| AF / ASF |
as fuck, such as "I'm bored af" |
| AFAIK / AFAICT |
as far as I know / can tell |
| AFK |
away from keyboard |
| ASAP |
as soon as possible |
| ASL |
age/sex (gender)/location (often a request) (could mean American Sign Language instead!) |
| BRB |
be right back |
| BTW |
by the way |
| CYA / SYA |
see ya |
| DIY |
do it yourself |
| DL |
down-low (secret) |
| ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
| FFS |
for fuck's sake |
| FOMO |
fear of missing out |
| FTLOG |
for the love of god |
| FU |
fuck you |
| GLHF |
good luck, have fun |
| GTG |
got to go |
| HMU |
hit me up |
| HW |
homework |
| IYMI / ICYMI |
In case/if you missed it |
| IDC / IDRC |
I don't (really) care |
| IDK / IDRK / IDEK |
I don't (really/even) know |
| IIRC |
if I remember correctly |
| IKR |
I know right |
| ILY |
I love you |
| IMHO / IMO |
in my honest/humble opinion |
| IRL |
in real life |
| JIC |
just in case |
| JK |
just kidding |
| JSYK |
just so you know |
| LGTM |
looks good to me |
| LMK |
let me know |
| LOL |
laugh out loud |
| LMAO |
laughing my ass/arse off |
| LSR |
loser |
| NBCOY / NBCOU |
not because of you |
| NVM / NM |
nevermind OR not (very) much |
| NMU |
not much, you? |
| NP |
no problem |
| NSFW |
not safe for work, usually sexual or gross content |
| NW |
no worries |
| OC |
original content |
| OG |
original (original ganster) |
| OMFG |
oh my fucking god |
| OMG |
oh my god/goodness |
| OMW |
on my way |
| PAFD |
put a finger down (used on TikTok, similar to the "Never have I ever" game) |
| PLS / PLZ |
please |
| PPL |
people |
| QT |
cutie |
| RL |
real life |
| RN |
right now |
| ROLF |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| RT |
retweet (used on Twitter) |
| RUOK |
are you okay? |
| SFW |
safe for work, opposite of NSFW |
| SMH |
shaking my head |
| SMTH / SMTHN |
something |
| SRSLY |
seriously |
| STFU |
shut the fuck up |
| SYS |
see you soon |
| TBA |
to be announced |
| TBC |
to be continued |
| TBD |
to be decided/determined |
| TBH |
to be honest |
| TIL |
today I learned |
| TL;DR |
too long, didn't read (often before a summary of a text) |
| TMI |
too much information |
| TTYL |
talk to you later |
| TW / CW |
trigger/content warning (a label that warns users about upcoming content) |
| THX |
thanks |
| TY(S/VM) |
thank you (so/very much) |
| WB |
welcome back |
| WIP |
work in progess |
| WTF / TF |
(what) the fuck |
| WTH |
what the heck/hell |
| YK |
you know |
| YOLO |
you only live once |
| YW |
you're welcome |