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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 | 493 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 535 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 550 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 552 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| mk | Okay | 566 |
| BRB | Be right back | 567 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 572 |
| IRL | In real life | 573 |
| BTW | By the way | 575 |
| BF | Brain fart | 575 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 576 |
| Noob | Newbie | 580 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 582 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 582 |
| GTG | Got to go | 583 |
| gn | Goodnight | 584 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 584 |
| bcz | Because | 584 |
| xp | Experience | 584 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 585 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 585 |
| FML | F*** my life | 586 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 586 |
| OOO | Out of office | 587 |
| sup | What's up | 587 |
| BB | Bye bye | 587 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 587 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 587 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 588 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 588 |
| TBH | To be honest | 588 |
| FR | For real | 589 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 589 |
| 2 | To | 589 |
| PC | Personal computer | 589 |
| 2day | Today | 589 |
| GN | Get naked | 589 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 589 |
| HRU | How are you | 589 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 589 |
| ima | I'm going to | 589 |
| Scrub | Loser | 590 |
| bc | Because | 590 |
| sec | Second | 590 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 590 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| TY | Thank you | 590 |
| thx | Thanks | 590 |
| Hottie | Attractive person | 590 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 590 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 590 |
| haha | Laughing | 590 |
| Bro | Brother | 590 |
| BW | Best wishes | 590 |
| Wha | What | 590 |
| b4 | Before | 590 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 590 |
| WB | Welcome back | 590 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 591 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 591 |
| YW | You're welcome | 591 |
| WTH | What the heck | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| MT | Mistype | 591 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 591 |
| NM | Not much | 591 |
| xx | Kisses | 591 |
| Y | Why | 591 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 591 |
| muah | Kiss | 591 |
| DM | Do me | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my mother f****** a** | 591 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 592 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 592 |
| Kill yourself | Go away | 592 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 592 |
| l8r | Later | 592 |
| asf | As f*** | 592 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 592 |
| IK | I know | 592 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 592 |
| tnx | Thanks | 592 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 592 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 592 |
| TC | Take care | 592 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 592 |
| HBY | How about you? | 592 |
| wut | What | 592 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 592 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 593 |
| IOW | In other words | 593 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| pvt | Private | 593 |
| bae | Babe | 593 |
| TBR | To be rude | 593 |
| IWU | I want you | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| msg | Message | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 593 |
| AF | As f*** | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| ATM | At the moment | 593 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 593 |
| TM | Trademark | 593 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 593 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 593 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 593 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 593 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 594 |
| MMB | Message me back | 594 |
| PM | Private message | 594 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 594 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 594 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 594 |
| meh | Whatever | 594 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 594 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 594 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 594 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 594 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 594 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 594 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 594 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 594 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 594 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 594 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 594 |
| plz | Please | 594 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 594 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 594 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 594 |
| hw | Homework | 594 |
| 143 | I love you | 594 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 594 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 594 |
| WFH | Work from home | 594 |
| pwnd | Owned | 594 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 594 |
| addy | Address | 594 |
| pls | Please | 595 |
| AYK | As you know | 595 |
| u | You | 595 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 595 |
| aight | Alright | 595 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 595 |
| welp | Well | 595 |
| N/C | No comment | 595 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 595 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 595 |
| Mack | To flirt | 595 |
| rawr | Roar | 595 |
| feels | Feelings | 595 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 595 |
| cz | Because | 595 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 595 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 595 |
| r | Are | 595 |
| NRN | Not right now | 595 |
| yep | Yes | 595 |
| lawl | LOL | 595 |
| TYT | Take your time | 595 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 595 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 595 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 595 |
| yup | Yes | 595 |
| HO | Hold on | 595 |
| 4U | For you | 595 |
| AH | At home | 595 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 595 |
| WTG | Way to go | 595 |
| RN | Right now | 595 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 595 |
| IAB | In a bit | 595 |
| IAC | In any case | 595 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 595 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 595 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 595 |
| KK | OK | 595 |
| b | Be | 595 |
| DTP | Down to party | 595 |
| cmon | Come on | 595 |
| TOL | Thinking of laughing | 595 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 595 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 595 |
| min | Minute | 595 |
| pwn | To dominate | 595 |
| IDC | I don't care | 595 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 595 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 595 |
| Totes | Totally | 595 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 595 |
| Fetch | Cool | 595 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 595 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 595 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 595 |
| kewl | Cool | 595 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 595 |
| GTR | Got to run | 595 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 595 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 596 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 596 |
| kwl | Cool | 596 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| IONO | I don't know | 596 |
| RDT | Relationship defining talk | 596 |
| RYFS | Are you freakin' serious? | 596 |
| YRL | You are lame | 596 |
| cuz | Because | 596 |
| JS | Just saying | 596 |
| HB | Hurry back | 596 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 596 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 596 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 596 |
| HH1/2KO | Ha-ha, half-kidding only | 596 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 596 |
| K3U | I love you | 596 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 596 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 596 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 596 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 596 |
| GFY | Good for you | 596 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 596 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 596 |
| OG | Original gangster | 596 |
| BL | Buddy list | 596 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 596 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 596 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 596 |
| Samesies | Same | 596 |
| rly | Really | 596 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 596 |
| ZOMG | Oh my gosh! | 596 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 596 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 596 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 596 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 596 |
| mod | Moderator | 596 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 596 |
| CBA | Can't be ar**d | 596 |
| bday | Birthday | 596 |
| 4sho | For sure | 596 |
| HU | Hook up | 596 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 596 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 596 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 596 |
| mwah | Kiss | 596 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 596 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 596 |
| Bet | You bet | 596 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 596 |
| S2U | Same to you | 596 |
| ILY | I love you | 596 |
| TF | The f*** | 596 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 596 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 596 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 597 |
| ofc | Of course | 597 |
| AAR | At any rate | 597 |
| Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 597 |
| GMAB | Give me a break | 597 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 597 |
| OTW | Off to work | 597 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 597 |
| dced | Disconnected | 597 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 597 |
| ps | Postscript | 597 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 597 |
| ya | You | 597 |
| YVW | You're very welcome | 597 |
| b/c | Because | 597 |
| grl | Girl | 597 |
| 1432 | I love you too | 597 |
| BA | Bad a** | 597 |
| sux | Sucks | 597 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 597 |
| 99 | Parent has left | 597 |
| 411 | Information | 597 |
| luv | Love | 597 |
| Fresh | Cool | 597 |
| 4nr | Foreigner | 597 |
| 2B | To be | 597 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 597 |
| DW | Don't worry | 597 |
| ALOL | Actually laughing out loud | 597 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 597 |
| Trolol | Laughing at troll | 597 |
| GAL | Get a life | 597 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 597 |
| watev | Whatever | 597 |
| SG | Sounds good | 597 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 597 |
| 4rl | For real | 597 |
| SOHF | Sense of humor failure | 597 |
| bd | Birthday | 597 |
| Amped | Excited | 597 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 597 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 597 |
| sorta | Sort of | 597 |
| BBIAW | Be back in awhile | 597 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 597 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 597 |
| yupz | OK | 597 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 597 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 597 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 597 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 597 |
| srsly | Seriously | 597 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 597 |
| AHFY | Always here for you | 597 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 597 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 597 |
| ITMT | In the meantime | 597 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 597 |
| DD | Designated driver | 597 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 597 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 597 |
| fn | Fine | 597 |
| Forevs | Forever | 597 |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 597 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 597 |
| NBJF | No brag, just fact | 597 |
| Sry | Sorry | 597 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
| TBC | To be continued | 597 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 597 |
| wuh | What | 597 |
| fb | 597 | |
| ez | Easy | 597 |
| bn | Been | 597 |
| NL | Not likely | 597 |
| IMY | I miss you | 597 |
| KB | Kiss back | 597 |
| DYAC | D*** You Auto Correct | 597 |
| Hater | A person who is angry or jealous of someone | 597 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 597 |
| INR | I know right | 597 |
| IA | I agree | 597 |
| xit | Exit | 597 |
| IKWYM | I know what you mean | 597 |
| FCOL | For crying out loud | 597 |
| WTFNF | What the f****n f*** | 597 |
| TBR | To be read | 597 |
| yo | Hi | 597 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 597 |
| KUTGW | Keep up the good work | 597 |
| Kewt | Cute | 597 |
| MB | My bad | 597 |
| 0773H | Hello | 597 |
| WU | What's up | 597 |
| QFE | Question for everyone | 597 |
| IMPO | In my personal opinion | 597 |
| LMS | Let me see | 597 |
| yrs | Years | 597 |
| me2 | Me too | 597 |
| acc | Actually | 597 |
| HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 597 |
| IWY | I want you | 597 |
| GOMB | Get off my back | 597 |
| KOTC | Kiss on the cheek | 597 |
| B&W | Black and white | 597 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 597 |
| mins | Minutes | 597 |
| J/P | Just playing | 597 |
| wags | Wives and girlfriends | 597 |
| 4q | F*** you | 597 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 597 |
| Buhbye | Bye | 597 |
| AML | All my love | 597 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 597 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 597 |
| BFAM | Brother from another mother | 597 |
| TCOB | Takin' care of business | 597 |
| H/O | Hold on | 597 |
| GL | Good looking | 597 |
| D/C | Don't care | 597 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 597 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 597 |
| mwa | Kiss | 597 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 597 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 597 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 597 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 597 |
| LSS | Long story short | 597 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 597 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 597 |
| WBY | What about you? | 597 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 597 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 597 |
| dur | Stupidly obvious | 597 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 598 |
| TLA | Three letter acronym | 598 |
| kptondl | Keep it on the down low | 598 |
| HMSL | Holding my sides laughing | 598 |
| BDU | Brain dead user | 598 |
| Presh | Precious | 598 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 598 |
| LFTI | Looking forward to it | 598 |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off | 598 |
| BAU | Business as usual | 598 |
| luzr | Loser | 598 |
| POMS | Parents over my shoulder | 598 |
| IOIT | I'm on Irish time | 598 |
| Jellz | Jealous | 598 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 598 |
| mmk | OK | 598 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 598 |
| 4MTK | For Me To Know | 598 |
| IMA | I might add | 598 |
| L8 | Late | 598 |
| ISTG | I swear to God | 598 |
| JW | Just wondering | 598 |
| HHIS | Hanging head in shame | 598 |
| LHO | Laughing head off | 598 |
| TMFT | Too much free time | 598 |
| mishu | Miss you | 598 |
| Finna | Fixing to | 598 |
| TYFA | Thank you for asking | 598 |
| LYA | Love you always | 598 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 598 |
| IR8 | Irate | 598 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 598 |
| ATW | All the way | 598 |
| sho | Sure | 598 |
| hr | Hour | 598 |
| pmsl | Piss myself laughing | 598 |
| NTY | No thank you | 598 |
| wtv | Whatever | 598 |
| Dis | This | 598 |
| RUB | Are you back | 598 |
| sh^ | Shut up | 598 |
| CF | Cluster f*** | 598 |
| I8U | I hate you | 598 |
| NBD | No big deal | 598 |
| mgmt | Management | 598 |
| AFAICS | As far as I can see | 598 |
| JJ | Just joking | 598 |
| Word | Agree | 598 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 598 |
| TSIR | The struggle is real | 598 |
| onl | Online | 598 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 598 |
| USAD | You're such a dork | 598 |
| IHY | I hate you | 598 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 598 |
| YT | You there? | 598 |
| G2G | Good to go | 598 |
| NJ | No joke | 598 |
| woz | Worry | 598 |
| OML | Oh my Lord | 598 |
| thnq | Thank you | 598 |
| USB | You sexy b**** | 598 |
| CRD | Caucasian Rhythm Disorder | 598 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 598 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 598 |
| WEML | Whatever major loser | 598 |
| JJWY | Just joking with you | 598 |
| LOL | Lots of love | 598 |
| SNH | Sarcasm Noted Here | 598 |
| BI5 | Back in five | 598 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 598 |
| perf | Perfect | 598 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 598 |
| BBL | Be back later | 598 |
| OT | Other topic | 598 |
| C9 | Parent in room | 598 |
| HHVF | Ha-ha, very funny | 598 |
| SIL | Son-in-law | 598 |
| IMU | I miss you | 598 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 598 |
| admin | Administrator | 598 |
| F2T | Free to talk | 598 |
| WRU | Where are you | 598 |
| Pleb | An unsophisticated person | 598 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 598 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 598 |
| CAC | Cool as a cucumber | 598 |
| MF | Mother f***er | 598 |
| IM | Instant message | 598 |
| soz | I'm sorry | 598 |
| Digits | Phone number | 598 |
| LAL | Laugh a little | 598 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 598 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 598 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 598 |
| WOAT | Worst of all time | 598 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 598 |
| SH | Same here | 598 |
| SML | So much love | 598 |
| PICNIC | Problem in chair, not in computer | 598 |
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