Chat slang

Words or letters users use in place for other real words. For example, instead of typing out "are", a user may only type "r". Chat slang is used as a way to type a long words into short one-to-four letter words and also commonly used for words that are hard for young people to spell. Although chat slang is often easier and faster method of typing it is almost always harder for most users to read and often causes a lot of educated people to ignore you. Below is an example of someone saying "Are you smart because I need someone smart".

If you're looking for chat shorthand words such as "cya", "lol", "ty", etc. see our shorthand dictionary definition for a listing of these terms and each of their meanings. Below is a listing of commonly used chat slang (common typo) words and their proper English meaning.

Slang	Full word
@	at
@teotd	at the end of the day
1	one or won
14aa41	one for all and all for one
2	to, too, or two
2b or not 2b	to be or not to be
2dA	today
3sum	threesome
4	for, four, or the prefix or suffix: fore)
411	information
4ever	forever
86	out of, or over
aaaaa	American association against acronym abuse
aaf	as a friend
aak	asleep at keyboard
aamoi	as a matter of interest
aar, aar8	at any rate
aas	alive and smiling
aatk	always at the keyboard
aayf	as always, your friend
ab	ass backwards
abithiwtidb	a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
abt2	about to
acd	alt control delete
ace	access control entry
ack	acknowledgement
adad	another day, another dollar
adbb	all done bye bye
adih	another day in hell
adip	another day in paradise
adr	adress
aeap	as early as possible
afagay	a friend as good as you
afahmasp	a fool and his money are soon parted
afaic	as far as I'm concerned
afaiu	as far as I understand
afap	as far as possible
afayc	as far as your concerned
afc	away from computer
afdn	any f***ing day now
afiaa	as far as I am aware
afiniafi	a friend in need is a friend indeed
afz	acronym free zone
agkwe	and God knows what else
aiamu	and I'm a monkey's uncle
aih	as it happens
aimb	as I mentioned before
aimp	always in my prayers
aise	as I said earlier
aisi	as I see it
alap	as late as possible
alol	actually laughing out loud
alot or allot	a lot
altg	act locally, think globally
amap	as many as possible
ambw	all my best wishes
aml	all my love
and	any day now
anfawfows	and now a word from our web sponsor
aoas	all of a sudden
aob	abuse of bandwidth
asafp	as soon as freakin possible
aslmh	age,sex,location,music,hobbies
atb	all the best
atst	at the same time
atw	all the web, or around the web
ayk	as you know
aysos	are you stupid or something
aytmtb	and you're telling me this because?
b	be, bee
b/c	because
b4u	before you
b4uki	before you know it
bag	busting a gut
bai	bye
bak	back at my keyboard
bau	business as usual
bb	bye-bye
bb4n, bbfn	bye bye for now
bbbg	bye bye, be good
bbias	be back in a sec
bbiaw	be back in a while
bbn	bye bye now
bbsd	be back soon darling
bbsl	be back sooner or later
bbt	be back tomorrow
bc	because
bcoz	because
bdn	big d**n number
bf	boyfriend
bfd	big f***ing deal
bg	big grin
bif	before I forget
bion	believe it or not
bioyn	blow it out your nose
bitd	back in the day
bk	big kiss
bka	better known as
bm	bite me
bmota	bite me on the ass
bohica	bend over, here it comes again
bout	about
br	bathroom
brt	be right there
bs	big smile, bull sh**
btdt	been there done that
bthoom	beats the heck out of me
btsoom	beats the sh** out of me
btwbo	be there with bells on
bw	best wishes
bwd	backward
bwdik	but what do I know
by	busy
bykt	but yoiu knew that
c-p	sleepy
c-t	city
c	see
'cause	because
cb	call back, chat brat
cfv	call for vote
cid	consider it done
cis	Compuserve information system
cmiw	correct me if I'm wrong
cos, coz	because
craft	can't remember a f***ing thing
crat	can't remember a thing
csl	can't stop laughing
cul, cul8r	see you later
cus	because
cuz or cuzz	because
cwyl	chat with you later
cyt	see you tomorrow
da	the
dat	that
deti	don't even think it
df	dear friend
dga	don't go away (or anywhere)
dgt	don't go there
dhyb	don't hold your breath
diku	do I know you?
dis	this
dkdc	don't know, don't care
dltm	don't lie to me
dnc	does not compute
doin	doing
dos	those
dqydj	don't quit your day job
drib	don't read if busy
dunno	don't know
dust	did you see that?
duz	does
duznt	doesn't
dyjhiw	don't you just hate it when...
dyofdw	do your own f***ing dirty work
dystsott	did you see the size of that thing?
e123	easy as 123
eak	eating at the keyboard
em	them, excuse me
eso	equipment smarter than operator
evar	ever
ewi	emailing while intoxicated
ez	easy
faql	frequently asked questions list
fav	favorite
fawc	for anyone who cares
fe	fatal error
fitb	fill in the blanks
fo	f*** off
foc	free of charge
foe	for
fofl	falling on floor laughing
ftasb	faster than a speeding bullet
fttb	for the time being
fwd	forward
fya	for your amusement
g or <g>	grin
ga	go ahead
gbh	great big hug
ggn	gotta go now
go2	go to
gok	God only knows
gonna	going to
gth	go to hell
gtsy	good to see you
gud	good
gypo	get your pants off
h2	how to
hagd	have a good day
hai	hi
hhoj	ha ha, only joking
hhtyay	happy holidays to you and yours
hih	hope it helps
hlp	help
hua	heads up ace
hugz	hugs
huh	have you heard
huya	head up your a**
i1dr	I wonder
iae	in any event
ianac	I am not a crook
ianae	I am not an expert
iat	I am tired
ibrb	I'll be right back
ibt	in between technology
ibtd	I beg to differ
icbw	I could be wrong
iccl	I couldn't care less
idgaf	I dont' give a f***
idgi	I don't get it
idky	I don't know you
idl	ideal
idm	it doesn't matter
idst	I didn't say that
idts	I don't think so
ifu	I f***ed up
igtp	I get the point
ihaim	I have another instant message
ihno	I have no opinion
iimad	if it makes a difference
iir	if I remember
iiwm	if it were me
ik	I know
imnsho	in my not so humble opinion
ims	I'm sorry
in4ml	informal
inmp	it's not my problem
inpo	in no particular order
INNW	if not now, when?
ioh	I'm outta here
iss	I said so
istm	it seems to me
istr	I seem to remember(recall)
iswym	I see what you mean
itm	in the money
ium	if you must
iyss	if you say so
j/c	just checking
j/w	just wondering
jad	just another day
jam	just a minute
joo or j00	you
k	ok
kbd	keyboard
kewl or kool	cool
kfy	kiss for you
kir	keep it real
kiss	keep it simple, stupid
kk	ok
kma	kiss my a**
kok	knock
kotc	kiss on the cheek
kotl	kiss on the lips
kthx	ok, thanks
kpc	keep parents clueless
kwim	know what I mean
kthxbai	ok, thanks, bye
kthxbye	ok, thanks, bye
kutgw	keep up the good work
kypo	keep your pants on
l8	late
laf or laff	laugh
laq	lame a** quote
lil	little
lola	laugh out loud again
ltic	laugh til I cry
lul or lulz	lol
luv	love
m	am
mai	my
mfd	multi function device
mhbfy	my heart bleeds for you
mhoty	my hats off to you
mite	might
mkop	my kind of place
mmk	ok
moar	more
mof	matter of fact
moos	members of the opposite sex
moss	members of the same sex
mte	my thoughts exactly
mubar	messed up beyond all recognition
mwbrl	more will be revealed later
n	and or in
n/t	no text
n2m	not to mention
nagi	not a good idea
naz	name, address, zip
ncg	new college graduate
ne1	anyone
nething	anything
ng	new game
nim	no internal message
nimby	not in my backyard
nimq	not in my queue
nmp	not my problem
no1	no-one
noyb	none of your business
nrg	energy
ntk	nice to know
ntymi	now that you mention it
nw	no way!
o	oh
oaus	on a unrelated subject
oars	oh no, not again
obtw	oh by the way
oll	online love
omdb	over my dead body
omik	open mouth, insert keyboard
ootb	out of the blue
ot	off topic
ott	over the top
ottomy	off the top of my head
ousu	oh you, shut up
owtte	or words to that effect
p&c	private and confidential
pans	pretty awesome new stuff
pcm	please call me
pdq	pretty darn quick
pd	public domain
pimp	peeing in my pants
pita	pain in the a**
pls	please
plz	please
pmfji	pardon me for jumping in
po	piss off
poof	good bye
ppl or peeps	people
ptl	praise the lord
pza	pizza
ql	quit laughing
r	are
r&d	research and development
r&r	rest and relaxation
rbay	right back at ya
rbtl	read between the lines
re	regarding
rfd	request for discussion
rite	right
rlf	real life friend
rmlb	read my lips baby
rn	right now
rsn	real soon now
rtfaq	read the faq file
rtk	return to keyboard
rumorf	are you male or female
ruok	are you ok?
ruup4it	are you up for it?
ryo	roll your own
s or <s>	smile
scnr	sorry, could not resist
sep	someone elses problem
sez	says
sfete	smiling from ear to ear
sh	sh** happens
sitd	still in the dark
slirk	smart little rich kid
smaim	send me an instant message
sme	subject matter expert
smem	send me email
snafu	situation normal, all f***ed up
so	significant other
sok	it's ok
sol	sh** out of luck
some1	someone
sop	standard operating procedure
sorg	straight or gay
soz	sorry
spk	speak
srlsy	Seriously
sro	standing room only
sry	sorry
ssdd	same sh** different day
str8	straight
stra	stray
stys	speak to ya soon
sum	some
sum1	someone
suyf	shut up you fool
str	send to receive
sux, sux0r	suck
swak	sealed with a kiss
swdyt	so what do you think
tafn	that is all for now
tah	take a hike
tarfu	things are really f***ed up
tas	taking a shower
tbc	to be continued
tdtm	talk dirty to me
teh	the
tfn	thanks for nothing
thanx	thanks
thnq	thank you
tho	though
thot	thought
thx	thanks
tia	thanks in advance
tiail	think I am in love
tic	tongue in cheek
tlgo	the list goes on
tm	trust me
tna	temporarily not available
tom	tomorrow
tot	tons of time
tp	team player
tptb	the powers that be
ttg	time to go
ttly	totally
ttt	that's the ticket
tvm	thank you very much
twimc	to whom it may concern
u	you
u2	you too?
uok	are you ok?
ur or ure	your or you're
usu	usually
uve	you've
vbg	very big grin
vbs	very big smile
vm	voice mail
vrbs	virtual reality bull sh**
vsf	very sad face
wad	without a doubt
wai	what an idiot
wan2	want to
wanna	want to
w/o	without
w84m	wait for me
wat	what
wc	who cares
wdys	what did you say
wdyt	what do you think
wf	way fun
wfm	wait for me, works for me
wiifm	what's in it for me
wknd	weekend
wn	when
wog	wise old guy
wrt	with regards to, or with respect to
wt	without thinking
wtsds	where the sun don't shine
wu	what up?
wut	what
wwy	where were you?
wycm	will you call me?
wyp	what's your problem?
wyrn	what's your real name?
wys	whatever you say
wyt	whatever you think
wywh	wish you were here
x-i-10	exciting
xlnt	excellent
xme	excuse me
y	why
ya	yet another
yafiygi	you asked for it you got it
ydkm	you don't know me
ygbk	you gotta be kidding
yhm	you have mail
yic	yours in Christ
ykw	you know what
YM	you mean
ynk	you never know
yr	your, yeah right
yoyo	you're on your own
ysyd	yeah, sure you do
yttt	you telling the truth?
yup	Yes
yur	your or you're
yyssw	yeah, yeah, sure sure whatever
zzz	sleeping, tired, bored

When chatting or typing anything on the Internet, unless you're talking to another user who uses this type of slang we highly suggest you type out the full words and always try to use proper capitalization and punctuation. Although this may take more time to type it will save time for all the other users reading it. One exception to this rule is users using text messaging or any type of messaging services sent over cell phones or other devices that do not have their own keyboard.