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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 | 269 |
| mk | Okay | 406 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 474 |
| IRL | In real life | 488 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 497 |
| Noob | Newbie | 500 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 522 |
| xp | Experience | 526 |
| PC | Personal computer | 533 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 542 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 543 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 545 |
| Scrub | Loser | 546 |
| TY | Thank you | 549 |
| BRB | Be right back | 552 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 553 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 553 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 555 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 556 |
| Y | Why | 557 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 562 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 562 |
| gn | Goodnight | 563 |
| BTW | By the way | 565 |
| YW | You're welcome | 566 |
| ATM | At the moment | 569 |
| KK | OK | 569 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 570 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 570 |
| muah | Kiss | 570 |
| GTG | Got to go | 571 |
| bcz | Because | 571 |
| BF | Brain fart | 572 |
| wut | What | 573 |
| xx | Kisses | 573 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 573 |
| TF | The f*** | 574 |
| IK | I know | 575 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 575 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 575 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 576 |
| FML | F*** my life | 576 |
| thx | Thanks | 576 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 577 |
| WB | Welcome back | 577 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 577 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 577 |
| 143 | I love you | 578 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 578 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 578 |
| GN | Get naked | 578 |
| WTH | What the heck | 578 |
| bc | Because | 579 |
| grats | Congratulations | 579 |
| TBH | To be honest | 579 |
| sec | Second | 579 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 580 |
| HRU | How are you | 580 |
| sup | What's up | 580 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 580 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 581 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 581 |
| l8r | Later | 581 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 581 |
| AF | As f*** | 581 |
| addy | Address | 582 |
| HU | Hook up | 582 |
| HBY | How about you? | 582 |
| RL | Real life | 582 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 583 |
| RN | Right now | 583 |
| BB | Bye bye | 583 |
| fb | 583 | |
| FR | For real | 583 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 583 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 583 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 583 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 583 |
| mod | Moderator | 583 |
| 2 | To | 583 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 584 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 584 |
| Ditto | Same | 584 |
| pwnd | Owned | 584 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 584 |
| ltr | Later | 584 |
| IDC | I don't care | 584 |
| Bro | Brother | 584 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 584 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 584 |
| bsf | Best friend | 584 |
| Wha | What | 584 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 585 |
| pls | Please | 585 |
| tn | Tonight | 585 |
| hi5 | High five | 585 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 585 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 585 |
| ^5 | High five | 585 |
| IMY | I miss you | 585 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 585 |
| b4 | Before | 586 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 586 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 586 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 586 |
| r | Are | 586 |
| NS | No s*** | 586 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 586 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 586 |
| mwah | Kiss | 586 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 586 |
| msg | Message | 586 |
| plz | Please | 586 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 586 |
| MM | Make me | 586 |
| min | Minute | 586 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 586 |
| SU | Shut up | 586 |
| feels | Feelings | 586 |
| DD | Designated driver | 586 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 586 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 586 |
| TM | Trademark | 587 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 587 |
| GAL | Get a life | 587 |
| bday | Birthday | 587 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 587 |
| DM | Do me | 587 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 587 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 587 |
| aight | Alright | 587 |
| sorta | Sort of | 587 |
| AH | At home | 587 |
| IMU | I miss you | 587 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 587 |
| OG | Original gangster | 587 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 587 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 587 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 587 |
| acc | Actually | 587 |
| meh | Whatever | 587 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 587 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 587 |
| d | Di** | 587 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 587 |
| WFH | Work from home | 587 |
| mwa | Kiss | 587 |
| 2day | Today | 587 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 587 |
| b-day | Birthday | 587 |
| cuz | Because | 587 |
| luv | Love | 587 |
| BSTS | Better safe than sorry | 588 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 588 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my motherf***ing a** | 588 |
| xan | Xanax | 588 |
| asf | As f*** | 588 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 588 |
| J/P | Just playing | 588 |
| OTP | On the phone | 588 |
| NM | Not much | 588 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 588 |
| u | You | 588 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 588 |
| TBC | To be continued | 588 |
| FU | F*** you | 588 |
| pvt | Private | 588 |
| JP | Just playing | 588 |
| UY | Up yours | 588 |
| watev | Whatever | 588 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 588 |
| sux | Sucks | 588 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 588 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 588 |
| haha | Laughing | 589 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 589 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 589 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 589 |
| IWU | I want you | 589 |
| ILY | I love you | 589 |
| cmon | Come on | 589 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 589 |
| rawr | Roar | 589 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 589 |
| JS | Just saying | 589 |
| Bet | You bet | 589 |
| IOW | In other words | 589 |
| Fresh | Cool | 589 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 589 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 589 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 589 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 589 |
| hr | Hour | 589 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 589 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 589 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 589 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 589 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 589 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 589 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 589 |
| BW | Best wishes | 589 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 589 |
| 4U | For you | 589 |
| FTF | Face to face | 589 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 589 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 589 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 589 |
| HAN | How about now? | 589 |
| mtg | Meeting | 589 |
| PM | Private message | 589 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 589 |
| ima | I'm going to | 589 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 589 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 589 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 589 |
| MMB | Message me back | 589 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 589 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 589 |
| IHY | I hate you | 589 |
| c | See | 589 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 590 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 590 |
| BC | Be cool | 590 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 590 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 590 |
| AYK | As you know | 590 |
| Fetch | Cool | 590 |
| WRU | Where are you | 590 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 590 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 590 |
| yo | Hey | 590 |
| rdy | Ready | 590 |
| NL | Not likely | 590 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 590 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 590 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 590 |
| JW | Just wondering | 590 |
| Digits | Phone number | 590 |
| L8 | Late | 590 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 590 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 590 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 590 |
| me2 | Me too | 590 |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion | 590 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 590 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 590 |
| srsly | Seriously | 590 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 590 |
| Sry | Sorry | 590 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 590 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 590 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 590 |
| TC | Take care | 590 |
| yrs | Years | 590 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 590 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 590 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 590 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 590 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 590 |
| hw | Homework | 590 |
| MT | Mistype | 590 |
| IONO | I don't know | 590 |
| lulz | LOL | 590 |
| Gas | Great | 590 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 590 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 591 |
| N/C | No comment | 591 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 591 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| ima | I'm | 591 |
| CU | See you | 591 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| NTY | No thank you | 591 |
| DW | Don't worry | 591 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 591 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 591 |
| G2G | Good to go | 591 |
| gb | Goodbye | 591 |
| GTR | Got to run | 591 |
| WBY | What about you? | 591 |
| HO | Hold on | 591 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 591 |
| BK | Back | 591 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 591 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 591 |
| mins | Minutes | 591 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 591 |
| yep | Yes | 591 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 591 |
| tnx | Thanks | 591 |
| yh | Yeah | 591 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 591 |
| TYT | Take your time | 591 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 591 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 591 |
| GFY | Good for you | 591 |
| WTG | Way to go | 591 |
| ILU | I love you | 591 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 591 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 591 |
| yup | Yes | 591 |
| GP | Go private | 591 |
| quar | Quarantine | 591 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 591 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 591 |
| H/O | Hold on | 591 |
| mgmt | Management | 591 |
| J/W | Just wondering | 591 |
| JC | Just chilling | 591 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 591 |
| IAB | In a bit | 591 |
| nvr | Never | 591 |
| irl | A real-life person | 591 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 591 |
| Effin | F***ing | 592 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| b/c | Because | 592 |
| PAH | Parents at home | 592 |
| LMHO | Laughing my head off | 592 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 592 |
| LTP | Let's talk privately | 592 |
| HAG1 | Have a good one | 592 |
| shud | Should | 592 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 592 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 592 |
| Bai | Bye | 592 |
| ILAMY | I love and miss you | 592 |
| JJ | Just joking | 592 |
| OM | Old man | 592 |
| GM | Good move | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 592 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 592 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| pwn | To dominate | 592 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 592 |
| LMK | Let me know | 592 |
| LMBO | Laughing my butt off | 592 |
| woz | Worry | 592 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 592 |
| cz | Because | 592 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 592 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 592 |
| Wub | Love | 592 |
| TBR | To be rude | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 592 |
| OOO | Out of office | 592 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 592 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 592 |
| WU | What's up | 592 |
| SML | So much love | 592 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 592 |
| Mack | To flirt | 592 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 592 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 592 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 592 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 592 |
| UR | Your | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| frnd | Friend | 592 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 592 |
| b | Be | 592 |
| LMS | Let me see | 592 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 593 |
| 411 | Information | 593 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
| OOT | Out of town | 593 |
| BBL | Be back later | 593 |
| ya | Yes | 593 |
| bstd | Busted | 593 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 593 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 593 |
| Wewt | Woot | 593 |
| HF | Have fun | 593 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
| HT | Hi there | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| SG | Sounds good | 593 |
| NRN | Not right now | 593 |
| BA | Bad a** | 593 |
| mishu | Miss you | 593 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| dunno | Don't know | 593 |
| K3U | I love you | 593 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 593 |
| hehe | Laughing | 593 |
| 121 | One to one | 593 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 593 |
| d8 | Date | 593 |
| kms | Kill myself | 593 |
| xb | Xbox | 593 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 593 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
| YRL | You are lame | 593 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 593 |
| HM | High maintenance | 593 |
| Dece | Decent | 593 |
| ATW | All the way | 593 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 593 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 593 |
| lawl | LOL | 593 |
| 303 | Mom | 593 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 593 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 593 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 593 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 593 |
| kwl | Cool | 593 |
| HB | Hurry back | 593 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
| Samesies | Same | 593 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 593 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
| bd | Birthday | 593 |
| kewl | Cool | 593 |
| rly | Really | 593 |
| X | Kiss | 593 |
| xit | Exit | 593 |
| Forevs | Forever | 593 |
| 3sum | Threesome | 593 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 594 |
| S2U | Same to you | 594 |
| D/C | Don't care | 594 |
| LMO | Leave me one | 594 |
| dced | Disconnected | 594 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 594 |
| *$ | Starbucks | 594 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 594 |
| AFAIC | As far as I'm concerned | 594 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 594 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 594 |
| SOS | Someone special | 594 |
| welp | Well | 594 |
| OMM | On my mind | 594 |
| KSC | Kinda sorta chuckle | 594 |
| ofc | Of course | 594 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 594 |
| KB | Kiss back | 594 |
| BGR | Boy girl relationship | 594 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 594 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 594 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 594 |
| 0773H | Hello | 594 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 595 |
| FOTFL | Falling on the floor laughing | 595 |
| ALAP | As late as possible | 595 |
| LFG | Let's freaking go | 595 |
| BFFM | Best friends forevermore | 595 |
| DTC | Down to cuddle | 595 |
| IMA | I might add | 595 |
| grl | Girl | 595 |
| WTGP | Want to go private | 595 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 595 |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, People of Color | 595 |
| sp | Spelling | 595 |
| mkay | OK | 595 |
| LLACP | Laughing like a crazy person | 595 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
| AOYP | Angel on your pillow | 595 |
| MIL | Mother-in-law | 595 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 595 |
| onl | Online | 595 |
| AA | Adiós amigo | 595 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 595 |
| LUL | Love you lots | 595 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 595 |
| NC | No comment | 595 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 595 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 595 |
| AYPWOL | Are your parents watching or listening | 595 |
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