RUOK

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Texting and Chat

RUOK stands for Are you OK?, a texting and chat abbreviation.

Check-in question asking about someone's well-being, often sent after bad news, a missed meeting or unusual silence. Also written "r u ok?"

Example: Ruok? You've been really quiet in the group chat since this morning.

Usage notes

Australia's R U OK? Day, a suicide-prevention campaign founded in 2009 and now held on the second Thursday of September, encourages people to ask this question and listen to the answer. A sincere and caring message; follow up if the reply is short.

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