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 | 205 |
Noob | Newbie | 492 |
IDK | I don't know | 499 |
VR | Virtual reality | 500 |
xp | Experience | 521 |
PC | Personal computer | 532 |
TY | Thank you | 543 |
PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 544 |
OMG | Oh my gosh | 549 |
n00b | A new or inexperienced user | 550 |
Y | Why | 552 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 555 |
FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
BTW | By the way | 556 |
Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 558 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 559 |
YW | You're welcome | 563 |
POV | Point of view | 565 |
thx | Thanks | 566 |
mod | Moderator | 570 |
Chungus | A cute, chunky creature | 570 |
IMO | In my opinion | 573 |
TBH | To be honest | 574 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 576 |
TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 577 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 580 |
PS | PlayStation | 580 |
Jebaited | Deceived | 580 |
Ditto | Same | 582 |
N64 | Nintendo 64 | 584 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 584 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 585 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 585 |
COC | Code of conduct | 585 |
RIP | Rest in peace | 585 |
GOAT | Greatest of all time | 585 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 586 |
LGS | Local game store | 586 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 586 |
PM | Private message | 587 |
Tune up | Beat up | 587 |
IAP | In-app purchase | 587 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 587 |
IOW | In other words | 588 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 588 |
MT | Mistype | 588 |
IMHO | In my honest opinion | 588 |
Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 588 |
PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 588 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 588 |
GAL | Get a life | 589 |
Based | Agree | 589 |
cata | Cataclysm | 589 |
imba | Imbalanced | 589 |
vlog | Video blog | 589 |
YWA | You're welcome anyway | 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 |
OTS | Off the subject | 590 |
STFD | Sit the f*** down | 590 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 590 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 590 |
irl | A real-life person | 590 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 590 |
U mad bro | Are you mad? | 590 |
BION | Believe it or not | 591 |
ul | Upload | 591 |
GMV | Got my vote | 591 |
fb | Feedback | 591 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 591 |
TCG | Trading card game | 591 |
WCG | World Cyber Games | 591 |
SWYP | So what's your problem | 591 |
Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
IAC | In any case | 592 |
m | Male | 592 |
OT | Off topic | 592 |
WRT | With regard to | 592 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 592 |
AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 592 |
WDYT | What do you think | 592 |
NDS | Nintendo DS | 592 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 592 |
TIL | Today I learned | 592 |
CG | Computer Graphics | 592 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 593 |
SA | Sexual assault | 593 |
IMA | I might add | 593 |
FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 593 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 593 |
PC | Politically correct | 593 |
TTTT | To tell the truth | 593 |
Threadjacking | Steering a discussion away from the original topic | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 594 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 594 |
PnP | Party and Play | 594 |
N/A | Not applicable | 594 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 594 |
TFTI | Thanks for the information | 594 |
DD | Due diligence | 594 |
OP | Original poster | 594 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 594 |
SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 594 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 594 |
OTP | One true pairing | 594 |
WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 594 |
Put on blast | To call out | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 595 |
HTH | Hope this helps | 595 |
IRT | In regards to | 595 |
LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 595 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 595 |
TRS | That really sucks | 595 |
LSS | Long story short | 595 |
sic | Spelling incorrect | 595 |
MIMAS | May I make a suggestion | 595 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 595 |
YRL | You are lame | 595 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 595 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 595 |
OTL | One true love | 595 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 595 |
wags | Wives and girlfriends | 595 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 595 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 595 |
SSIA | Subject says it all | 595 |
Amogus | Among Us | 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 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 595 |
Secks | Sex | 596 |
f | Female | 596 |
FTR | For the record | 596 |
IAG | It's all good | 596 |
RTFM | Read the flippin' manual | 596 |
IMIO | In my infallible opinion | 596 |
h8 | Hate | 596 |
SFY | Speak for yourself | 596 |
GSOH | Great sense of humor | 596 |
TBD | To be determined | 596 |
FAANG | Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google | 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 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 596 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 596 |
admin | Administrator | 596 |
ICWYM | I see what you mean | 596 |
SCOTUS | Supreme Court of the United States | 596 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 596 |
F | A Twitch stream has accidentally disconnected | 596 |
AFAICT | As far as I can tell | 597 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 597 |
IME | In my experience | 597 |
ISTM | It seems to me | 597 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 597 |
TMA | Take my advice | 597 |
YSK | You should know | 597 |
WDUMBT | What do you mean by that? | 597 |
Quick question | 597 | |
PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 597 |
GTF | Gone too far | 597 |
FH | Future husband | 597 |
PIOG | Posted in other groups | 597 |
WAHM | Work-at-home mom | 597 |
TISU | This is so unfair | 597 |
IGI | I get it | 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 |
WATCH | Walmart, Amazon, Target, Costco, Home Depot | 597 |
Helicopter mom | An overly involved mom | 597 |
Seggs | Sex | 597 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 597 |
IMPOV | In my point of view | 597 |
NFI | No further information | 597 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 597 |
VOD | Video on demand | 597 |
NC | No Contact | 597 |
DNFTT | Do not feed the trolls | 597 |
anon | Anonymous | 597 |
HPT | Home pregnancy test | 597 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 597 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 597 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 597 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 597 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 597 |
SAE | Stamped addressed envelope | 597 |
inb4 | In before | 597 |
azz | A** | 597 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 597 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 597 |
DAE | Does anyone else | 597 |
Derail | To take a discussion off topic | 597 |
PNSFW | Probably not safe for work | 597 |
CONUS | Contiguous United States | 597 |
T4TU | Thanks for the update | 597 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 597 |
Y/N | Your name | 597 |
TSFW | Totally safe for work | 597 |
AIUI | As I understand it | 598 |
Smol | Small and cute | 598 |
DBEYR | Don't believe everything you read | 598 |
Subs | Subtitles | 598 |
Baka | Fool | 598 |
GMTA | Great minds think alike | 598 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 598 |
IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 598 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 598 |
CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 598 |
OT | Other topic | 598 |
HBCU | Historically black colleges and universities | 598 |
RFC | Request for comment | 598 |
TOH | The other half | 598 |
TUT | Totally unique thought | 598 |
YWIA | You're welcome in advance | 598 |
PEBCAK | Problem exists between chair and keyboard | 598 |
DH | Dear hubby | 598 |
IMCO | In my considered opinion | 598 |
IMNSVHO | In my not so very humble opinion | 598 |
WW | Wrong Window | 598 |
POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 598 |
HBU | How 'bout you | 598 |
pw | Password | 598 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 598 |
M$ | Microsoft | 598 |
At home | A worse version of something | 598 |
Tendies | Chicken tenders | 598 |
NGMI | Not gonna make it | 598 |
QFT | Quoted for truth | 598 |
DU | Don't understand | 598 |
ID10T | Idiot | 598 |
git | Get over it | 598 |
RTFB | Read the flippin' book | 598 |
QFE | Question for everyone | 598 |
BIFL | Buy it for life | 598 |
SRO | Standing room only | 598 |
Kyle | A basic white boy | 598 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 598 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 598 |
PSOG | Pure stroke of genius | 598 |
S-tier | Top rank | 598 |
BDU | Brain dead user | 598 |
NSS | No s*** Sherlock | 598 |
CTO | Check this out | 598 |
ITYF | I think you'll find | 598 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 598 |
Hot Vax Summer | Summer 2021 | 598 |
Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 598 |
WRT | With respect to | 598 |
TW | Trigger warning | 598 |
Lorge | Large | 598 |
pl0x | Please | 598 |
DTRT | Do the right thing | 598 |
SMH | Scratching my head | 598 |
DOA | Dead on arrival | 598 |
BBS | Bulletin board system | 598 |
Virtual restaurant | Delivery-only restaurant | 598 |
CTS | Change the subject | 598 |
EOF | End of file | 598 |
NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 598 |
TIHI | Thanks, I hate it | 598 |
HIH | Hope it helps | 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 |
LPT | Life Pro Tip | 598 |
Becky | A basic white girl | 598 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 598 |
Shadowban | To secretly censor a social media user's content | 598 |
WAH | Work at home | 598 |
IMBO | In my biased opinion | 598 |
PS2 | PlayStation 2 | 598 |
GI | Glycemic Index | 598 |
WDIT | Why do I try | 598 |
Insta cop | Buy immediately | 598 |
Wojak | A Microsoft Paint-created Internet character | 598 |
YA | Young Adult | 598 |
NSFA | Not safe for anyone | 598 |
Nocoiner | A person who owns no cryptocurrency | 598 |
B1G1 | Buy one, get one | 598 |
q | Coupon | 598 |
CU | Credit union | 598 |
PR | Public relations | 598 |
TBQH | To be quite honest | 598 |
TBTG | Thanks be to God | 598 |
TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 598 |
MRA | Men's rights activist | 598 |
SEO | Search engine optimization | 598 |
W2K | Windows 2000 | 598 |
OF | OnlyFans | 598 |
OTD | Of the day | 598 |
Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 598 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 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 |
IYAM | If you ask me | 598 |
It me | I identify with that | 598 |
Quarantini | A quarantine-times cocktail | 598 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 598 |
AA | As above | 599 |
ATSL | Along the same lines | 599 |
BOT | Back on topic | 599 |
LCG | Living card game | 599 |
EOD | End of discussion | 599 |
EOL | End of lecture | 599 |
IB2D | I beg to differ | 599 |
IMHARO | In my humble and respectful opinion | 599 |
IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | 599 |
MBA | MacBook Air | 599 |
GDI | God d*** it | 599 |
Floof | Fluff | 599 |
POS | Power of suggestion | 599 |
RTFA | Read the flippin' article | 599 |
TTBOMK | To the best of my knowledge | 599 |
WAEFRD | When all else fails, read directions | 599 |
OC | Original content | 599 |
NBLM | Non-binary loving men | 599 |
CFV | Call for votes | 599 |
DYJHIW | Don't you just hate it when | 599 |
NBLW | Non-binary loving women | 599 |
Sub | Subreddit | 599 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 599 |
FTP | File transfer protocol | 599 |
WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get | 599 |
DIL | Daughter-in-law | 599 |
RTFFAQ | Read the flippin' FAQ | 599 |
Dab hand | An expert | 599 |
Pupper | Puppy | 599 |
p/w | Password | 599 |
MS | Microsoft | 599 |
TOW | The one with | 599 |
RATM | Rage Against The Machine | 599 |
OLTL | One Life to Live | 599 |
nmtn | Never mind that now | 599 |
Astroturfing | Faking a grassroots movement | 599 |
Queerbaiting | Implying but never actualizing a non-hetero relationship | 599 |
IMSO | In my sovereign opinion | 599 |
YTA | You're the a**hole | 599 |
BFR | Big freakin' rock | 599 |
Quant | Quantitative analyst | 599 |
MIB | Men in Black | 599 |
Ghost banning | Censoring a social media user's posts | 599 |
TDL | The Do LaB | 599 |
FW | Future wife | 599 |
Algo | Algorithm | 599 |
nxt | Next | 599 |
Shower thought | An idea that comes to you in the shower | 599 |
Shot Girl Summer | Summer 2021 | 599 |
HPDC | Happy People Don't Complain | 599 |
TMFT | Too much free time | 599 |
MTF | More to follow | 599 |
DA | DeviantArt | 599 |
FUPA | Fatty upper pubic area | 599 |
ADPIC | Always Dependably Politically Incorrect | 599 |
BWTHDIK | But what the heck do I know | 599 |
FYM | For your misinformation | 599 |
icc | Icecrown Citadel | 599 |
BFN | Big fat negative | 599 |
4n6 | Forensics | 599 |
TPTB | The powers that be | 599 |
WIIFM | What's in it for me? | 599 |
YAA | Yet another acronym | 599 |
BWQ | Buzzword quotient | 599 |
CAD | Control-alt-delete | 599 |
MSI | Minority-serving institutions | 599 |
WAGMI | We're all gonna make it | 599 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 599 |
IIR | If I remember | 599 |
HCOL | High cost of living | 599 |
INPO | In no particular order | 599 |
PEBCAC | Problem exists between chair and computer | 599 |
4sale | For sale | 599 |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | 599 |
DMNDS | Doesn't make no dang sense | 599 |
Deplatform | To remove a user from a social network or website | 599 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 599 |
MLM | Men loving men | 599 |
DF | Dear fiance | 599 |
dc | Daycare | 599 |
FMI | For more information | 599 |
Freebie | A free item or service | 599 |
h4x0r | Hacker | 599 |
L4D2 | Left for Dead 2 | 599 |
WLW | Women loving women | 599 |
Greenwashing | Deceptively claiming to be eco-friendly | 599 |
Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 599 |
Comment ghosting | Removing a user's comments | 599 |
OTS | Open two-seater | 599 |
Digital nomad | A person who performs their job online while traveling | 599 |
HMP | Help me, please | 599 |
HMP | Half marathon pace | 599 |
FF | Fast forward | 599 |
PFP | Picture for proof | 599 |
CX | Correction | 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 |
Creepypasta | A horror story posted on the Internet | 599 |
TARFU | Things are really fouled up | 599 |
ToC | Table of contents | 599 |
VPL | Visible panty line | 599 |
vid | Video | 599 |
Sketchy | Suspicious | 599 |
IBTL | In before the lock | 599 |
phobar | Photoshopped beyond all recognition | 599 |
QAnutter | A QAnon believer | 599 |
Mukbang | Eating show | 599 |
hlp | Help | 599 |
TTT | To the top | 599 |
Urbex | Urban exploration | 599 |
VBO | Visible belly outline | 599 |
IIUC | If I understand correctly | 599 |
BDD | Body dysmorphic disorder | 599 |
CW | Content warning | 599 |
HWCU | Historically white colleges and universities | 599 |
ABP | Already been posted | 599 |
PWI | Predominantly white institution | 599 |
OTD | On this day | 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 |
Cybermob | A group of online users that harasses other users | 599 |
ACNH | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 599 |
BME | Based on my experience | 600 |
DHYB | Don't hold your breath | 600 |
IC | I see | 600 |
ICOCBW | I could, of course, be wrong | 600 |
s | Sarcasm | 600 |
Doggo | Dog | 600 |
BTS | Behind the scenes | 600 |
JASE | Just another system error | 600 |
DW | Dear wife | 600 |
IMVHO | In my very humble opinion | 600 |
AYOR | At your own risk | 600 |
HK | Hello Kitty | 600 |
SF | Science Fiction | 600 |
ITR | Internet Talk Radio | 600 |
ITR | Income Tax Return | 600 |
IDU | I don't understand | 600 |
IPN | I'm posting naked | 600 |
OBO | Or best offer | 600 |
ED | Eating disorder | 600 |
HYL | Help You Later | 600 |
FUCT | Failed under continuous testing | 600 |
EMI | Excuse my ignorance | 600 |
OOP | Out of print | 600 |
OPK | Ovulation predictor kit | 600 |
BFP | Big fat positive | 600 |
ppd | Postpartum depression | 600 |
NBLNB | Non-binary loving non-binary | 600 |
LARP | Live action role-playing | 600 |
ONCO | Or nearest cash offer | 600 |
T4P | Thanks for posting | 600 |
VG | Video game | 600 |
MBP | MacBook Pro | 600 |
sysadmin | System administrator | 600 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 600 |
WP | WordPress | 600 |
Owned | Dominated | 600 |
IAW | In accordance with | 601 |
u/l | Upload | 601 |
SOTA | State of the art | 601 |
TTTT | These things take time | 601 |
FAWC | For anyone who cares | 601 |
WCM | Warcraft Movies | 601 |
SPD | Sensory Processing Disorder | 601 |
HEA | Happily ever after | 601 |
LWD | Little white dress | 601 |
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