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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 | 410 |
| mk | Okay | 500 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 517 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 546 |
| IRL | In real life | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 554 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 555 |
| BF | Brain fart | 556 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 561 |
| BRB | Be right back | 564 |
| xp | Experience | 567 |
| Noob | Newbie | 568 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 571 |
| gn | Goodnight | 573 |
| BTW | By the way | 574 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 575 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 576 |
| GN | Get naked | 578 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 578 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 578 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 580 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 581 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 581 |
| PC | Personal computer | 581 |
| bc | Because | 582 |
| muah | Kiss | 582 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 583 |
| bcz | Because | 583 |
| GTG | Got to go | 583 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 584 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 585 |
| Y | Why | 585 |
| xx | Kisses | 585 |
| BB | Bye bye | 586 |
| TY | Thank you | 586 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 586 |
| sup | What's up | 586 |
| ATM | At the moment | 586 |
| KK | OK | 586 |
| TBH | To be honest | 586 |
| Bro | Brother | 586 |
| Scrub | Loser | 586 |
| sec | Second | 587 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 587 |
| YW | You're welcome | 587 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 587 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 587 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 587 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 587 |
| HRU | How are you | 587 |
| FML | F*** my life | 587 |
| 2 | To | 587 |
| TF | The f*** | 587 |
| DM | Do me | 587 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 588 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| Wha | What | 588 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 588 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 588 |
| WTH | What the heck | 588 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 588 |
| r | Are | 588 |
| addy | Address | 588 |
| b4 | Before | 588 |
| WB | Welcome back | 588 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 588 |
| FR | For real | 588 |
| thx | Thanks | 588 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 589 |
| TM | Trademark | 589 |
| aight | Alright | 589 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 589 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 589 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 589 |
| l8r | Later | 589 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 589 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 589 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 589 |
| 2day | Today | 589 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 589 |
| ^5 | High five | 590 |
| asf | As f*** | 590 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 590 |
| BW | Best wishes | 590 |
| sorta | Sort of | 590 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 590 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 590 |
| PM | Private message | 590 |
| DD | Designated driver | 590 |
| RN | Right now | 590 |
| wut | What | 590 |
| pls | Please | 590 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 590 |
| HU | Hook up | 590 |
| H/O | Hold on | 590 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 590 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 590 |
| ima | I'm going to | 590 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 590 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 590 |
| plz | Please | 590 |
| 4U | For you | 590 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 590 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 590 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 590 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 590 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 590 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 590 |
| luv | Love | 590 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 590 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 590 |
| haha | Laughing | 590 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 590 |
| HBY | How about you? | 590 |
| OTP | On the phone | 590 |
| NM | Not much | 590 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 590 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 590 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 590 |
| IMY | I miss you | 590 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 590 |
| msg | Message | 590 |
| AYK | As you know | 590 |
| min | Minute | 590 |
| 143 | I love you | 591 |
| HAN | How about now? | 591 |
| GAL | Get a life | 591 |
| pwnd | Owned | 591 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| IOW | In other words | 591 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 591 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 591 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 591 |
| GTR | Got to run | 591 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 591 |
| HO | Hold on | 591 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 591 |
| meh | Whatever | 591 |
| hi5 | High five | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 591 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 591 |
| IDC | I don't care | 591 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 591 |
| rdy | Ready | 591 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 591 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 591 |
| bday | Birthday | 591 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my mother f****** a** | 591 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 591 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 591 |
| pvt | Private | 591 |
| ILY | I love you | 591 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 591 |
| hw | Homework | 591 |
| IWU | I want you | 591 |
| UY | Up yours | 591 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| mwa | Kiss | 591 |
| AF | As f*** | 591 |
| AH | At home | 591 |
| IK | I know | 591 |
| NS | No s*** | 591 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 591 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 591 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 591 |
| Fetch | Cool | 591 |
| u | You | 591 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 591 |
| lulz | LOL | 591 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 591 |
| WFH | Work from home | 591 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 591 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 591 |
| mins | Minutes | 591 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 592 |
| b | Be | 592 |
| IONO | I don't know | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 592 |
| N/C | No comment | 592 |
| IAB | In a bit | 592 |
| cuz | Because | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| Bet | You bet | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| MT | Mistype | 592 |
| grats | Congratulations | 592 |
| TYT | Take your time | 592 |
| KB | Kiss back | 592 |
| Ditto | Same | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| GM | Good move | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| RL | Real life | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| acc | Actually | 592 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 592 |
| yep | Yes | 592 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| ltr | Later | 592 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 592 |
| rawr | Roar | 592 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 592 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 592 |
| Mack | To flirt | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 592 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 592 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 592 |
| tnx | Thanks | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 593 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 593 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 593 |
| dced | Disconnected | 593 |
| fb | 593 | |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| IMU | I miss you | 593 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 593 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 593 |
| WTG | Way to go | 593 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 593 |
| TBR | To be rude | 593 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 593 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 593 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| 303 | Mom | 593 |
| JS | Just saying | 593 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 593 |
| BA | Bad a** | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 593 |
| TC | Take care | 593 |
| Fresh | Cool | 593 |
| sux | Sucks | 593 |
| cmon | Come on | 593 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 593 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 593 |
| mod | Moderator | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 593 |
| mwah | Kiss | 593 |
| yup | Yes | 593 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 593 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 593 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 593 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 593 |
| Kill yourself | Go away | 593 |
| Sry | Sorry | 593 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 594 |
| pwn | To dominate | 594 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 594 |
| GFY | Good for you | 594 |
| kewl | Cool | 594 |
| OG | Original gangster | 594 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 594 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 594 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 594 |
| cz | Because | 594 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 594 |
| me2 | Me too | 594 |
| J/P | Just playing | 594 |
| lawl | LOL | 594 |
| Effin | F***ing | 594 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 594 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 594 |
| bd | Birthday | 594 |
| NL | Not likely | 594 |
| HT | Hi there | 594 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 594 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 594 |
| srsly | Seriously | 594 |
| MM | Make me | 594 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 594 |
| YRL | You are lame | 594 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 595 |
| 4nr | Foreigner | 595 |
| IM | Instant message | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 595 |
| IHY | I hate you | 595 |
| woz | Worry | 595 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 595 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 595 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 595 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 595 |
| ATW | All the way | 595 |
| 411 | Information | 595 |
| HH1/2KO | Ha-ha, half-kidding only | 595 |
| 1432 | I love you too | 595 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 595 |
| rly | Really | 595 |
| Samesies | Same | 595 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 595 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 595 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 595 |
| HB | Hurry back | 595 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 595 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 595 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 595 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 595 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 595 |
| xb | Xbox | 595 |
| bn | Been | 595 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 595 |
| AAR | At any rate | 595 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 595 |
| TBC | To be continued | 595 |
| DW | Don't worry | 595 |
| INR | I know right | 595 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 595 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 595 |
| feels | Feelings | 595 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 595 |
| FU | F*** you | 595 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 595 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 595 |
| Totes | Totally | 595 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 595 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 595 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 595 |
| xit | Exit | 595 |
| BL | Buddy list | 595 |
| Dece | Decent | 595 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 595 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 595 |
| kwl | Cool | 595 |
| BBL | Be back later | 595 |
| yrs | Years | 595 |
| NRN | Not right now | 595 |
| onl | Online | 595 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 595 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 595 |
| Zooze | Drinking with friends over Zoom | 596 |
| MMB | Message me back | 596 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 596 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 596 |
| b-day | Birthday | 596 |
| b/c | Because | 596 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 596 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 596 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 596 |
| SOS | Someone special | 596 |
| SNH | Sarcasm Noted Here | 596 |
| Digits | Phone number | 596 |
| quar | Quarantine | 596 |
| NTY | No thank you | 596 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 596 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 596 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 596 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 596 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| TOL | Thinking of laughing | 596 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 596 |
| RYFS | Are you freakin' serious? | 596 |
| CBA | Can't be ar**d | 596 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 596 |
| L8 | Late | 596 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 596 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 596 |
| Forevs | Forever | 596 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 596 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 596 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 596 |
| 0773H | Hello | 596 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 596 |
| watev | Whatever | 596 |
| welp | Well | 596 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 596 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 596 |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 596 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 597 |
| NBJF | No brag, just fact | 597 |
| HAND | Have a nice day | 597 |
| ISTG | I swear to God | 597 |
| NSS | No s*** Sherlock | 597 |
| hr | Hour | 597 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 597 |
| LMO | Leave me one | 597 |
| B&W | Black and white | 597 |
| SG | Sounds good | 597 |
| MB | My bad | 597 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 597 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 597 |
| 2B | To be | 597 |
| LAL | Laugh a little | 597 |
| WRU | Where are you | 597 |
| HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 597 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 597 |
| IA | I agree | 597 |
| ir8 | Irate | 597 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 597 |
| WU | What's up | 597 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 597 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 597 |
| gb | Goodbye | 597 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 597 |
| FF | Friends forever | 597 |
| tn | Tonight | 597 |
| DBBSWF | Dream boat body, shipwreck face | 597 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 597 |
| chingo | Chat lingo | 597 |
| D/C | Don't care | 597 |
| OAO | Over and out | 597 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 597 |
| dur | Stupidly obvious | 597 |
| LSS | Long story short | 597 |
| ps | Postscript | 597 |
| Flex | To show off | 597 |
| TBR | To be read | 597 |
| YVW | You're very welcome | 597 |
| xan | Xanax | 597 |
| DU | Darn you | 597 |
| LMS | Let me see | 597 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 597 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 597 |
| Dis | This | 597 |
| OML | Oh my Lord | 597 |
| JW | Just wondering | 597 |
| FCFS | First-come, first-served | 597 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 597 |
| AML | All my love | 597 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 597 |
| SML | So much love | 597 |
| Amped | Excited | 597 |
| KOTC | Kiss on the cheek | 597 |
| AHFY | Always here for you | 597 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 597 |
| ima | I'm | 597 |
| ZOMG | Oh my gosh! | 597 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 597 |
| K3U | I love you | 597 |
| IMPO | In my personal opinion | 597 |
| DYAC | D*** You Auto Correct | 597 |
| Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
| soz | I'm sorry | 597 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 597 |
| nvr | Never | 597 |
| ya | You | 597 |
| wags | Wives and girlfriends | 597 |
| SOHF | Sense of humor failure | 597 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 597 |
| IKWYM | I know what you mean | 597 |
| Kewt | Cute | 597 |
| BBIAW | Be back in awhile | 597 |
| JJ | Just joking | 597 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 597 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 597 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 597 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 597 |
| awks | Awkward | 597 |
| Trolol | Laughing at troll | 597 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 597 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 597 |
| ICWYM | I see what you mean | 597 |
| TCOB | Takin' care of business | 597 |
| FCOL | For crying out loud | 597 |
| QFE | Question for everyone | 597 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 597 |
| perf | Perfect | 597 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 597 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 597 |
| BFAM | Brother from another mother | 597 |
| LHO | Laughing head off | 597 |
| thnq | Thank you | 597 |
| yo | Hey | 597 |
| KUTGW | Keep up the good work | 597 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 597 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 597 |
| RUB | Are you back | 597 |
| WBY | What about you? | 597 |
| TOH | The other half | 597 |
| yupz | OK | 597 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 597 |
| GOMB | Get off my back | 597 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 597 |
| ofc | Of course | 597 |
| grl | Girl | 597 |
| no1 | No one | 598 |
| SH | Same here | 598 |
| CF | Cluster f*** | 598 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 598 |
| IMA | I might add | 598 |
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