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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 | 466 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 527 |
| mk | Okay | 537 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 548 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 551 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 555 |
| IRL | In real life | 564 |
| BRB | Be right back | 565 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 571 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 572 |
| BTW | By the way | 573 |
| BF | Brain fart | 573 |
| Noob | Newbie | 575 |
| gn | Goodnight | 575 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 577 |
| xp | Experience | 579 |
| GN | Get naked | 579 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 580 |
| GTG | Got to go | 582 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 582 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 583 |
| bcz | Because | 583 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 584 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 585 |
| muah | Kiss | 585 |
| BB | Bye bye | 586 |
| TBH | To be honest | 586 |
| FML | F*** my life | 586 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 587 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 587 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 587 |
| sup | What's up | 587 |
| 2 | To | 587 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 588 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 588 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 588 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 588 |
| Y | Why | 588 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 588 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 588 |
| PC | Personal computer | 588 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 588 |
| xx | Kisses | 588 |
| Bro | Brother | 588 |
| HRU | How are you | 588 |
| b4 | Before | 588 |
| TF | The f*** | 588 |
| Scrub | Loser | 588 |
| Wha | What | 588 |
| OOO | Out of office | 588 |
| DM | Do me | 588 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 589 |
| ima | I'm going to | 589 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 589 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 589 |
| Hottie | Attractive person | 589 |
| FR | For real | 589 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 589 |
| sec | Second | 589 |
| thx | Thanks | 589 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 589 |
| aight | Alright | 590 |
| bc | Because | 590 |
| PM | Private message | 590 |
| TM | Trademark | 590 |
| pls | Please | 590 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 590 |
| WTH | What the heck | 590 |
| KK | OK | 590 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 590 |
| addy | Address | 590 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 590 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 590 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 590 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 590 |
| haha | Laughing | 590 |
| l8r | Later | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| luv | Love | 590 |
| WB | Welcome back | 590 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 590 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 590 |
| asf | As f*** | 590 |
| min | Minute | 590 |
| NM | Not much | 590 |
| 2day | Today | 590 |
| msg | Message | 590 |
| BW | Best wishes | 590 |
| RN | Right now | 590 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 590 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 590 |
| hi5 | High five | 591 |
| GAL | Get a life | 591 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 591 |
| IOW | In other words | 591 |
| wut | What | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 591 |
| TY | Thank you | 591 |
| YW | You're welcome | 591 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 591 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my mother f****** a** | 591 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 591 |
| plz | Please | 591 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 591 |
| IWU | I want you | 591 |
| AF | As f*** | 591 |
| TC | Take care | 591 |
| UY | Up yours | 591 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 591 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 591 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 591 |
| HBY | How about you? | 591 |
| mwa | Kiss | 591 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 591 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 591 |
| AH | At home | 591 |
| IK | I know | 591 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 591 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| tnx | Thanks | 591 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 592 |
| meh | Whatever | 592 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 592 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| MT | Mistype | 592 |
| grats | Congratulations | 592 |
| rdy | Ready | 592 |
| HU | Hook up | 592 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 592 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| IDC | I don't care | 592 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| pvt | Private | 592 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 592 |
| ATM | At the moment | 592 |
| ILY | I love you | 592 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 592 |
| hw | Homework | 592 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| RL | Real life | 592 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 592 |
| lulz | LOL | 592 |
| WFH | Work from home | 592 |
| Kill yourself | Go away | 592 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 592 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 592 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| IONO | I don't know | 592 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 592 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 592 |
| 143 | I love you | 593 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 593 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 593 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 593 |
| IAC | In any case | 593 |
| TYT | Take your time | 593 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 593 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 593 |
| r | Are | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| mwah | Kiss | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| kwl | Cool | 593 |
| Mack | To flirt | 593 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 593 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| u | You | 593 |
| nub | Newbie | 593 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 593 |
| TBR | To be rude | 593 |
| N/C | No comment | 593 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 593 |
| MMB | Message me back | 594 |
| WRT | With regard to | 594 |
| Bet | You bet | 594 |
| WTG | Way to go | 594 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 594 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 594 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 594 |
| rly | Really | 594 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 594 |
| JS | Just saying | 594 |
| feels | Feelings | 594 |
| lawl | LOL | 594 |
| acc | Actually | 594 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 594 |
| cmon | Come on | 594 |
| yep | Yes | 594 |
| yup | Yes | 594 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 594 |
| mod | Moderator | 594 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 594 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 594 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 594 |
| NRN | Not right now | 594 |
| YRL | You are lame | 594 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 594 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 594 |
| kewl | Cool | 594 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 594 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 594 |
| pwn | To dominate | 594 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 595 |
| DTP | Down to party | 595 |
| b | Be | 595 |
| cz | Because | 595 |
| GTR | Got to run | 595 |
| IAB | In a bit | 595 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 595 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 595 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 595 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 595 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 595 |
| HO | Hold on | 595 |
| bday | Birthday | 595 |
| cuz | Because | 595 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 595 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 595 |
| HB | Hurry back | 595 |
| ZOMG | Oh my gosh! | 595 |
| BA | Bad a** | 595 |
| KB | Kiss back | 595 |
| TOL | Thinking of laughing | 595 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 595 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 595 |
| Fresh | Cool | 595 |
| 4U | For you | 595 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 595 |
| Totes | Totally | 595 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 595 |
| sux | Sucks | 595 |
| RYFS | Are you freakin' serious? | 595 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 595 |
| CBA | Can't be ar**d | 595 |
| Fetch | Cool | 595 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 595 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 595 |
| welp | Well | 595 |
| rawr | Roar | 595 |
| 4sho | For sure | 595 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 595 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 595 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 595 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 595 |
| IMY | I miss you | 595 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 595 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| AYK | As you know | 595 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 595 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 595 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 595 |
| srsly | Seriously | 595 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 595 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 595 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 596 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 596 |
| pwnd | Owned | 596 |
| HH1/2KO | Ha-ha, half-kidding only | 596 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 596 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 596 |
| bn | Been | 596 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 596 |
| INR | I know right | 596 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 596 |
| J/P | Just playing | 596 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 596 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| TBC | To be continued | 596 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 596 |
| GM | Good move | 596 |
| xit | Exit | 596 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 596 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 596 |
| yrs | Years | 596 |
| bd | Birthday | 596 |
| RDT | Relationship defining talk | 596 |
| BL | Buddy list | 596 |
| mins | Minutes | 596 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 596 |
| Zooze | Drinking with friends over Zoom | 596 |
| 4nr | Foreigner | 596 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 596 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 596 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 596 |
| OG | Original gangster | 596 |
| IHY | I hate you | 596 |
| sorta | Sort of | 596 |
| fb | 596 | |
| Sry | Sorry | 596 |
| DD | Designated driver | 596 |
| Samesies | Same | 596 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 597 |
| 2B | To be | 597 |
| IMU | I miss you | 597 |
| dur | Stupidly obvious | 597 |
| D/C | Don't care | 597 |
| wuh | What | 597 |
| ps | Postscript | 597 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 597 |
| b-day | Birthday | 597 |
| GFY | Good for you | 597 |
| 1432 | I love you too | 597 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 597 |
| WU | What's up | 597 |
| TBR | To be read | 597 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 597 |
| LMS | Let me see | 597 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 597 |
| b/c | Because | 597 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 597 |
| Dis | This | 597 |
| 411 | Information | 597 |
| Buhbye | Bye | 597 |
| NTY | No thank you | 597 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 597 |
| FCFS | First-come, first-served | 597 |
| LSS | Long story short | 597 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 597 |
| Amped | Excited | 597 |
| H/O | Hold on | 597 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 597 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 597 |
| MF | Mother f***er | 597 |
| YVW | You're very welcome | 597 |
| AHFY | Always here for you | 597 |
| Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 597 |
| IMPO | In my personal opinion | 597 |
| DYAC | D*** You Auto Correct | 597 |
| AAR | At any rate | 597 |
| JW | Just wondering | 597 |
| ID10T | Idiot | 597 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 597 |
| ya | You | 597 |
| AML | All my love | 597 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 597 |
| wags | Wives and girlfriends | 597 |
| me2 | Me too | 597 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 597 |
| IKWYM | I know what you mean | 597 |
| Kewt | Cute | 597 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 597 |
| KOTC | Kiss on the cheek | 597 |
| BBIAW | Be back in awhile | 597 |
| SOHF | Sense of humor failure | 597 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
| Trolol | Laughing at troll | 597 |
| Hater | A person who is angry or jealous of someone | 597 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 597 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 597 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 597 |
| 99 | Parent has left | 597 |
| AON | All or nothing | 597 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 597 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 597 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 597 |
| ICWYM | I see what you mean | 597 |
| ez | Easy | 597 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 597 |
| Forevs | Forever | 597 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 597 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 597 |
| perf | Perfect | 597 |
| Dece | Decent | 597 |
| BFAM | Brother from another mother | 597 |
| DW | Don't worry | 597 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 597 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 597 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 597 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 597 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 597 |
| thnq | Thank you | 597 |
| FU | F*** you | 597 |
| 0773H | Hello | 597 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 597 |
| NL | Not likely | 597 |
| TCOB | Takin' care of business | 597 |
| L8 | Late | 597 |
| QFE | Question for everyone | 597 |
| WBY | What about you? | 597 |
| watev | Whatever | 597 |
| FCOL | For crying out loud | 597 |
| IWY | I want you | 597 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 597 |
| yupz | OK | 597 |
| OTW | Off to work | 597 |
| I8U | I hate you | 597 |
| S2U | Same to you | 597 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 597 |
| GOMB | Get off my back | 597 |
| ISTG | I swear to God | 597 |
| KUTGW | Keep up the good work | 597 |
| hr | Hour | 597 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 597 |
| OTP | On the phone | 597 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 597 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 597 |
| SG | Sounds good | 597 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 597 |
| NBJF | No brag, just fact | 597 |
| RUB | Are you back | 597 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 597 |
| ofc | Of course | 597 |
| BBL | Be back later | 597 |
| B&W | Black and white | 597 |
| grl | Girl | 597 |
| dced | Disconnected | 597 |
| onl | Online | 597 |
| PEBKAC | Problem exists between keyboard and chair | 597 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 597 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 597 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 597 |
| MB | My bad | 597 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 597 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 597 |
| HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 597 |
| SNH | Sarcasm Noted Here | 597 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 597 |
| IA | I agree | 597 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 597 |
| FF | Friends forever | 597 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 597 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 597 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 598 |
| AOL | America Online | 598 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 598 |
| TMA | Take my advice | 598 |
| pic | Picture | 598 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 598 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 598 |
| Wub | Love | 598 |
| LAL | Laugh a little | 598 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 598 |
| Flex | To show off | 598 |
| quar | Quarantine | 598 |
| MIRL | Meet in real life | 598 |
| YT | You there? | 598 |
| BDU | Brain dead user | 598 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 598 |
| TMB | Tag me back | 598 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 598 |
| 4q | F*** you | 598 |
| WRU | Where are you | 598 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 598 |
| SOOF | Swear on our friendship | 598 |
| ILU2 | I love you too | 598 |
| W^ | What's up | 598 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 598 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 598 |
| Biffles | Best friends for life | 598 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 598 |
| SOS | Someone special | 598 |
| IR8 | Irate | 598 |
| PL& | Planned | 598 |
| IJWTS | I just want to say | 598 |
| BIL | Boss is listening | 598 |
| IMBO | In my biased opinion | 598 |
| c | See | 598 |
| mmk | OK | 598 |
| HHVF | Ha-ha, very funny | 598 |
| chingo | Chat lingo | 598 |
| LA | Laughing a lot | 598 |
| xb | Xbox | 598 |
| TTYVS | Talk to you very soon | 598 |
| 4rl | For real | 598 |
| TCFN | Take care for now | 598 |
| ITMT | In the meantime | 598 |
| ITYF | I think you'll find | 598 |
| Pleb | An unsophisticated person | 598 |
| admin | Administrator | 598 |
| OAO | Over and out | 598 |
| OML | Oh my Lord | 598 |
| Effin | F***ing | 598 |
| OMD | Oh my da**! | 598 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 598 |
| def | Definitely | 598 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 598 |
| MIMAS | May I make a suggestion | 598 |
| TYFA | Thank you for asking | 598 |
| K3U | I love you | 598 |
| GFN | Gone for now | 598 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 598 |
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