11 Popular English Slang Words We Should Start Using More In Real Life

God bless internet slang for making communication a simple affair. There are a few slang words, though, that we need often in our lives, with the ridiculous and amusing situations we encounter.

Here is a list of some of the slang words we can easily use every day of our lives, because hello, life always gives you lemons.

1. JK- Just Kidding

Use- Every time you offend a religious fanatic by telling them that they should reason more, and it seems like they’re going to kill you.

 

2. SMH- Shaking My Head

Use- When you see some half informed person talking about something with absolute conviction.

 

3. TBH- To Be Honest

Use- When you meet a long lost relative who says, “jab ittni si thi tab dekha tha tujhe” and you have no fucking idea who that person is.

 

4. TMTH- Too Much To Handle

Use- When there are too many lovey-dovey status updates and pictures of extreme PDA on your Facebook feed.

 

5. TMI- Too Much Information

Use- When your parents sit you down and try to have ‘the talk’ with you.

 

6. FTW- For The Win/Fuck The World

Use- When you pass all your vivas without a single backlog, in the first go.

 

7. FML- Fuck My Life

Use- Every day, if you’re an engineering student.

 

8. BISLY- But I Still Love You

Use- When your significant other snores really loudly, and you mock them about it.

 

9. IMO- In My Opinion

Use- When you know the person listening to you is never going to agree with you.

 

10. BFF- Best Friend Forever

Use- When you have a friend who knows the shittiest secrets about you, and loves you anyway.

 

11. GTFO- Get The Fuck Out

Use- When one of your relatives tells you, “beta, shaadi kar lo.”

There’s also LOL and LMAO; the classics that never go away. To 2015, and may it be filled with more abbreviations and slang!

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