Appendix:English internet slang

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See internet slang. This list is of general slang used on the internet. Other, more specific lists include:

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0–9

10q

thank you - "ten-queue"

10x

thanks - "tenx"

12B

wannabe - "one-two-bee"

123

"to completely agree with someone"

1337

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143

"I love you" - where each word has been replaced by its number of letters

2125

"do you want to fight?" - from the asian mis-pronunciation of the number

224

"today, tomorrow, forever"

2mrw

"tomorrow"

2TM

"to the max"

39

thank you - from the Japanese pronounciation "san kyuu" , 3 = san, 9 = kyuu

404

"not found" - from the HTTP 404 "Error: Resource not found" response code

4649

"pleased to meet you" - from the Japanese "yo-ro-shi-ku", 4-6-4-9

46

"hi" - shortened version of "4649"

4TW

"for the win" - see also ftw

555

"hahaha" for the fact that the number five in Thailandise happens to be pronounced "ha"

88

"bye bye" - for Chinese 8 sounds "ba"

1314

"forever" - Chinese pronouncation for "1314" is "yi san yi si" which sound similar to "yi seng yi si", meaning "for the whole lifetime"

C

C&P

"copy and paste" (often used to indicate plagiarism), also could be CPP, CnP and C/P

CBA

"can't be arsed"

CBF

"can't be fucked"

CHM

"couldn't help myself"

CHOL

"chuckled out loud"

CMIIW

"correct me if I'm wrong"

COTFLGOHAHA

"Crawling On The Floor while Laughing Guts Out and Having A Heart Attack"

CPR

"complete and professional retard"

CSL

"can't stop laughing"

CTD

"computer-transmitted disease"

CTTOI

"come to think of it"

CU

"see you"

CWOT

"complete waste of time"

CYA

"see ya" or "cover your ass"

D

D8

"date"

DDG

"drop dead gorgeous"

DTA

"don't trust anyone"

DEF.

"definitely"

DFC

"don't fucking care"

DGAF

"don't give a fuck"

DGT

"don't go there"

DH

"dear husband"

DIAF

"die in a fire"

DILLIGAF?

"does it look like I give a fuck?"

DIY

"do it yourself"

DKDC

"don't know, don't care"

DMY

"don't mess yourself"

DND

"do not disturb"

DOA

"dead on arrival" or "Dead or Alive", the game

DOL

"dying of laughter"

DYK

"didn't you know?"

DW

"don't worry"

E

EAD

"eat a dick"

Effing/Effin'/Eff

"fucking"

EG

"evil grin"

EOF

"end of file"

EOL

"end of line"

EOM

"end of message"

EOT

"end of topic"

ESAD

"eat shit and die"

Esp

"especially"

ESTD

"easier said than done"

ETA

"estimated time of arrival"

ETLA

"extended three-letter acronym"

Evar

"ever" (intentionally misspelled for sarcasm)

F

F8

"fate"

F2F

"face to face" (that is, "in real life") (also "fit 2 fuck")

Fap

onomatopoeia for the sound of male masturbation

FAQ

"Frequently Asked Questions" (printed with their respective answers)

FBM

"fine by me"

FCOL

"for crying out loud"

FFO

"far fucking out"

FFS

"for fuck's sake!"

FGI

"fucking Google it" (used in response to an over-asked question)

FGS

"for god's sake!"

FKN

"fucking"

FO

"fuck off"

FOAD

"fuck off and die"

FOAF

"friend of a friend"

FOG

"fast old guy"

FOS

"full of shit"

FOTM

"fan of the month" or "flavor of the month"

FQ

"fuck you"

FPS

"first-person shooter" or "frames per second"

FS

"for sale"

FSOT

"for sale or trade"

FSVO

"for some value of" (modifies an adjective)

FTFY

"fixed that for you" (used when displaying an edited version of another's post, to correct an error or make a humorous word substitution)

FTTH

"fiber to the home"

FTL

"for the lose"

FUTI

"Failing university tomorrow iniciation"

FTLOG

"for the love of God"

FTS

"fuck this/that shit"

FTW

1) "for the win" (an expression of approval, sometimes sarcastic), "fuck the world", or "fuck the what?", a nonsensical reversal of the more common acronym WTF ("What the fuck?")and sometimes even "Fut the wuck?", a mixed up version of "What the fuck?".

FUBAR

"fucked up beyond all recognition" (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")

Fucktard

portmanteau of "fucking retard"

FU

"fuck you"

FUD

"fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation)

FUMTU

"fucked up more than usual"

FWIW

"for what it's worth"

FYAD

"fuck yourself and die"

FYI

"for your information"

G

G2G

"got to go" (also "good to go")

G2K or GTK

"good to know"

GA

"go ahead" or "get AIDS" (courtesy of comedian Jim Norton)

GB

"goodbye"

GBA

"god bless america"

GAL

"get a life"

GBTW

"get back to work"

GD

"good duel"

GD&R

"grins, ducks, and runs" (used after a particularly bad joke)

GDI

"god damn it!"

G/F

"girlfriend"

GFI

"good fucking idea"

GFX

"graphical effects" or simply "graphics"

GFY

"good for you" or "go fuck yourself" (needless to say, the ambiguity of this acronym calls for care)

GG

"good game"

Ghey

"gay" (a variant used to bypass profanity filters)

GIS

"Google image search"

GIYF

"google is your friend"

GJ

"good job"

GL

"good luck"

GLHF

"good luck, have fun"

GLAG

"giggling like a girl"

GMAB

"give me a break"

GMTA

"great minds think alike"

grats

"congratulations"

GTFO

"get the fuck out"

GTH

"go to hell"

GTL

"goes to look"

GTP

"got to pee"

GTG

"got to go" or "good to go"

GUB

"generic UTC bye"

GUG

"generic UTC greeting"

GYP

"goo your pants"

GOMF

"grin on my face / giggling on mean ferrets"

H

H8

"hate"

Ha

often a weak expression of humor in something, or disbelief

Hacks

cheats or changes

Hax

Abbreviation for hacks

H4x

"Leet" version of saying cheats, or hacks

HAND

"have a nice day"

Hawt

butchered form of "hot" meaning attractive or good-looking

HB

"hurry back"

HBBS

"how 'bout butt sex?" (a warning to someone that they are trying way too hard to impress the group)

HC

"holy crap / holy cow" or "hard core"

Heh

a term sometimes indicating weak amusement (lower than "ha"), but in some circles is considered higher than "heh".

HF

"have fun"

HGC

"hum ga chan" (cursing one's family to die in Cantonese)

Hijack

to start an off-topic discussion on a message board

HMT

"how much time?" (asking someone how long they will remain online for)

HNG

"horny net geek"

H/O

"hold on"

HRU

"how are you"

HTH

"hope this/that helps" or "happy to help"

HTF

"how the fuck?"

Hysterical raisins

"historical reasons" (used to dismiss given reasons as absurd or obsolete)

HWGA

"here we go again"

HWP

"hug, wave, poof" (a way of saying goodbye)

HXC

"hardcore"

HS

"holy shit"

I

IA/iA

Arabic insha Allah "God willing"

IAL

"I'm Actually Laughing" (Means to genuinely laugh at a comment etc)

IANAL

"I am not a lawyer" (disclaimer before advice with possible legal implications)

IAWTC

"I agree with this comment"

IDC

"I Don't Care"

ICAM

"I couldn't agree more"

ICYDK

"in case you didn't know"

IDGAF

"I don't give a fuck"

IDK

"I don't know"

IDU

"I don't understand"

IDTS

"I don't think so"

IHA

"I hate acronyms"

IIRC

"if I recall/remember correctly"

IIUC

"if I understand correctly"

IIWII

"It is what it is" An expression sometimes used to excuse or explain the common delays which occur during software development projects.

IKWYM

"I know what you mean"

ILU or ILY

"I love you"

ILYM

"I love you more"

IM

"instant message"

IMO

"in my opinion"

IMAO

"in my arrogant opinion"

Imba

"imbalanced"

IMHE

"in my humble experience"

IMHO

"in my humble opinion"

IMNSHO

"in my not so humble opinion"

IMSGO

"I may suddenly get off"

INMP

"it's not my problem"

Interweb(s)

a satirical portmanteau of "Internet" and "World Wide Web"

IOH

"I'm outta here"

IOKIYAR

"it's okay, if you're a Republican" (the liberal blogger's shorthand for what they perceive as a double standard in criticism or media treatment of Republican or conservative misdeeds)

IOW

"in other words"

IRL

"in real life"

IRT

"in reply to" or "in real time"

ITA

"I totally agree"

ITALY

"I Trust And Love You"

ITT

"in this thread"

ITYM

"I think you mean..." (followed by a humorous "correction")

IWEYS

"I will eat your soul"

IYAI

"if you are interested"

IYDMMA

"if you don't mind me asking"

IYKWIM

"if you know what I mean"

J

Jaja

"haha" (its equivalent in several languages), also a possible typo of "haha"

JAK

"jazak allah khair" (Arabic for "thank you")

JAS

"just a second"

JC

"just curious" or "Jesus Christ!"

JFC

"Jesus Fucking Christ"

JFGI

"Just Fucking Google It"

JFTR

"just for the record"

JIC

"just in case"

JJ

"just joking"

J/K

"just kidding"

JK

same as J/K

JLMK

"just let me know"

JOOC

"just out of curiosity"

j00

"you" (a common L337 term)

JP

"Just Playing"

JSM

"Jesus Save Me"

JTOL

"just thinking out loud"

JW

"just wondering"

K

KK - ok

L

L8

"late"

L8r

"later"

L2P

"Learn to play" (To make fun of someone's lack of skill)

Laffles

"Laugh"

Lag

"latency" (whether due to a server problem or the server-client connection)

LAL

"laughing a little"

LAWL

"laughing a whole lot" (or "LOL" written phonetically)

LATN

"laugh at the newbs"

LBR

"little boy's room"

LD

"link dead" (used when a disconnected player's persona or character remains in-game or when a posted URL leads to an error or blank page)

LFG

"looking for group"

LFM

"looking for members" or "looking for more"

LIAB

"life is a bitch"

LLAH

"laughing like a hyena"

Llama

lamer

LMAO

"laughing my ass off" (can be parodically extended to "LMAOnade","LMAOnaise" etc)

LMBO

"laughing my butt off"

LMFAO

"laughing my fucking ass off"

LMTO

"laughing my testicles off"

LOFL

portmanteau of "LOL" and "ROFL"

LOL

For other variations of the word LOL, see LOL (Internet slang)

"laughing out loud" or "lots of laughs"

LOTI

"laughing on the inside"

LPB

"low ping bastard"

LSFW

"less suitable for work"

LTNS

"long time, no see"

Luser

portmanteau of "loser" and "user"

LYL

"love you lots"

LYLAB

"love you like a brother"

LYLAS

"love you like a sister"

LYSM

"love you so much"

M

M8

"mate"

Meh

a shrugging sigh

MB

"maybe"

MF

"motherfucker"

MFC

"merge from current"

MIASU

"mark it and shut up"

MM

"much mirth"

MMOFPS

"massively multiplayer online first person shooter"

MMORPG

"massively multiplayer online role playing game"

MOTD

"message of the day"

MSM

"mainstream media"

MT

"Mis-tell" (Usually a tell sent to the wrong person)

MTFBWY

"may the Force be with you"

MYOB

"mind your own business"

N

n00b

numeric representation of the word "newb"

N2M

"not too much"

NAP

"not a Pro"

NBD

"no big deal"

NC

"nice"

Neg

"negative"

NFBSK

"not for British school kids"

NFI

"no fucking idea"

Newb

"newbie"

NG

"no good" or "newsgroup" (also "Newgrounds")

NGH

"not gonna happen"

NH

"nice hand" (used in online card games)

NI

"no idea"

NIB

"new in box" (used by eBay sellers)

NIFOC

"naked in front of computer"

N/J

"no joke"

NM

"not much" (also used in place of "NVM" to mean "never mind")

NMP

"not my problem"

NMS

"not mind safe"

NN

"night night"

n00dz

Slang for nudes or naked pictures.

NORP

"pornography"

NOYB

"none of your business"

NP

"No problem"

NPA

"not paying attention"

NPC

"Non-Player Character"

NSFW

"Not Safe For Work"

Nub

"newbie"

NVM

"never mind"

NOTE: n00b or any variation (often separate from newb or newbie etc) is sometimes used to mean idiot.

O

O&O

"over and out"

OAR

"on a roll"

ODL

"oh, dear lord"

Oh noes!

a sarcastic or genuine expression of despair or distress. Also "oh noez!"

OIC

"oh, I see"

OFMG

a common misspelling of OMFG (see below)

OFN

"old fucking news"

OG

"original gangsta"

OLN

"omg lol noob"

ON

"old news", "Other News", or "oh no"

OMD

"oh, my dog!" (corruption of "oh, my God!")

OMG

"oh, my God/goodness!"

OMFG

"oh, my fucking god!"

OMGWTFBBQ

"oh, my God! what the fuck? barbeque"

OMGsquared

"oh, my God! squared" Used to express extreme excitement or shock

OOP

"out of print" (an item no longer in production) also "Object Oriented Programming"

OPP

"overly paranoid parents"

OSIB

"open skull, insert brain"

OTFP

"on the fucking phone"

OTP

"one true pairing" (two characters believed - in fanfiction - to be perfect together) or "on the phone"

OTOH

"on the other hand"

OTTOMH

"off the top of my head"

OQC

"only quality crap"

OYFG

"oh your fucking god" (for Atheist gamers)

OYG

"oh your god"

P

P911

a warning not to type anything that the user's parents shouldn't read

P2P

"peer-to-peer" or "pay-to-play"

PAW

"parents are watching"

PCBD

"page cannot be displayed"

PFO

"please fuck off"

photochop

an image that has obviously been computer-edited

PIH

Parent in house

Pix

"pictures"

Ping

"are you there?" (from the ICMP ECHO REQUEST packet)

PITA

"pain in the ass"

PLMK

"please let me know"

Plz

"please"

PLZKTHXBYE

"Please. OK, thanks. Bye."

PM

"private message" (or "pretty much")

PMI

"pardon my ignorance"

PMP

"peed my pants" (laughing)

PMSL

"pissing myself laughing"

PO

"piss off"

PO'd

"pissed off"

POA

"plan of action"

Pong

"I'm here" (response to "ping" [from the the ICMP ECHO RESPONSE packet])

POS

"piece of shit" or "parents over shoulder"

POTAS

"person of the appropriate sex"

POV

"point of view"

Pfft

spittle onomatopeia

Ppl

"people"

Prolly

"probably"

Pron or Pr0n

"pornography"

Pronk

to post on a forum without first reading the thread being posted on

Prv

"private"

PTBB

"pass the barf bag"

PWS

"parents watching screen" or "passwords"

poon

"own some one in a game"

pwn

To defeat someone easily or without using effort, typo of own. Sometimes variated as 'pwnz'.

Q

QIH

"queen is here"

QLOL

"quietly laughing out loud"

QT

"cutie"

QTF

a typo used in place of WTF

(See also Q code)

R

RAE

"raises an eyebrow"

RE

"rematch"

Rehi

"hello again"

Reflectoporn

pictures of items such as metal bowls that exhibitionist eBay sellers post with themselves reflected nude on the surface of the item

Relo

"hello again"

Rents

"parents"

RFN

"right fucking now"

Rgr

"roger" (that is, "message acknowledged")

RIFK

"rolling in the fucking kitchen"

RL

"real life"

RM

"rematch"

RME

"rolling my eyes"

RMS

"rocks my socks" (expressing feigned enthusiasm)

ROFL

"rolling on the floor laughing" (can be extended to ROFLMAO, ROFLcopter, ROFLwaffles, etc)

RR

"Rentenrammler" (slow, thick person)

RSN

"real soon now" (used sarastically)

RTFM

"read the fucking manual" (reply to a request from a newbie or noob who has not attempted to find the answer for himself)

RTR

"raise the roof"

RTS

"real-time strategy"

RUS!

Are you Serious?

S

S2R

"send to receive" (indicates that one expects to receive a file, usually an image, before sending their own)

SAK

"stupid AOL kid"

Secksi

sexy

SF

"stupid fucker"

SFLA

"stupid four-letter acronym"

SIF

"secret Internet fatty".

sif

is a contraction of "as if", eg "sif that is correct"

SIIHP

"stick it in her pooper"

SIUYA

"stick it up your ass"

SCNR

"sorry, could not resist"

SH

"shit happens" or "same here"

SLAP

"sounds like a plan"

Snork

(v) To fail in an attempt not to laugh out loud. Popularly used in ML (cf).

SO

"significant other"

SOB/SOAB

"son of a bitch"

SOL

"shit out of luck"

SOS

"someone over shoulder

SOSG

"someone over shoulder gone"

srsly

"seriously"

sry

"Sorry"

SSDD

"same shit, different day"

SSTS

"snickering softly to self"

STFU

"shut the fuck up"

SUS

"See You Soon"

SWAK

"sealed with a kiss"

SWIM

"someone who isn`t me"

SWL

"screaming with laughter"

SWMBO

"she who must be obeyed"

SWS

"laughing out loud" (intentional corruption of "LOL", from the keys opposite L and O on a keyboard)

SxC

"Sexy"

SXE

"Straight Edge"

SYL

"Strapping Young Lad"

T

TA

"thanks again"

TANSTAAFL

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

TBF

"to be fair"

TBH

"to be honest"

TBQH

"to be quite honest"

TC

"take care" (used as a goodbye)

Teh

(a deliberate misspelling of "the")

TFB

"too fucking bad"

TFTI

"thanks for the info" (sarcastic)

Thx

"thanks"

TIA

"thanks in advance"

TIAS

"try it and see"

TIFM

"this is from memory"

TINC

"there is no cabal" (a term discouraging conspiracy theories)

Tittywop

"A funny way to say TTIWWOP"

TK

"team kill"

TLA

"three letter acronym"

TMAI

"tell me about it"

TMAO

"tearing my ass off" ("LMAO" to the point of tears)

TMI

"too much information"

TOMTB

"taking off my training bra"

TOS

"terms of service"

TPTB

"the powers that be"

TS

"Teamspeak"

TSOR

"thirty seconds of research" (a quick, first-pass web search to find information on some topic)

TTBOMK

"to the best of my knowledge"

TTFN

"ta ta for now" (a catchphrase to Tigger from Winnie the Pooh)

TTIWWOP

"This Thread is Worthless Without Pics"

TTLY

"totally"

TTTTT

"till they tell the truth"

TTYL

"talk to you later"

TTYLK

"talk to you later, okay" (using "K" as a shortened form of "okay")

TTYS

"talk to you soon"

TWIS

"that's what I said"

TWIT

"that's what I thought"

TY

"thank you"

TYA

"there you are"

TYG

"there you go"

TYCLI

"then you can learn it"

TXS

"thanks"

U

UAN

"understood and noted"

Über

"super" (from the German for "over")

UFIA

"unsolicited finger in the anus"

UL

"unlucky"

U/L

"upload"

URG

"you are gay"

URYYFM

"you are too wise for me" (with a play on the two Ys)

UST

"unresolved sexual tension" (used in reference to fan fiction)

UTFSE

"use the fucking search engine" (esp. on forums)

U'R

"You’re"

UR

"You are"

UPWS

"unwanted people watching screen"

V

V

"we"

VBG

"very big grin"

VENT

"Ventrilo" - a speech program that permits multiple parties to talk rather than type, especially resourceful when playing shooting games where a second of typing can mean your death.

VFM

"value for money"

VT

"Ventrilo" - a speech program that permits multiple parties to talk rather than type, especially resourceful when playing shooting games where a second of typing can mean your death.

W

W00T

"we own the other team", "woo-hoo!" (a common L337 term), "want one of those", "Way out of there" from everquest or "WHAT!!??" .

W33T

"A Combination of W00T and L33T. "I just got a new job. w33t."

WAB

"what a bloke" also "want a blowjob?"

WAI

"what an idiot" (or "yay" in Japanese)

WAD

"without a doubt"

WADR

"with all due respect"

WAMF

"What A MotherFucker"

WAPCE

"Women Are Pure Concentrated Evil"

Wares or Warez

illegally obtained software

WB

"welcome back"

WD

"well done"

W/E

"whatever"

WFL

"what's for lunch?"

WFM

"works for me"

WEG

"wicked evil grin"

WGASA

"Who Gives A Shit Anyways"

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

"WTF?" (as written using the NATO phonetic alphabet)

WHOAMG

"whoa my god!"

WIR

"when it's ready" (referring to a release date)

WMBI

"well-meaning but ignorant" (pronounced like "wimpy"; used of newbies who break rules of conduct)

WOMBAT

"waste of money, brains, and time"

WOT

"wide-open throttle"

WOS

"waste of space"

WRT

"with regards to..."

WT

"wrong tell" (used to tell someone that a message was not meant for them)

WTF

"what the fuck?" (less commonly, but equally validly, "who/when/where the fuck?")

WTB

"want to buy"

WTD

"what to do?"

WTG

"way to go!" (often used sarcastically)

WTH

"what the hell?" (also "Want To Hire" in MMORPG's)

WTLW

"welcome to last week"

WTLY

"welcome to last year"

WTS

"want to sell"

WTT

"want to trade"

WUG

"what you got?"

WWCND

"what would Chuck Norris do?"

WWFSMD

"what would the Flying Spaghetti Monster do?"

WWFD

What would Frodo Do?

WWJD

"what would Jesus do?"

WWTD

"what would Turing do?"

WYGN?

"where's your god now?" (reference to the popular YTMND)

WYM

"watch your mouth"

Wuu2?

"what you up too?"

WYSIAYG

"what you see is all you get" (suggesting that software is incomplete)

WYSIWYG

"what you see is what you get"

X

-X0r

a common L337 suffix with no added meaning, derived from Hacker or HaXXor

XOXO

"hugs and kisses"

Y

YGM

"you've got mail"

YJGO

"you just got owned"

Y/J

"yes, joke" (synonymous with "J/K")

YMMV

"your mileage may vary" (used as a disclaimer for an opinion)

YQW

"you're quite welcome"

YSATI

"you suck at the Internet"

YW

"you're welcome"

YYSSW

"yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever"

YTMND

"you're the man now dog!"

y

"why?" (Can also mean "Yes")

YGTBKM

Youv'e got to be kidding me

Z

-z0rz

a common L33T suffix with no added meaning

ZOMG

"z-oh my god!" (less common is the variation "zombies oh my god!")

ZOMGWTFBBQ

combination of ZOMG (z-oh my god), WTF (what the fuck) and BBQ (barbeque)(seriously)

See also

• Internet slang
• Acronym and initialism
• Emoticon

External links

References

• Urban Dictionary - Documents contemporary slang
• Internet Slang Dictionary - Dictionary and translator for internet slang
• SpamCop Dictionary
• Jargon Wiki Tells more internet slang
• NetLingo - The Internet Dictionary