WUWCB

What Does WUWCB Mean in a Text?

WUWCB means "What do you want to chat about?" (What (do) You Want (to) Chat 'Bout?)

WUWCB is commonly used as a way of beginning or continuing a conversation and shares the same meaning as WUWCA (What do you want to chat about?).

Interestingly, in astrological analysis, the initalism abbreviation WUWCB has the "life path" of the number nine. This method of analysis attributes specific personality traits to letters of the alphabet and subsequently to the people who have chosen to use them when texting or using the internet. According to this astrological method, people who use this short form possess caring, compassionate, forceful and over-eager characteristics. (Read about the Barnum Effect and its use in astrology.)

Image for WUWCB

When I write WUWCB, I mean this:

meaning of WUWCB

WUWCB means "What do you want to chat about?"

Summary of Key Points

"What do You Want to Chat about?" is the most common definition for WUWCB on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
WUWCB
Definition:What do You Want to Chat about?
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 2
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:typical user

Adults and Teenagers

Examples of WUWCB in Sentences

Here are examples of WUWCB being used in conversations:
  • Tony: Is anyone around to talk? I'm so bored.
  • Jordan: I am. WUWCB?
  • Tony: Hiya, I'm just on my break. I need to talk to someone.
  • Jordan: WUWCB?

An Academic Look at WUWCB

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Dublyu Yu Dublyu Cee Bee"), WUWCB is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

WUWCB plays the role of an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question), but it is commonly seen without a question mark. In other words, it can be written "WUWCB?" or "WUWCB".

What Did We Say before Texting and Social Media?

Before the digital era, we might have said something like "What would you like to talk about?" instead of WUWCB.

Example of WUWCB Used in a Text

WUWCB
author logo

This page is maintained by the Cyber Definitions Editorial Team.

Help Us Improve Cyber Definitions

  • Do you disagree with something on this page?
  • Did you spot a typo?
  • Do you know a slang term that we've missed?
Please tell us using this form.

Quiz

Try our fun quiz to test your knowledge of slang and texting abbreviations.
gold cup
Gold

gold cup
Silver

gold cup
Bronze

0
  • This test has questions.
  • A correct answer is worth 5 points.
  • You can get up to 5 bonus points for a speedy answer.
  • Some questions demand more than one answer. You must get every part right.
  • Beware! Wrong answers score 0 points.
  • 🏆 If you beat one of the top 3 scores, you will be invited to apply for the Hall of Fame.
Scoring System

Cyber Guru (+)
Cyber Hero (+)
Cyber Captain (+)
Cyber Sergeant (+)
Cyber Recruit (+)