***ing | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| rando | Random | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| IWU | I want you | 585 |
| SML | So much love | 585 |
| KB | Kiss back | 585 |
| YD | Yes dear | 585 |
| b | Be | 585 |
| TBR | To be real | 585 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 585 |
| abt | About | 585 |
| HU | Hook up | 585 |
| Fav | Favorite | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 586 |
| 20 | Location | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 586 |
| iono | I don't know | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| wuh | What | 586 |
| HO | Hold on | 586 |
| BFFAE | Best friends forever and ever | 586 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Rizzler | A person with immense charisma | 586 |
| Sexting | Sending sexually explicit messages | 586 |
| quar | Quarantine | 586 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 586 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 586 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 586 |
| onb | On, bro | 586 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| luzr | Loser | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| IM | Instant message | 586 |
| JW | Just wondering | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 586 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| 6y | Sexy | 586 |
| FYL | F*** your life | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| 2k | Talk | 587 |
| Textastrophe | Texting catastrophe | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| mishu | Miss you | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| Forevs | Forever | 587 |
| LYK | Let you know | 587 |
| HM | High maintenance | 587 |
| NLT | No later than | 587 |
| FT | FaceTime | 587 |
| lulz | LOL | 587 |
| TYL | Tell you later | 587 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 587 |
| NRN | Not right now | 587 |
| HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 587 |
| WYGOWM | Will you go out with me | 587 |
| srry | Sorry | 587 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 588 |
| delish | Delicious | 588 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 588 |
| HHJK | Haha, just kidding | 588 |
| Fire | Awesome | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| Textmergency | Text emergency | 588 |
| Samesies | Same | 588 |
| U2 | You too | 588 |
| WAYDRN | What are you doing right now | 588 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 588 |
| CMB | Call me back | 588 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 588 |
| JC | Just chilling | 588 |
| OML | Oh my Lord | 588 |
| SFM | So freaking much | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| bae | Babe | 588 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 588 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 588 |
| SG | Sounds good | 589 |
| LQTM | Laughing quietly to myself | 589 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 589 |
| IAC | In any case | 589 |
| 2B@ | To be at | 589 |
| HAGA | Have a good afternoon | 589 |
| GAF | Give a f*** | 589 |
| MMA | Meet me at | 589 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 589 |
| N/C | No comment | 589 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 589 |
| Sketchy | Suspicious | 589 |
| CU46 | See you for sex | 589 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 589 |
| YTSFM | You're too sexy for me | 589 |
| IFLY | I freaking love you | 589 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 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 |
| DTP | Down to party | 589 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 590 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 590 |
| DL | Down low | 590 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 590 |
| IC | I see | 590 |
| MB | My bad | 590 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
| sk8 | Skate | 590 |
| TDTM | Talk dirty to me | 590 |
| WTTP | Want to trade pictures | 590 |
| sbux | Starbucks | 590 |
| OOT | Out of town | 590 |
| pmsl | Piss myself laughing | 590 |
| SMF | So much fun | 590 |
| YK | You're kidding | 590 |
| TMB | Text me back | 590 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 591 |
| OAO | Over and out | 591 |
| WEML | Whatever major loser | 591 |
| 4sho | For sure | 591 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet | 591 |
| DYLM | Do you like me | 591 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 591 |
| TQ | Thank you | 591 |
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