Want to know definitions of internet slang?

April 22, 2025

internet-slang

I guarantee that this young girl knows the definition of every bit of internet slang, while I have never had a total primer on this stuff. Yes, I’ve been forced to figure it out on my own. Good thing I’m proficient in “search engine.” And yes, this makes me feel.a little out of it.

I do ok, but I thought you might enjoy some definitions. They may come in handy, not only in your online life, but in talking with, say, your grandkids. Yes, we are that old. So here goes:

Found this cool image on line. In case you can’t read small text of this post. More definitions, below.

internet-slang

And  all of these:

BRB: Be right back
BTW: By the way
FYI: For your information
GTG: Got to go
IMO: In my opinion
IRL: In real life
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
LOL: Laughing out loud
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing

BFF: Best friends forever
Boujee: Rich or acting rich
Dope: Awesome or high quality
Extra: Acting in a dramatic or exaggerated way
Fam: Friends or family
Fire: Cool or amazing

FOMO: Fear of missing out
GOAT: Greatest of all time
Lit: Cool or awesome
Mood: Relatable feeling or experience

TMI: Too much information
SMH: Shaking my head
IDK: I don’t know
TBH: To be honest
NGL: Not gonna lie
NSFW: Not safe for work
OfC: Of course
OG: Original
OP: Original poster
TTYL: Talk to you later

Oh, and you are so welcome!

8 comments on “Want to know definitions of internet slang?
  1. Laurie Stone says:

    Thank you for these. The New York Times crossword puzzle is always using texting slang, which I never know (at least most of them). This will come in handy.

  2. Fun post! I know a lot of these. It helps that I got a computer degree in 1984 and have never been very far from them since. But I can’t seem to keep OG in my head and I was missing NGL, OfC, and TTYL.

  3. Well, I guess I’m doing okay since I knew all but one of these, haha.

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