Dating Acronyms: The Ultimate List Of Useful Dating Abbreviations (2024)

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Have you ever stumbled across an acronym in a dating profile or someone’s bio that you can’t figure out? Even if you are active on different dating apps and websites, there’s probably a dating acronym or two that you still don’t know. Here’s an alphabetical list of some of the most popular dating acronyms being used online and what they mean.

A

• A: Asian
• AKA: Also Known As
• AL: Animal Lover
• AML: All My Love
• ASAP: As Soon As Possible
• ASL: Age Sex Location
• Avatar: Small picture used to represent a person

B

• B: Black
• B&D: Bondage And Domination
• BB: Barebacking or Big and Beautiful
• BBW: Big Beautiful Woman
• BDE: Big Dick Energy
• BDSM: Bondage and Domination, Sadism and Masochism
• BF: Boyfriend
• B4N: Bye For Now
• Bi: Bisexual
• BiF: Bisexual Female
• BiM: Bisexual Male

C

• C: Christian
• CD: Crossdresser
• CPL: Couple

D

• D: Divorced
• DBF: Divorced Black Female
• DBM: Divorced Black Male
• DD or D&D Free: Drug and Disease free
• DDF: Drug & Disease Free
• DTE: Down to Earth
• DTR: Define The Relationship
• DWF: Divorced White Female
• DWM: Divorced White Male

E

• Exing: Unable to get over an ex

F

• F2F: Face to Face
• FA: Fat Admirer
• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
• F: Female
• FFA: Female Fat Admirer
• FtM: Female-to-Male Transgendered
• FS: Financial Secure
• FTTB: For The Time Being
• FWB: Friends with Benefits
• FYI: For Your Information
• 4YEO: For Your Eyes Only

G

• G: Gay
• GBM: Gay Black Male
• GBF: Gay Black Female
• GF: Girlfriend
• GLBT: Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered
• GLBTQIA: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning, Intersexed and Ally
• GSOH: Good Sense of Humor
• GTSY: Good To See You
• GWF: Gay White Female
• GWM: Gay White Male

H

• H: Hispanic
• HNG: Horny Net Geek
• HWP: Height/Weight Proportionate

I

• IR: Interracial
• IRL: In Real Life
• ISO: In Search Of

J

• J: Jewish
• JBY: Just Be Yourself

K

• K: Kids

L

• L: Lesbian
• LD: Light Drinker
• LDR: Long Distance Relationship
• LDS: Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
• LGBT or GLBT: Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered
• LOL: Laughing Out Loud
• LS: Legally Separated, or Light Smoker
• LTR: Long-Term Relationships
• LVM: Low-Value Male
• LVW: Low-Value Woman

M

• M: Male
• MBA: Married but Available
• MBC: Married Black Couple
• MBF: Married Black Female
• MBM: Married Black Male
• MOTSS: Member Of The Same-Sex
• MSM: Man Seeking Men, or men who have sex with men
• MSW: Man Seeking Women
• MtF: Male-to-Female transgendered
• MWC: Married White Couple
• MWF: Married White Female
• MWM: Married White Male

N

• NA: Native American
• NBM: Never Been Married
• ND: Non-Drinker, No Drinking, or No Drugs
• NK: No kids
• NM: Never Married
• NS: Non-Smoker
• NSA: No Strings Attached
• NRE: New Relationship Energy

O

• OND: One Night Stand

P

• P: Professional, or Parent
• PA: Personal Attachment or Pleasing Appendage
• PAN: Pansexual
• Pansexual: Interested in all sexes, genders, and gender identities
• Peaco*cking: Attracting attention through props and clothing
• PF: Professional Female
• PC: Politically Correct
• PDA: Public Display of Affection
• Poly: Polyamory
• POSSLQ: Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters

Q

• Q: Queer

R

• RL: Real Life (i.e. not online)

S

• S: Single
• SAM: Single Asian Male
• SB: Sugar Baby
• SBF: Single Black Female
• SBiF: Single Bisexual Female
• SBM: Single Black Male
• SD: Social Drinker
• SDE: Small Dick Energy
• SGL: Single
• SHF: Single Hispanic Female
• SHM: Single Hispanic Male
• SI: Similar Interests
• SJF: Single Jewish Female
• SJM: Single Jewish Male
• SO: Significant Other
• SOH: Sense of Humor
• SSBBW: Super-Sized Big Beautiful Woman
• STDs: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• STIs: Sexually Transmitted Infections
• STR: Straight
• SWF: Single White Female
• SWM: Single White Male

T

• TG: Transgendered
• TLC: Tender Loving Care
• TS: Transsexual
• TV: Transvestite
• TYVM: Thank You Very Much

U

• Umfriend: A sort of, not really a friend

V

• VBD: Very Bad Date
• VGL: Very Good Looking

W

• W: Widowed or White
• w/: With
• WAA: Will Answer All
• Wingman: a person who helps a friend meet people
• WLTM: Would Like To Meet
• WTR: Willing To Relocate

X

• X: No common dating acronyms for this letter

Y

• Y: No common dating acronyms for this letter

Z

• Z: No common dating acronyms for this letter

Fake & Funny Dating Acronyms

Here are some fake dating app acronyms that you might find amusing. Our apologies in advance. Some of these dating abbreviations might be offensive. They are all sourced.

• AO: Dyslexics Only
• AHWBU: All holes will be used
• DPAYL: Double Penetrat!on At Your Leisure
• FMABOCAIY: Feed me a bucket of chicken and I’m yours
• GC: Geriatric Curious
• IMHO: Is My Hearing Aid On?
• ITBTIALS: If Truth Be Told, I’m A Little Shallow
• IWDGAN: I Wear Drunk Glasses At Night
• LAMWDKWAAI: Likes A Man Who Doesn’t Know What An Acronym
• LSMUTLB: Likes sensitive men, unlike the last b!tch
• MBWR: Must Believe Wrestling is Real
• MD: Must Douche
• MPIMT10YO: My Photo Is More Than 10 Years Old
• MTSTWBGFM: My Therapist Says This Will Be Good For Me
• PSMBIIIDMSBDSW – Pretty sure my boss isn’t interested in dating me so best do some work
• SAYR: Swallow At Own Risk
• SAQ: Spitters Are Quitters
• SMNNA: She Males Need Not Apply
• SWEAB: Sometimes Wears Electronic Ankle Bracelets
• TMIHIBTNMIH: Two minutes in heaven is better than no minutes in heaven
• YBFIN: Your Best Friend Is Next
• YCOAYWIAFASB: You Can Order All You Want, I Asked For A Separate Bill
• YCTOYMCN: You Can Take Off Your Mascot Costume
• YFIN: Your Father Is Next
• YTBPBIFYH: Yes, The Brown Paper Bag Is For Your Head

More Dating Acronyms & Dating Abbreviations

There are plenty more dating acronyms out there. We tried to add the most popular dating abbreviations to this list, but we probably missed a few. If you have a dating acronym that we should add to this article, then just let us know in the comments. Thanks!

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