Chat slang

Words or letters users use in place for other real words. For example, instead of typing out "are", a user may only type "r". Chat slang is used as a way to type a long words into short one-to-four letter words and also commonly used for words that are hard for young people to spell. Although chat slang is often easier and faster method of typing it is almost always harder for most users to read and often causes a lot of educated people to ignore you. Below is an example of someone saying "Are you smart because I need someone smart".

r u smart bcoz i need some1 smart

If you're looking for chat shorthand words such as "cya", "lol", "ty", etc. see our shorthand dictionary definition for a listing of these terms and each of their meanings. Below is a listing of commonly used chat slang (common typo) words and their proper English meaning.

When chatting or typing anything on the Internet, unless you're talking to another user who uses this type of slang we highly suggest you type out the full words and always try to use proper capitalization and punctuation. Although this may take more time to type it will save time for all the other users reading it. One exception to this rule is users using text messaging or any type of messaging services sent over cell phones or other devices that do not have their own keyboard.

Also see: Abbreviation, Chat definitions, Jargon, Leet speak, Shorthand