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| || || |_ |
Yes |
Loss |
| /s |
|
Yes |
Sarcasm (suffix) |
| 3cool5u |
3cool5me |
Yes |
"Too cool for you"; from "2cool4u" |
| 420 |
|
Yes |
"Marijuana" |
| afaik |
|
Yes |
"As far as I know" |
| afk |
|
Yes |
"Away from keyboard" |
| asl |
a/s/l |
Yes |
"Age/sex/location?"; sexual context |
| atm |
|
Yes |
"At the moment" |
| atw |
|
Rare |
"All the way"; expresses approval |
| ayy |
ayy lmao |
Yes |
"Yeah"; often accompanies humor/thanks |
| bae |
|
Yes |
Informal/sarcastic form of "baby" |
| bb |
|
Yes |
"Baby" / "Be back" |
| bbiab |
|
Rare |
"Be back in a bit" |
| bbl |
|
Yes |
"Be back later" |
| bbs |
|
Yes |
"Be back soon" |
| bc |
b/c, cuz |
Yes |
"Because" |
| bf |
|
Yes |
"Boyfriend" |
| bff |
|
Yes |
"Best friend forever" |
| bork |
borked |
Yes |
"Break" / "Broken" |
| brb |
|
Yes |
"Be right back" |
| btw |
|
Yes |
"By the way" |
| cba |
|
Yes |
"Can't be arsed" |
| convo |
|
Yes |
"Conversation" |
| cp |
|
Yes |
"Child porn" (internet taboo) |
| cya |
|
Yes |
"See ya [later]" |
| cya |
cu |
Yes |
"See you [later]" |
| dank |
|
Yes |
Similar to "cool" |
| dc |
d/c, dc'd |
Yes |
"Disconnect(ed)" / "Don't care" |
| dem feels |
|
No |
Reaction to emotional text |
| dw |
|
Yes |
"Don't worry" |
| e2e |
e2ee |
Yes |
"End-to-end [encryption]" |
| fml |
|
Yes |
"Fuck my life" (jokingly) |
| FOMO |
|
Yes |
"Fear of missing out" |
| FTFY |
|
Yes |
"Fixed that for you" (sarcastic) |
| ftl |
|
Yes |
"For the lose"; expresses dislike |
| ftw |
|
Yes |
"For the win"; expresses approval |
| fwiw |
|
Yes |
"For what it's worth" |
| fyi |
|
Yes |
"For your information" |
| g2g |
gtg |
Yes |
"Got to go" |
| g4u |
|
Yes |
"Good for you"; often sarcastic |
| gf |
|
Yes |
"Girlfriend" |
| gg |
|
Yes |
"Good game"; occasionally "got to go" |
| goml |
|
Yes |
"Get on my level" |
| gr8 |
|
No |
"Great" |
| gratz |
congratz |
Yes |
"Congratulations" |
| gtfo |
|
Yes |
"Get the fuck out" |
| guiz |
|
Yes |
"Guys"; meant to sound stupid |
| hbu |
|
Yes |
"How 'bout you?" |
| hru |
|
Yes |
"How are you?" |
| ianadb |
|
Yes |
"I am not a doctor, but..." |
| ianalb |
|
Yes |
"I am not a lawyer, but..." |
| ianap |
|
Yes |
"I am not a photographer" |
| idc |
|
Yes |
"I don't care" |
| idgaf |
|
Yes |
"I don't give a fuck" |
| idk |
idfk, idek |
Yes |
"I don't (fucking/even) know" |
| iirc |
|
Yes |
"If I recall correctly" |
| ik |
|
Yes |
"I know" |
| ikr |
inorite |
Yes |
"I know, right?" |
| ily |
ilu |
Yes |
"I love you" |
| inb4 |
|
Yes |
"In before"; prefixes a prediction |
| irl |
|
Yes |
"In real life" |
| jfc |
|
Yes |
"Jesus fucking Christ" |
| jk |
|
Yes |
"Just kidding" |
| John Cena |
|
Yes |
Similar use to "Chuck Norris" |
| JOHN CENA |
|
Yes |
Comonly used spam phrase |
| js |
|
Yes |
"Just sayin'" |
| k |
kk |
Yes |
"Okay" |
| kappa |
keepo |
Yes |
Sarcasm |
| kek |
kekekek |
Yes |
Translates to "lol"; laughter |
| kms |
|
Yes |
"Kill myself" (jokingly) |
| kthx |
kthxbai |
Yes |
"'kay-thanks(-bye)"; implies firmness |
| l8r |
|
No |
"Later" |
| leet |
l33t, 1337 |
Yes |
Slang for "elite" |
| lmao |
lmfao |
Yes |
"Laughing my (fucking) ass off" |
| lmk |
|
Rare |
"Let me know" |
| lol |
lulz, lel, lawl |
Yes |
"Laugh out loud" |
| LPT |
|
Yes |
"Life Pro Tip" |
| lrl |
|
Rare |
"Laughing really loudly" |
| lrn2 |
|
Yes |
"Learn to ..."; e.g. "lrn2read" |
| m8 |
m9 |
Yes |
"Mate" |
| maga |
|
Yes |
"Make America Great Again" (Trump) |
| mfw |
|
Yes |
"My feeling when" |
| mrw |
|
Yes |
"My reaction when" |
| nerf |
|
Yes |
"Weaken"; e.g. "ak47 is op, plz nerf" |
| ngl |
|
Yes |
"Not gonna lie" |
| nm |
|
Rare |
"Not much"; occasionally "never mind" |
| nmu |
|
Rare |
"Not much, you?" |
| noob |
nub |
Rare |
Slang for "newbie" |
| nu |
|
Yes |
Cute "no" |
| nvm |
|
Yes |
"Never mind" |
| ofc |
|
Yes |
"Of course" |
| omf |
|
Rare |
"Oh my fuck" |
| omg |
omfg |
Yes |
"Oh my (fucking) god" |
| omw |
|
Yes |
"On my way" |
| ooc |
|
Yes |
"Out-of-context" |
| op |
|
Yes |
"Overpowered" |
| OP |
|
Yes |
"Original post(er)" |
| orly |
|
Yes |
"Oh really?" |
| pepe |
|
Yes |
Poorly-drawn frog from 4chan |
| pleb |
plebs |
Yes |
"Plebian(s)"; conformist; "noob" |
| pleb tier |
|
Yes |
Of "noob"/conformist quality |
| plz |
pls, pl0x |
Yes |
Please |
| pron |
pr0n, pr0nz |
Yes |
"Pornography" |
| pwned |
pwn |
Rare |
"Powned"; like "owned" |
| REEEEEEEE |
|
Yes |
Onomatopoeia; very angry |
| rekt |
|
Yes |
"Wrecked"; like "owned" |
| rickroll |
|
Yes |
Common prank involving Rick Astley |
| rip |
|
Yes |
Laughter in response to failure |
| rly |
|
Yes |
"Really" |
| rms |
|
Rare |
Richard Stallman |
| rofl |
|
Rare |
"Rolling on floor laughing" |
| rotflol |
|
No |
"Rolling on floor laughing out loud" |
| rtfm |
|
Yes |
"Read the fucking manual" |
| rude |
rood |
Yes |
Response to insult/taunt |
| shank |
|
Yes |
Stab |
| smd |
|
Yes |
"Suck my dick" |
| smh |
|
Yes |
"Shake my head" |
| soz |
sry |
Yes |
"Sorry" |
| swag |
swagger |
Yes |
Coolness (sarcastic) |
| tbf |
|
Yes |
"To be fair" |
| tbh |
|
Yes |
"To be honest" |
| tbt |
|
Yes |
"Throwback to" |
| TIFU |
|
Yes |
"Today I fucked up" (e.g., "TIFU by...") |
| tf |
|
Yes |
"... the fuck?" / "That feeling" |
| tfw |
|
Yes |
"That feeling when" |
| thx |
|
Yes |
"Thanks" |
| tide |
|
Yes |
What angsty teens claim to eat |
| TIL |
|
Yes |
"Today I learned" |
| tl;dr |
tl;dw |
Yes |
"Too long; didn't read" / "... watch" |
| tmw |
|
Yes |
"That moment when" |
| tolo |
|
Rare |
"Tits out legs open" |
| topkek |
toplel |
Yes |
Neologism of "kek"; laughter |
| ty |
|
Yes |
"Thank you" |
| uwotm8 |
|
Yes |
"You what mate?!" |
| w00t |
woot |
No |
Exclamation of joy |
| wb |
|
Yes |
"Welcome back" |
| wot |
wat |
Yes |
"What"; meant to sound stupid |
| wtb |
|
Yes |
"Want-to-buy"; looking to buy |
| wtf |
|
Yes |
"What the fuck" |
| wtg |
w2g |
Rare |
"Way to go"; sarcastic |
| wts |
|
Yes |
"Want-to-sell"; looking to sell |
| wuu2 |
|
Rare |
"What [are] you up to?" |
| yarly |
|
Yes |
"Yeah, really" |
| ymmv |
|
Yes |
"Your mileage may vary" |
| yolo |
yoloswag |
Yes |
"You only live once" |
| yw |
|
Yes |
"You're welcome" |