Online Chat Slang
Chat slang originated in online communities. From the early days of online bulletin boards to modern instant messaging programs, online chat circles have continued to foster new chat slang. The following table includes a list of acronyms, abbreviations, and other chat slang terms that are used in online chat.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| XD | Laughing out loud | 112 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 269 |
| IRL | In real life | 311 |
| Noob | Newbie | 321 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 333 |
| NP | No problem | 334 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 336 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 351 |
| TY | Thank you | 396 |
| XX | Kisses | 400 |
| BTW | By the way | 416 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 429 |
| IK | I know | 430 |
| BRB | Be right back | 433 |
| thx | Thanks | 446 |
| xp | Experience | 448 |
| wut | What | 457 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 459 |
| PC | Personal computer | 462 |
| Y | Why | 462 |
| 831 | I love you | 474 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 477 |
| YW | You're welcome | 479 |
| 143 | I love you | 482 |
| bc | Because | 489 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 489 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 490 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 492 |
| gn | Goodnight | 498 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 506 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 508 |
| 2 | To | 508 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 509 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| Scrub | Loser | 512 |
| FML | F*** my life | 515 |
| muah | Kiss | 520 |
| ATM | At the moment | 521 |
| sec | Second | 521 |
| TF | The f*** | 521 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 521 |
| G2G | Got to go | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| GTG | Got to go | 526 |
| bcz | Because | 526 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 527 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 529 |
| pls | Please | 529 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 529 |
| msg | Message | 532 |
| plz | Please | 532 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 533 |
| HRU | How are you | 533 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 536 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 537 |
| WTH | What the heck | 538 |
| NS | No s*** | 539 |
| haha | Laughing | 539 |
| sup | What's up | 541 |
| FTW | For the win | 542 |
| b4 | Before | 543 |
| r | Are | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 543 |
| u | You | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| IDC | I don't care | 546 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 546 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 547 |
| l8r | Later | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| RN | Right now | 550 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 551 |
| mod | Moderator | 551 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 551 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 552 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 553 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 554 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 554 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 555 |
| Igh | Alright | 555 |
| 459 | I love you | 556 |
| Ditto | Same | 556 |
| min | Minute | 557 |
| feels | Feelings | 557 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 557 |
| BK | Back | 557 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 557 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 558 |
| sux | Sucks | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Wha | What | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 560 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| WB | Welcome back | 561 |
| luv | Love | 562 |
| sorta | Sort of | 562 |
| asf | As f*** | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 563 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
| FU | F*** you | 564 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 564 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 564 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 565 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| mins | Minutes | 565 |
| OG | Original gangster | 565 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| mwa | Kiss | 566 |
| Sry | Sorry | 566 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 567 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 569 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| NM | Not much | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| GTK | Good to know | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 572 |
| Bet | You bet | 572 |
| WRU | Where are you | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| X | Kiss | 573 |
| pwn | To dominate | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| PM | Private message | 575 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 575 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
| FTF | Face to face | 577 |
| HF | Have fun | 577 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| lk | Like | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| LMK | Let me know | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| BW | Best wishes | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| Fetch | Cool | 578 |
| UY | Up yours | 578 |
| pvt | Private | 578 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| hr | Hour | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| HU | Hook up | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| yeap | Yes | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| Rawr | Roar | 580 |
| xan | Xanax | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 580 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
| dunno | Don't know | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| hw | Homework | 580 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| ya | Yes | 580 |
| ima | I'm going to | 580 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 581 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| 458 | I love you | 581 |
| YRL | You are lame | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| Bai | Bye | 581 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 582 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 582 |
| IWU | I want you | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| DD | Designated driver | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| AYK | As you know | 582 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| JS | Just saying | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| yo | Hey | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| DW | Don't worry | 583 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 583 |
| prvt | Private | 583 |
| ILY | I love you | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 583 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 583 |
| Cray | Crazy | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 583 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| K3U | I love you | 583 |
| HT | Hi there | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 584 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| Digits | Phone number | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| Kewl | Cool | 584 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| NC | No comment | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| yep | Yes | 584 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| BH | Better half | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| pwnt | Owned | 584 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 585 |
| Wub | Love | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
| Secks | Sex | 585 |
| gb | Goodbye | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| kms | Kill myself | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| NW | No worries | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| 303 | Mom | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| xans | Xanax | 585 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 586 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 586 |
| yh | Yeah | 586 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 586 |
| wat | What | 586 |
| GM | Good move | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 586 |
| lulz | LOL | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| NJ | Nice job | 586 |
| WU | What's up | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 586 |
| GP | Go private | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| bd | Birthday | 586 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 587 |
| BA | Bad a** | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 587 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 587 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 587 |
| 4L | For life | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| LU | Love you | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 588 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 588 |
| LYK | Let you know | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| 20 | Location | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| Fresh | Cool | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| rando | Random | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| Onl | Online | 589 |
| 6y | Sexy | 589 |
| IM | Instant message | 589 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| OOO | Out of office | 589 |
| SML | So much love | 589 |
| Forevs | Forever | 589 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 589 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 589 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| U2 | You too | 589 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 589 |
| TBR | To be read | 589 |
| HB | Hurry back | 589 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 589 |
| lv | Love | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 589 |
| Samesies | Same | 589 |
| NRN | Not right now | 589 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 589 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
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