250+ List of Most Used Chat abbreviations & acronyms you need to know

Have you came across an acronym or short form across social media platforms which made you wonder it’s meaning? Of course , you have! Acronyms like GM for good morning or TC for Take care, or acronyms such as LMAO are far more omnipresent than you think. Memes, texts, posts, etc. all are filled with short acronyms. A lot of times it happens that we hear the acronym for the first and don’t understand what it is. Therfore, we have come up with a list of most used chat abbreviations & acronyms for you.

Most used chat abbreviations & acronyms

ROFL: Rolling on floor laughing
STFU: Shut the *swear word!* up
ICYMI: In case you missed it
TL;DR: Too long, didn’t read
LMK: Let me know
NVM: Nevermind
TGIF: Thank goodness it’s Friday
TBH: To be honest
TBF: To be frank
RN: Right now
QOTD: Quote of the day
OOTD: Outfit of the day
BRB: Be right back
BTW: By the way
LOL: Laugh out loud
TTYL: Talk to you later
HMU: Hit me up
FWIW: For what it’s worth
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IDK: I don’t know
TBA: To be announced
TBD: To be decided

Business text Acronyms

EOD: End of day
FAQ: Frequently asked question
AKA: Also known as
ASAP: As soon as possible
DIY: Do it yourself
LMGTFY: Let me Google that for you
NP: No problem
N/A: Not applicable or not available
OOO: Out of office
TIA: Thanks in advance

Romantic acronyms

ILY: I love you
MCM: Man crush Monday
WCW: Woman crush Wednesday
BF: Boyfriend
GF: Girlfriend

IDC: I Don’t Care
IDK: I Don’t Know
IRL: In Real Life
JK: Just Kidding
LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off
LMK: Let Me Know
NBD: No Big Deal
NM: Not Much
NSFW: Not Safe For Work
FF: Follow Friday
JIC: Just In Case
OTP: One True Pairing
IANAD: I Am Not A Doctor
WDYMBT: What Do You Mean By That?
ADIDAS: All day I dream about Soccer
ABITHAD: Another Blithering Idiot Thinks He’s A Doctor
DIET: Do I Eat Today?
FF: Frequent Flyer
FLU: Fluids Leaking Unstoppably
GOAT: Greatest Of All Time
GOOGLE: Grand Online Oracle Generation Legitimate Explanations
MAID: Mother Actually In Disguise
TEAM : Together Everyone Achieves More
TEETH: Tried Everything Else; Try Homeopathy
YOLO: You Only Live Once
VODKA: Very Overpowering Drink, Killing Agony
SALT: Same As Last Time
AFK: Away From The Keyboard
BAE: Before Anyone Else
BTW: By The Way
CU: See You
FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out
JOMO: Joy Of Missing Out
KK: Cool, Okay
SMH: Shaking My Head
NVM: Never Mind
ADIH: Another Day In Hell
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AFAIR: As Far As I Remember
AFAIC: As Far As I’m Concerned
AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
ASL: Age, Sex, Location
AAMOF: As A Matter Of Fact
FTL: For The Loss
GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
IFYP: I Feel Your Pain
IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
MFW: My Face When
MRW: My Reaction When
SRSLY: Seriously
TIME:Tears In My Eyes
TNTL: Trying Not To Laugh
TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read
WYWH: Wish You Were Here
YGTR: You Got That Right
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
YNK: You Never Know
ZZZ: Sleeping, Bored, Tired
HMU: Hit me up
HODL: Hold on for dear life
WTH: What the hell/heck?
WCW: Woman Crush Wednesday
MCM: Man Crush Monday
FB – Facebook
IG – Instagram
LI – LinkedIn
YT – YouTube
TW – Twitter
DM – Direct message
MT – Modified tweet
PM – Private message
RT – Retweet
DAE – Does anyone else…?
ELI5 – Explain like I’m five
FTFY – Fixed that for you
FTW – For the win
FYI – For your information
G2G or GTG – Got to go
GG – Good game
GTR – Got to run
HBD – Happy birthday
HIFW – How I feel when…
HMB – Hit me back
IMHO – In my humble opinion
IRL – In real life
IMO – In my opinion
MFW – My face when…
ROFL – Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO – Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
SFW – Safe for work
SMH – Shaking my head
TL;DR – Too long; didn’t read
TIL – Today I learned…
TFW – That feeling when…
TBBH – To be brutally honest
TBH – To be honest
TGIF – Thank God it’s Friday
TMI – Too much information
YOLO – You only live once
WFH – Work from home
WBW – Way back Wednesday
WBU – What about you?
ICL – I can’t lie
MMS – Make me smile
NRS – No Replies
PU – Pop Up
SB – Snap Back
SCM – SnapChat Me
SFS / S4S – Snap For Snap – or ‘shout out for shout out’
SMH – Shaking My Head
SR – Slow Replies
IAC = In Any Case
IAE = In Any Event
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
IAO = I Am Out (of here)
IC = I See
ICYMI = In Case You Missed It
IDC = I Don’t Care
IHNI =I have no idea
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IKR = I Know Right
ILY = I Love You
IM = Instant Message
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IMS = I Am Sorry
IRL = In Real Life
ISLY = I Still Love You
ISO = In Search Of
IU2U = It’s Up To You
IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
J/K = Just Kidding
J4F/JFF = Just For Fun
JIC= Just In Case
JLMK = Just Let Me Know
JMO = Just My Opinion
JSYK = Just So You Know
JW = Just Wondering
K or KK = Okay
KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT = Keep In Touch
L8 = Late
L8R = Later
LHO = Laughing Head Off
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
LMBO = Laughing My Butt Off
LMK = Let Me Know
LOL = Lots Of Love
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LOTI = Laughing On The Inside
LTNS = Long Time No See
LYLAS = Love You Like A Sister
LYSM = Love You So Much
MC = Merry Christmas
MGMT = Management
MM = Music Monday
MSM = Mainstream Media
MU = Miss You
MYOB = Mind Your Own Business
NAGI = Not A Good Idea
NFM = Not For Me
NFS = Not For Sale
NM = Nothing Much
NM = Not Much
NOYB = None Of Your Business
NP = No Problem
NSFL = Not Safe For Life
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
NTS = Note To Self
NVM = Never Mind
OH = Overheard
OIC = Oh, I See
OMG = Oh My God
OMW= On My Way
ORLY = Oh, Really?
OT = Off Topic
OTB = Off To Bed
OTOH = On The Other Hand
OTP = On The Phone
OTT = Over The Top
PAW = Parents Are Watching
PCM = Please Call Me
PLS = Please
POV = Point Of View
PPL = People
PTB = Please Text Back
PTMM = Please Tell Me More

Hope you find this article helpful and learned some most used chat abbreviations & acronyms, using these acronyms on instagram while posting some story or sharing post might help you to grow more followers fast as well.