NRS

What Does NRS Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

NRS means "No Response."

More Observations...

The abbreviation NRS is used on social media and messaging apps (especially Snapchat) with the meaning "no response." NRS indicates that the user will not be responding to messages for a period of time. Users may post NRS because they will be offline for a while, or simply because they don't want to respond to messages. For example:

Bedtime! NRS. Good night.
We're getting on it here! NRS.
Offline for next four hours. NRS.
Life is cruel. NRS. Ever.

"No Response" is also abbreviated as NR.

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When I write NRS, I mean this:

"No Response"

Summary of Key Points for First Definition

"No Response" is, by far, the most common meaning for NRS when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

NRS
Definition:	No Response
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at NRS

NRS is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Enn Arr Ess"). Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words (e.g., CAD, NATO).