a

abt – About. abt2 – About to. acc – Actually. add – Address. afaik – As far as I know. afk – Away from keyboard. aka – Also known as. asap – As soon as . . .

b

b – Bisexual / babe. b4 – Before. based – Used when agreeing with something; or recognising someone is being themselves. bc – Because. bet – Yes, ok . . .

c

cap – Lie (often used as ‘no cap’, meaning no lie). cba – Can’t be bothered. cmb – Call me back. cmon – Come on. ctn – Can’t talk now. cu – See you. cua – See you . . .

d

da f/dafuq? – What the f***? diss – Disrespect. dkdc – Don’t know, don’t care. dl – Download. dm – Direct Message, a form of private messaging. dnt – Don’t.

e

ema – Email address. eta – Estimated time of arrival. ez – Easy.

f

f – Female. fam – Short for ‘family’, similar to ‘bro’. faq – Frequently Asked Questions. fb – Facebook. finna – I’m going to. fire – A word to describe something positive . . .

g

g – Gay. g2cu – Good to see you. g2g – Got to go. g2r – Got to run. gamer – Video game player. gf – Girlfriend. gg – Good game. gj – Good job. gl – Good . . .

h

h8 – Hate. hella – Really. hits different – Something that affects you in a particular way. hv – Have. hw – Homework. hbd – Happy Birthday.

i

ib – I’m back. ic – I see. idc – I don’t care. idk – I don’t know. ig – I guess or Instagram. iirc – If I remember correctly. ik(r) – I know (right?). ilu – I love you. ily – I love . . .

j

jk – Just kidding.

k

[ none so far ]

l

l – Lesbian. (take the) l – Loss. l8 – Late. l8r – Later. let them cook – A supportive phrase; to give someone time and space to do something you know they can do. lit – It describes . . .

m

m – Male. m.i.r.l – Meet in real life. mkay – Mmm, okay. mmo – Massively multiplayer online. mmorpg – Massively multiplayer online role-playing game . . .

n

n/a – Not available or not applicable. n2m – Nothing too much. nbd – No big deal. ne – Any. ne1 – Anyone. nm – Not much / Nothing much / Never mind. no cap – No lie . . .

o

oic – Oh, I see. om – Oh my. omg – Oh my God. omw – On my way. onl – Online. ot – Off topic. ova – Over.

p

peak – Unfortunate. peeps – People. pic – Picture. pir – Parent in room. pk – Player kill. pls – Please. plz – Please. pm – Private Message. pmsl – Peeing myself laughing. pov – Point . . .

q

qt – Cutie. qtpi – Cutie pie.

r

r – Are or our. riz/rizz – Charisma. rizzler – Someone who is good at flirting (because they have rizz). rly – Really. rofl – Rolling on the floor laughing. rpg – Role playing . . .

s

sec – Second. seggs – Sex; used as a way to get around language filters. ship – Relationship; or imagining people together (e.g. I ship those two). simp/simping – someone who . .

t

tbh – To be honest. tc – Take care. tea – gossip. tgif – Thank God it’s Friday. thanq – Thank you. thx – Thanks. tmi – Too much information. trans, t*, t+ – Transsexual. ttfn – Ta-ta . . .

u

u – You. u2 – You too. ul – Upload. unalive – Kill; used to get around language filters. ur – Your or you’re.

v

vm – Voicemail.

w

w – win. w@ – What? w/ – With. w/e – Whatever or weekend. w/o – Without. w8 – Wait. wag1 – What’s up. wbu – What about you? wk – Week. wrk – Work. wtf – What the f***. wtg – Way to . . .

x

x – kiss.

y

y? – Why? yeet – To throw something. yktv – You know the vibe. yolo – You only live once. yr – Your. yt – white (or YouTube). yw – You’re welcome.

z

(Gen) Z – People born from around 1997-2012. za – Pizza.