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Internet Slang and Emoticons

Internet slang and abbreviations

Slang Variations Modern use Meaning
/s Yes Sarcasm (suffix)
3cool5u 3cool5me Yes "Too cool for you"; from "2cool4u"
420 Yes "Marijuana"
afaik Yes "As far as I know"
afk Yes "Away from keyboard"
asl a/s/l Yes "Age/sex/location?"; sexual context
atm Yes "At the moment"
atw Rare "All the way"; expresses approval
ayy ayy lmao Yes "Yeah"; often accompanies humor/thanks
bae Yes Informal/sarcastic form of "baby"
bb Yes "Baby" / "Be back"
bbiab Rare "Be back in a bit"
bbl Yes "Be back later"
bbs Yes "Be back soon"
bc b/c, cuz Yes "Because"
bf Yes "Boyfriend"
bff Yes "Best friend forever"
bork borked Yes "Break" / "Broken"
brb Yes "Be right back"
btw Yes "By the way"
cba Yes "Can't be arsed"
convo Yes "Conversation"
cp Yes "Child porn" (internet taboo)
cya Yes "See ya [later]"
cya cu Yes "See you [later]"
dank Yes Similar to "cool"
dc d/c, dc'd Yes "Disconnect(ed)" / "Don't care"
dem feels Yes Reaction to emotional text
fml Yes "Fuck my life" (jokingly)
ftfy Yes "Fixed that for you" (sarcastic)
ftl Yes "For the lose"; expresses dislike
ftw Yes "For the win"; expresses approval
fyi Yes "For your information"
g2g gtg Yes "Got to go"
g4u Yes "Good for you"; often sarcastic
gf Yes "Girlfriend"
gg Yes "Good game"; occasionally "got to go"
goml Yes "Get on my level"
gr8 No "Great"
gratz congratz Yes "Congratulations"
gtfo Yes "Get the fuck out"
guiz Yes "Guys"; meant to sound stupid
hbu Yes "How 'bout you?"
hru Yes "How are you?"
idc Yes "I don't care"
idgaf Yes "I don't give a fuck"
idk idfk, idek Yes "I don't (fucking/even) know"
iirc Yes "If I recall correctly"
ik Yes "I know"
ikr inorite Yes "I know, right?"
ily ilu Yes "I love you"
inb4 Yes "In before"; prefixes a prediction
irl Yes "In real life"
jfc Yes "Jesus fucking Christ"
jk Yes "Just kidding"
John Cena Yes Similar use to "Chuk Norris"
JOHN CENA Yes Comonly used spam phrase
js Yes "Just sayin'"
k kk Yes "Okay"
kappa keepo Yes Sarcasm
kek kekekek Yes Translates to "lol"; laughter
kms Yes "Kill myself" (jokingly)
kthx kthxbai Yes "'kay-thanks(-bye)"; implies firmness
l8r No "Later"
leet l33t, 1337 Yes Slang for "elite"
lmao lmfao Yes "Laughing my (fucking) ass off"
lol lulz, lel, lawl Yes "Laugh out loud"
lrl Rare "Laughing really loudly"
lrn2 Yes "Learn to ..."; e.g. "lrn2read"
m8 m9 Yes "Mate"
mfw Yes "My feeling when"
mrw Yes "My reaction when"
nerf Yes "Weaken"; e.g. "ak47 is op, plz nerf"
ngl Yes "Not gonna lie"
nm Rare "Not much"; occasionally "never mind"
nmu Rare "Not much, you?"
noob nub Rare Slang for "newbie"
nu Yes Cute "no"
nvm Yes "Never mind"
ofc Yes "Of course"
omf Rare "Oh my fuck"
omg omfg Yes "Oh my (fucking) god"
omw Yes "On my way"
ooc Yes "Out-of-context"
op Yes "Overpowered"
OP Yes "Original post(er)"
orly Yes "Oh really?"
pepe Yes Poorly drawn frog from 4chan
pleb plebs Yes "Plebian(s)"; conformist; "noob"
pleb tier Yes Of "noob"/conformist quality
plz pls, pl0x Yes Please
pron pr0n, pr0nz Yes "Pornography"
pwned pwn Rare "Powned"; like "owned"
rekt Yes "Wrecked"; like "owned"
rickroll Yes Common rank involving Rick Astley
rip Yes Laughter in response to failure
rms Rare Richard Stallman
rofl Rare "Rolling on floor laughing"
rotflol No "Rolling on floor laughing out loud"
rtfm Yes "Read the fucking manual"
rude rood Yes Response to insult/taunt
shank Yes Stab
smd Yes "Suck my dick"
smh Yes "Shake my head"
swag swagger Yes Coolness (sarcastic)
tbf Yes "To be fair"
tbh Yes "To be honest"
tbt Yes "Throwback Thursday" / "Throwback to"
tf Yes "... the fuck?" / "That feeling"
tfw Yes "That feeling when"
thx Yes "Thanks"
TIL Yes "Today I learned"
tl;dr tl;dw Yes "Too long; didn't read" / "... watch"
tmw Yes "That moment when"
tolo Rare "Tits out legs open"
topkek toplel Yes Neologism of "kek"; laughter
ty Yes "Thank you"
uwotm8 Yes "You what mate?!"
w00t woot No Exclamation of joy
wb Yes "Welcome back"
wot wat Yes "What"; meant to sound stupid
wtb Yes "Want-to-buy"; looking to buy
wtf Yes "What the fuck"
wtg w2g Rare "Way to go"; sarcastic
wts Yes "Want-to-sell"; looking to sell
wuu2 Rare "What [are] you up to?"
yarly Yes "Yeah, really"
ymmv Yes "Your mileage may vary"
yolo yoloswag Yes "You only live once"
yw Yes "You're welcome"

* Recency to common Internet vocabulary, not use elsewhere. Many words have origins that are much older than the Internet, such as "pwn" and "shank".

Emoticons

Latin

Emoticon Description
:) Smile
:( Frown
:P Raspberry (tongue sticking out)
:c Cute frown
:< Cute frown
c: Cute smile
<: Devious smile
:L Uneasy
:/ Uneasy
:\ Uneasy
^_^ Cartoon smile
^.^ Cartoon smile
>_< Cartoon grimace
>.< Cartoon grimace
>_> Looking sideways; avoiding eye contact
<_< Looking sideways; avoiding eye contact
>.> Looking sideways; avoiding eye contact
<.< Looking sideways; avoiding eye contact
-.- Angry stare ("not amused")
-_- Angry stare ("not amused")
o_o Small eyes; aghast
o.o Small eyes; aghast
._. Small eyes; aghast
;_; Crying
>:) Evil grin
:] Robot smile
:} Devious smile
:| Serious face
>:( Angry
>:| Angry
-.^ Raised eyebrow
-_^ Raised eyebrow
8) Nerdy/geeky face
B) Cool face, with shades
<3 Heart
xD Cringe-smile

Emoji

Proper emoji use non-Latin characters to create complex, detailed faces. There are a lot of combinations; I'll only list emoji that I see often.

Emoji Description
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Shrug ("idk")
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻) Flip table
┬──┬ ¯\_(ツ) Restore flipped table
(╯°□°)╯ Gasp, hands in the air
ಠ_ಠ Skeptical/not-amused stare
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Trollface/"Lenny" (doesn't print properly in some browsers)
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