WRU

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Texting and Chat

WRU
Stands forWhere are you?
CategoriesTexting & Internet Slang

WRU stands for Where are you?, a texting and chat abbreviation.

Asks for someone's location, often when they are late, missing from an event or out of contact. Common in texts between friends, partners and parents.

Example: Wru? The movie starts in five minutes and I have your ticket.

Usage notes

Can sound urgent or worried depending on context, especially from a parent late at night. Related to WYA (where you at), which is more common among younger users. Neutral when used for simple coordination.

More texting and chat abbreviations

  • WB – Welcome back
  • WBU – What about you?
  • WBY – What about you?
  • WDYM – What do you mean?
  • WDYT – What do you think?
  • WFM – Works for me
  • WTF – What the f***
  • WTG – Way to go
  • WTH – What the heck
  • WTV – Whatever
  • WUU2 – What are you up to?
  • WYA – Where you at?

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