What is WYD? LMFAO? SMH? – Internet abbreviations decoded

If you’re feeling left out by all the abbreviations and terms used in chat and online, you’re not alone. TechJunkie is asked to decode slang terms all the time, which is what prompted this post. One of the most frequent questions we are asked is about ‘WYD and what it means’ so today I answer that one and many more.

What does WYD mean?

If you see WYD in chat or online, it simply means ‘What you doing?’ The context depends on the message itself but is primarily used as an interrogative. Someone simply wants to know what you are doing right now. That’s it.

Other internet abbreviations you may come across

So with that mystery solved, let’s take a look at some other common abbreviations you’re likely to see while online. As you can imagine, there are a few that contain swearing. I have edited them out with the obligatory ‘*’ so these are safe for work.

• HBY – How About You?
• LMAO – Laughing My Ass Off.
• LMFAO – Laughing My F**king Ass Off.
• Suh – What’s up?
• Sup – What’s up?
• Wag1 – What’s going on?
• Wagwan – What’s going on?
• WBU – What About You?
• WBY – What About You?
• WUU2 – What You Up To?
• WYS – What You Saying?
• BOL – Bark Out Loud or Barking Out Loud.
• CTFU – Cracking The F**k Up.
• FSE – Funniest Sh*t Ever.
• Kek – LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud or Laughing Out Loud.
• KML – Killing Myself Laughing.
• KMSL – Killing Myself Laughing.
• Lawl – LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud or Laughing Out Loud.

• LBS – Laughing But Serious.
• LBVS – Laughing But Very Serious.
• LEL – LOL, which stands for Laugh Out Loud or Laughing Out Loud.
• LHH – Laughing Hella Hard.
• LLAB – Laughing Like A Bitch.
• LLF – Laugh Like F**k or Laughing Like F**k.
• LLS – Laughing Like Sh*t.
• LMHO – Laughing My Head Off.
• LOL – Laugh Out Loud or Laughing Out Loud.
• ROFL – Rolling On Floor Laughing.
• ROTFLMAO – Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off.
• XD – An emoticon for a laughing face.
• OP – Original Poster – the person who started the forum post or question.
• FR – For Real.
• FRFR – For Real, For Real.
• Legit – Genuine or genuinely.
• NFS – No Funny Sh*t.
• NGL – Not Gonna Lie.
• OMS – On My Soul.
• OTC – On The Cool.
• S2G – Swear To God.
• Srs – Serious.
• Srsly – Seriously.
• STG – Swear To God.
• Trill – True and real.
• SMDH – Shaking My Damn Head.
• SMFH – Shaking My F**king Head.
• Derp – An interjection in response to a stupid comment.
• GTFO – Get The F**k Out.
• KYS – Kill Yourself.
• TTYL – Talk To You Later.
• TTYS – Talk To You Soon.
• TTYT – Talk To You Tomorrow.
• BMS – Broke My Scale.
• Chula – Cute or sexy.
• Lush – Great or attractive.
• MILF –Mom I’d Like To F**k.
• Peng – A very attractive person or something of exceptional quality.
• PYT – Pretty Young Thing.
• Shawty – Girlfriend or an attractive female.
• Smexy – Very sexy.
• LOML – Love Of My Life.
• Sprung – Infatuated with someone.
• Cute – Attractive in a pretty or endearing way.
• QT – Cutie.
• TGIF – Thank God It’s Friday.

There are literally thousands of these abbreviations that vary depending on where in the country and the world you might be. If you come across one that isn’t listed here, Google is very definitely your friend.

Got any cool slang terms that might make us laugh? Tell us about them below if you do!