| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| IYMI / ICYMI | In case/if you missed it |
| JIC | just in case |
| JK | just kidding |
| JSYK | just so you know |
| LGTM | looks good to me |
| LMAO | laughing my ass/arse off |
| LMK | let me know |
| LOL | laugh out loud |
| LSR | loser |
| NBCOY / NBCOU | not because of you |
| NMU | not much, you? |
| NP | no problem |
| NSFW | not safe for work, usually sexual or gross content |
| NVM / NM | nevermind OR not (very) much |
| NW | no worries |
| OC | original content |
| OG | original (original gangster) |
| 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 |
| THX | thanks |
| 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) |
| TY(S/VM) | thank you (so/very much) |
| WB | welcome back |
| WIP | work in progress |
| WTF / TF | (what) the fuck |
| WTH | what the heck/hell |
| YK | you know |
| YOLO | you only live once |
| YW | you're welcome |