Internet Slang

Numbers

1337 - Derived from the word leet which is slang for the word elite.

2 - Used to replace the word 'to' or 'too'

A

AFAIK - As far as I know

AFK - Away from keyboard

ASAP - As soon as possible

ASL - Age/sex/location

ATEOTD - At The End of the Day

ATM - At the moment

AWOL - Absent Without (Official) Leave

B

BBIAB - Be back in a bit

BBQ - Barbecue. Not Internet slang itself, and it is often combined with other abbreviations.

BBL/BBS - Be back later / soon

BFF - Best Friends Forever

blog - Also known as web log or an online journal

bot - Robot. Any type of automated software in chat rooms

BRB - Be right back

BSOD - Blue Screen of Death (usually associated with Microsoft Windows systems)

BTDT - Been there done that

BTW - By the way

C

CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong

CU - See you (later)

CYA - See ya

D

DND - Do not disturb

DOA - Dead on arrival. Refers to hardware that is broken (dead) upon delivery.

E

E2EG - Ear To Ear Grin

ETA - Estimated time of arrival

F

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)

flamer - Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll

FTL - For the loss. Typically said when something undesirable happens. Ex. "Broken computers FTL."

FTW - For the win. The opposite of FTL.

FWIW - For what it's worth

FYI - For your information

G

GFU - Good for you

GG - Good game. Used at or near the conclusion of a computer gaming session.

GJ - Good job

gratz - Congratulations

GTG or G2G - 'Got to go' or 'Good to go'

H

HF - Have fun

haxor or H4x0r - Computer Hacker

HTH - Hope this / that helps

HTML - Hypertext markup language. A computer programming language used in development of web sites.

I

IDK - I don't know

IONO - I don't know

IIRC - If I recall/remember correctly

IIUC - If I understand correctly

IMO/IMHO - 'In my opinion' or 'In my humble opinion'

IOW - In other words

IRL - In real life

IYKWIM - If you know what I mean

J

JK or j/k - Just kidding

K

K - OK

KTHX - OK, thanks

L

L8R - Later (as in, see you later)

lag - Term for slow internet speeds

lamer - An idiot, someone who is 'lame' or boring.

LBR - Loser beyond repair

leet - Slang for 'elite'

LMAO - Laughing my (ass) off

LMK - Let me know

LOL - Laugh/laughing out loud

LTNS - Long time no see

M

MOTD - Message of the day

MYOB - Mind your own business

N

newbie/newb/n00b - Someone who is inexperienced or new to something

NM - Usually means 'not much' or 'nevermind'

NP - No problem

NSFW - Not safe for work. Used to flag web content that is 'unsafe' for the workplace.

O

ORLY - Oh really?

OIC - Oh I see

OMG - Oh my God

OMW - On my way

OS - Operating system (like Windows XP)

OT - Off topic

OTOH - On the other hand

P

P2P - Peer to peer, or person to person

PITA - Pain in the ass

POV - Point of view

PPL - People

pwned - Misspell of 'owned'

Q

QFT - Quoted for truth

R

RL - Real life

ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing

ROTFLOL - Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud

S

SFW - Safe for work

Smiley - A smiley face or emoticon often used during chat

Sup - What's up

T

TBH - To be honest

TGIF - Thank goodness it's Friday

TMI - Too much information

TOS - Terms of service

TTFN - Ta ta for now

TTYL - Talk to you later

TY - Thank you

U

U - You

V

W

woot/w00t - Used to express happiness, similar to using the word 'yay'

w/ - Used to replace the word 'with'

WB - Welcome back

WE or W/E - Whatever

WRT - With respect/regard to

WTB - Want to buy

WTG - Way to go!

WTS - Want to sell

WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get

X

Y

YKW - You know what?

YMMV - Your mileage may vary

YW - You're welcome

Z

ZOMG - An intentional misspell of the acronym 'OMG' and also means 'oh my God'