Chat Slang, Chat Language, and Chat Acronyms are common used in Chat room, Email, Web. If you chat with a foreigner at the first time, you will be shock at his language usage. Don't worry. Check the Chat Slang, Chat Language, and Chat Acronyms below to know what they are.
a/s/l or asl |
Age/Sex/Location - (used to ask a chatter their personal information) |
AAK |
Alive And Kicking |
AAR |
At Any Rate |
AAS |
Alive And Smiling |
ADN |
Any Day Now |
AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
AFK |
Away From the Keyboard |
AFN |
that's All For Now |
AOTA |
All Of The Above |
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
AV |
Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used in chat rooms to depict a person that is in the room and chatting. |
b/f |
Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF) |
b4 |
Before |
BAK |
Back At Keyboard (I'm back) |
BBL |
Be Back Later |
BBN |
Bye Bye Now |
BBS |
Be Back Soon |
BCNU |
I'll Be Seeing You. |
BEG |
Big Evil Grin |
BF |
Boyfriend |
BFN |
Bye For Now |
BIBO |
Beer In, Beer Out |
boot |
To get kicked out of a chat room, or have to restart the computer because you couldn't talk in the chat room anymore. |
BR |
Best Regards |
BRB |
Be Right Back |
BRH |
Be Right Here |
BTA |
But Then Again.... |
BTW |
By The Way |
btw |
BeTWeen you and me ... |
BWL |
Bursting With Laughter |
C&G |
Chuckle and Grin |
chat room |
A web page where people gather using software that allows them to talk to one another in real time. |
CICO |
Coffee In, Coffee Out |
CID |
Crying In Disgrace |
CNP |
Continued in Next Post (seen more on message boards than chat) |
CP |
Chat Post |
CP |
Chat Post(a chat message) |
CRBT |
Crying Real Big Tears |
CSG |
Chuckle Snicker Grin |
CU |
See You - also posted as cya |
CUL8R |
See You Later |
CUOL |
See You On Line |
CUS |
Can't Understand S**t (stuff) |
CYA |
See Ya |
CYA |
See You (Seeya) |
CYAL8R |
See You Later (Seeyalata) |
D/L, DL, d/l, dl |
Downloading, or Download it. |
dd, ds, dh |
Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband. Usually exchanged in family chats. |
DDSOS |
Different Day, Same Old S**t |
DEGT |
Don't Even Go There (I don't want to talk about it) |
DIKU |
Do I Know You? |
DIS |
Did I Say |
DLTBBB |
Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite |
EG |
Evil Grin |
EM |
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EMA |
E-mail Address (example: ?ema or ema? = what is your email address) |
EMSG |
Email Message |
EOT |
End Of Thread (meaning end of discussion) |
ez or EZ |
easy (one of the really old ones) |
F2F |
Face To Face |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question |
FC |
Fingers Crossed |
FISH |
First In Still Here (someone who is on line TOO much) |
FITB |
Fill In The Blanks |
flame |
to insult someone. Used when a person asks a stupid question, or says something rude to irritate the users of a chat room or message board. |
FOCL |
Falling Off Chair - Laughing |
forum |
What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page) |
FTBOMH |
From The Bottom Of My Heart |
fu |
fk you (If you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be on line) |
FUBAR |
Fouled Up Beyond All Repair / Recognition |
FUD |
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt |
FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
FYI |
For Your Information |
g/f |
Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF) |
GA |
Go Ahead |
GAL |
Get A Life |
gest |
Gesture ... a small multimedia file played over the internet, usually expressing an emotion or comment. |
GF |
Girlfriend |
GFN |
Gone For Now |
GGOH |
Gotta Get Outta Here |
GMBA |
Giggling My Butt Off |
GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
GR |
Gotta Run |
GR&D |
Grinning, Running, and Ducking. |
GTR |
Got To Run |
GTRM |
Going To Read Mail (leaving chat room to check email) |
GTSY |
Glad To See You |
H&K |
Hugs and Kisses |
HABU |
Have A Better 'Un |
hack |
Person who breaks into software, or disrupts a chat room. |
HAGD |
Have A Good Day |
HAGN |
Have A Good Night |
HAGO |
Have A Good One |
HAGU |
Have A Good 'Un |
HB |
Hurry Back |
HHIS |
Hanging Head in Shame |
Hosts |
Refers to the people that are running the chat room, they usually have the ability to kick a person off due to rude behavior. |
HTH |
Hope That Helps |
HUB |
Head Up Butt |
huggles |
Hugs |
IAC |
In Any Case |
IAE |
In Any Event |
IANAL |
I'm Am Not A Lawyer (expect an uninformed opinion) |
IB |
I'm Back |
IC |
I See |
ICQ |
I Seek You. A computer program used to communicate instantly over the Internet. |
IDK |
I Don't Know |
IDN |
I Don't kNow |
IDTS |
I Don't Think So |
IGP |
I Gotta Pee |
ILU or ILY |
I Love You |
IM |
Instant Message |
IMCO |
In My Considered Opinion |
IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion) |
IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
IMO |
In My Opinion |
IOH |
I'm Out of Here |
IOW |
In Other Words |
IRL |
In Real Life |
IRL |
In Real Life |
IWALU |
I Will Always Love You |
IYO |
In Your Opinion |
JAS |
Just A Second |
JIC |
Just In Case |
JK |
Just Kidding |
JMO |
Just My Opinion |
JTLYK |
Just To Let You Know |
JW |
Just Wondering |
k, K, or kk |
O. K. |
KIT |
Keep In Touch |
KIT |
Keep In Touch |
KOC |
Kiss On Cheek |
KOL |
Kiss On Lips |
L8R |
Later (an early one, kind of outdated with current 'young geeks') |
LFFAO |
Laughing My F*(freaking) A** Off |
LHM |
Lord Help Me |
LHO |
Laughing Head Off |
LHU |
Lord Help Us |
LMAO |
Laughing My A** Off |
LMSO |
Laughing My Socks Off |
LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
LSHMBB |
Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing |
LSHMBH |
Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts |
LSHTTARDML |
Laughing So Hard The Tears Are Running Down My Leg |
LTNS |
Long Time No See |
LTS |
Laughing To Self |
LUWAMH |
Love You With All My Heart |
LY |
I Love Ya. |
LY |
Love Ya |
LYL |
Love You Lots |
Message Board. |
A web page where people write comments and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages. |
MTF |
More To Follow |
MUG |
Refers to a new user of that chat program, goes back to Excite VP days when the AV (or icon) that represented someone new was a picture of a coffee mug. |
NADT |
Not A Darn Thing |
NE1 |
Anyone |
newbie |
refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc. |
NFW |
No Feasible (or F***ing) Way |
NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard |
nm, or NM |
Never Mind |
NP, np |
No Problem |
NRN |
No Reply Necessary |
NT |
No Thanks |
OBTW |
Oh, By The Way. |
OF |
Old Fart, someone who has been around for a while. |
OIC |
Oh, I See |
OJ or OK |
Only Joking or Only Kidding |
OL |
Old Lady (significant other) |
OM |
Old Man (significant other) |
OMG |
Oh My Gosh (although it's usually used with the Lords name in place of "gosh") |
OT |
Off Topic |
OTE |
Over The Edge (beyond common sense or beyond good taste) |
oth or OTH |
Off The Hook: Something is really popular, or hot. Very exciting. |
OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
OTOMH |
Off the Top of My Head ... |
otr or OTR |
Off The Rack: Saying that something is outside the ordinary. |
OTTOMH |
Off The Top of My Head |
OTW |
On The Way ... I've sent a file to you, it's "On the way" |
P911 |
My parents are in the room. P=Parents, and 911=emergency, in other words either drop the subject, or watch the language. |
PANS |
Pretty Awesome New Stuff (often referring to computer technology) |
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Cards International Association |
PCMCIA |
People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (slang) |
PDS |
Please Don't Shoot |
PEBCAK |
Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard |
peep this |
Hey, listen to this, I've got some interesting news. |
peeps |
People. example: "There sure are a lot of peeps in this room" - meaning a lot of people are in the chat room. |
PITA |
Pain In The Ass |
PLZ |
Please |
PM |
Private Message |
PMFJI |
Pardon Me For Jumping In |
PMJI |
Pardon Me for Jumping In (when you enter into a new conversation) |
PMP |
Peed My Pants |
POAHF |
Put On A Happy Face |
poof |
when someone leaves a chat room, often seen as *poof* as in boy he *poofed* in a hurry. |
POS |
Parents are looking Over my Shoulder. |
POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
POTS |
Parents Over The Shoulder - (My parents are watching, I can't really talk) |
PPL |
People |
QSL |
Reply |
QSO |
Conversation |
QT |
Cutie |
r m or RM |
Ready Made: pre-existing |
r/t |
Real Time (also: RT, or rt) |
RFC |
Request For Comments (used more in newsgroups, a page or pages that supply technical information) |
rl or RL |
Real Life (as opposed to being online) |
ROFL |
Rolling On Floor, Laughing |
ROFL |
Rolling On Floor Laughing |
ROFLAPMP |
ROFL And Peeing My Pants |
ROFLMAO |
ROFL My A** Off |
ROFLMAOAY |
ROFLMAO At You |
ROFLMAOWTIME |
ROFLMAO With Tears In My Eyes |
ROFLUTS ROFL |
Unable to Speak |
ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied) |
ROTFLMAO |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off |
ROTFLMFAO |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing F(***ing) My A** Off |
RSN |
Real Soon Now |
RTFM |
Read The "Flippin" Manual (response to beginner question on net, chat, newsgroups, etc.) |
RU |
aRe yoU? |
SEG |
Shit Eating Grin |
SETE |
Smiling Ear To Ear |
SH |
Same Here |
SHID |
Slaps Head In Disgust |
SMS |
Short Message Service (more cell phones and pagers than chat rooms and the Internet) |
SN |
Screen Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an IM or chat program. ex: My "SN" in vp was "-lone.wolf" |
SNAFU |
Situation Normal, All "Fouled" Up |
SNERT |
Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager |
SO |
Significant Other |
SOL |
Shit Out Of Luck |
SOS |
Same Old S**t (stuff) |
SOT |
Short Of Time |
SOTA |
State Of The Art (latest technology) |
SOTMG |
Short Of Time Must Go |
SPST |
Same Place, Same Time |
SSDD |
Same S**t, Different Day |
STR8 |
Straight (can refer to sex, or DSTR8 as in Damn Straight) |
STW |
Search The Web |
SWAK |
Sealed With A Kiss |
SWAS |
Scientific Wild A** Guess |
SWL |
Screaming with Laughter |
SY |
Sincerely Yours |
SYL |
See You Later |
SYS |
See You Soon |
TA |
Thanks Again |
TAFN |
That's All For Now |
TC |
Take Care |
TCOY |
Take Care Of Yourself |
TFH |
Thread From Hell (a topic or discussion that won't stop - esp. newsgroups) |
TGIF |
Thank Goodness It's Friday |
THX |
Thanks! |
TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
TILII |
Tell It Like It Is |
TM |
Text Message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones) |
TMI |
Too Much Info. (information) |
TNT |
Till Next Time |
TOY |
Thinking Of You |
TPS |
That's Pretty Stupid |
TPTB |
The Powers That Be (can sometimes refer to the people that are running the chat room or server) |
TRDMF |
Tears Running Down My Face: Can be with either laughter, or due to saddness. |
TS |
Tough S**t |
TSFY |
Tough S**t For You |
TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now |
TTTT |
These Things Take Time |
TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
TY |
Thank You |
TYT |
Take Your Time |
TYVM |
Thank You Very Much |
US |
You Suck |
usa or USA |
Until Sides Ache: Usually used with one of the laughter acronyms such as "lolusa" Laughing Out Loud Until my Sides Ache. I've also heard that some folks substitute ush for "Until Sides Hurt". rotflolush = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud, until my sides hurt. |
UV |
Unpleasant Visual |
UW |
yoU're Welcome |
UY |
Up Yours |
vp or VP |
Virtual Places: A brand of chat offered by Excite in the late 90s and early 2000. |
VPPH |
Virtual Places Page Host |
WAS |
Wild A** Guess |
WB |
Welcome Back (you say this when someone returns to a chat room) |
WC |
WelCome |
WEG |
Wicked Evil Grin |
WEU |
What's Eating You? |
WFM |
Works For Me |
WIIFM |
What's In It For Me? |
WT? |
What The ...? or Who the ...? |
WTF |
What The F**K |
WTG |
Way To Go |
WTGP? |
Want To Go Private? (move to a private chat room) |
WTH What/Who The Heck (or sub an 'F' for the 'H') |
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WWJD |
What Would Jesus Do? |
YAA |
Yet Another Acronym |
YBS |
You'll Be Sorry |
YBS |
You'll Be Sorry |
YG |
Young Gentleman |
YL |
Young Lady |
YM |
Young Man |
YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
YR |
Yea, Right. (sarcastic) |
YVW |
You're Very Welcome |
YW |
You're Welcome |