Web Forums Slang
Web forums, bulletin boards, online discussions, or whatever else you want to call them — are a common place to use slang. Knowing common acronyms and abbreviations used in online forums can help you understand other postings and avoid miscommunication. The following table contains a list of slang terms commonly used in web forums.
Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
---|---|---|
Meekd | Suppressed | 188 |
Noob | Newbie | 348 |
IDK | I don't know | 354 |
TY | Thank you | 439 |
VR | Virtual reality | 443 |
BTW | By the way | 451 |
xp | Experience | 453 |
OMG | Oh my gosh | 459 |
PC | Personal computer | 472 |
thx | Thanks | 484 |
Y | Why | 487 |
YW | You're welcome | 508 |
PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 509 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 517 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 520 |
n00b | A new or inexperienced user | 532 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 535 |
IMO | In my opinion | 539 |
deagle | Desert Eagle | 544 |
Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 546 |
TBH | To be honest | 550 |
FFF | Flat foreign female | 554 |
mod | Moderator | 555 |
Ditto | Same | 560 |
Chungus | A cute, chunky creature | 560 |
OF | OnlyFans | 561 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 564 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 568 |
PS | PlayStation | 569 |
TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 570 |
WTS | Want to sell | 573 |
Jebaited | Deceived | 574 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 575 |
PM | Private message | 577 |
GOAT | Greatest of all time | 577 |
IMHO | In my honest opinion | 578 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 578 |
cata | Cataclysm | 578 |
N64 | Nintendo 64 | 578 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 579 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 579 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 579 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 580 |
Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 580 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 580 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 580 |
S-tier | Top rank | 580 |
Based | Agree | 581 |
Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 581 |
LGS | Local game store | 581 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 582 |
COC | Code of conduct | 582 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 582 |
RIP | Rest in peace | 582 |
MT | Mistype | 583 |
YRL | You are lame | 583 |
Y/N | Your name | 583 |
Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 583 |
GAL | Get a life | 584 |
IOW | In other words | 584 |
TRS | That really sucks | 584 |
NBSP | No bull s*** please | 584 |
TBF | To be fair | 584 |
STFD | Sit the f*** down | 584 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 584 |
U mad bro | Are you mad? | 584 |
irl | A real-life person | 585 |
ul | Upload | 585 |
WDYT | What do you think | 585 |
Thread | A series of messages | 585 |
IAP | In-app purchase | 585 |
TCG | Trading card game | 585 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 585 |
CG | Computer Graphics | 585 |
WIP | Work in progress | 585 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
imba | Imbalanced | 586 |
NDS | Nintendo DS | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
BION | Believe it or not | 587 |
FOC | Free of charge | 587 |
SA | Sexual assault | 587 |
WCG | World Cyber Games | 587 |
SWYP | So what's your problem | 587 |
Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 587 |
m | Male | 588 |
OT | Off topic | 588 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 588 |
OTS | Off the subject | 588 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 588 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
admin | Administrator | 588 |
Secks | Sex | 588 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 589 |
WRT | With regard to | 589 |
PnP | Party and Play | 589 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
GMV | Got my vote | 589 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 589 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 589 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
TIL | Today I learned | 589 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 590 |
IAC | In any case | 590 |
N/A | Not applicable | 590 |
Sigma | Sigma male | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
TTTT | To tell the truth | 590 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 590 |
WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 590 |
RTFM | Read the flippin' manual | 591 |
LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 591 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 591 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 591 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 591 |
OP | Original poster | 591 |
SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 591 |
sbux | Starbucks | 591 |
OTP | One true pairing | 591 |
Amogus | Among Us | 591 |
Threadjacking | Steering a discussion away from the original topic | 591 |
F | A Twitch stream has accidentally disconnected | 591 |
f | Female | 592 |
HTH | Hope this helps | 592 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
IMA | I might add | 592 |
TBD | To be determined | 592 |
YA | Young Adult | 592 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 592 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 592 |
TSS | Toxic Shock Syndrome | 592 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 592 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
Sketchy | Suspicious | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
Put on blast | To call out | 592 |
FTR | For the record | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
IRT | In regards to | 593 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 593 |
TFTI | Thanks for the information | 593 |
LSS | Long story short | 593 |
WTB | Want to buy | 593 |
PIOG | Posted in other groups | 593 |
MIMAS | May I make a suggestion | 593 |
OTL | One true love | 593 |
DD | Due diligence | 593 |
DF | Dear fiance | 593 |
PC | Politically correct | 593 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 593 |
SSIA | Subject says it all | 593 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 593 |
MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 593 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 593 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 594 |
Sub | Subreddit | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 594 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 594 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 594 |
DH | Dear husband | 594 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
NSS | No s*** Sherlock | 594 |
SFY | Speak for yourself | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 594 |
FORD | Found on road dead | 594 |
sw | Software | 594 |
icc | Icecrown Citadel | 594 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 594 |
DA | DeviantArt | 594 |
VOD | Video on demand | 594 |
B&W | Black and white | 594 |
NYP | Name your price | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 594 |
OTC | Over-the-counter | 594 |
cx | Correction | 594 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 594 |
Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 594 |
Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
TW | Trigger warning | 594 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 594 |
Seggs | Sex | 594 |
NSFL | Not safe for life | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
It me | I identify with that | 594 |
Tots and pears | Thoughts and prayers | 595 |
GMTA | Great minds think alike | 595 |
Kyle | A basic white boy | 595 |
IAG | It's all good | 595 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 595 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 595 |
ISTM | It seems to me | 595 |
PNSFW | Probably not safe for work | 595 |
IMIO | In my infallible opinion | 595 |
PEBCAK | Problem exists between chair and keyboard | 595 |
h8 | Hate | 595 |
p/w | Password | 595 |
pw | Password | 595 |
DU | Don't understand | 595 |
FAANG | Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google | 595 |
PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 595 |
Squick | A big turn-off | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
FH | Future husband | 595 |
YSK | You should know | 595 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 595 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 595 |
GSOH | Great sense of humor | 595 |
FORD | Flipped Over and Rebuilt Dodge | 595 |
hw | Hardware | 595 |
WADR | With all due respect | 595 |
IA | I agree | 595 |
JFGI | Just flippin' Google it | 595 |
OTD | Of the day | 595 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 595 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 595 |
HNM | Happy new month | 595 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 595 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 595 |
LMGTFY | Let me Google that for you | 595 |
JFI | Just for information | 595 |
DNFTT | Do not feed the trolls | 595 |
anon | Anonymous | 595 |
HPT | Home pregnancy test | 595 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
L4D2 | Left for Dead 2 | 595 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 595 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 595 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 595 |
Alpha | Alpha male | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
RPF | Real person fiction | 595 |
SAE | Stamped addressed envelope | 595 |
azz | A** | 595 |
W2K | Windows 2000 | 595 |
ED | Eating disorder | 595 |
ICWYM | I see what you mean | 595 |
SCOTUS | Supreme Court of the United States | 595 |
Becky | A basic white girl | 595 |
DAE | Does anyone else | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
CONUS | Contiguous United States | 595 |
BOT | Back on topic | 596 |
DBEYR | Don't believe everything you read | 596 |
WATCH | Walmart, Amazon, Target, Costco, Home Depot | 596 |
LPT | Life Pro Tip | 596 |
IC | I see | 596 |
Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 596 |
IME | In my experience | 596 |
Garbage person | A terrible person | 596 |
CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 596 |
JMHO | Just my humble opinion | 596 |
RTFA | Read the flippin' article | 596 |
OC | Original content | 596 |
TWIMC | To whom it may concern | 596 |
Smooth brain | An unintelligent person | 596 |
WDUMBT | What do you mean by that? | 596 |
BIFL | Buy it for life | 596 |
WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get | 596 |
Gigachad | An ultra-attractive, confident, and capable man | 596 |
POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 596 |
M$ | Microsoft | 596 |
NGMI | Not gonna make it | 596 |
txt | Text | 596 |
NC | No Contact | 596 |
Quick question | 596 | |
NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 596 |
SRO | Standing room only | 596 |
Apple sheep | Blindly loyal Apple fans | 596 |
WAHM | Work-at-home mom | 596 |
Help vampire | A forum user who repeatedly asks basic questions | 596 |
TISU | This is so unfair | 596 |
nxt | Next | 596 |
ITYF | I think you'll find | 596 |
IDU | I don't understand | 596 |
Vawulence | Violence | 596 |
AFAIAC | As far as I am concerned | 596 |
UNADR | You need a doctor | 596 |
WRT | With respect to | 596 |
MTF | More to follow | 596 |
ADPIC | Always Dependably Politically Incorrect | 596 |
PYHOOYA | Pull your head out of your a** | 596 |
DTRT | Do the right thing | 596 |
SMH | Scratching my head | 596 |
BOTD | Benefit of the doubt | 596 |
Greenwashing | Deceptively claiming to be eco-friendly | 596 |
DOA | Dead on arrival | 596 |
BBS | Bulletin board system | 596 |
Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 596 |
CAD | Control-alt-delete | 596 |
Helicopter mom | An overly involved mom | 596 |
HIH | Hope it helps | 596 |
IMPOV | In my point of view | 596 |
NFI | No further information | 596 |
ASAT | As simple as that | 596 |
4sale | For sale | 596 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 596 |
Subs | Subtitles | 596 |
Baka | Fool | 596 |
At home | A worse version of something | 596 |
ITT | In this thread | 596 |
PS2 | PlayStation 2 | 596 |
TSFW | Totally safe for work | 596 |
GI | Glycemic Index | 596 |
QAnutter | A QAnon believer | 596 |
Tendies | Chicken tenders | 596 |
NED | No expiration date | 596 |
PR | Public relations | 596 |
inb4 | In before | 596 |
MRA | Men's rights activist | 596 |
MOTD | Message of the day | 596 |
FSBO | For sale by owner | 596 |
PIBKAC | Problem is between keyboard and chair | 596 |
PICNIC | Problem in chair, not in computer | 596 |
Pleb | An unsophisticated person | 596 |
Derail | To take a discussion off topic | 596 |
Flamer | A person who angers other Internet users | 596 |
T4TU | Thanks for the update | 596 |
ACNH | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 596 |
AFAICT | As far as I can tell | 597 |
AIUI | As I understand it | 597 |
Historybounding | Wearing historically-inspired outfits | 597 |
WLW | Women loving women | 597 |
Here for it | Excited about it | 597 |
The Streisand Effect | When an attempt to hide information draws greater attention | 597 |
Wojak | A Microsoft Paint-created Internet character | 597 |
PWI | Predominantly white institution | 597 |
BAYC | Bored Ape Yacht Club | 597 |
HBCU | Historically black colleges and universities | 597 |
IYAM | If you ask me | 597 |
OT | Other topic | 597 |
OTOH | On the other hand | 597 |
RFC | Request for comment | 597 |
TOH | The other half | 597 |
TMA | Take my advice | 597 |
Creepypasta | A horror story posted on the Internet | 597 |
TUT | Totally unique thought | 597 |
PSGWSP | Play stupid games, win stupid prizes | 597 |
F2M | Female to male | 597 |
CFV | Call for votes | 597 |
Pull | Attract | 597 |
Unsub | Unsubscribe | 597 |
YTA | You're the a**hole | 597 |
AV | Audio/Video | 597 |
Up to eleven | Up to an excessive degree | 597 |
Doggo | Dog | 597 |
IMCO | In my considered opinion | 597 |
Lorge | Large | 597 |
FTG | For the group | 597 |
QFT | Quoted for truth | 597 |
Comment ghosting | Removing a user's comments | 597 |
Quarantini | A quarantine-times cocktail | 597 |
nmtn | Never mind that now | 597 |
RTFB | Read the flippin' book | 597 |
Gastrodiplomacy | When a country uses its cuisine to boost its reputation | 597 |
IMSO | In my sovereign opinion | 597 |
GTF | Gone too far | 597 |
QFE | Question for everyone | 597 |
VBO | Visible belly outline | 597 |
PSP | PlayStation Portable | 597 |
PSOG | Pure stroke of genius | 597 |
BDU | Brain dead user | 597 |
RE | Real estate | 597 |
Frl | For real | 597 |
CTO | Check this out | 597 |
ITR | Internet Talk Radio | 597 |
IGI | I get it | 597 |
DEI | Diversity, equity, and inclusion | 597 |
Gamma | Gamma male | 597 |
SINBAD | Single income no boyfriend absolutely desperate | 597 |
TMFT | Too much free time | 597 |
OBO | Or best offer | 597 |
pl0x | Please | 597 |
FYM | For your misinformation | 597 |
NBLM | Non-binary loving men | 597 |
MBA | MacBook Air | 597 |
TPTB | The powers that be | 597 |
WIIFM | What's in it for me? | 597 |
CTS | Change the subject | 597 |
EOF | End of file | 597 |
Shadowban | To secretly censor a social media user's content | 597 |
IGTP | I get the point | 597 |
Insta cop | Buy immediately | 597 |
IJWTK | I just want to know | 597 |
IJWTS | I just want to say | 597 |
INPO | In no particular order | 597 |
ISTR | I seem to recall | 597 |
ITSFWI | If the shoe fits, wear it | 597 |
Shower thought | An idea that comes to you in the shower | 597 |
WYMM | Will you marry me? | 597 |
UX | User Interface | 597 |
AON | As of now | 597 |
NSFA | Not safe for anyone | 597 |
B&F | Back and forth | 597 |
Marmite character | A person people either hate or love | 597 |
EOL | End of life | 597 |
OOC | Out of context | 597 |
BBR | Broken beyond repair | 597 |
Nocoiner | A person who owns no cryptocurrency | 597 |
Pwnage | Ownage | 597 |
TIHI | Thanks, I hate it | 597 |
CU | Credit union | 597 |
WAH | Work at home | 597 |
dc | Daycare | 597 |
db8 | Debate | 597 |
Career cushioning | Searching for a new job while employed | 597 |
Galaxy brain | Unorthodox thinking | 597 |
L4D | Left for Dead | 597 |
LARP | Live action role-playing | 597 |
LCG | Living card game | 597 |
Hot Vax Summer | Summer 2021 | 597 |
WDIT | Why do I try | 597 |
NFS | Not for sale | 597 |
B1G1 | Buy one, get one | 597 |
Urbex | Urban exploration | 597 |
MSRP | Manufacturer's suggested retail price | 597 |
WYB | When you buy | 597 |
AFAWK | As far as we know | 597 |
Copium | Coping via false rationale | 597 |
Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 597 |
TBQH | To be quite honest | 597 |
TBTG | Thanks be to God | 597 |
Moneymaxxing | Attempting to improve your financial situation | 597 |
TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 597 |
Vet | Veteran | 597 |
VG | Video game | 597 |
Virtual restaurant | Delivery-only restaurant | 597 |
Floof | Fluff | 597 |
Killfie | A potentially deadly selfie | 597 |
Pupper | Puppy | 597 |
Stacy | An attractive, sexually active woman | 597 |
hlp | Help | 597 |
Astroturfing | Faking a grassroots movement | 597 |
Hopium | False hopes | 597 |
BDD | Body dysmorphic disorder | 597 |
Errz | Errors | 597 |
Tru | True | 597 |
LBR | Let's be real | 597 |
NBLW | Non-binary loving women | 597 |
SPD | Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction | 597 |
b8 | Bait | 597 |
Techlexic | Unable to comprehend technology | 597 |
CIO | Cry it out | 597 |
You win the Internet | You are awesome | 597 |
SOTD | Shoe of the day | 597 |
Fiver party | A birthday party for a child where guests give $5 | 597 |
Cybermob | A group of online users that harasses other users | 597 |
OTD | On this day | 598 |
IB2D | I beg to differ | 598 |
LTR | Long-term relationship | 598 |
POS | Power of suggestion | 598 |
PUSIMP | Put yourself in my position | 598 |
RTFFAQ | Read the flippin' FAQ | 598 |
AYOR | At your own risk | 598 |
WOOT | Way out of topic | 598 |
WW | Wrong Window | 598 |
RTFMM | Read the flippin' manual, moron | 598 |
HBU | How 'bout you | 598 |
MS | Microsoft | 598 |
STFW | Search the flippin' web | 598 |
HPDC | Happy People Don't Complain | 598 |
Deplatform | To remove a user from a social network or website | 598 |
SWA | So what a** | 598 |
LFW | Looking for work | 598 |
BWTHDIK | But what the heck do I know | 598 |
BFN | Big fat negative | 598 |
GDI | God d*** it | 598 |
BKA | Better known as | 598 |
phobar | Photoshopped beyond all recognition | 598 |
MBP | MacBook Pro | 598 |
Snapback | The quickness a woman's body snaps back after a pregnancy | 598 |
Algo | Algorithm | 598 |
SAL | Such a laugh | 598 |
PPV | Pay-Per-View | 598 |
KFC | Kid Fattening Clinic | 598 |
Owned | Dominated | 598 |
IFAB | I found a bug | 598 |
IIUC | If I understand correctly | 598 |
ABP | Already been posted | 598 |
Mukbang | Eating show | 598 |
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