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 | 203 |
| Noob | Newbie | 464 |
| IDK | I don't know | 482 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 487 |
| xp | Experience | 505 |
| PC | Personal computer | 525 |
| TY | Thank you | 534 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 535 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 536 |
| n00b | A new or inexperienced user | 544 |
| BTW | By the way | 548 |
| Y | Why | 548 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 550 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 556 |
| YW | You're welcome | 558 |
| POV | Point of view | 562 |
| thx | Thanks | 564 |
| mod | Moderator | 566 |
| Chungus | A cute, chunky creature | 569 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 570 |
| TBH | To be honest | 573 |
| TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 574 |
| go brrr | Solve a problem | 576 |
| WTS | Want to sell | 578 |
| PS | PlayStation | 578 |
| Jebaited | Deceived | 578 |
| Ditto | Same | 580 |
| Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 581 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 582 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 582 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 584 |
| MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 584 |
| Dunk on | Make fun of | 584 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 584 |
| LGS | Local game store | 584 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 585 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 585 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 585 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 585 |
| CCG | Collectible card game | 585 |
| IAP | In-app purchase | 585 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 586 |
| GAL | Get a life | 587 |
| PM | Private message | 587 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 587 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 587 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 587 |
| Based | Agree | 587 |
| IOW | In other words | 588 |
| irl | A real-life person | 588 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 588 |
| MT | Mistype | 588 |
| Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 588 |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | 588 |
| vlog | Video blog | 588 |
| SWYP | So what's your problem | 588 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 588 |
| ul | Upload | 589 |
| YRL | You are lame | 589 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 589 |
| NDS | Nintendo DS | 589 |
| TCG | Trading card game | 589 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 589 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 589 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 590 |
| TBF | To be fair | 590 |
| Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 590 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 590 |
| OTS | Off the subject | 590 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 590 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 590 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 590 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 591 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 591 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 591 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 591 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 591 |
| fb | Feedback | 591 |
| Redditor | A Reddit user | 591 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 591 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| m | Male | 592 |
| OT | Off topic | 592 |
| WRT | With regard to | 592 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 592 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 592 |
| Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 592 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 592 |
| TIL | Today I learned | 592 |
| SA | Sexual assault | 593 |
| Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 593 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 593 |
| IMA | I might add | 593 |
| Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 593 |
| Threadjacking | Steering a discussion away from the original topic | 593 |
| DD | Due diligence | 594 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 594 |
| N/A | Not applicable | 594 |
| IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 594 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 594 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 594 |
| OP | Original poster | 594 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 594 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 594 |
| PC | Politically correct | 594 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 594 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 594 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 594 |
| f | Female | 595 |
| FCOL | For crying out loud | 595 |
| FTR | For the record | 595 |
| HTH | Hope this helps | 595 |
| WCGW | What could go wrong | 595 |
| IRT | In regards to | 595 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 595 |
| Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 595 |
| LSS | Long story short | 595 |
| sic | Spelling incorrect | 595 |
| MIMAS | May I make a suggestion | 595 |
| OOTD | Outfit of the day | 595 |
| AITA | Am I the a**hole | 595 |
| OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
| Amogus | Among Us | 595 |
| Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 595 |
| OTL | One true love | 595 |
| Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 595 |
| wags | Wives and girlfriends | 595 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 595 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 595 |
| DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 595 |
| SSIA | Subject says it all | 595 |
| Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 595 |
| Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 595 |
| Chonk | An overweight animal | 595 |
| Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 595 |
| Gobbo | Goblin | 595 |
| IAG | It's all good | 596 |
| Secks | Sex | 596 |
| RTFM | Read the flippin' manual | 596 |
| IMIO | In my infallible opinion | 596 |
| h8 | Hate | 596 |
| FH | Future husband | 596 |
| SFY | Speak for yourself | 596 |
| GSOH | Great sense of humor | 596 |
| TBD | To be determined | 596 |
| FAANG | Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google | 596 |
| Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 596 |
| YSK | You should know | 596 |
| LMGTFY | Let me Google that for you | 596 |
| JFI | Just for information | 596 |
| B&W | Black and white | 596 |
| HNM | Happy new month | 596 |
| Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 596 |
| BOLO | Be on the lookout | 596 |
| admin | Administrator | 596 |
| ICWYM | I see what you mean | 596 |
| SCOTUS | Supreme Court of the United States | 596 |
| It me | I identify with that | 596 |
| Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 596 |
| F | A Twitch stream has accidentally disconnected | 596 |
| AFAICT | As far as I can tell | 597 |
| NYP | Name your price | 597 |
| IME | In my experience | 597 |
| ISTM | It seems to me | 597 |
| TMA | Take my advice | 597 |
| Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 597 |
| Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 597 |
| WDUMBT | What do you mean by that? | 597 |
| DU | Don't understand | 597 |
| Quick question | 597 | |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 597 |
| GTF | Gone too far | 597 |
| WATCH | Walmart, Amazon, Target, Costco, Home Depot | 597 |
| WTB | Want to buy | 597 |
| PIOG | Posted in other groups | 597 |
| WAHM | Work-at-home mom | 597 |
| TISU | This is so unfair | 597 |
| IGI | I get it | 597 |
| OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 597 |
| RPF | Real person fiction | 597 |
| AFAIAC | As far as I am concerned | 597 |
| hw | Hardware | 597 |
| sw | Software | 597 |
| WADR | With all due respect | 597 |
| IA | I agree | 597 |
| JFGI | Just flippin' Google it | 597 |
| SERP | Search engine results page | 597 |
| TBE | To be edited | 597 |
| PYHOOYA | Pull your head out of your a** | 597 |
| BOTD | Benefit of the doubt | 597 |
| Smol | Small and cute | 597 |
| NC | No Contact | 597 |
| Helicopter mom | An overly involved mom | 597 |
| IMPOV | In my point of view | 597 |
| Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 597 |
| NFI | No further information | 597 |
| VOD | Video on demand | 597 |
| DNFTT | Do not feed the trolls | 597 |
| anon | Anonymous | 597 |
| HPT | Home pregnancy test | 597 |
| SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 597 |
| Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 597 |
| IMPO | In my personal opinion | 597 |
| HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 597 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
| GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 597 |
| J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 597 |
| PNSFW | Probably not safe for work | 597 |
| SAE | Stamped addressed envelope | 597 |
| inb4 | In before | 597 |
| S-tier | Top rank | 597 |
| azz | A** | 597 |
| Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 597 |
| Greenwashing | Deceptively claiming to be eco-friendly | 597 |
| DYOR | Do your own research | 597 |
| Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 597 |
| Subs | Subtitles | 597 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 597 |
| Derail | To take a discussion off topic | 597 |
| CONUS | Contiguous United States | 597 |
| T4TU | Thanks for the update | 597 |
| TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 597 |
| TSFW | Totally safe for work | 597 |
| AIUI | As I understand it | 598 |
| DBEYR | Don't believe everything you read | 598 |
| OTD | Of the day | 598 |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike | 598 |
| IYAM | If you ask me | 598 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 598 |
| Kyle | A basic white boy | 598 |
| Lorge | Large | 598 |
| OT | Other topic | 598 |
| OF | OnlyFans | 598 |
| RFC | Request for comment | 598 |
| TOH | The other half | 598 |
| TUT | Totally unique thought | 598 |
| YWIA | You're welcome in advance | 598 |
| CU | Credit union | 598 |
| PEBCAK | Problem exists between chair and keyboard | 598 |
| Comment ghosting | Removing a user's comments | 598 |
| DH | Dear hubby | 598 |
| IMCO | In my considered opinion | 598 |
| IMNSVHO | In my not so very humble opinion | 598 |
| Virtual restaurant | Delivery-only restaurant | 598 |
| WW | Wrong Window | 598 |
| POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 598 |
| HBU | How 'bout you | 598 |
| pw | Password | 598 |
| M$ | Microsoft | 598 |
| LPT | Life Pro Tip | 598 |
| QFT | Quoted for truth | 598 |
| ID10T | Idiot | 598 |
| git | Get over it | 598 |
| RTFB | Read the flippin' book | 598 |
| QFE | Question for everyone | 598 |
| SRO | Standing room only | 598 |
| PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 598 |
| PSOG | Pure stroke of genius | 598 |
| Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 598 |
| BDU | Brain dead user | 598 |
| NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 598 |
| At home | A worse version of something | 598 |
| NSS | No s*** Sherlock | 598 |
| CTO | Check this out | 598 |
| ITYF | I think you'll find | 598 |
| Squick | A big turn-off | 598 |
| Sub | Subreddit | 598 |
| Baka | Fool | 598 |
| Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 598 |
| Insta cop | Buy immediately | 598 |
| Hot Vax Summer | Summer 2021 | 598 |
| WRT | With respect to | 598 |
| MTF | More to follow | 598 |
| Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 598 |
| TW | Trigger warning | 598 |
| pl0x | Please | 598 |
| DTRT | Do the right thing | 598 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 598 |
| Gastrodiplomacy | When a country uses its cuisine to boost its reputation | 598 |
| The Streisand Effect | When an attempt to hide information draws greater attention | 598 |
| WIIFM | What's in it for me? | 598 |
| DOA | Dead on arrival | 598 |
| BBS | Bulletin board system | 598 |
| CTS | Change the subject | 598 |
| TIHI | Thanks, I hate it | 598 |
| EOF | End of file | 598 |
| BIFL | Buy it for life | 598 |
| NGMI | Not gonna make it | 598 |
| HIH | Hope it helps | 598 |
| Tendies | Chicken tenders | 598 |
| IJWTK | I just want to know | 598 |
| IJWTS | I just want to say | 598 |
| ISTR | I seem to recall | 598 |
| ITSFWI | If the shoe fits, wear it | 598 |
| ASAT | As simple as that | 598 |
| UX | User Interface | 598 |
| AON | As of now | 598 |
| B&F | Back and forth | 598 |
| BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 598 |
| WAH | Work at home | 598 |
| dc | Daycare | 598 |
| IMBO | In my biased opinion | 598 |
| MLM | Men loving men | 598 |
| L4D2 | Left for Dead 2 | 598 |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 | 598 |
| Seggs | Sex | 598 |
| Shadowban | To secretly censor a social media user's content | 598 |
| GI | Glycemic Index | 598 |
| NTA | Not the a**hole | 598 |
| WDIT | Why do I try | 598 |
| Wojak | A Microsoft Paint-created Internet character | 598 |
| Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 598 |
| Becky | A basic white girl | 598 |
| NSFA | Not safe for anyone | 598 |
| Nocoiner | A person who owns no cryptocurrency | 598 |
| CX | Correction | 598 |
| B1G1 | Buy one, get one | 598 |
| q | Coupon | 598 |
| PR | Public relations | 598 |
| TBQH | To be quite honest | 598 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 598 |
| TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 598 |
| CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 598 |
| MRA | Men's rights activist | 598 |
| SEO | Search engine optimization | 598 |
| W2K | Windows 2000 | 598 |
| Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 598 |
| HBCU | Historically black colleges and universities | 598 |
| PIBKAC | Problem is between keyboard and chair | 598 |
| PICNIC | Problem in chair, not in computer | 598 |
| SPD | Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction | 598 |
| Winternity | Eternal winter | 598 |
| Pleb | An unsophisticated person | 598 |
| Techlexic | Unable to comprehend technology | 598 |
| CIO | Cry it out | 598 |
| YA | Young Adult | 598 |
| Quarantini | A quarantine-times cocktail | 598 |
| Y/N | Your name | 598 |
| AA | As above | 599 |
| ATSL | Along the same lines | 599 |
| BOT | Back on topic | 599 |
| MSI | Minority-serving institutions | 599 |
| Creepypasta | A horror story posted on the Internet | 599 |
| LCG | Living card game | 599 |
| Dab hand | An expert | 599 |
| EOD | End of discussion | 599 |
| EOL | End of lecture | 599 |
| Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 599 |
| DA | DeviantArt | 599 |
| IB2D | I beg to differ | 599 |
| OOC | Out of context | 599 |
| IMHARO | In my humble and respectful opinion | 599 |
| QAnutter | A QAnon believer | 599 |
| IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | 599 |
| Shot Girl Summer | Summer 2021 | 599 |
| Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 599 |
| POS | Power of suggestion | 599 |
| YTA | You're the a**hole | 599 |
| RTFA | Read the flippin' article | 599 |
| Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 599 |
| TTBOMK | To the best of my knowledge | 599 |
| WAEFRD | When all else fails, read directions | 599 |
| WLW | Women loving women | 599 |
| CFV | Call for votes | 599 |
| DYJHIW | Don't you just hate it when | 599 |
| IANAL | I am not a lawyer | 599 |
| OC | Original content | 599 |
| DLDR | Don't like, don't read | 599 |
| FTP | File transfer protocol | 599 |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get | 599 |
| DIL | Daughter-in-law | 599 |
| DW | Dear wife | 599 |
| BBR | Broken beyond repair | 599 |
| RTFFAQ | Read the flippin' FAQ | 599 |
| Hella | Very | 599 |
| CW | Content warning | 599 |
| FTM | Female to male | 599 |
| p/w | Password | 599 |
| Deplatform | To remove a user from a social network or website | 599 |
| MS | Microsoft | 599 |
| MBA | MacBook Air | 599 |
| TOW | The one with | 599 |
| RATM | Rage Against The Machine | 599 |
| GSM | Gender and sexuality minority | 599 |
| GDI | God d*** it | 599 |
| OLTL | One Life to Live | 599 |
| Showmance | A romance between actors starring in the same production | 599 |
| nmtn | Never mind that now | 599 |
| Queerbaiting | Implying but never actualizing a non-hetero relationship | 599 |
| IMSO | In my sovereign opinion | 599 |
| BFR | Big freakin' rock | 599 |
| Algo | Algorithm | 599 |
| NoPoo | No shampoo | 599 |
| OTD | On this day | 599 |
| MIB | Men in Black | 599 |
| HCOL | High cost of living | 599 |
| TDL | The Do LaB | 599 |
| FW | Future wife | 599 |
| NOTP | Not one true pairing | 599 |
| Anti-ship | Anti-problematic shipping | 599 |
| nxt | Next | 599 |
| SALS | Ship and let sail | 599 |
| HPDC | Happy People Don't Complain | 599 |
| TMFT | Too much free time | 599 |
| FUPA | Fatty upper pubic area | 599 |
| ADPIC | Always Dependably Politically Incorrect | 599 |
| Fanon | Unverified story points fans believe are canon | 599 |
| BWTHDIK | But what the heck do I know | 599 |
| FYM | For your misinformation | 599 |
| icc | Icecrown Citadel | 599 |
| BFN | Big fat negative | 599 |
| HWCU | Historically white colleges and universities | 599 |
| TPTB | The powers that be | 599 |
| YAA | Yet another acronym | 599 |
| BKA | Better known as | 599 |
| CAD | Control-alt-delete | 599 |
| Mukbang | Eating show | 599 |
| FUCT | Failed under continuous testing | 599 |
| Digital nomad | A person who performs their job online while traveling | 599 |
| WAGMI | We're all gonna make it | 599 |
| IIR | If I remember | 599 |
| INPO | In no particular order | 599 |
| PEBCAC | Problem exists between chair and computer | 599 |
| 4sale | For sale | 599 |
| MTF | Male to female | 599 |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | 599 |
| DMNDS | Doesn't make no dang sense | 599 |
| PSGWSP | Play stupid games, win stupid prizes | 599 |
| M2F | Male to female | 599 |
| QTPOC | Queer and/or trans people of color | 599 |
| QPOC | Queer people of color | 599 |
| NBLW | Non-binary loving women | 599 |
| CGM | Curly girl method | 599 |
| NBLM | Non-binary loving men | 599 |
| DF | Dear fiance | 599 |
| FMI | For more information | 599 |
| Freebie | A free item or service | 599 |
| h4x0r | Hacker | 599 |
| Marmite character | A person people either hate or love | 599 |
| Co Washing | Conditioner-only washing | 599 |
| Quant | Quantitative analyst | 599 |
| OTS | Open two-seater | 599 |
| BDD | Body dysmorphic disorder | 599 |
| Ghost banning | Censoring a social media user's posts | 599 |
| Pro-ship | Pro-problematic shipping | 599 |
| HMP | Help me, please | 599 |
| FF | Fast forward | 599 |
| PFP | Picture for proof | 599 |
| BOGO | Buy one, get one | 599 |
| MSRP | Manufacturer's suggested retail price | 599 |
| OOP | Out of pocket | 599 |
| WYB | When you buy | 599 |
| RMA | Return Merchandise Authorization | 599 |
| Revenge travel | Traveling done to spite COVID-19 | 599 |
| Fanfic | Fan fiction | 599 |
| TARFU | Things are really fouled up | 599 |
| ToC | Table of contents | 599 |
| VPL | Visible panty line | 599 |
| VG | Video game | 599 |
| vid | Video | 599 |
| IBTL | In before the lock | 599 |
| phobar | Photoshopped beyond all recognition | 599 |
| Here for it | Excited about it | 599 |
| hlp | Help | 599 |
| Shower thought | An idea that comes to you in the shower | 599 |
| Sketchy | Suspicious | 599 |
| TTT | To the top | 599 |
| Pupper | Puppy | 599 |
| Urbex | Urban exploration | 599 |
| Silver fox | An attractive older man | 599 |
| VBO | Visible belly outline | 599 |
| PWI | Predominantly white institution | 599 |
| 4n6 | Forensics | 599 |
| IIUC | If I understand correctly | 599 |
| Floof | Fluff | 599 |
| SSA | Same-sex attraction | 599 |
| ABP | Already been posted | 599 |
| F2M | Female to male | 599 |
| Astroturfing | Faking a grassroots movement | 599 |
| You win the Internet | You are awesome | 599 |
| Flamer | A person who angers other Internet users | 599 |
| SOTD | Shoe of the day | 599 |
| Fiver party | A birthday party for a child where guests give $5 | 599 |
| Sportswashing | Using sports to improve a bad reputation | 599 |
| Cybermob | A group of online users that harasses other users | 599 |
| ACNH | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 599 |
| DHYB | Don't hold your breath | 600 |
| IC | I see | 600 |
| OBO | Or best offer | 600 |
| HYL | Help You Later | 600 |
| BWQ | Buzzword quotient | 600 |
| BTS | Behind the scenes | 600 |
| MBP | MacBook Pro | 600 |
| WP | WordPress | 600 |
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