WYD

What Does WYD Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

WYD means "What You Doing?".

More Observations...

It is one of many ways to ask what somebody is currently doing. The term is most typically found on instant messaging services such as WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and Snapchat. There are many other abbreviations to ask what someone is doing:

• WAUD (what are you doing?)
• WAYD (what are you doing)
• WRYD (what are you doing?)
• WUU2 (what are you up to?)
• WUUP2 (what are you up to?)
• WUUT (what are you up to?)

Any use of these abbreviations on dating apps is typically considered to be a form of small talk. Most of the time, terms like WYD are used among friends to find out if someone has some free time.

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When I write WYD, I mean this:

[WYD means "What are you doing?"]

Summary of Key Points

"What You Doing?" is, by far, the most common meaning for WYD when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

WYD
Definition:	What You Doing?
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of WYD in Sentences

Here are examples of WYD in conversations:

• Tony: I'm gonna drive past your house later.
• Jordan: Why? WYD?

• Tony: WYD later?
• Jordan: Nothing. Do you want to grab a bite to eat?

An Academic Look at WYD

WYD is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Dublyu Why Dee), but as this is harder to say than "What you doing?" it is not often uttered using its letters. In other words, the abbreviation WYD is for efficiency in writing and not efficiency in speech. WYD is an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question) and should technically end in a question mark (though this isn't always the case).

Example of WYD Used in a Text

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