This is a list of a few common English internet abbreviations because I keep forgetting them.
I will update this list as soon as I find new ones. (Last update 2026-05-19)
Also, this is not censored and some abbreviations may contain some mean words, so cover your children's eyes.
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| Abbr. | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| /j | Joking | It doesn't work because it's an iPhone /j |
| /s | Sarcasm | He is so much better /s |
| abt | About | It was abt 50 kilometers |
| afk | Away from keyboard (offline, absent) | I'm afk for the next hour or so |
| alr | Alright | - how was the movie? - alr I guess |
| atm | At the moment | I'm really busy atm |
| atp | At this point | Just buy a new PC atp |
| brb | [I'm going to] be right back | let me try that brb |
| bs | Bullshit | I don't belive that bs |
| btw | By the way | I use Arch btw |
| dw | Don't worry | dw I already know |
| ffs | For fuck's sake | - the dog pooped on the floor again - oh ffs |
| fr | For real | - everyone should be doing that! - fr |
| ftfy | Fixed that for you | the link you sent was broken ftfy |
| ftw | For the win (the best) | linux ftw |
| fw | Fuck with (used as like or vibe with) | I totally fw this video |
| fyi | For your information | fyi firefox is better |
| fym | [What the] fuck [do] you mean? | - remember the corona pandemic? that was six years ago! - fym it's already been six years? |
| fyp | For you page (such as on TikTok) | recently saw this on my fyp |
| gl | Good luck | gl with that |
| gng | Gang (Guys) | is that cool gng? |
| icic | I see, I see | - You made a mistake on page 22. - icic |
| idk | I don't know | yeah idk what's causing this |
| ig | I guess | that's also an option ig |
| iirc | If I remember correctly | this isn't not possible iirc |
| imo | In my opinion | imo blue looks better |
| imho | In my humble opinion | imho I don't like using photoshop |
| inb4 | In before (expected that) | inb4 it's paid |
| istg | I swear to god | If they win istg |
| js | Just saying (can also be repeated like: jsjsjs) | That's a really bad idea js |
| kys | Kill yourself | - |
| lgtm | Looks good to me | - could you check if I did everything correctly? - lgtm |
| lmao | Laughing my ass off | that was so dumb lmao |
| lmk | Let me know | lmk if it checks out |
| lol | Laughing out loud | lol I just noticed |
| lwk | Low-key | It's a banger lwk |
| mfs | Motherfuckers | those mfs really waited until the last second |
| ngl | Not gonna lie | I was kinda surprised ngl |
| ofc | Of course | oh ofc it is |
| pls | Please | Can you show me pls? |
| pov | Point of View | pov: you remember at 2am that you have a test tommorow |
| rlly | Really? | - I won the beauty contest! - rlly? |
| rn | Right now | Are you serious rn? |
| rtfm | Read the fucking manual | I'd just say rtfm |
| r | Are | you r dumb |
| smth | Something | it was smth about cars |
| smh | Shake my head | that was really unnecessary smh |
| srs | Serious | - |
| stfu | Shut the fuck up | - I use arch btw - stfu |
| sybau | Shut your bitch ass up | - |
| tbh | To be honest | I don't even know what's going on tbh |
| tbqh | To be quite honest | I liked the other one better tbqh |
| tho | Though | you don't have an iphone tho |
| til | Today I learned | til that platypuses are mammals |
| tldr | Too long; didn't read | tldr: use another computer |
| tldw | Too long; didn't watch | tldw she installed steam on it |
| tmrw | Tomorrow | are you free tmrw? |
| u | You | who are u? |
| ur | You're / your | ur music is great! |
| wbu | What about [yo]u? | - I'm good, wbu? - I'm fine |
| wya | Where [are] you at? | - wya? - I'm at the hotel |
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