Dating & Texting Acronyms

Dating and Texting Acronyms

Here you will find a list of dating, relationship and related acronyms used by people when messaging usually by texting, instant messaging and emails. This type of short form slang was used initially to help reduce the time typing. Most acronyms are the first letter of each word in the phrase capitalized. This list is alphabetized for your convenience. You can search this dating acronyms list and website for a particular word or search the full text to find every reference of the acronym, word and/or phrase.

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2NITE
Tonight
411
Information
419
For One Night (refers to a one night stand)
420
Marijuana
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A
A
Asian
ADR or addy
Address
AF
As F*ck
AFA
A friend always
AFK
Away from keyboard
AISI
As I see it
AKA
Also known as
AL
Animal lover
AMBW
All my best wishes
ANR/ABF
A Nursing Relationship/Adult Breast Feeding
ASAP
As soon as possible
ATST
At the same time
AYS
Are you sure?
Avatar
Small photo of the person or image used to represent the person
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B
B
Black
B4
Before
B4N
Bye for now
B&D
Bondage and domination
BB
Body builder
BBIAF
Be back in a few
BBL
Be back later
BBN
Bye-bye now
BBW
Big beautiful woman
BDE
Big dick energy
BDSM
Bondage/Discipline/Sadomasochism
BF
Boyfriend
BHM
Big handsome man, Big husky man, Big heavy man, Bald headed man
BI
Bi-sexual
BIF
Bi-sexual female
BIM
Bi-sexual male
BS
Big Smile
BTW
By the way
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C
C
Christian, Couple
C-P
Sleepy
CAP
Capricorn
CD
Cross-dresser
CD
Cross-dresser
CFNM
Clothed Female Naked Male
CPL
Couple
CSL
Can't stop laughing
CU
See you
CWYL
Chat with you later
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D
D
Divorced
D&S
Dominance and submission
DD
Daddy Dom
DDF
Drug and disease free
DF
Drug free
DGT
Don't go there
DHYB
Don't hold your breath
DKDC
Don't know, don't care
DM
Direct message
DOB
Date of birth
Dom
Dominate male
Domme
Dominate female
DTE
Down to earth
DTF
Down to F@*k
DTR
Define the relationship
DWM
Divorced white male
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E
EG
Evil grin
EOM
End of message
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F
F
Female
F2F
Face to face
FA
Fat acceptance
FAF
Fit as f*ck - Fit in UK English can mean sexually attractive as well as having good aerobic capacity.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FBO
Facebook Official - Your relationship status on Facebook reflects you are now in a relationship.
FLR
Female led relationship - The female is dominant in the relationship
FOAF
Friend of a friend
FOMO
Fear of missing out - Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often triggered from posts seen on social media services like Facebook.
FS
Financially secure
FTA
Fun, travel, and adventure
FTTB
For the time being
FtM
Female-to-male transgendered
FWB
Friends with benefits - Refers to friends who are having sex with each other but do not see each other romantically and do not want a relationship beyond friendship.
FWIW
For what it's worth
FYI
For your information
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G
G
Gay
GBM
Gay black male
GAL
Get a life
GC
Gay couple
GEM
Gemini
GF
Girlfriend
GL
Good Luck
GLBT
Gay lesbian bisexual transgendered
GLBTQIA
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, intersexed and ally
GR8
Great
GSOH
Good sense of humor
GTG
Got to go
GTSY
Glad to see ya
GWM
Gay white male
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H
H
Hispanic
HAGO
Have a good one
HAK
Hugs and kisses
HB
Hurry back
HHOK
Ha, ha only kidding
HTH
Hope this helps
HWP
Height weight proportional
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I
IAE
In any event
IDKY
I don't know you
ILU or ILY or 143
I love you
IMO
In my opinion
INCEL
Involuntarily celibate
IR
Interracial
IRL
In real life
ISO
In search of
IWSN
I want sex now
IYSS
If you say so
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J
J
Jewish
JBY
Just be yourself
J/W
Just wondering
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K
K
Kiss for you
KOTL
Kiss on the lips
KIT
Keep in touch
KWIM
Know what I mean
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L
L
Lesbian
LD
Long distance or Light drinker
LDR
Long distance relationship
LGBTQ
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (or questioning)
LGBTQIA+
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, + (placeholder for other gender identities)
LGBTQIA2S+
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, + (placeholder for other gender identities)
LIB
Libra
LMAO
Laughing my ass off
LMIRL
Let's meet in real life
LMK
Let me know
LOL
Laughing out loud
LS
Light smoker or Legally separated
LTA
Long term arrangement - Usually lasts longer than 6 months
LTIC
Laughing 'til I cry
LTNS
Long time no see
LTR
Long Term Relationship or Label the relationship
LYL
Love ya lots
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M
M
Male or Married
M4M
Man 4 man
M4W
Man for woman
M8
Mate
MBA
Married but available
MC
Married couple
MILF
Mother I’d Like to F*ck
MM
Marriage minded
MGTOW
Men Going Their Own Way
MorF
Male or Female
MRS
Meet real soon
MSM
Men seeking men
MSW
Men seeking women
MtF
Male-to-female transgendered
MWBRL
More will be revealed later
MYOB
Mind your own business
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N
NALOPKT
Not a lot of people know that
NBD
No big deal
NBM
Never been married
ND
Non drinker or No drugs
NIFOC
Nude in front of computer
NK
No kids
NM
Never married
NOYB
None of your business
NP
No problem
NS
Non smoker
NSA
No strings attached
NSR
No strings relationship
NRE
New relationship energy
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O
OIC
Oh I see
OLL
Online love
ONNA
Oh no, not again
ONS
One night stand
OOC
Out of character
OT
Off topic
OTOH
On the other hand
OTP
On the phone or One true pairing (dream couple) or One Time Password or One Time PIN
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P
P
Professional or Petite
Pan
Pansexual
PC
Prince charming or Politically Correct or Personal Computer
PDA
Public display of affection
PIS
Pisces
PITA
Pain in the ass
PPM
Pay per meet
POF
Plenty of Fish
Poly
Polyamory
POSSLQ
Person of opposite sex sharing living quarters
POV
Point of view
POT
Potential - A potential SD or SM that you have been communicating with but haven’t actually set up an arrangement with
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Q
QT
Cutie
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R
RBTL
Read between the lines
RL
Real life
RN
Right now
ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing
RTS
Real time sex
RUMORF
Are you male or female?
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S
S
Single
S&M or S/M
Sado and masochism
SAG
Sagittarius
SALT
Single and loving it
SB
Sugar baby
SBM
Single black male
SBF
Single black female
SBW
Single black woman
SCO
Scorpio
SD
Social drinker or Sugar daddy
SF
Super friendly
SGL
Single
SI
Similar interests
SM
Sugar mommy
SMIM
Send me an instant messager
SMEM
Send me an E-Mail
SNAG
Sensitive new age guy
SO
Significant other
SOH
Sense of humor
SorG
Single or gay
SR
Sugar relationship
STA
Short term arrangement - Usually lasts less than 6 months
STDs
Sexually transmitted diseases
STIs
Sexually transmitted infections
STR8
Straight
STYS
Speak to you soon
Sub
Submissive
Sus
Suspicious or Suspect
SWF
Single white female
SWM
Single white male
SWDYT
So what do you think
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T
T4M
Transgendered looking for men
TAH
Take a hike
TAU
Taurus
TBF
To be fair (or frank), or Throwback Friday
TDH
Tall, dark, and handsome
TDTM
Talk dirty to me
TG
Transgendered
THX
Thanks
TIAIL
Think I am in love
TLC
Tender loving care
TLC
Tongue in cheek
TM
Trust me
TMI
Too much information
TS
TransSexual
TTYL
Talk to you later
TYVM
Thank you very much
TV
Transvestite
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U
Sorry no acronyms found that start with this letter.
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V
VBD
Very bad dating
VGL
Very good looking
VIR
Virgo
VM
Voice mail
W
W
White or Widowed
W4M
Woman for man
W4W
Woman for woman
WAA
Will anwser all
WE
Well endowed or Whatever
WG
Wicked grin
WLTM
Would like to meet
WO
Workout
WTF
What the F@#k
WTR
Willing to relocate
WUF
Where are you from?
WYCM
Will you call me?
WYRN
What's your real name?
WYSIWYG
What you see is what you get
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X
X
Extreme
XO / XOXO
Love and Kisses
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Y
YAFI
You asked for it
YDKM
You don't know me
YNK
You never know
YO
Years old
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Z
Sorry no acronyms found that start with this letter.
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