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 | 112 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 241 |
| mk | Okay | 270 |
| IRL | In real life | 311 |
| Noob | Newbie | 321 |
| NP | No problem | 334 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 336 |
| 143444 | I love you very very much | 340 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 352 |
| TY | Thank you | 396 |
| XX | Kisses | 401 |
| BTW | By the way | 417 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 429 |
| IK | I know | 430 |
| BRB | Be right back | 433 |
| thx | Thanks | 446 |
| xp | Experience | 448 |
| wut | What | 457 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 459 |
| PC | Personal computer | 462 |
| Y | Why | 462 |
| 831 | I love you | 474 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 477 |
| YW | You're welcome | 479 |
| 143 | I love you | 482 |
| bc | Because | 489 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 489 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 490 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 492 |
| gn | Goodnight | 498 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 498 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 506 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 508 |
| 2 | To | 508 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 509 |
| KK | OK | 509 |
| Scrub | Loser | 512 |
| FML | F*** my life | 515 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 520 |
| muah | Kiss | 520 |
| ATM | At the moment | 521 |
| sec | Second | 521 |
| TF | The f*** | 521 |
| G2G | Got to go | 524 |
| bsf | Best friend | 525 |
| GTG | Got to go | 526 |
| bcz | Because | 526 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 528 |
| pls | Please | 529 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 529 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 529 |
| msg | Message | 532 |
| plz | Please | 532 |
| HRU | How are you | 533 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 533 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 534 |
| grats | Congratulations | 536 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 537 |
| WTH | What the heck | 538 |
| NS | No s*** | 538 |
| haha | Laughing | 539 |
| sup | What's up | 541 |
| FTW | For the win | 542 |
| b4 | Before | 543 |
| r | Are | 543 |
| TBH | To be honest | 543 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 543 |
| u | You | 544 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 546 |
| IDC | I don't care | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 546 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 547 |
| l8r | Later | 547 |
| 411 | Information | 548 |
| AF | As f*** | 548 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 548 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 548 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 550 |
| RN | Right now | 550 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 551 |
| mod | Moderator | 551 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 551 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 551 |
| TBC | To be continued | 552 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 552 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 553 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 553 |
| RL | Real life | 554 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 554 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 555 |
| Igh | Alright | 555 |
| 459 | I love you | 556 |
| Ditto | Same | 556 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 557 |
| feels | Feelings | 557 |
| min | Minute | 557 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 557 |
| BK | Back | 557 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 557 |
| sux | Sucks | 558 |
| AKA | Also known as | 559 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| Wha | What | 559 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 560 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 560 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 560 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 560 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
| WB | Welcome back | 561 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 561 |
| luv | Love | 562 |
| sorta | Sort of | 562 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 563 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
| asf | As f*** | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| cuz | Because | 564 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 564 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 564 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 564 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 564 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 565 |
| FU | F*** you | 565 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 565 |
| OG | Original gangster | 565 |
| mins | Minutes | 565 |
| ltr | Later | 565 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 565 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 566 |
| mwa | Kiss | 566 |
| meh | Whatever | 566 |
| Sry | Sorry | 566 |
| b-day | Birthday | 567 |
| c | See | 567 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 567 |
| HBY | How 'bout you? | 567 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 567 |
| Rdy | Ready | 567 |
| addy | Address | 568 |
| hi5 | High five | 569 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 569 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 569 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 570 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
| NM | Not much | 570 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 572 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | 572 |
| WRU | Where are you | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| IMY | I miss you | 572 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 572 |
| d | Di** | 572 |
| Bet | You bet | 572 |
| ^5 | High five | 572 |
| b/c | Because | 573 |
| SU | Shut up | 573 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 573 |
| mwah | Kiss | 573 |
| pwn | To dominate | 573 |
| 2day | Today | 573 |
| X | Kiss | 573 |
| yup | Yes | 574 |
| GTK | Good to know | 574 |
| tn | Tonight | 574 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 574 |
| shud | Should | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 575 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
| PM | Private message | 575 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 575 |
| hehe | Laughing | 575 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 575 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 575 |
| yrs | Years | 576 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
| acc | Actually | 576 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 576 |
| aight | Alright | 577 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 577 |
| lk | Like | 577 |
| HF | Have fun | 577 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
| GTR | Got to run | 577 |
| FTF | Face to face | 577 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 577 |
| tnx | Thanks | 577 |
| 4U | For you | 577 |
| mkay | OK | 577 |
| MMB | Message me back | 577 |
| pwnd | Owned | 577 |
| da | The | 577 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
| S2U | Same to you | 578 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 578 |
| BW | Best wishes | 578 |
| BB | Bye bye | 578 |
| LMK | Let me know | 578 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 578 |
| WFH | Work from home | 578 |
| UY | Up yours | 578 |
| Fetch | Cool | 578 |
| Cmon | Come on | 578 |
| pvt | Private | 578 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 578 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 579 |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | 579 |
| yeap | Yes | 579 |
| GJ | Good job | 579 |
| HU | Hook up | 579 |
| hr | Hour | 579 |
| cz | Because | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 579 |
| mtg | Meeting | 579 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 580 |
| xan | Xanax | 580 |
| UR | Your | 580 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 580 |
| hw | Homework | 580 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 580 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 580 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| Rawr | Roar | 580 |
| ima | I'm going to | 580 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
| dunno | Don't know | 580 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 580 |
| ATW | All the way | 580 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
| ILU | I love you | 580 |
| mgmt | Management | 580 |
| ya | Yes | 580 |
| BC | Be cool | 581 |
| 458 | I love you | 581 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| AH | At home | 581 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 581 |
| GAL | Get a life | 581 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 581 |
| Gas | Great | 581 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 581 |
| MT | Mistype | 581 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 581 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 581 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 581 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 581 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 581 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 581 |
| YRL | You are lame | 581 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 581 |
| Bai | Bye | 581 |
| uraqt | You are a cutie | 581 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 581 |
| srsly | Seriously | 581 |
| OTP | On the phone | 581 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 581 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 582 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 582 |
| IAB | In a bit | 582 |
| AYK | As you know | 582 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 582 |
| nvr | Never | 582 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | 582 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 582 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 582 |
| DD | Designated driver | 582 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
| TYT | Take your time | 582 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 582 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 582 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 582 |
| br | Bathroom | 582 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 582 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 582 |
| JS | Just saying | 582 |
| MM | Make me | 582 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 582 |
| yo | Hey | 582 |
| RUS | Are you serious | 582 |
| IWU | I want you | 582 |
| BBL | Be back later | 583 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
| CU | See you | 583 |
| prvt | Private | 583 |
| DW | Don't worry | 583 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 583 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| Cray | Crazy | 583 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 583 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 583 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 583 |
| ILY | I love you | 583 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 583 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 583 |
| JJ | Just joking | 583 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 583 |
| WBY | What about you? | 583 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 583 |
| A2D | Agree to disagree | 583 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 583 |
| JP | Just playing | 583 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 583 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 583 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 583 |
| K3U | I love you | 583 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 583 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 583 |
| HT | Hi there | 583 |
| NL | Not likely | 583 |
| BH | Better half | 583 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
| 2U2 | To you too | 584 |
| Wewt | Woot | 584 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 584 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 584 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 584 |
| yep | Yes | 584 |
| Kewl | Cool | 584 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 584 |
| Dece | Decent | 584 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 584 |
| me2 | Me too | 584 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 584 |
| ima | I'm | 584 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 584 |
| NTY | No thank you | 584 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 584 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| NC | No comment | 584 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 584 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 584 |
| Digits | Phone number | 584 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 584 |
| 121 | One-to-one | 584 |
| d8 | Date | 584 |
| TTTT | To tell the truth | 584 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 584 |
| Gnite | Goodnight | 584 |
| pwnt | Owned | 584 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 584 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 585 |
| Wub | Love | 585 |
| TBF | To be fair | 585 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
| Secks | Sex | 585 |
| kms | Kill myself | 585 |
| gb | Goodbye | 585 |
| grl | Girl | 585 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 585 |
| HAN | How about now? | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| 303 | Mom | 585 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 585 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
| IOW | In other words | 585 |
| J/P | Just playing | 585 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 585 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 585 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 585 |
| xans | Xanax | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 585 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 585 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 585 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 586 |
| ruok | Are you OK? | 586 |
| GM | Good move | 586 |
| frnd | Friend | 586 |
| Presh | Precious | 586 |
| BF | Brain fart | 586 |
| G2G | Good to go | 586 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 586 |
| lulz | LOL | 586 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 586 |
| wuu2 | What are you up to | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| watev | Whatever | 586 |
| Effin | F***ing | 586 |
| NJ | Nice job | 586 |
| irl | A real-life person | 586 |
| cul8r | Call you later | 586 |
| WU | What's up | 586 |
| GP | Go private | 586 |
| wat | What | 586 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 586 |
| KB | Kiss back | 586 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 586 |
| bd | Birthday | 586 |
| NW | No worries | 586 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 586 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 586 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 586 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 587 |
| quar | Quarantine | 587 |
| B4N | Bye for now | 587 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 587 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 587 |
| bae | Babe | 587 |
| HO | Hold on | 587 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 587 |
| b | Be | 587 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 587 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 587 |
| BA | Bad a** | 587 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 587 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 587 |
| JW | Just wondering | 587 |
| yh | Yeah | 587 |
| wuh | What | 587 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 587 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 587 |
| abt | About | 587 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 587 |
| BS | Bulls*** | 587 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 587 |
| SG | Sounds good | 587 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 587 |
| luzr | Loser | 587 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 588 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 588 |
| bstd | Busted | 588 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 588 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 588 |
| onb | On, bro | 588 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 588 |
| 20 | Location | 588 |
| 4L | For life | 588 |
| LYK | Let you know | 588 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 588 |
| AJ | Absolute jerk | 588 |
| LMO | Let's make out | 588 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 588 |
| LU | Love you | 588 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
| N/C | No comment | 588 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 588 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 588 |
| iono | I don't know | 588 |
| Fresh | Cool | 588 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
| TBR | To be read | 589 |
| Onl | Online | 589 |
| Forevs | Forever | 589 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
| Samesies | Same | 589 |
| HB | Hurry back | 589 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 589 |
| IM | Instant message | 589 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 589 |
| OOO | Out of office | 589 |
| rando | Random | 589 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
| SML | So much love | 589 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 589 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 589 |
| admin | Administrator | 589 |
| U2 | You too | 589 |
| 6y | Sexy | 589 |
| lv | Love | 589 |
| H/O | Hold on | 589 |
| NRN | Not right now | 589 |
| HAGO | Have a good one | 589 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 589 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
| LMA | Leave me alone | 590 |
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