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General Slang
Many slang terms are used both online and offline, such as in spoken conversation. The following list includes general shorthand and slang terms that are not specifically used online or in text messaging.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 475 |
| Noob | Newbie | 502 |
| VR | Virtual reality | 524 |
| xp | Experience | 526 |
| Nerf | Weaken | 533 |
| PC | Personal computer | 534 |
| FPS | First-person shooter | 535 |
| Fail | Failure | 545 |
| Twitch | Video game streaming website | 548 |
| Scrub | Loser | 549 |
| Trolling | Posting offensive comments | 561 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 563 |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | 568 |
| muah | Kiss | 569 |
| Drip | Sexy style | 570 |
| bf | Boyfriend | 571 |
| xx | Kisses | 573 |
| BFF | Best friends forever | 575 |
| SOS | Save our souls | 575 |
| GTA | Grand Theft Auto | 575 |
| Cap | Lie | 575 |
| Gamer | A video game player | 575 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 576 |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 577 |
| POS | Piece of s*** | 577 |
| thx | Thanks | 577 |
| bc | Because | 578 |
| cya | See ya | 578 |
| eSports | Electronic sports | 578 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | 578 |
| Ghosting | Leaving without saying goodbye | 578 |
| RPG | Role-playing game | 579 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 579 |
| Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet | 579 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 579 |
| sup | What's up | 580 |
| CYOA | Cover your own a** | 580 |
| AI | Artificial intelligence | 580 |
| sec | Second | 580 |
| Go viral | To become popular on the Internet | 581 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 581 |
| Vaxhole | A person who brags about being vaccinated | 581 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 583 |
| Stud | A highly skilled individual | 583 |
| Triggered | Angry | 583 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 583 |
| vs | Versus | 583 |
| AKA | Also known as | 584 |
| HBY | How about you? | 584 |
| qt | Cutie | 584 |
| SO | Significant other | 584 |
| XOXO | Hugs and kisses | 584 |
| 2 | To | 584 |
| NSFW | Not safe for work | 584 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 584 |
| PS | PlayStation | 584 |
| Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 584 |
| SOB | Son of a b**** | 585 |
| FPS | Frames per second | 585 |
| 420 | Marijuana | 585 |
| Binge-watch | To view many episodes or movies in a row | 585 |
| Adulting | Acting like an adult | 585 |
| KIA | Killed in action | 585 |
| antifa | Anti-fascists | 585 |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 | 585 |
| Twink | Powerful low-level character | 585 |
| Gummy ache | Stomach ache from eating gummy candies | 585 |
| b4 | Before | 586 |
| K | OK | 586 |
| TMI | Too much information | 586 |
| msg | Message | 586 |
| Shawty | A fine female | 586 |
| 46 | President Joe Biden | 586 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 586 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone that does not return the same affection | 586 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 586 |
| Torch | To beat someone in competition | 586 |
| Uber | The best | 586 |
| PEOTUS | President-elect of the United States | 586 |
| sfx | Special effects | 586 |
| Leech | Freeloader | 586 |
| proc | Programmed random occurrence | 586 |
| Dankrupt | Out of Marijuana | 586 |
| hun | Honey | 586 |
| Ditto | Same | 586 |
| ft | Featuring | 586 |
| plz | Please | 587 |
| b-day | Birthday | 587 |
| Plastered | Drunk | 587 |
| TM | Trademark | 587 |
| perv | Pervert | 587 |
| mwa | Kiss | 587 |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival | 587 |
| Netflix and chill | Hook up | 587 |
| ship | Relationship | 587 |
| d | Di** | 587 |
| sorta | Sort of | 587 |
| You got served | You were called out | 587 |
| Boss | Awesome person | 587 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 587 |
| Kicks | Fun | 587 |
| od | Overdose | 587 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 588 |
| AP | Associated Press | 588 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 588 |
| TBC | To be continued | 588 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 588 |
| N/A | Not Available | 588 |
| u | You | 588 |
| USA | United States of America | 588 |
| imba | Imbalanced | 588 |
| NFL | National Football League | 588 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 588 |
| Pot | Marijuana | 588 |
| You got it | For sure | 588 |
| Show hole | Sadness after finishing your favorite show | 588 |
| Cupcaking | Flirting | 588 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 588 |
| Hot | Physically attractive | 588 |
| favs | Favorites | 588 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 589 |
| FUBAR | Fouled up beyond all recognition | 589 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 589 |
| c | See | 589 |
| Lit | Exciting | 589 |
| Snowflake | A sensitive person | 589 |
| re | Regarding | 589 |
| MMO | Massively multiplayer online | 589 |
| rawr | Roar | 589 |
| haha | Laughing | 589 |
| Stay woke | Stay aware of social problems | 589 |
| DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | 589 |
| Slacker | A lazy person | 589 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 589 |
| Gaslighting | Manipulating information or objects to make a person doubt themself | 589 |
| Hot take | A controversial opinion | 589 |
| Break the Internet | To cause something to go viral online | 589 |
| addy | Adderall | 589 |
| Jailbait | Attractive underage person | 589 |
| Fandom | Community of fans | 589 |
| Hook up | To be physically intimate with another person | 589 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 589 |
| CD | Compact disc | 589 |
| FYI | For your information | 590 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 590 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 590 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 590 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 590 |
| Oh snap | Expression of surprise | 590 |
| yt | YouTube | 590 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 590 |
| hw | Homework | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 590 |
| Scamdemic | Fake pandemic | 590 |
| lil | Little | 590 |
| mins | Minutes | 590 |
| NNTR | No need to reply | 590 |
| Chill | Relax | 590 |
| Diva | A self-important, demanding person | 590 |
| dq | Disqualify | 590 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 590 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 590 |
| blizz | Blizzard | 590 |
| nuke | Nuclear missile | 590 |
| Pothead | Person who smokes a lot of pot | 590 |
| Roofie | A date rape drug | 590 |
| PC | Politically correct | 590 |
| robo | Robotics Facility | 590 |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer | 590 |
| Crying Jordan | A meme featuring a crying Michael Jordan | 590 |
| Dope | Cool | 590 |
| Mary Jane | Marijuana | 590 |
| Tree hugger | A person who cares about the environment | 590 |
| Tilted | Aggravated | 590 |
| Irish goodbye | Leaving without saying goodbye | 590 |
| char | Character | 590 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 591 |
| mgmt | Management | 591 |
| gimme | Give me | 591 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 591 |
| Digits | Phone number | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| Finesse | To persuade | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 591 |
| Rubber | A condom | 591 |
| RSVP | Répondez s'il vous plaît | 591 |
| IOU | I owe you | 591 |
| LOE | Level of effort | 591 |
| Whipped | Obedient | 591 |
| Work boyfriend | Best male friend at work | 591 |
| Weed | Marijuana | 591 |
| NES | Nintendo Entertainment System | 591 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 591 |
| nooblet | Young newbie | 591 |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner | 591 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 591 |
| Swerve | Go away | 591 |
| h8r | Hater | 591 |
| Throwing shade | Disrespecting | 591 |
| WBY | What about you? | 591 |
| Yuge | Huge | 591 |
| WCG | World Cyber Games | 591 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 591 |
| fav | Favorite | 591 |
| Po-po | Police | 591 |
| b/c | Because | 592 |
| JK | Just kidding | 592 |
| sk8 | Skate | 592 |
| sis | Sister | 592 |
| Bye Felicia | Goodbye | 592 |
| Cash me outside | Come outside and I'll beat you | 592 |
| Mack | To flirt | 592 |
| AR | Augmented reality | 592 |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | 592 |
| bio | Bathroom | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 592 |
| Ish | Kind of | 592 |
| Beast | Awesome person | 592 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 592 |
| POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
| Yasss | Yes | 592 |
| SMS | Short Message Service | 592 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 592 |
| GPS | Global positioning system | 592 |
| POW | Prisoner of war | 592 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 592 |
| Elo | Elo rating system | 592 |
| 411 | Information | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| My b | My mistake | 593 |
| j | Joint | 593 |
| lawl | LOL | 593 |
| Cray | Crazy | 593 |
| X | Kiss | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| Effin | F***ing | 593 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 593 |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 593 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 593 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 593 |
| frag | Player kill | 593 |
| Troll | A person who posts offensive comments | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| Grind | To do something difficult | 593 |
| 45 | President Donald Trump | 593 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 | 593 |
| ATM | Automated teller machine | 593 |
| Joint | Marijuana cigarette | 593 |
| mofo | Mother F***** | 593 |
| Throw hands | Fight | 594 |
| Fire | Awesome | 594 |
| Booty call | An intimate rendezvous | 594 |
| dced | Disconnected | 594 |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill | 594 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 594 |
| F2F | Face to face | 595 |
| m | Male | 595 |
| Yayo | Cocaine | 595 |
| Peacocking | Showing off | 595 |
| G2G | Good to go | 595 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 595 |
| Roofied | Drugged by a person | 595 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 595 |
| Beef | Bothering problem | 595 |
| Skol | Good health | 595 |
| Covid | COVID-19 | 595 |
| Gucci | Good | 596 |
| Cellfish | Inconsiderate of others while talking on the phone | 596 |
| Truth bomb | A surprising but true statement | 596 |
| DL | Down low | 596 |
| Moon door | To get rid of | 596 |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 596 |
| More issues than Vogue | A lot of problems | 596 |
| gr8 | Great | 596 |
| NASCAR dad | A white, working class father | 596 |
| Smarts | Intelligence | 596 |
| ppl | People | 596 |
| Jaguar | An older woman who dates younger men | 596 |
| Porcelain throne | Toilet | 596 |
| TGAL | Think globally, act locally | 596 |
| BMW | Bayerische Motoren Werke | 596 |
| Doe | Though | 596 |
| Shawtie | A fine female | 596 |
| fam | Family | 596 |
| Relationship goals | An admirable relationship | 596 |
| Mate | Friend | 596 |
| How bow dah | How about that | 596 |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund | 596 |
| NC | No comment | 596 |
| Netizen | An Internet citizen | 596 |
| Textpectation | Expectation of waiting for a text | 596 |
| Fly | Cool | 596 |
| Ratchet | Wretched | 596 |
| Selfie stick | An extendable pole with a smartphone on the end | 596 |
| Presidential flashcards | Dollars | 596 |
| ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 596 |
| No cap | No lie | 596 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 596 |
| IM | Instant message | 596 |
| Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 596 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 596 |
| Netflixing | Eating a lot of food when you mean to eat just a little | 596 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 596 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 596 |
| Sugar mama | An older woman used for her money by a man | 596 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 596 |
| Sawing logs | Sleeping | 596 |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English | 596 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 596 |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient | 596 |
| sistah | Sister | 596 |
| Brenner | Breakfast for dinner | 596 |
| Unicorn | Rare LuLaRoe item | 596 |
| Brain fart | Brief absence of intelligence | 596 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| Whitesplain | To explain racism to a person of color | 596 |
| Yuccie | Young urban creative | 596 |
| Dumpster fire | Total mess | 596 |
| Skank | A promiscuous woman | 596 |
| Player | A male who manipulates others for his own gain | 596 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 596 |
| Drain the swamp | To remove corruption | 596 |
| Internest | A comfy spot to surf the Internet | 596 |
| Staycation | A vacation near your home | 596 |
| Hangry | Angry because you're hungry | 596 |
| Thirst trap | A provocative action, message, or photo | 596 |
| Vamping | Staying up late at night using electronics | 596 |
| Make it snow | To toss money in the air | 596 |
| Breadcrumbing | Leading someone on romantically | 596 |
| Shook | Completely surprised | 596 |
| Social distancing | Isolating from other people | 596 |
| Headdesk | Extreme frustration | 596 |
| Corona bump | Elbow bump with a person to avoid spreading the coronavirus | 596 |
| xmas | Christmas | 596 |
| Trippin | Hallucinating | 596 |
| neh | No | 596 |
| Dank | High quality marijuana | 596 |
| Ugly hot | Physically attractive despite some ugly features | 596 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 596 |
| Cold | Mean | 596 |
| Ugly sleep | Deep sleep | 596 |
| Turnt up | Excited | 596 |
| Third wheel | A person who feels left out | 596 |
| Whoops | Exclamation of a mistake | 596 |
| Slay | To dominate | 596 |
| Slaps | Is impressive | 596 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 596 |
| CS | ChatSlang.com | 596 |
| fbo | Facebook official | 596 |
| Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 596 |
| Friendsgiving | Thanksgiving with friends | 596 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 596 |
| Videobomb | To pose in the background of a video | 596 |
| Wino | A person who drinks an excessive amount of wine | 596 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 596 |
| Shade | Disrespect | 596 |
| BNIB | Brand new in box | 596 |
| Whip | Vehicle | 596 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 596 |
| Girlfriend tax | Food taken by your girlfriend | 596 |
| Anti-vaxxer | A person who opposes vaccines | 596 |
| TBD | To be determined | 596 |
| Nonpology | Non-apology | 596 |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test | 596 |
| Veggies | Vegetables | 596 |
| Shut up and take my money | I want to purchase that | 596 |
| G | A thousand dollars | 596 |
| Prancercise | A prance-like exercise | 596 |
| Jackpotting | Winning | 596 |
| Red wedding | A disaster | 596 |
| Bros before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 596 |
| TGFF | Thank God for Friday | 596 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 596 |
| Nowish | Sometime close to now | 596 |
| John | Toilet | 596 |
| Hots | Attraction to a person | 596 |
| dat | That | 596 |
| MSM | Mainstream media | 596 |
| Whitelash | White voter backlash | 596 |
| Pumped | Excited | 596 |
| Frontin | To pretend you are something you are not | 596 |
| Crimbo | Christmas | 596 |
| Shotgun | Front passenger seat | 596 |
| Swatting | Creating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond | 596 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 596 |
| Diss | Disrespect | 596 |
| Sauce | Style | 596 |
| puter | Computer | 596 |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
| Alternative facts | Lies used to replace facts | 596 |
| AFJ | April Fools' joke | 596 |
| Cowboy Up | Get tough | 596 |
| Extra | Over the top | 596 |
| info | Information | 596 |
| Brotherzone | A relationship where a person's love interest thinks of him as a brother | 596 |
| Revenge body | A physically fit body after breaking up | 596 |
| Benching | Using a person as a backup date | 596 |
| Manspreader | A guy who sits with his legs spread wide | 596 |
| Gurl | Girl | 596 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 596 |
| Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 596 |
| Stud | An attractive male | 596 |
| blog | Web log | 596 |
| Lefties | Liberals | 596 |
| Food baby | A bloated stomach from eating a lot of food | 596 |
| Moolah | Money | 596 |
| mula | Money | 596 |
| Nark | Informant | 596 |
| nah | No | 596 |
| Beyhive | Dedicated fans of Beyoncé | 596 |
| Keep it 100 | Stay true to yourself | 596 |
| No chill | Uncalm | 596 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 596 |
| Do it for the gram | To do something only to share on Instagram | 596 |
| Shoot my shot | I'm going for it | 596 |
| Cougar | An older woman who dates younger men | 596 |
| Homeslice | A close friend | 596 |
| Dawg | Friend | 596 |
| Performative activism | Activism performed to gain social standing | 596 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 596 |
| rona | Coronavirus | 596 |
| BO | Body odor | 596 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 596 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 596 |
| LGBT | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender | 596 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 596 |
| Relationship weight | Weight gained from a romantic relationship | 596 |
| RTB | Real-time bidding | 596 |
| Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 596 |
| PTO | Paid time off | 596 |
| ref | Referee | 596 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 596 |
| Chicken | Scared | 596 |
| Sugar baby | A young person who uses an older person for money | 596 |
| Sorority squat | Hands-on-knees, butt-out group photo pose | 596 |
| Salty | Upset | 596 |
| Sext | Sexually explicit message | 596 |
| Hop off | Go away | 596 |
| Honeydude | A boyfriend or husband used for his money | 596 |
| Sick | Awesome | 596 |
| Smooch | Kiss | 596 |
| Boomer | An adult born between 1946 and 1964 | 596 |
| Fruit salad of life | Results of a person's life decisions | 596 |
| Lockdown | An order to stay where you are | 596 |
| Alpha mom | A dominant female in a group of mothers | 596 |
| Gold digger | A person who uses another person for money | 596 |
| Tight | Awesome | 596 |
| Boo | Babe | 596 |
| Tootsies | Toes | 596 |
| Dougie | Dance move | 596 |
| Presh | Precious | 596 |
| Birther | A person who believes Obama is not a US citizen | 596 |
| MVP | Most valuable player | 596 |
| Millennial | A person born between 1981 and 1996 | 596 |
| Before times | Life before COVID-19 | 596 |
| Instadad | A man who marries a person with kids | 596 |
| Faucism | Covid-related fascism led by Dr. Anthony Fauci | 596 |
| Lumbersexual | A well-groomed male who looks like a lumberjack | 596 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 596 |
| vax | Vaccination | 596 |
| Phubbing | Snubbing a person to be on your phone | 596 |
| Trophy husband | An attractive husband | 596 |
| Devil's lettuce | Cannabis | 596 |
| Netflix cheating | Watching future episodes of a favorite Netflix show without your partner | 596 |
| Snitches get stitches | People who tell on others will get hurt | 596 |
| Lunching | Acting stupid | 596 |
| jelly | Jealous | 596 |
| Roast | To disrespect | 596 |
| Burritoing | Wrapping yourself tightly in blankets | 596 |
| Twinning | Saying or doing something in coordination with another person | 596 |
| Kicks | Shoes | 596 |
| Side eye | Disapproving glance | 596 |
| Savage | Viciously cool | 596 |
| Photobomb | To pose in the background of a picture being taken | 596 |
| pkmn | Pokémon | 596 |
| Fommy | Father mommy | 596 |
| Flatlander | A person who lives in a non-mountainous region | 597 |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time | 597 |
| Dutch leave | Leaving without saying goodbye | 597 |
| cid | Acid | 597 |
| Dressgate | Controversy about the colors of a dress | 597 |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | 597 |
| BUF | Big ugly fellow | 597 |
| Delete your account | Go away | 597 |
| Turnt | Excited | 597 |
| Granola | Health-focused lifestyle | 597 |
| Spacing | Not paying attention | 597 |
| ppd | Postponed | 597 |
| Jock | Athlete | 597 |
| Respeck | Respect | 597 |
| Brexit | British exit from the European Union | 597 |
| Hubby | Husband | 597 |
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