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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