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Social Media Slang
Slang terms have become increasingly prevalent on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The list below includes common slang used in social media. You can also view a list of chat slang terms used specifically on Facebook or Twitter.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| TFW | That feeling when | 120 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 100 |
| BTW | By the way | 114 |
| Tweet | Twitter post | 100 |
| LMS | Like my status | 120 |
| gf | Girlfriend | 100 |
| Swag | Skills or style | 110 |
| IC | I see | 300 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 233 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 100 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 186 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 150 |
| Bro | Brother | 133 |
| L8 | Late | 100 |
| l8r | Later | 225 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 133 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 132 |
| FTW | For the win | 150 |
| fb | 260 | |
| yt | YouTube | 243 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 100 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 165 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 211 |
| TC | Take care | 212 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 180 |
| thx | Thanks | 114 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 150 |
| TY | Thank you | 100 |
| Y | Why | 233 |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | 200 |
| YW | You're welcome | 200 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 158 |
| Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 100 |
| ugh | Disgusted | 214 |
| 2 | To | 117 |
| pls | Please | 133 |
| AM | Antemeridian | 150 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 150 |
| Selfie | A picture of yourself | 150 |
| Slide into your DMs | Sending a direct message on Twitter | 200 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 150 |
| fav | Favorite | 333 |
| DYD | Don't you dare | 200 |
| IOU | I owe you | 150 |
| OOMF | One of my followers | 200 |
| 4ward | Forward | 200 |
| lil | Little | 200 |
| BD | Big deal | 350 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 200 |
| Hot | Beautiful | 120 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 150 |
| ATW | All the way | 200 |
| U2U | Up to you | 200 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 200 |
| GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 200 |
| RU | Are you | 200 |
| Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 200 |
| LLS | Laughing like s*** | 275 |
| FTR | For the record | 250 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 200 |
| WADR | With all due respect | 250 |
| TIL | Today I learned | 200 |
| TISNF | That is so not fair | 200 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 133 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 133 |
| gonna | Going to | 200 |
| SFF | So freaking funny | 200 |
| CYF | Check your Facebook | 200 |
| GTG | Good to go | 317 |
| GMAB | Give me a break | 150 |
| FTTB | For the time being | 200 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 150 |
| KWIM | Know what I mean | 200 |
| IAB | In a bit | 300 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 350 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 125 |
| A3 | Anyplace, anywhere, anytime | 267 |
| HRU | How are you | 175 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 200 |
| MTF | More to follow | 200 |
| NLT | No later than | 200 |
| mysp | MySpace | 200 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 150 |
| LTD | Lovers till death | 333 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 200 |
| fbo | Facebook official | 233 |
| f9 | Fine | 267 |
| TBH | To be honest | 200 |
| 2mr | Tomorrow | 350 |
| PIO | Pass it on | 200 |
| TIC | Tongue in cheek | 200 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 240 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 200 |
| OBO | Or best offer | 150 |
| IMY | I miss you | 133 |
| BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 200 |
| rly | Really | 167 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 150 |
| RT | Retweet | 125 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 320 |