[Guide] Basic Internet Slang Words~

Hello folks,

For one more time I decided to spend my time and do something nice and helpful for this community^^

There are many such internet slang words in use, some are more widely understood than others, and new ones are evolving all the time. The following list is small and inevitably incomplete; however it contains the more commonly used slang words and slang terms.


***Notes:
- if you know of another that should be here then please
- **** word is fack due to language filter

Shorthand words

Some of the common shorthand words are below. They can be written in upper case or lower case.

Slang &Meaning
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1. Dunno - Dont know
2. ♥ - Heart (can also be typed as S2 or <3)
3. @ - At
4. 1 - One, also used to express an exclamation mark
5. 2 - To, Too or Two
6. 4 - For or Four
7. B - Be
8. BRB - Be right back
9. Bb - Bye Bye, Goodbye
10. B4 - Before
11. C - See
12. Aight - Are you alright, Yo
13. Cuz - Because
14. da - The
15. dat - That
16. der - There
17. Gonna - Going to
18. Iggy - Igloo
19. K - Okay
20. Kwl - Cool
21. L8r - Later
22. M8 - Mate
23. Nvm - Never Mind
24. O - Oh
25. O3 - Out Of Office
26. OGC - Man Jacking Off
27. Pic - Picture
28. BTW - by the way
29. Plz - Please
30. Sauce - Source
31. Shudda - Should have
32. sup - What's up?
33. sup homes - What's up, friend?
34. soz, srry - Sorry
35. Tho - Though
36. Thnx - Thanks
37. U - You
38. W8 - Wait
39. Wanna - Want to
40. Wd - Well done
41. Wile - While
42. Ye - Yeah or Yes
43. Yo - Hey or Your

Acronyms

Some of the common acronyms are below. They can be written in upper case or lower case.

Acronym & Meaning

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1. AFAIC - As far as I careAs far as I'm concerned
2. AFAICS - (chiefly Internet slang) as far as I can see
3. AFAIK - As far as I know
4. AFAIR - As far as I recalAs far as I remember
5. AFK - Away from keyboard
6. ASAP - As soon as possible
7. ASL? - Age, sex, location?
8. AYH? - Are you high?
9. AYBABTU - All your base are belong to us
10. AYFS - Are you ****ing serious?
11. BBIAB - Be back in a bit
12. BBL - Be back later
13. BBS - Be back soon
14. BD - Big deal
15. BRB - Be right back or Bath-room break
16. BRT - Be right there
17. BTW - By the way
18. CBA - cant be arsed
19. CCL - Couldn't care less
    
20. COL - Crying out loud
21. CSWS - Can't Stop, Won't Stop
22. CU - See you
23. CUL - See you later
24. CYA - See you
25. CYS - Check your settings
26. DIAF - Die in a fire
27. EOM - End of message
28. FAQ - Frequently asked questions
29. FFS - For **** sake
30. FOAD - **** off and die
31. FML - **** my life
32. FWIW - For what it's worth
33. FTL - For the loss
34. FTW - For the win
35. FTUW - For the über win
36. FTMFW - For the mother ****er win
37. FYI - For your information
38. G2G / GTG - Got to go
39. GAGF - Go and get ****ed
40. GAL - Get a life
41. GFY - Good for you / Go **** yourself
42. GG - Good game / Good going
43. GIYF - Google is your friend
44. GTFO - Get the **** out/ Get the **** off
45. GTH - Go to hell
46. HAND - Have a nice day
47. HTH - Hope this helps
48. HS - Holy shit!Holy smokes!
49. IACL - I am currently laughing
50. IANAL - I am not a lawyer
51. IANARS - I am not a rocket scientist
52. IC - I seeIn Character
53. ICYDK - In case you didn't know
54. IDGI - I don't get it
55. IDK - I don't know
56. IIRC - If I recall correctly
57. ILY or ILU - I love you
58. IMO - In my opinion
59. IMHO - In my honest opinionIn my humble opinion
60. IMNSHO - In my not so honest opinionIn my not so humble opinion
61. IRL - In real life
62. IJAF - It's just a fact
63. ITT - In this thread
64. ITILU - I thik I love you
65. IIWII - It is What it is
66. IYDMMA - If you don't mind me asking
67. JFGI - Just ****ing google it
68. JJ, JP, or JK - Just jokingJust playingJust kidding
69. JOOC - Just out of curiosity
70. KK - Ok Cool or Ok Kewl
71. LLAH - Laughing like a Hyena
72. LMAO - Laughing my ass off
73. LMFAO - Laughing my ****ing ass off
74. LOL or ALOL or LQTM - Laugh out loud(Loche in French),Actually Laughing Out Loud / Laugh quietly to myself
75. KL - Abbreviated form of "kool" or "cool." Can also be a question, meaning "Are you ok?"'
76. MOFO / MF / MOFA / MODAFOKA - Mother ****er "
77. MYOB - Mind your own business
78. NVM - Never mind
79. NOYB - None of your business
80. NP - No problem
81. NSFW - Not Safe For Work
82. NWS - Not Work Safe
83. NLS - Not Life Safe
84. OIC - Oh, I see
85. OJ - Only Joking
86. OMG - Oh my God!/ Oh my Goodness! /Oh my Gosh!
87. OMGWTFBBQ - Oh my God what the **** barbecue
88. OMFG - Oh my ****ing God
89. OMFL - Oh my ****ing lag
90. OGC - Man Jacking Off
91. OOC - Out of Character
92. OP - Original Poster, Original Post or Overpowered
93. OT - Off topic
94. PEBKAC - Problem exists between the keyboard and the chair
95. PFO - Please **** off
96. PITA - Pain in the ass
97. POS - Piece of shit/ Parent over shoulder
98. PPL - People
99. PMSL - Pissing / pissed myself laughing
100. PTTL - Pop to the loo
101. RL - Real life
102. ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
103. ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
104. ROFLMAOL - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass out loud
105. RTFA/M - Read the ****ing Article / Manual
106. SMH - Shaking my head
107. SO - Significant other
108. SOS - Same old shit
109. SSDD - Same shit, different day
110. STFU - Shut the **** up
111. STFW - Search the ****ing web
112. SWW - Sorry, wrong window (typing in the wrong box)
113. TIA - Thanks in advance
114. TTFN - Ta ta for now
115. TYT - Take your time
116. TTYL - Talk to you later
117. TTYT - Talk to you tomorrow
118. TY - Thank you
119. TUVM - Thank you very much
120. TL;DR - Too long; didn't read.
121. WB - Welcome back
122. WDUWTA? - What do you want to talk about?
123. WOOT - We own the other team
124. WTF? - What the ****?
125. WTH? - What the hell?
126. WURSC - Wow, you are so cool
127. YCM - You copied me
128. YMMV - Your mileage may vary
129. YW - You're welcome
130. YSVW - You're so very welcome

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Leet speak

Some common leet speak phrases are below.

Leet & Meaning

1. H4x0r - A hacker
2. 1337 - Elite (one of the best)
3. K0ala Tea - Quality
4. N00b - A new member (insult)
5. 0wn4g3 - Destroying an opponent
6. Pr0n - Pornography
7. Pwn4g3 - Intentional misspelling of "ownage"/Player owned.
8. R0x0r - Someone who 'rocks' (compliment)
9. Teh - Intentional misspelling of "The"
10. W4r3z - Illegal software
11. Nub - Variation of "noob"
12. Spl33 - Expression of pleasure or happiness
13. W00t - Expression of elation, excitement, extreme happiness
14. fr00b - idiot, someone who has done something wrong
15. S - Abbreviation for lol (from the binary value of 101 = 5)

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Lol, coolness.

 

Nice Guide.. Although "leet" speak you may want to remove as it is in the rules.

 

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nice little guide raiken but i'am still the best elite hacker lolol

translation in white~

 

delete before ashtar comes in and spam you with infractions lol

 

OGC - Man Jacking Off

lol?

 

We are big kids here >:

 

CBA <<<<<<<<<< cant be arsed

 

Corrections... ^^

 

IDGAF about this thread

harhar, I kid. Nice thread, how.. did I inspire this though >_>

 

Well, it's simple: You used an acromyn > I had a flash back that when I was newbie on net I was looking for a thread like this > I made it to help others who might be wondering wat all those IDK etc mean ^^

 

alright gonna hang in my iggy xD

 

Lmao, njoy using those slangs ^_^

 

OMG how much sparetime did u had to post this thread? But its cool so thnx anyways haha