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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 | 322 |
| mk | Okay | 464 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 499 |
| IRL | In real life | 513 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 527 |
| xp | Experience | 537 |
| Noob | Newbie | 542 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 545 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 550 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 554 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 560 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 561 |
| BRB | Be right back | 563 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 565 |
| gn | Goodnight | 567 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 569 |
| BTW | By the way | 570 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 572 |
| PC | Personal computer | 574 |
| BF | Brain fart | 574 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 575 |
| GTG | Got to go | 576 |
| muah | Kiss | 577 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 578 |
| bc | Because | 579 |
| KK | OK | 579 |
| GN | Get naked | 579 |
| ATM | At the moment | 580 |
| bcz | Because | 580 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 581 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 581 |
| xx | Kisses | 581 |
| Scrub | Loser | 581 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 581 |
| TY | Thank you | 582 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 583 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 583 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 583 |
| WB | Welcome back | 584 |
| Y | Why | 584 |
| YW | You're welcome | 584 |
| 2 | To | 584 |
| BB | Bye bye | 585 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 585 |
| sup | What's up | 585 |
| TBH | To be honest | 585 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 585 |
| WTH | What the heck | 585 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 585 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 585 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 586 |
| sec | Second | 586 |
| HRU | How are you | 586 |
| l8r | Later | 586 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 586 |
| thx | Thanks | 586 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 586 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 586 |
| Bro | Brother | 587 |
| b4 | Before | 587 |
| Wha | What | 587 |
| addy | Address | 587 |
| NS | No s*** | 587 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 587 |
| RN | Right now | 587 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 587 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 587 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 587 |
| TF | The f*** | 587 |
| wut | What | 587 |
| FML | F*** my life | 587 |
| HBY | How about you? | 587 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 587 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 587 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 587 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 587 |
| DM | Do me | 587 |
| pwnd | Owned | 588 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 588 |
| TM | Trademark | 588 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 588 |
| IK | I know | 588 |
| r | Are | 588 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 588 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 588 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 588 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 588 |
| HU | Hook up | 588 |
| IMY | I miss you | 588 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 588 |
| ^5 | High five | 588 |
| FR | For real | 588 |
| 2day | Today | 588 |
| 143 | I love you | 589 |
| BW | Best wishes | 589 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 589 |
| pls | Please | 589 |
| mod | Moderator | 589 |
| GAL | Get a life | 589 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 589 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 589 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 589 |
| hi5 | High five | 589 |
| min | Minute | 589 |
| NM | Not much | 589 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 589 |
| ltr | Later | 589 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 589 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 589 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 589 |
| msg | Message | 589 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 589 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 589 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 589 |
| DD | Designated driver | 589 |
| WFH | Work from home | 589 |
| aight | Alright | 589 |
| sorta | Sort of | 590 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 590 |
| luv | Love | 590 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 590 |
| haha | Laughing | 590 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 590 |
| ima | I'm going to | 590 |
| grats | Congratulations | 590 |
| IHY | I hate you | 590 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my mother f****** a** | 590 |
| hw | Homework | 590 |
| asf | As f*** | 590 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 590 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 590 |
| IMU | I miss you | 590 |
| AYK | As you know | 590 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 590 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 590 |
| J/P | Just playing | 590 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 590 |
| L8 | Late | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| me2 | Me too | 590 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 590 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 590 |
| plz | Please | 590 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 590 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 590 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 590 |
| HAN | How about now? | 590 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 590 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 590 |
| OG | Original gangster | 590 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 590 |
| 4U | For you | 590 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 590 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 590 |
| PM | Private message | 590 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 590 |
| rdy | Ready | 590 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 590 |
| Ditto | Same | 590 |
| H/O | Hold on | 590 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 590 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 590 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 590 |
| RL | Real life | 590 |
| mins | Minutes | 590 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 590 |
| NL | Not likely | 590 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 590 |
| OTP | On the phone | 590 |
| IDC | I don't care | 590 |
| AF | As f*** | 590 |
| u | You | 590 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 590 |
| bday | Birthday | 591 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 591 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| Bet | You bet | 591 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 591 |
| acc | Actually | 591 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 591 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 591 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 591 |
| gb | Goodbye | 591 |
| Fresh | Cool | 591 |
| Sry | Sorry | 591 |
| GM | Good move | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| cmon | Come on | 591 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 591 |
| irl | A real-life person | 591 |
| HO | Hold on | 591 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 591 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 591 |
| JS | Just saying | 591 |
| ILY | I love you | 591 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 591 |
| GTR | Got to run | 591 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 591 |
| IOW | In other words | 591 |
| pvt | Private | 591 |
| IONO | I don't know | 591 |
| Fetch | Cool | 591 |
| fb | 591 | |
| SU | Shut up | 591 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 591 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 591 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 591 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 591 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 591 |
| lulz | LOL | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 591 |
| TBC | To be continued | 591 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 591 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 591 |
| TYT | Take your time | 591 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 591 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 591 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 591 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 591 |
| yep | Yes | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| UY | Up yours | 591 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 591 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 591 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 591 |
| WRU | Where are you | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| IWU | I want you | 591 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 591 |
| srsly | Seriously | 591 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 591 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 591 |
| BK | Back | 591 |
| meh | Whatever | 591 |
| b-day | Birthday | 591 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| BA | Bad a** | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 592 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 592 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 592 |
| N/C | No comment | 592 |
| IAB | In a bit | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| MM | Make me | 592 |
| yrs | Years | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| rawr | Roar | 592 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 592 |
| hr | Hour | 592 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 592 |
| mwah | Kiss | 592 |
| AH | At home | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 592 |
| Kill yourself | Go away | 592 |
| TBR | To be rude | 592 |
| tn | Tonight | 592 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 592 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 592 |
| MT | Mistype | 592 |
| d | Di** | 592 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 592 |
| tnx | Thanks | 592 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| yup | Yes | 592 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 592 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 592 |
| HB | Hurry back | 592 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 592 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| mwa | Kiss | 592 |
| MMB | Message me back | 592 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 592 |
| b | Be | 592 |
| cuz | Because | 592 |
| pwn | To dominate | 592 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 593 |
| 411 | Information | 593 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 593 |
| b/c | Because | 593 |
| Effin | F***ing | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| xit | Exit | 593 |
| DW | Don't worry | 593 |
| xb | Xbox | 593 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 593 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 593 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
| HF | Have fun | 593 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| dced | Disconnected | 593 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 593 |
| sux | Sucks | 593 |
| 303 | Mom | 593 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 593 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 593 |
| TC | Take care | 593 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 593 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 593 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| WTG | Way to go | 593 |
| lawl | LOL | 593 |
| shud | Should | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 593 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 593 |
| feels | Feelings | 593 |
| KB | Kiss back | 593 |
| bd | Birthday | 593 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 593 |
| GFY | Good for you | 593 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 593 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 594 |
| Forevs | Forever | 594 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 594 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 594 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 594 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 594 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 594 |
| NRN | Not right now | 594 |
| Samesies | Same | 594 |
| Wewt | Woot | 594 |
| kewl | Cool | 594 |
| YRL | You are lame | 594 |
| Dece | Decent | 594 |
| HT | Hi there | 594 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 594 |
| rly | Really | 594 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 594 |
| ATW | All the way | 594 |
| cz | Because | 594 |
| kwl | Cool | 594 |
| FU | F*** you | 594 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 595 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 595 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 595 |
| BBL | Be back later | 595 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 595 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 595 |
| MB | My bad | 595 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 595 |
| welp | Well | 595 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 595 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 595 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 595 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 595 |
| IM | Instant message | 595 |
| woz | Worry | 595 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 595 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| BL | Buddy list | 595 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
| BFAM | Brother from another mother | 595 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 595 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 595 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 595 |
| watev | Whatever | 595 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 595 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 595 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 595 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 595 |
| D/C | Don't care | 595 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 595 |
| WBY | What about you? | 595 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 595 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 595 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 595 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 596 |
| BC | Be cool | 596 |
| K3U | I love you | 596 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 596 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 596 |
| JW | Just wondering | 596 |
| GSOH | Great sense of humor | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
| TMDF | To my dearest friend | 596 |
| AAR | At any rate | 596 |
| LMS | Let me see | 596 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 596 |
| NTY | No thank you | 596 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 596 |
| nvr | Never | 596 |
| F2T | Free to talk | 596 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 596 |
| 2B | To be | 596 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 596 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 596 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 596 |
| SML | So much love | 596 |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, People of Color | 596 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 596 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 596 |
| S2U | Same to you | 596 |
| WU | What's up | 596 |
| YVW | You're very welcome | 596 |
| W^ | What's up | 596 |
| NC | No comment | 596 |
| yo | Hey | 596 |
| yh | Yeah | 596 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 596 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 596 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 596 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 596 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 596 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 596 |
| Flex | To show off | 596 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 596 |
| WAY | What about you? | 596 |
| 0773H | Hello | 596 |
| ps | Postscript | 597 |
| ICWYM | I see what you mean | 597 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 597 |
| Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 597 |
| RYFS | Are you freakin' serious? | 597 |
| ofc | Of course | 597 |
| mgmt | Management | 597 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 597 |
| OAO | Over and out | 597 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 597 |
| AHFY | Always here for you | 597 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 597 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 597 |
| Finna | Fixing to | 597 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 597 |
| NMHJC | Not much here, just chilling | 597 |
| MIL | Mother-in-law | 597 |
| LSS | Long story short | 597 |
| bn | Been | 597 |
| onl | Online | 597 |
| frnd | Friend | 597 |
| 4nr | Foreigner | 597 |
| NMH | Not much here | 597 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 597 |
| LHO | Laughing head off | 597 |
| FTF | Face to face | 597 |
| ISTG | I swear to God | 597 |
| TBR | To be read | 597 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 597 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 597 |
| Trolol | Laughing at troll | 597 |
| WAYDRN | What are you doing right now | 597 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 597 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 597 |
| SG | Sounds good | 597 |
| ZOMG | Oh my gosh! | 597 |
| TOL | Thinking of laughing | 597 |
| AML | All my love | 597 |
| KUTGW | Keep up the good work | 597 |
| DU | Darn you | 597 |
| sw | Software | 597 |
| Digits | Phone number | 597 |
| CTHU | Cracking the heck up | 597 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 597 |
| JJ | Just joking | 597 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 597 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 597 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 597 |
| ima | I'm | 597 |
| OM | Old man | 597 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 597 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 597 |
| IOIT | I'm on Irish time | 597 |
| SOHF | Sense of humor failure | 597 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 597 |
| SNH | Sarcasm Noted Here | 597 |
| FCFS | First-come, first-served | 597 |
| pic | Picture | 597 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 597 |
| IKWYM | I know what you mean | 597 |
| BBIAW | Be back in awhile | 597 |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 597 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 597 |
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