Meanings

HB in text most often means "happy birthday," a two-letter shortcut people drop into birthday comments, group chats, and DMs. It can also stand for "hot babe," a rating term…

WYS most often stands for "what you saying" (or "what you sayin'"). It is a quick reaction to something someone just said, used to push back, to show disbelief, or…

FFS stands for "for f***'s sake." In texts, game chats, and social media posts, it signals exasperation, frustration, or anger, usually about a situation that keeps going wrong. If you…

BMS stands for "broke my scale." In texts, comments, and captions, it is a compliment, most often about how someone looks, saying the person is so good-looking that they went…

SU has no single meaning. In slang it can mean “swipe up,” “scroll up,” “shut up” or “see you,” and outside slang it is also the Spanish word su (his,…

IGHT is texting slang for “alright.” It is a shortened spelling of “aight,” which comes from “all right” as pronounced in colloquial Black English, and people use it to say…

IIRC means "if I recall correctly" or "if I remember correctly." People type it when they are sharing something from memory and want to leave room for a mistake, as…

PTSO most often means Parent Teacher Student Organization, the volunteer group that supports a school. If you saw it in a text, the sender was most likely talking about a…

TBD means "to be determined." In a text, it tells you that a detail such as a time, place, or decision has not been settled yet and will be confirmed…

In a chat, KMS usually stands for "kill myself." Most of the time it is hyperbole, a dramatic way to say something is embarrassing, annoying, or exhausting. It can also…