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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 | 256 |
| mk | Okay | 378 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 466 |
| IRL | In real life | 488 |
| Noob | Newbie | 494 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 496 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 519 |
| xp | Experience | 523 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 534 |
| PC | Personal computer | 534 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 540 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 541 |
| Scrub | Loser | 544 |
| TY | Thank you | 545 |
| BRB | Be right back | 547 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 550 |
| wut | What | 553 |
| Y | Why | 554 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 555 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 555 |
| IK | I know | 558 |
| BTW | By the way | 559 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 560 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 560 |
| gn | Goodnight | 561 |
| YW | You're welcome | 565 |
| ATM | At the moment | 566 |
| KK | OK | 566 |
| sec | Second | 566 |
| muah | Kiss | 567 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 567 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 568 |
| bcz | Because | 568 |
| GTG | Got to go | 569 |
| TF | The f*** | 569 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 570 |
| xx | Kisses | 570 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 570 |
| grats | Congratulations | 570 |
| FML | F*** my life | 571 |
| thx | Thanks | 571 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 573 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 573 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 573 |
| WB | Welcome back | 573 |
| RL | Real life | 573 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 573 |
| bc | Because | 574 |
| mod | Moderator | 575 |
| TBH | To be honest | 575 |
| WTH | What the heck | 575 |
| BF | Brain fart | 575 |
| GN | Get naked | 576 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 576 |
| 143 | I love you | 577 |
| HRU | How are you | 577 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 577 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 577 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 577 |
| l8r | Later | 578 |
| AF | As f*** | 579 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 579 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 579 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 579 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 579 |
| 2 | To | 579 |
| HBY | How about you? | 580 |
| sup | What's up | 580 |
| Wha | What | 580 |
| ltr | Later | 580 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 580 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 581 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 581 |
| BB | Bye bye | 581 |
| Bro | Brother | 581 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 581 |
| plz | Please | 581 |
| IDC | I don't care | 581 |
| FR | For real | 582 |
| Ditto | Same | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| min | Minute | 582 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 582 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 582 |
| bsf | Best friend | 582 |
| fb | 582 | |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 582 |
| RN | Right now | 582 |
| pls | Please | 582 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 582 |
| r | Are | 582 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 583 |
| IMY | I miss you | 583 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 583 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 583 |
| TBC | To be continued | 583 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 583 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 583 |
| u | You | 583 |
| NS | No s*** | 583 |
| pwnd | Owned | 583 |
| hi5 | High five | 583 |
| addy | Address | 583 |
| Sry | Sorry | 584 |
| b4 | Before | 584 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 584 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 584 |
| sorta | Sort of | 584 |
| meh | Whatever | 584 |
| OTP | On the phone | 584 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 584 |
| NM | Not much | 584 |
| SU | Shut up | 584 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 584 |
| luv | Love | 584 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 584 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 584 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 585 |
| mwa | Kiss | 585 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 585 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 585 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 585 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 585 |
| acc | Actually | 585 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 585 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 585 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 585 |
| feels | Feelings | 585 |
| rdy | Ready | 585 |
| DD | Designated driver | 585 |
| haha | Laughing | 585 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 585 |
| 4U | For you | 585 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 585 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 585 |
| msg | Message | 585 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 585 |
| ^5 | High five | 585 |
| tn | Tonight | 585 |
| 2day | Today | 585 |
| b-day | Birthday | 585 |
| cuz | Because | 585 |
| AH | At home | 586 |
| asf | As f*** | 586 |
| sux | Sucks | 586 |
| FU | F*** you | 586 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 586 |
| hr | Hour | 586 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 586 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 586 |
| aight | Alright | 586 |
| bday | Birthday | 586 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 586 |
| WRU | Where are you | 586 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 586 |
| IMU | I miss you | 586 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 586 |
| TM | Trademark | 586 |
| BK | Back | 586 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 586 |
| mwah | Kiss | 586 |
| c | See | 586 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 587 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 587 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 587 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 587 |
| cmon | Come on | 587 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 587 |
| xan | Xanax | 587 |
| yup | Yes | 587 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 587 |
| mtg | Meeting | 587 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 587 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 587 |
| hw | Homework | 587 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 587 |
| L8 | Late | 587 |
| yrs | Years | 587 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 587 |
| d | Di** | 587 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 587 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 587 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 587 |
| pvt | Private | 587 |
| JP | Just playing | 587 |
| OG | Original gangster | 587 |
| watev | Whatever | 587 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 587 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 587 |
| BW | Best wishes | 588 |
| rly | Really | 588 |
| Bet | You bet | 588 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 588 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 588 |
| GAL | Get a life | 588 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 588 |
| ima | I'm going to | 588 |
| IHY | I hate you | 588 |
| MM | Make me | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 588 |
| me2 | Me too | 588 |
| rawr | Roar | 588 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 588 |
| PM | Private message | 588 |
| yo | Hey | 588 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 588 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 588 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 588 |
| JS | Just saying | 588 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 588 |
| UY | Up yours | 588 |
| MMB | Message me back | 588 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 588 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 588 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 589 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 589 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 589 |
| Digits | Phone number | 589 |
| BC | Be cool | 589 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| DW | Don't worry | 589 |
| NL | Not likely | 589 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 589 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 589 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 589 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 589 |
| gb | Goodbye | 589 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 589 |
| Gas | Great | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 589 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 589 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 589 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 589 |
| IOW | In other words | 589 |
| ya | Yes | 589 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 589 |
| ILU | I love you | 589 |
| MT | Mistype | 589 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 589 |
| IONO | I don't know | 589 |
| Fetch | Cool | 589 |
| NTY | No thank you | 589 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 589 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 589 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 589 |
| TC | Take care | 589 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 589 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 589 |
| tnx | Thanks | 589 |
| TYT | Take your time | 589 |
| WFH | Work from home | 589 |
| mins | Minutes | 589 |
| JW | Just wondering | 589 |
| shud | Should | 589 |
| srsly | Seriously | 589 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| FTF | Face to face | 589 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 589 |
| ILY | I love you | 589 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 589 |
| AYK | As you know | 589 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 589 |
| Fresh | Cool | 589 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 589 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 589 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 589 |
| lulz | LOL | 589 |
| b | Be | 589 |
| DM | Do me | 590 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 590 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 590 |
| b/c | Because | 590 |
| UR | Your | 590 |
| N/C | No comment | 590 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 590 |
| CU | See you | 590 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 590 |
| HB | Hurry back | 590 |
| G2G | Good to go | 590 |
| mgmt | Management | 590 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 590 |
| Bai | Bye | 590 |
| ima | I'm | 590 |
| nvr | Never | 590 |
| HO | Hold on | 590 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 590 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 590 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 590 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 590 |
| SML | So much love | 590 |
| yep | Yes | 590 |
| yh | Yeah | 590 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 590 |
| WBY | What about you? | 590 |
| GFY | Good for you | 590 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 590 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 590 |
| GTR | Got to run | 590 |
| quar | Quarantine | 590 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 590 |
| IWU | I want you | 590 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 590 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 590 |
| WU | What's up | 590 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 590 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 590 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 590 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 590 |
| IAB | In a bit | 590 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 590 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 590 |
| JC | Just chilling | 590 |
| cz | Because | 590 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 590 |
| dunno | Don't know | 590 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 590 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 590 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 590 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 590 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 590 |
| HAN | How about now? | 590 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 590 |
| 411 | Information | 591 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 591 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 591 |
| KOS | Kid over shoulder | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 591 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 591 |
| GM | Good move | 591 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 591 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 591 |
| HF | Have fun | 591 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 591 |
| Wub | Love | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| Effin | F***ing | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 591 |
| irl | A real-life person | 591 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 591 |
| WTG | Way to go | 591 |
| TBR | To be rude | 591 |
| OOO | Out of office | 591 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 591 |
| NB | Not bad | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 591 |
| H/O | Hold on | 591 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 591 |
| NRN | Not right now | 591 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 591 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 591 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 591 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 591 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 592 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 592 |
| OM | Old man | 592 |
| frnd | Friend | 592 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 592 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 592 |
| d8 | Date | 592 |
| woz | Worry | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 592 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 592 |
| S2U | Same to you | 592 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 592 |
| pwn | To dominate | 592 |
| LMK | Let me know | 592 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 592 |
| LMS | Let me see | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| MB | My bad | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| Dece | Decent | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 592 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 592 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 592 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 592 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 592 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 592 |
| JJ | Just joking | 592 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 592 |
| Wewt | Woot | 592 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 592 |
| D/C | Don't care | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| prvt | Private | 592 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 592 |
| YTSFM | You're too sexy for me | 592 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 592 |
| GP | Go private | 592 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 592 |
| COS | Child over shoulder | 592 |
| 303 | Mom | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 592 |
| bd | Birthday | 592 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 592 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 592 |
| Mack | To flirt | 592 |
| X | Kiss | 592 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 592 |
| 121 | One to one | 592 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| BA | Bad a** | 592 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 592 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 593 |
| kms | Kill myself | 593 |
| grl | Girl | 593 |
| Samesies | Same | 593 |
| HM | High maintenance | 593 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 593 |
| OAO | Over and out | 593 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 593 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 593 |
| K3U | I love you | 593 |
| bstd | Busted | 593 |
| xit | Exit | 593 |
| OOT | Out of town | 593 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
| ATW | All the way | 593 |
| SG | Sounds good | 593 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
| LMBO | Laughing my butt off | 593 |
| MMA | Meet me at | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 593 |
| IMA | I might add | 593 |
| YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 593 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 593 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 593 |
| br | Bathroom | 593 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 593 |
| onl | Online | 593 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 593 |
| sp | Spelling | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 593 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 593 |
| mishu | Miss you | 593 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 593 |
| kwl | Cool | 593 |
| KB | Kiss back | 593 |
| LMAOROTF | Laughing my a** off and rolling on the floor | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| kewl | Cool | 593 |
| Forevs | Forever | 593 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 593 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 593 |
| BBL | Be back later | 594 |
| wuh | What | 594 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 594 |
| TBF | To be fair | 594 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 594 |
| welp | Well | 594 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 594 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 594 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
| NC | No comment | 594 |
| OMM | On my mind | 594 |
| HHJK | Haha, just kidding | 594 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 594 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 594 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 594 |
| 0773H | Hello | 594 |
| HAGA | Have a good afternoon | 594 |
| LLACP | Laughing like a crazy person | 594 |
| issa | It's a | 594 |
| mkay | OK | 594 |
| dced | Disconnected | 594 |
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