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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 | 279 |
| mk | Okay | 412 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 478 |
| IRL | In real life | 495 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 498 |
| Noob | Newbie | 503 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 524 |
| xp | Experience | 528 |
| PC | Personal computer | 539 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 543 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 543 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 555 |
| BRB | Be right back | 556 |
| Scrub | Loser | 556 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 557 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 564 |
| gn | Goodnight | 565 |
| BTW | By the way | 567 |
| BF | Brain fart | 567 |
| Y | Why | 567 |
| TY | Thank you | 568 |
| GTG | Got to go | 569 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 569 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 569 |
| ATM | At the moment | 570 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 570 |
| KK | OK | 570 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 571 |
| muah | Kiss | 572 |
| TF | The f*** | 573 |
| bc | Because | 576 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 576 |
| YW | You're welcome | 576 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 576 |
| bcz | Because | 576 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 577 |
| xx | Kisses | 577 |
| GN | Get naked | 578 |
| IK | I know | 578 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 578 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 578 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 578 |
| WB | Welcome back | 578 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 578 |
| thx | Thanks | 579 |
| WTH | What the heck | 579 |
| wut | What | 579 |
| 143 | I love you | 580 |
| sup | What's up | 580 |
| TBH | To be honest | 580 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 580 |
| FML | F*** my life | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 581 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 581 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 581 |
| HRU | How are you | 582 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 582 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| BB | Bye bye | 583 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 583 |
| sec | Second | 583 |
| Wha | What | 583 |
| addy | Address | 583 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 583 |
| HBY | How about you? | 584 |
| grats | Congratulations | 584 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 584 |
| AF | As f*** | 584 |
| l8r | Later | 584 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 584 |
| fb | 584 | |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 584 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 584 |
| pwnd | Owned | 584 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 584 |
| 2 | To | 584 |
| FR | For real | 584 |
| mod | Moderator | 585 |
| Ditto | Same | 585 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 585 |
| ltr | Later | 585 |
| RL | Real life | 585 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 585 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 585 |
| RN | Right now | 585 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 586 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 586 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 586 |
| IMY | I miss you | 586 |
| pls | Please | 586 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 586 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 586 |
| MM | Make me | 586 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 586 |
| Bro | Brother | 586 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 586 |
| r | Are | 586 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 586 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 586 |
| b4 | Before | 587 |
| d | Di** | 587 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 587 |
| IMU | I miss you | 587 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 587 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 587 |
| sorta | Sort of | 587 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 587 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 587 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 587 |
| TM | Trademark | 587 |
| IDC | I don't care | 587 |
| aight | Alright | 587 |
| msg | Message | 587 |
| DD | Designated driver | 587 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 587 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 587 |
| NS | No s*** | 587 |
| hi5 | High five | 587 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 587 |
| DM | Do me | 587 |
| min | Minute | 587 |
| 2day | Today | 587 |
| luv | Love | 588 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 588 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 588 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 588 |
| meh | Whatever | 588 |
| AH | At home | 588 |
| mins | Minutes | 588 |
| GAL | Get a life | 588 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 588 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 588 |
| bsf | Best friend | 588 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 588 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| mwa | Kiss | 588 |
| tn | Tonight | 588 |
| NM | Not much | 588 |
| plz | Please | 588 |
| pvt | Private | 588 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 588 |
| bday | Birthday | 588 |
| SU | Shut up | 588 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 588 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 588 |
| OTP | On the phone | 588 |
| feels | Feelings | 588 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 588 |
| u | You | 588 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 588 |
| ^5 | High five | 588 |
| asf | As f*** | 588 |
| OG | Original gangster | 588 |
| cuz | Because | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 589 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 589 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 589 |
| IWU | I want you | 589 |
| WFH | Work from home | 589 |
| cmon | Come on | 589 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 589 |
| xan | Xanax | 589 |
| IOW | In other words | 589 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 589 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 589 |
| lulz | LOL | 589 |
| haha | Laughing | 589 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 589 |
| BW | Best wishes | 589 |
| TBC | To be continued | 589 |
| ILY | I love you | 589 |
| FTF | Face to face | 589 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| JS | Just saying | 589 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 589 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 589 |
| mtg | Meeting | 589 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 589 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 589 |
| mwah | Kiss | 589 |
| watev | Whatever | 589 |
| JP | Just playing | 589 |
| FU | F*** you | 589 |
| UY | Up yours | 589 |
| hr | Hour | 589 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 589 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 589 |
| MMB | Message me back | 589 |
| Bet | You bet | 589 |
| b-day | Birthday | 589 |
| c | See | 589 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 589 |
| acc | Actually | 589 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 590 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 590 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 590 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 590 |
| PM | Private message | 590 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 590 |
| IONO | I don't know | 590 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 590 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 590 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 590 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 590 |
| yep | Yes | 590 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 590 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 590 |
| Fresh | Cool | 590 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 590 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 590 |
| irl | A real-life person | 590 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 590 |
| L8 | Late | 590 |
| AYK | As you know | 590 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 590 |
| hw | Homework | 590 |
| ima | I'm going to | 590 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 590 |
| me2 | Me too | 590 |
| rawr | Roar | 590 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 590 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 590 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 590 |
| OOO | Out of office | 590 |
| Fetch | Cool | 590 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 590 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 590 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 590 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 590 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 590 |
| rdy | Ready | 590 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 590 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 590 |
| NL | Not likely | 590 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 590 |
| 4U | For you | 590 |
| HAN | How about now? | 590 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 590 |
| JW | Just wondering | 590 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 590 |
| H/O | Hold on | 590 |
| Sry | Sorry | 590 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 590 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 590 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 590 |
| WRU | Where are you | 590 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 590 |
| yrs | Years | 590 |
| IHY | I hate you | 590 |
| srsly | Seriously | 591 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 591 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 591 |
| CU | See you | 591 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 591 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 591 |
| ima | I'm | 591 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 591 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 591 |
| mgmt | Management | 591 |
| ILU | I love you | 591 |
| gb | Goodbye | 591 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 591 |
| WBY | What about you? | 591 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 591 |
| HO | Hold on | 591 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 591 |
| LMK | Let me know | 591 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 591 |
| nvr | Never | 591 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 591 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 591 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 591 |
| Digits | Phone number | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| tnx | Thanks | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 591 |
| TYT | Take your time | 591 |
| BK | Back | 591 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 591 |
| GP | Go private | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 591 |
| MT | Mistype | 591 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 591 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 591 |
| JC | Just chilling | 591 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 591 |
| GTR | Got to run | 591 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 591 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 591 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 591 |
| yo | Hey | 591 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 591 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 592 |
| JJ | Just joking | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 592 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 592 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 592 |
| Gas | Great | 592 |
| DW | Don't worry | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 592 |
| Bai | Bye | 592 |
| OM | Old man | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| GM | Good move | 592 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 592 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 592 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 592 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 592 |
| LMS | Let me see | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| SML | So much love | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| sux | Sucks | 592 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 592 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 592 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 592 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 592 |
| IAB | In a bit | 592 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 592 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 592 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 592 |
| TC | Take care | 592 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 592 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 592 |
| woz | Worry | 592 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 592 |
| pwn | To dominate | 592 |
| NTY | No thank you | 592 |
| N/C | No comment | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| WTG | Way to go | 592 |
| WU | What's up | 592 |
| lawl | LOL | 592 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 592 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| quar | Quarantine | 592 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 592 |
| GFY | Good for you | 592 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| shud | Should | 592 |
| TBR | To be rude | 592 |
| hehe | Laughing | 592 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 592 |
| Wub | Love | 592 |
| yup | Yes | 592 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 592 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 592 |
| b | Be | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 593 |
| 411 | Information | 593 |
| ofc | Of course | 593 |
| SG | Sounds good | 593 |
| ATW | All the way | 593 |
| BC | Be cool | 593 |
| b/c | Because | 593 |
| d8 | Date | 593 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 593 |
| K3U | I love you | 593 |
| kwl | Cool | 593 |
| frnd | Friend | 593 |
| rly | Really | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| YRL | You are lame | 593 |
| HT | Hi there | 593 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 593 |
| 303 | Mom | 593 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
| cz | Because | 593 |
| HB | Hurry back | 593 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
| Samesies | Same | 593 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 593 |
| Wewt | Woot | 593 |
| xb | Xbox | 593 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
| Effin | F***ing | 593 |
| NRN | Not right now | 593 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 593 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
| BA | Bad a** | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 593 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
| xit | Exit | 593 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| Forevs | Forever | 593 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 593 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 593 |
| kewl | Cool | 593 |
| bd | Birthday | 593 |
| yh | Yeah | 593 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 593 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 593 |
| D/C | Don't care | 594 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 594 |
| Dece | Decent | 594 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 594 |
| LMO | Leave me one | 594 |
| HF | Have fun | 594 |
| dced | Disconnected | 594 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 594 |
| SOS | Someone special | 594 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 594 |
| OMM | On my mind | 594 |
| mishu | Miss you | 594 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 594 |
| welp | Well | 594 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 594 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 594 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 594 |
| kms | Kill myself | 594 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 594 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 594 |
| X | Kiss | 594 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 594 |
| OOT | Out of town | 595 |
| LSS | Long story short | 595 |
| BBL | Be back later | 595 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 595 |
| bstd | Busted | 595 |
| IM | Instant message | 595 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 595 |
| grl | Girl | 595 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 595 |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, People of Color | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| LMBO | Laughing my butt off | 595 |
| MIL | Mother-in-law | 595 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 595 |
| NMH | Not much here | 595 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 595 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 595 |
| 2B | To be | 595 |
| TTYVS | Talk to you very soon | 595 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
| NC | No comment | 595 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 595 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 595 |
| S2U | Same to you | 595 |
| KB | Kiss back | 595 |
| ICBW | I could be wrong | 595 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 595 |
| FOTFL | Falling on the floor laughing | 595 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 595 |
| LLACP | Laughing like a crazy person | 595 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 596 |
| F2T | Free to talk | 596 |
| dunno | Don't know | 596 |
| DRK | Don't really know | 596 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 596 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 596 |
| 0773H | Hello | 596 |
| ITMT | In the meantime | 596 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 596 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 596 |
| otay | Okay | 596 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 596 |
| BL | Buddy list | 596 |
| DU | Darn you | 596 |
| DTC | Down to cuddle | 596 |
| qtpi | Cutie Pie | 596 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 596 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 596 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 596 |
| mkay | OK | 596 |
| Presh | Precious | 596 |
| ya | Yes | 596 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 596 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 596 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
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