Text Slang: French Texting Slang & Chat Abbreviations

I just checked my phone and my battery’s at 21%. I should charge it, but while it's plugged in, I really need to reply to some messages before I forget. Oy vey!

When it comes to texting, are you the type to type out full sentences, or do you prefer texting slang? I love using it for fun—as long as I actually know what it means. Otherwise, you end up looking a bit silly using an acronym you don't understand!

A friend once started texting "cc" at the beginning of every thread. I thought she was carbon copying me on an email! It turns out it stands for “coucou”—a French greeting I love. From that interaction, I realized there is a whole world of French texting slang and chat abbreviations to explore.

French Chat Abbreviations

• bjr / bsr: bonjour / bonsoir
• slt / cc: salut / coucou
• stp / svp: s'il te plaît / s'il vous plaît
• mci: merci (thanks)
• pk: pourquoi (why)
• cmt: comment (how)
• bcp: beaucoup (a lot)
• mdr: mort de rire (lol/dying of laughter)
• dsl: désolé (sorry)
• dac: d’accord (okay)
• auj: aujourd’hui (today)
• tlm: tout le monde (everyone)
• a+: à plus (later)
• ++: à plus tard (see you later)
• 12C4: un de ces quatre (one of these days)
• b1sur: bien sûr (of course)
• c1blag: c'est une blague (jk/it's a joke)
• jtm: je t’aime (I love you)
• biz: bisous (kisses)