Common Chat Slang
Popular acronyms, abbreviations, and other slang terms
Since thousands of chat slang terms exist, it is impossible to know all of them. However, some slang terms are used far more often than others. Learning these common chat slang terms will help you interpret most online chat and text messages. Below is a list of the most popular acronyms, abbreviations, and other slang terms.
Term Meaning
2 To
24/7 Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
411 Information
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
AIM AOL Instant Messenger
AKA Also known as
AM Antemeridian
AOL America Online
ASAP As soon as possible
ASL Age, sex, location
ATM At the moment
b/c Because
b/w Between
b4 Before
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BCC Blind carbon copy
bf Boyfriend
BFF Best friends forever
Bling Overly flashy jewelry
blog Web log
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
Buck Dollar
Cab Taxi
CC Carbon copy
CTN Can't talk now
cya See ya
CYE Check your e-mail
Dis Disrespect
DIY Do it yourself
dl Download
ETA Estimated time of arrival
f Female
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
fb Facebook
FUBAR Fouled up beyond all recognition
fwd Forward
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
Gamer Video game player
gf Girlfriend
GG Good game
GJ Good job
GL Good luck
GLHF Good luck have fun
GPS Global positioning system
gr8 Great
GTG Got to go
HOAS Hold on a second
HTH Hope this helps
hw Homework
IAC In any case
IC I see
IDK I don't know
IIRC If I remember correctly
IKR I know, right?
IM Instant Message
IMO In my opinion
info Information
IRT In regards to
J/K Just kidding
K OK
L8 Late
l8r Later
LAN Local Area Network
LMAO Laughing my a** off
LMK Let me know
LOL Laughing out loud
m Male
MIRL Meet in real life
MMB Message me back
MMO Massively multiplayer online
Mooch Freeload
msg Message
MYOB Mind your own business
N/A Not Available
NC No comment
ne1 Anyone
NM Not much
noob Newbie
NP No problem
NTN No thanks needed
od Overdose
OMG Oh my gosh
OMW On my way
OT Off topic
PC Personal computer
PHAT Pretty hot and tempting
PK Player Kill
pls Please
PM Postmeridian
POS Parent over shoulder
ppl People
pwn Own
qt Cutie
re Regarding
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
RPG Role playing game
RSVP Répondez s'il vous plaît
RTFM Read the flippin' manual
sec Second
SMH Shaking my head
SMS Short Message Service
SOS Someone over shoulder
Sry Sorry
sup What's up
TBA To be announced
TBC To be continued
TBD To be determined
TC Take care
thx Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
TLC Tender love and care
TMI Too much information
Troll Offensive comments poster
TTFN Ta-ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
Tweet Twitter post
txt Text
TY Thank you
u You
U2 You too
ugh Disgusted
UR Your
VM Voicemail
vs Versus
w/ With
w/e Whatever
w/o Without
W8 Wait
WB Write back
Whoa Expression of surprise
WTF What the f***
XOXO Hugs and kisses
Y Why
YOLO You only live once
YW You're welcome
ZZZ Sleeping
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