Home : Browse : Online Chat Terms
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 | 300 |
| mk | Okay | 431 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 483 |
| IRL | In real life | 499 |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | 501 |
| Noob | Newbie | 509 |
| xp | Experience | 533 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 544 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 545 |
| XDD | Laughing especially hard | 549 |
| PC | Personal computer | 554 |
| FFF | Flat foreign female | 556 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 558 |
| b/f | Boyfriend | 558 |
| BRB | Be right back | 559 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 565 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 565 |
| gn | Goodnight | 567 |
| BTW | By the way | 568 |
| SOS | Someone over shoulder | 569 |
| BF | Brain fart | 569 |
| GTG | Got to go | 571 |
| Scrub | Loser | 571 |
| ATM | At the moment | 572 |
| muah | Kiss | 572 |
| KK | OK | 575 |
| G2G | Gotta go | 575 |
| TY | Thank you | 575 |
| Y | Why | 576 |
| bcz | Because | 576 |
| BAE | Before anyone else | 577 |
| bc | Because | 578 |
| TF | The f*** | 578 |
| Yeet | To throw something out of rage | 578 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 578 |
| TTTT | Too tired to talk | 578 |
| Facepalm | To place your palm on your face in embarrassment | 578 |
| GN | Get naked | 578 |
| xx | Kisses | 579 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 580 |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | 581 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 581 |
| 2M2H | Too much to handle | 581 |
| sup | What's up | 582 |
| thx | Thanks | 582 |
| WB | Welcome back | 582 |
| WTH | What the heck | 582 |
| 24/7 | Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week | 582 |
| IK | I know | 583 |
| HU | Hook up | 583 |
| 2 | To | 583 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 583 |
| 143 | I love you | 584 |
| sec | Second | 584 |
| wut | What | 584 |
| FML | F*** my life | 584 |
| DM | Do me | 584 |
| YW | You're welcome | 584 |
| addy | Address | 584 |
| HRU | How are you | 584 |
| mhm | Mm-hmm | 585 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 585 |
| Woah | Expression of surprise | 585 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 585 |
| BB | Bye bye | 585 |
| RN | Right now | 585 |
| TBH | To be honest | 585 |
| WYD | What you doing? | 585 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 585 |
| w00t | Joy and excitement | 585 |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow | 585 |
| HBY | How about you? | 586 |
| OTP | On the phone | 586 |
| d/c | Disconnected | 586 |
| l8r | Later | 586 |
| HCG | Hardcore Gamer | 586 |
| ltr | Later | 586 |
| mod | Moderator | 586 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 586 |
| FR | For real | 586 |
| Hottie | An attractive person | 586 |
| b4 | Before | 587 |
| DD | Designated driver | 587 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 587 |
| Bro | Brother | 587 |
| HUD | How you doing? | 587 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 587 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 587 |
| SYIH | See you in hell | 587 |
| Wha | What | 587 |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off | 587 |
| TM | Trademark | 587 |
| pwnd | Owned | 587 |
| GOAT | Greatest of all time | 587 |
| NS | No s*** | 587 |
| irl | A real-life person | 587 |
| r | Are | 587 |
| A/S/L | Age/sex/location | 587 |
| WW | Wrong Way | 587 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 588 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 588 |
| aight | Alright | 588 |
| AF | As f*** | 588 |
| DAF | Dope as f*** | 588 |
| Kinda | Kind of | 588 |
| Xanny | Xanax | 588 |
| min | Minute | 588 |
| MM | Make me | 588 |
| grats | Congratulations | 588 |
| TOH | Typing one-handed | 588 |
| SU | Shut up | 588 |
| hi5 | High five | 588 |
| tn | Tonight | 588 |
| pls | Please | 588 |
| msg | Message | 588 |
| IMY | I miss you | 588 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 588 |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | 588 |
| ^5 | High five | 588 |
| T2U | Talk to you | 588 |
| fb | 588 | |
| d | Di** | 588 |
| Booze | Alcohol | 588 |
| 2day | Today | 588 |
| WDYM | What do you mean? | 589 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 589 |
| IDC | I don't care | 589 |
| CTN | Can't talk now | 589 |
| mtg | Meeting | 589 |
| sorta | Sort of | 589 |
| GAL | Get a life | 589 |
| Ditto | Same | 589 |
| pvt | Private | 589 |
| IDFC | I don't freaking care | 589 |
| imma | I'm gonna | 589 |
| AYK | As you know | 589 |
| POC | Piece of crap | 589 |
| NM | Not much | 589 |
| bday | Birthday | 589 |
| meh | Whatever | 589 |
| luv | Love | 589 |
| HAN | How about now? | 589 |
| asf | As f*** | 589 |
| WFH | Work from home | 589 |
| YRP | You are pretty | 589 |
| THOT | That hoe over there | 589 |
| u | You | 589 |
| COC | Code of conduct | 589 |
| RL | Real life | 589 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 589 |
| OOO | Out of office | 589 |
| BW | Best wishes | 589 |
| OG | Original gangster | 589 |
| OMFG | Oh my freaking gosh | 589 |
| BBS | Be back soon | 590 |
| Adorbs | Adorable | 590 |
| Bet | You bet | 590 |
| BTDT | Been there, done that | 590 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 590 |
| rdy | Ready | 590 |
| JS | Just saying | 590 |
| NL | Not likely | 590 |
| RIP | Rest in peace | 590 |
| hr | Hour | 590 |
| LYLC | Love you like crazy | 590 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 590 |
| TTL | Time to leave | 590 |
| BK | Back | 590 |
| Sry | Sorry | 590 |
| cmon | Come on | 590 |
| J/K | Just kidding | 590 |
| J/P | Just playing | 590 |
| L8 | Late | 590 |
| LMK | Let me know | 590 |
| Stonks | Questionable or meaningless financial gains | 590 |
| AYFKM | Are you freaking kidding me | 590 |
| WRU | Where are you | 590 |
| me2 | Me too | 590 |
| IHY | I hate you | 590 |
| yep | Yes | 590 |
| IMU | I miss you | 590 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 590 |
| plz | Please | 590 |
| POS | Parent over shoulder | 590 |
| WYA | Where you at? | 590 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 590 |
| SOL | S*** out of luck | 590 |
| SOS | Same old stuff | 590 |
| PM | Private message | 590 |
| CTC | Care to chat? | 590 |
| TBC | To be continued | 590 |
| STFD | Sit the f*** down | 590 |
| mwa | Kiss | 590 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 590 |
| 4U | For you | 590 |
| lulz | LOL | 590 |
| watev | Whatever | 590 |
| LLOL | Literally laughing out loud | 590 |
| LOI | Laughing on the inside | 590 |
| UY | Up yours | 590 |
| TWIS | That's what I said | 590 |
| OMDB | Over my dead body | 590 |
| ima | I'm going to | 590 |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | 590 |
| acc | Actually | 590 |
| H/O | Hold on | 590 |
| haha | Laughing | 590 |
| MMB | Message me back | 590 |
| Fresh | Cool | 590 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 590 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 590 |
| mins | Minutes | 590 |
| TFB | Too freakin' bad | 590 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 590 |
| DQMOT | Don't quote me on this | 590 |
| b-day | Birthday | 590 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 591 |
| ILY | I love you | 591 |
| hw | Homework | 591 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 591 |
| AH | At home | 591 |
| BAMF | Bad a** mother f***** | 591 |
| 1432 | I love you, too | 591 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 591 |
| A3 | Anytime, anywhere, anyone | 591 |
| yrs | Years | 591 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 591 |
| HO | Hold on | 591 |
| HOAS | Hold on a second | 591 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 591 |
| IOW | In other words | 591 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 591 |
| WIP | Work in progress | 591 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 591 |
| srsly | Seriously | 591 |
| NFW | No freakin' way | 591 |
| ITILY | I think I like you | 591 |
| Fetch | Cool | 591 |
| YWA | You're welcome anyway | 591 |
| cata | Cataclysm | 591 |
| Woot | Woohoo! | 591 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 591 |
| IWU | I want you | 591 |
| U mad bro | Are you mad? | 591 |
| TYT | Take your time | 591 |
| mwah | Kiss | 591 |
| DTR | Define the relationship | 591 |
| WTBH | What the bloody hell | 591 |
| WDUW | What do you want | 591 |
| GTFO | Get the f*** out | 591 |
| Flaming | Angering other Internet users | 591 |
| WTHDTM | What the heck does that mean? | 591 |
| IONO | I don't know | 591 |
| PITA | Pain in the a** | 591 |
| T2M | Talk to me | 591 |
| w84m | Wait for me | 591 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 591 |
| GTR | Got to run | 591 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 591 |
| Mack | To flirt | 591 |
| PLMK | Please let me know | 591 |
| HYE | Have you ever | 591 |
| xlnt | Excellent | 591 |
| AAF | Always and forever | 591 |
| cuz | Because | 591 |
| NBSP | No bull s*** please | 591 |
| rawr | Roar | 591 |
| IWALU | I will always love you | 591 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and carry on | 591 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 592 |
| GGP | Gotta go pee | 592 |
| ILU | I love you | 592 |
| BBIAB | Be back in a bit | 592 |
| DBD | Don't be dumb | 592 |
| BFN | Bye for now | 592 |
| IAB | In a bit | 592 |
| Bai | Bye | 592 |
| sux | Sucks | 592 |
| DFL | Dead freaking last | 592 |
| GBTW | Get back to work | 592 |
| gb | Goodbye | 592 |
| WAYD | What are you doing | 592 |
| GM | Good move | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| bae | Babe | 592 |
| DND | Do not disturb | 592 |
| SML | So much love | 592 |
| BOL | Best of luck | 592 |
| IAC | In any case | 592 |
| L2P | Learn to play | 592 |
| GL | Good looking | 592 |
| HM | High maintenance | 592 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 592 |
| DTP | Down to party | 592 |
| xan | Xanax | 592 |
| hehe | Laughing | 592 |
| yup | Yes | 592 |
| 4sho | For sure | 592 |
| WUU2 | What are you up to | 592 |
| nub | Newbie | 592 |
| KMMFA | Kiss my mother f****** a** | 592 |
| DTF | Down to f*** | 592 |
| FTF | Face to face | 592 |
| Thirsty | Desiring a person | 592 |
| HB | Hurry back | 592 |
| AON | All or nothing | 592 |
| tnx | Thanks | 592 |
| LMS | Let me see | 592 |
| N/C | No comment | 592 |
| feels | Feelings | 592 |
| STFU | Shut the f*** up | 592 |
| WAS | Wait a second | 592 |
| WTG | Way to go | 592 |
| TBR | To be rude | 592 |
| hmph | Statement of disdain | 592 |
| GMV | Got my vote | 592 |
| SNMP | So not my problem | 592 |
| bsf | Best friend | 592 |
| shud | Should | 592 |
| ADM | Ay dios mio | 592 |
| yo | Hey | 592 |
| G9 | Goodnight | 592 |
| g/f | Girlfriend | 592 |
| ROLF | Rolling on laughing floor | 592 |
| WBY | What about you? | 592 |
| b | Be | 592 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
| BA | Bad a** | 592 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 593 |
| 411 | Information | 593 |
| Y/R | Yeah, right | 593 |
| ITRW | In the real world | 593 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 593 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 593 |
| BC | Be cool | 593 |
| b/c | Because | 593 |
| GFY | Good for you | 593 |
| Effin | F***ing | 593 |
| AYFR | Are you for real? | 593 |
| dced | Disconnected | 593 |
| FOC | Free of charge | 593 |
| DW | Don't worry | 593 |
| nvr | Never | 593 |
| Samesies | Same | 593 |
| pwn | To dominate | 593 |
| KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 593 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 593 |
| Wewt | Woot | 593 |
| xb | Xbox | 593 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 593 |
| BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
| TC | Take care | 593 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
| 303 | Mom | 593 |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now | 593 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 593 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 593 |
| Forevs | Forever | 593 |
| WRT | With regard to | 593 |
| lawl | LOL | 593 |
| Gotcha | I get you | 593 |
| rly | Really | 593 |
| GP | Go private | 593 |
| xit | Exit | 593 |
| yh | Yeah | 593 |
| MT | Mistype | 593 |
| FU | F*** you | 593 |
| kewl | Cool | 593 |
| TTYLXOX | Talk to you later, hugs and kisses | 593 |
| LJK | LOL just kidding | 593 |
| PDA | Public display of affection | 593 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 593 |
| YRL | You are lame | 593 |
| bd | Birthday | 593 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 593 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
| YSW | Yeah sure whatever | 593 |
| DGA | Don't go anywhere | 593 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
| NRN | Not right now | 594 |
| CU | See you | 594 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
| JJ | Just joking | 594 |
| NFL | Not freakin' likely | 594 |
| ATW | All the way | 594 |
| Digits | Phone number | 594 |
| HF | Have fun | 594 |
| cz | Because | 594 |
| IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 594 |
| NTY | No thank you | 594 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 594 |
| kwl | Cool | 594 |
| WYWTA | What you wanna talk about? | 594 |
| MIL | Mother-in-law | 594 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 594 |
| SOS | Someone special | 594 |
| p911 | Parent alert! | 594 |
| 9 | Parent in room | 594 |
| RUOK | Are you OK? | 594 |
| welp | Well | 594 |
| Dece | Decent | 594 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 594 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 594 |
| HT | Hi there | 594 |
| CD99 | Parents are no longer watching | 595 |
| YGM | You've got mail | 595 |
| BBL | Be back later | 595 |
| TBTG | Thanks be to God | 595 |
| AIM | AOL Instant Messenger | 595 |
| K3U | I love you | 595 |
| woz | Worry | 595 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 595 |
| NYE | New Year's Eve | 595 |
| quar | Quarantine | 595 |
| BL | Buddy list | 595 |
| OMM | On my mind | 595 |
| ofc | Of course | 595 |
| CYM | Check your mail | 595 |
| gnite | Goodnight | 595 |
| Mooch | To freeload | 595 |
| D/C | Don't care | 595 |
| NMH | Not much here | 595 |
| FGSQTC | For gosh's sake quit the crap | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| 0773H | Hello | 595 |
| PJDWYS | Personal joke, don't worry yourself | 595 |
| JW | Just wondering | 595 |
| IM | Instant message | 595 |
| kms | Kill myself | 595 |
| WU | What's up | 595 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 595 |
| NC | No comment | 595 |
| BBW | Big beautiful women | 595 |
| SMFH | Shaking my flippin' head | 595 |
| d8 | Date | 595 |
| S2U | Same to you | 595 |
| PnP | Party and Play | 595 |
| JC | Just chilling | 595 |
| KB | Kiss back | 595 |
| HIG | How's it going? | 595 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 595 |
| c | See | 595 |
| sp | Spelling | 596 |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend | 596 |
| RUS | Are you serious? | 596 |
| WTFF | What the f***ing f*** | 596 |
| OM | Old man | 596 |
| Wub | Love | 596 |
| TTB | That's too bad | 596 |
| CUL | Catch you later | 596 |
| 2B | To be | 596 |
| AWTY | Are we there yet? | 596 |
| ICWYM | I see what you mean | 596 |
| ima | I'm | 596 |
| DAE | Does anyone else | 596 |
| SOHF | Sense of humor failure | 596 |
| BFFL | Best friend for life | 596 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 596 |
| otay | Okay | 596 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 596 |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, People of Color | 596 |
| BU&I | Between you and I | 596 |
| Flex | To show off | 596 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 596 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 596 |
| WAY | What about you? | 596 |
| TFTI | Thanks for the information | 596 |
| LSS | Long story short | 596 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 596 |
| HOS | Husband over shoulder | 596 |
| Kill yourself | Go away | 596 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
| JP | Just playing | 596 |
| Wowzer | Wow | 596 |
| Finna | Fixing to | 596 |
| FOTFL | Falling on the floor laughing | 596 |
| CAC | Cool as a cucumber | 596 |
| SG | Sounds good | 596 |
| LMO | Leave me one | 596 |
| TMDF | To my dearest friend | 596 |
| LLACP | Laughing like a crazy person | 596 |
| AYFT | Are you free today? | 596 |
| 26y4u | Too sexy for you | 596 |
| wuh | What | 597 |
| Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
| TOU | Thinking of you | 597 |
| Dis | This | 597 |
| W^ | What's up | 597 |
| ya | You | 597 |
| KNP | OK, no problem | 597 |
| qtpi | Cutie Pie | 597 |
| 4nr | Foreigner | 597 |
| UR | Your | 597 |
| CTHU | Cracking the heck up | 597 |
| ya | Yes | 597 |
| MHOTY | My hat's off to you | 597 |
| X | Kiss | 597 |
| GFY | Go f*** yourself | 597 |
| SMH | Scratching my head | 597 |
Results limited to 500. View complete list.