LKR is typically a misspelling of IKR, which means “I know, right?” The confusion comes from the fact that a lowercase l (as in low) and an uppercase I (as in “I know”) look identical in most commonly used type faces. LKR is generally simply … Read more
Wyll in texting usually means “what you look like”. It’s something you might say when talking to someone you haven’t met, and is commonly used on Snapchat, where you can send pictures as a quick response. However, it’s also used in texting and on social … Read more
YW usually simply means “you’re welcome” in texting. It’s most often used as a quick fire way to respond to someone thanking you for something. It has been used in texting since the earliest days of texting, and has quite naturally spread to various corners … Read more
ICL usually means “I can’t lie” in texting. It’s a common phrase used in speech to slightly soften something you’re about to say. It essentially means that, as much as you might not want to, you can’t avoid telling the truth about something. It can … Read more
YSL usually stands for “young stoner life” in rap. This was specifically coined by Young Thug and is the name of his rap label, though it later came to mean “Young Slime Life”. The idea is simply that those at the record label are enjoying … Read more
To be “dressed to the nines” means to be dressed up to perfection. It’s used when someone has gone all out in dressing up for an event, or indeed just for staying at home or whatever they are doing. “To the nines” is a broader … Read more
OG stands for “original gangster” in texting, and is used in a variety of contexts to indicate that someone is an old hat at something. Someone who has been around in some scene or another for a long time, whether that’s a video game, a … Read more
FAM is short for family, and in texting slang it refers to your closest group of friends or individual friends. It can be a way of addressing someone individually or a group as a whole. It’s not just text slang either and is frequently used … Read more
In texting, “wsg” stands for “what’s good”. This is a common greeting used particularly by black Americans although it has recently been adopted by larger and larger numbers of people. It is essentially like saying “what’s up?” or “how’s it going?”–a general greeting by inquiry. … Read more
To do something “by the skin of your teeth” means to do it by a very narrow margin—to only just achieve it. You came very close to failing but you managed to “snatch victory from the jaws of defeat”. You succeeded just barely and may … Read more