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Outdated Equivalent(s) |
| Baby / Babe | baby, bae, bby, hun | babi, bbe, bby, bbz, bbi |
| Be right back | brb, afk, “back in sec” | brb; bbl; bbiaf; bbiab; bbiam; bbias; bbiaw |
| Best friend for ever and ever | “forever bestie” | bffeae |
| Best friends for always | bestie forever, forever friend | bffa |
| Best friends for now | “friend for the moment” | bffn |
| Best friends forever | bestie, ride-or-die, day-one | bff; bffe; bf4e; bf4eva; bf4l; bffae; bffl; bffeae; bffene |
| Best friends forever and ever | “eternal bestie” | bffae; bffene |
| Best mates forever | bestie (UK), mate | bmfe; bmfl; bm4l; bma |
| Best mates till the very end of time | “forever mate” (UK) | bmttveot |
| Best of both worlds | “all in one” | bobw |
| Boyfriend | bf, bae, boo | bf |
| Boyfriends | bfs | bfs |
| Brother | bro, bruh | bro; bruva |
| Brothers | bros, fam | bros; bruz |
| Bye / Goodbye | bye 👋, peace ✌️, later | bi; bai; bibi; bubi; bb; bfn; bbfn; bb4n; buhbi; byes; byeas |
| Girlfriend | gf, wifey, bae | gf |
| Good day | hey, hi | gday |
| Good morning | gm 🌞 | gm |
| Good night | gn 🌙, night night, sleep well | gn; gn8; gnite; gnight |
| Got to go | gtg, peace, “logging off” | g2g; g2gn; gtgfn; g2gp; gtgp; gtgpp |
| Hello / Hi | hi, hey, yo 👋 | hai; heya; heyy |
| Hello (playful) | hiiiii, hey bestie | holla; howz |
| I love you | ily, “love u”, ❤️, 💖 | ilu; ily; iluvya; ilulafklc; iluwamh; ilysm; ilysvm; ily2; ily4e; ilybby; ilym |
| In real life | irl | irl |
| Later | later, cya, catch ya | l8r; l8rs; l8ter; l8rz |
| Love | ❤️, love, ily | <3; less than 3; luv; lv |
| Love of my life | loml, soulmate | loml; lomy |
| Miss you | miss u, miss ya, imy, 😢 | imu; imya; musm; mu; mul |
| On my way | omw, “pulling up” | omw |
| See you / See you later | cya, later 👋, ttyl, catch ya | cya; cu; cul8r; cul8er; cul83r; cyl,a; cyal; cyu |
| Talk to you later | ttyl | ttyl; ttyt |
| What’s up? | sup; wyd; wya | sup; wassup; yo |
| Don’t care | idc, meh, lowkey don’t care | idc; idec |
| Fuck my life | fml (still), rip, bruh moment | fml |
| I don’t know | idk, dunno, ion | idk; idunno; idn; idonno |
| Lame | mid, cringe | lame; lam3rz |
| Laughing | lmao, 😂, 🤣, 💀 | lol; rofl; roflmao; lawl; lollercoaster; lollerskates |
| Meh / indifference | meh (still), idc | meh |
| Oh my God | omg (still), fr, dead 💀 | omg; omfg; omgz; omgwtf; omgwtfbbq |
| Shaking my head | smh (still), bruh 🤦 | smh |
| Shut up | stfu, 🤫, cope | stfu |
| That sucks | rip, L, cope | sux; sucks |
| To be honest | tbh (still), ngl | tbh |
| What the fuck? | wtf, tf, nahh | wtf; omgwtf; omgwtfbbq |
| Win / Victory | W, dub, “big win” | win |
| Annoying / Lame person | cringe, NPC, mid | lamer; lam3rz |
| Bitch | bitch (still), karen (modern insult) | beeoch; beezy; beotch; biatch; biotch; bish; bizatch; biznatch; biznitch; bizzle |
| Fuck you | fuck you (still), stfu, cope | fu; f.u.; f#ck you; fku; fcku |
| Idiot / Dumb | clown 🤡, goofy, bot | id10t; dufus; df; dumbfuck; noob (used as insult) |
| Loser | L, clown 🤡 | lozer; lzr |
| Noob (insult) | bot, scrub, casual | n00b; nooblet; nub |
| Retard (offensive) | slow, goofy (milder modern) | fucktard; fuctard |
| Ugly | mid, trash, goofy-looking | fugly; fug |
| Away from keyboard | afk (still), brb, irl | afk |
| Game over | GG, “it’s a wrap” | game over (literal) |
| Good game | gg (still), ggs, wp (*well played*) | gg |
| Hacker | hacker (still), exploiter | hax0r; h4x0r |
| Lag / Delay | lag, ping issues | lagz; lags |
| Leet / Elite (skilled player) | pro, cracked, goat, sigma, based | 1337; l33t; leet; lee7 |
| Newbie | new player, learner | newb; nub |
| Noob (gaming) | bot, casual, bronze | n00b; nub; noobie |
| Owned | rekt, clapped, destroyed | owned; 0wned |
| Pwned | rekt, destroyed | pwn; pwned |
| Respawn | respawn (still) | respawn (not slangy) |
| Spawn kill | spawn camping | spawn kill (still used) |
| Team kill | tk (still used) | teamkill; tk |
| As soon as possible | asap (still), rn (*right now*) | asap |
| Be right there | brt, omw | brt |
| By the way | btw (still) | btw |
| Cool / Awesome | cool, lit, valid, dope | kewl; k3wl; kool |
| Cool beans | bet, say less | cool beans |
| Great | great (spelled normally), fire 🔥, W | gr8 |
| I don’t care (shrug) | meh, idc | meh |
| In my opinion | imo (still), imho (*in my humble opinion*) | imo; imho |
| Just kidding | jk (still), /s (sarcasm) | jk |
| Laughing my ass off | lmao, 😂 | lmao |
| Oh my God what the fuck barbecue | wtf 🤯, bruh, dead 💀 | omgwtfbbq |
| Rolling on the floor laughing | lmao, 🤣 | rofl |
| Talk to you tomorrow | ttm, ttyt | ttyt |
| Thanks | thx (still), ty, appreciate it | thx; thanx |
| You only live once | yolo (still, meme use) | yolo |
| For your information | fyi (still) | fyi |
| In case you missed it | icymi (still) | icymi |
| Message me back | dm me, hit me up, msg me | mmb; msg |
| No problem | np (still), no worries | np |
| Not safe for work | nsfw (still) | nsfw |
| On the down low / secret | lowkey, on the low | otdl; otdl |
| Rolling eyes | 🙄, smh | rolleyes; rolleyes |
| Shaking my damn head | smdh (still) | smdh |
| Talk to you soon | ttys, ttysoon | ttys |
| Too long didn’t read | tl;dr (still), “summary” | tl;dr |
| Welcome back | welcome back (still) | w/b; wb |
| Work in progress | wip (still) | wip |
| Ate (performed extremely well) | ate, ate that, ate and left no crumbs | nailed it |
| Based (confident, true) | based (still), sigma | based (rare older usage) |
| Bet (agreement / OK) | bet (still), say less | cool beans |
| Boujee (luxury-loving) | boujee, bougie | posh (as slang) |
| Cap / No cap (lie / not a lie) | cap, no cap | no lie (as slang) |
| Clown (foolish) | clown 🤡, bozo | clownery |
| Copium (cope + opium) | copium, seethe, mald | cope harder |
| Cringe (embarrassing) | cringe (still), second-hand cringe | lame |
| Delulu (delusional optimism) | delulu (still), delulu is the solulu (meme) | pipe dream |
| Drip (stylish outfit) | drip, fit, fire fit | swag (dated) |
| Flex (show off) | flex, flexing | showing off (slangy) |
| GOAT (greatest of all time) | goat 🐐, legend | g.o.a.t (spelled) |
| It gives / It’s giving (evokes a vibe) | it gives…, it’s giving… | gives off (slangy) |
| Lowkey / Highkey (subtle / obvious) | lowkey, highkey | on the down low (dl) |
| Main character energy | main character, mce | center of attention (slangy) |
| Malding (mad + balding) | mald, seething | ragequit |
| NPC (unimaginative person) | npc (still), background character | sheeple |
| Pepéga (foolish, Twitch) | pepega, pepe emotes | — |
| Pog / Poggers (excited) | pog, poggers, hype | epic win |
| Ratio (outnumbered likes) | ratio, L + ratio | disliked |
| Rizz (charisma / flirting skill) | rizz, unspoken rizz | game (as in “has game”) |
| Say less (agreement / understood) | say less (still), bet | copy that (slang) |
| Seethe (angry) | seethe, cope, mald | butthurt |
| Sigma (lone-wolf archetype) | sigma, sigma grind | alpha (as meme) |
| Simp (overly attentive to a crush) | simp (still), pick-me (diff nuance) | white knight (dated) |
| Skull (dead from laughter) | 💀 (skull emoji), I’m dead | roflmao |
| Slay (do great / look great) | slay, slayed, serve | werk (dated) |
| Sus (suspicious) | sus (still), sussy | sketchy (as slang) |
| Touch grass (log off / go outside) | touch grass | go outside (slang) |
| Valid (approved / correct) | valid (still), facts | true dat (dated) |
| Vibe / Vibing | vibe, vibes, vibing | chillin’ (as slang) |
| W / L (win / loss) | W, big W / L, took an L | win / fail |
| Yeet (throw / emphatic exclaim) | yeet (still), yeeted | hurl (as slang) |
| Zesty (flamboyant / stylish) | zesty (still; context-sensitive) | spicy (diff nuance) |
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