Abbreviated slang terms used on the internet in 2025

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Here’s an expanded, consolidated glossary covering the broad spectrum of internet slang, abbreviations, and acronyms used across social media, texting, gaming, and online culture in 2025. It integrates general slang, platform-specific terms, gamer jargon, and meme-driven phrases, with contextual notes to help you apply them accurately.

General texting and online abbreviations

  • LOL – Laugh out loud

  • LMAO – Laughing my abs off

  • ROFL – Rolling on the floor laughing

  • BRB – Be right back

  • AFK – Away from keyboard

  • OMG – Oh my God

  • IDK – I don’t know

  • IDGAF – I don’t give a fuck

  • FYI – For your information

  • TBH / TBH – To be honest

  • TMI – Too much information

  • IMO / IMHO – In my opinion / In my humble opinion

  • NVM / NMN – Never mind / Not much needed

  • IRL – In real life

  • BFF – Best friends forever

  • DM – Direct message

  • PM – Private message

  • DM me / slide into DMs – Direct message me

  • AMA – Ask me anything

  • BTW – By the way

  • NSFW – Not safe for work

  • NSFL – Not safe for life

  • TL;DR – Too long; didn’t read

  • RIP – Rest in peace (also used jokingly)

  • FWIW – For what it’s worth

  • ICYMI – In case you missed it

  • BBL – Be back later

  • TY / TYSM / TYVM – Thanks / Thank you / Thank you very much

  • W / WYT / WBU – What you think / What you want / What about you

  • L8R – Later

Social platforms and content-creation terms

  • IG / Instagram, FB / Facebook, X / Twitter (branding updates vary by time)

  • YT / YouTube, TT / TikTok

  • FYP – For You Page (TikTok)

  • POV – Point of view

  • DM / PM – Direct message / Private message

  • RT – Retweet

  • Like / ❤️ – Approve or appreciate

  • GG – Good game

  • GLHF – Good luck, have fun

  • SMH – Shaking my head

  • OOF – Expressing sympathy or embarrassment

  • Pog / PogChamp / Poggers – Excitement or impressed reaction

  • Cap / No cap – Lie / tell the truth

  • Flex – Show off

  • Sus – Suspicious

  • It’s giving / It’s a vibe – Expressing a mood or aesthetic

  • Bet – Agreement or challenge accepted

  • Lurk / Lurker – Observing without engaging

  • Glow up – Dramatic improvement

  • Simp – Overly attentive or deferential behavior

  • Ratio – Negative engagement in response to a post

  • Streak – Consecutive days of activity or engagement

  • Boss move – Impressive action or decision

  • Clout – Influence or popularity

  • Fire – Excellent or trendy

Gamer and esports terms

  • GG – Good game

  • GG EZ – Good game, easy (taunting, context-sensitive)

  • GLHF – Good luck, have fun

  • XP – Experience points

  • HP – Hit points

  • DPS – Damage per second

  • DMG – Damage

  • OP – Overpowered

  • NERF – A change that weakens a character or item

  • CC – Crowd control

  • AoE – Area of effect

  • RNG – Random number generator; RNGesus as luck personification

  • Farm / Grinding – Repetitive play to gain items/resources

  • Noob / Newb – Inexperienced player

  • Smurf – High-skill player using a new account

  • Meta – Current dominant strategies

  • Tilt – Emotional frustration affecting play

  • Ragequit – Quit a game in anger

  • PVE / PVP – Player vs environment / Player vs player

  • Run it back – Replay the same match or round

  • Clamp / Buff / Nerf – Balancing terms around power changes

  • MMR – Matchmaking rating

  • Spawn / Roam / Push / Gank – Map positioning and tactics

Streaming and meme language

  • Pog / PogChamp / Poggers – Intense excitement

  • Cap / No cap – False/true statements

  • Cringe – Embarrassingly awkward

  • Dank – High-quality meme or joke

  • Keqing energy – (context-dependent meme phrase; note that some memes vary locally)

  • It’s giving / It’s a vibe – Describing a mood or aesthetic

  • Clout – Influence or attention seeking

  • Fire / Lit – Excellent

  • Savage – Harshly impressive or uncompromising

  • No cap – Telling the truth

  • Shots fired – Direct jab at someone

  • Stonks – Finance meme used humorously

  • Beta / Alpha – Early access stages

Meme and internet-culture shorthand

  • Cancelled, cancel culture

  • Karen / Chad – Behavior stereotypes

  • Big yikes – Strong reaction of embarrassment or shock

  • This is fine – Irony about a problematic situation

  • It’s the [meme] for me – Descriptive meme phrase

  • Chef’s kiss – Compliment for quality

  • It’s giving (vibe) – Expressing a mood or aesthetic

  • Boujee – Luxurious or high-class, often aspirational

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