Internet and texting slang
This is a compiled list from numerous sources. It is definitely possible that an abbreviation has multiple meanings. By no means is this a complete list.
ABBREVIATION:
MEANING:
420
marijuana
99
parents are watching
9
a parent is watching
AAMOF
As a matter of fact
Addy
Short for ‘Adderall’, which is used for treating ADHD but can also be abused recreationally
ADIH
Another day in hell
AFAIC
As far as I’m concerned
AFAICT
As far as I can tell
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFAIR
As far as I remember
AFK
Away from keyboard
ASAP
As soon as possible
ASL
age / sex / location
AYMM
Are you my mother?
AYOR
At your own risk
B@U
Back at you
B4N
Bye for now
Bae
significant other. Short for ‘baby’ or else an acronym for ‘before anyone else’
Basic
someone or something viewed as boring or conformist
BBBG
Bye bye be good
BBIAS
Be back in a sec
BF
or GF boyfriend or girlfriend
BFF
Best friends forever
BFF
best friends forever
Boujee
(or bouji) rich or acting rich
BRB
be right back
Bruh
casual nickname for ‘bro’
BSAAW
Big smile and a wink
BTW
by the way
BUMP
Bring up my post
BWL
Bursting with laughter
Cap/no
cap A lie (or not a lie)
Catfishing
using a fake social media or dating profile to pretend to be someone else
CD9
code 9, short for parent nearby
CS
Career suicide
CSL
Can’t stop laughing
CWOT
Complete waste of time
CYT
See you tomorrow
DAE
Does anyone else?
DBMIB
Don’t bother me I’m busy
Dead
hilarious or hysterical
Deets
details
DIY
Do it yourself
DM
Direct message
Dope
awesome or high quality
Down
in the DM direct messaging people on social media, often for the purpose of hooking up
DWBH
don’t worry, be happy
DWH
During work hours
E123
Easy as one, two, three
EMBM
Early morning business meeting
Extra
acting in a dramatic or exaggerated way
Fam
friends or family
FAWC
For anyone who cares
FB
Facebook
FIMH
Forever in my heart
Finsta
a fake Instagram account
Fire
cool or amazing
Flaming
sending angry, rude, or obscene messages to someone, either publicly or privately
FOMO
fear of missing out
FTL
For the loss
FTW
For the win
FWB
friends with benefits
FWIW
For what it’s worth
FYI
For your information
G2G
Got to go
GAHOY
Get a hold of yourself
GFN
Gone for now
Ghost
to ignore someone on purpose
GL
Good luck
GMTA
Great minds think alike
GOAT
greatest of all time
GOI
Get over it
GRAS
Generally recognised as safe
GRATZ
Congratulations
Gucci
good, going well, cool
HIFW
How I feel when
Hundo
short for a hundred percent
IANAL
I am not a lawyer
ICYMI
In case you missed it
IDC
I don’t care
IDK
I don’t know
IFYP
I feel your pain
IIRC
If I remember correctly
ILY
I love you
IMO
In my opinion
IMOIMHO
In my opinionIn my humble opinion
IMU
I miss you
IRL
in real life
J4F
Just for fun
JIC
Just in case
JK
Just kidding
JSYK
Just so you know
KMS
kill myself
KPC
Keeping parents clueless
KPC
keep parents clueless
KYS
kill yourself
Lit
cool or awesome
LMAO
laughing my A** off
LMIRL
let’s meet in real life
LOL
Laughing out loud
LOL
Laughing out loud
MFW
My face when
Mood
relatable feeling or experience
MRW
My reaction when
MSG
Message
MYOB
mind your own business
NAGI
Not a good idea
NBD
Not big deal
Netflix
‘n’ chill meeting up ostensibly to watch movies but usually to make out or hook up
NFS
Not for sale
NGL
not gonna lie
Noob
someone who is new or bad at something
NSFL
Not safe for life
NTH
Nice to have. what does nth mean in texting messaging
OC
open crib (parents won’t be home)
OG
original
OH
Overheard
OMDB
Over my dead body
OMG
oh my god or oh my gosh
OMW
On my way
OP
Original poster
P911
parents watching
PAH
Parent at home.
PAW
or PRW parents are watching
PAW
Parents are watching
PBB
Parent behind back
PIR
parents in room
PITR
Parent in the room
POMS
Parent over my shoulder
POS
parents over shoulder
POV
Point of View
PPL
People
PRT
Please retweet
PTB
Please text back
Crying
RBTL
Read between the lines
RLRT
Real life retweet
RUOK
Are you OK?
Salty angry
or annoyed
SFW
Safe for work
Ship
short for ‘relationship’
Shook
shaken or affected by something
SKSKSKSK
expressing excitement
Skurt
to go away or leave
Slay
being excellent at something
SMH
Shaking my head
Snack
an attractive person (sometimes also spelled ‘snacc’)
Snatched
looking good or on point
SOML
Story of my life. What does SOML mean in texting? Most likely a person compares another person’s story with own situation.
SRSLY
Seriously
SSDD
Same stuff, different day
Sus
suspicious
TBH
to be honest
TDTM
talk dirty to me
Tea
gossip, story, news (to ‘spill the tea’ is to share gossip, to ‘sip tea’ is to mind your own business)
TFW
That feeling when. TFW internet slang often goes in a caption to an image.
Thicc
having an attractive, curvy body
Thirsty
attention-seeking
Throw
shade saying something nasty about someone, often passive-aggressively
TIA
Thanks in advance
TIL
Today I learned
TIME
Tears in my eyes
TL;DR
Too long; didn’t read
TMB
Tweet me back
TNTL
Trying not to laugh
TTYL
Talk to you later
TTYL
Talk to you later
W8
Wait
WDYM
what do you mean
Woke
someone very aware of social justice issues
WTF
what the ****
WTPA
Where the party at?
WTTP
want to trade pictures
WUZUP
What’s up?
WYWH
Wish you were here
X
ecstasy
Xan
short for Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication that is sometimes abused recreationally
Yeet
exclamation of excitement, approval, surprise, or all-around energy
YGTR
You got that right
YMMV
Your mileage may vary
YNK
You never know
YOLO
you only live once (often expressed ironically)
ZZZ
Sleeping, bored, tired