Pop Culture Slang
The Internet has popularlized the use of acronyms and abbreviations, which are now commonly used in pop culture. The list below includes slang terms related to movies, music, TV, games, and celebrities.
Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
---|---|---|
Easter egg | A hidden message | 532 |
DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 545 |
Swag | Skills or style | 551 |
TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 552 |
MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 552 |
Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 554 |
Delulu | Delusional | 556 |
FWB | Friends with benefits | 560 |
sfx | Special effects | 561 |
Streamer | Someone who regularly broadcasts online | 566 |
TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 567 |
G | Gangster | 568 |
IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 569 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 569 |
OST | Original soundtrack | 572 |
ASMR | Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response | 572 |
WAP | Wet A** P***y | 576 |
da | The | 577 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 577 |
Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 578 |
Fetch | Cool | 578 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
Doge | Dog | 579 |
Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
You got served | You were called out | 580 |
You know nothing Jon Snow | You are naive | 580 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 580 |
Swiftie | A devoted fan of Taylor Swift | 580 |
Potterhead | A Harry Potter fan | 581 |
WWJD | What would Jesus do | 582 |
CG | Computer Graphics | 582 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 582 |
Y/N | Your name | 582 |
Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 583 |
Dope | Cool | 583 |
Dope | Illegal drugs | 583 |
DTP | Disturbing the peace | 583 |
Stanning | Obsessing over a person | 583 |
Bromance | Deep friendship between two or more males | 584 |
Woke | Aware of social issues | 584 |
SW | Star Wars | 584 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
Spit | To freestyle rap | 585 |
WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment | 585 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 585 |
Kpop | Korean Pop music | 585 |
Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something | 585 |
Crows before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 586 |
Dump stat | An ability that an RPG player doesn't prioritize | 586 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
BTS | Bangtan Sonyeondan | 586 |
Juggalo | A fan of Insane Clown Posse | 587 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 587 |
Travoltified | To mispronounce a name | 588 |
1D | One Direction | 589 |
MLP | My Little Pony | 589 |
Kimye | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West | 589 |
Rom com | Romantic comedy | 589 |
LWYMMD | Look what you made me do | 589 |
WW | Wonder Woman | 589 |
SCP | Special Containment Procedures Foundation | 589 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 589 |
Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 590 |
TWD | The Walking Dead | 590 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 590 |
Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 590 |
LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 591 |
TNG | The Next Generation | 591 |
OTP | One true pairing | 591 |
HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
HP | Harry Potter | 591 |
Slasher | Horror film | 591 |
Dab | Hip hop dance move | 591 |
Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
Bars | Lyrical hip hop sentences | 591 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
LL&P | Live long and prosper | 592 |
Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 592 |
WCW | World Championship Wrestling | 592 |
Duckroll | To mislead someone | 592 |
Dashie | Rainbow Dash | 592 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
AGT | America's Got Talent | 592 |
SNL | Saturday Night Live | 592 |
Tay tay | Taylor Swift | 592 |
Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real | 592 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 592 |
YA | Young Adult | 592 |
Requel | A movie featuring elements from a previous film | 592 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 593 |
Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 593 |
Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 593 |
Fanboy | A dedicated male fan | 593 |
GOT | Game of Thrones | 593 |
Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 593 |
Chivette | Female who likes theCHIVE | 593 |
Jump the shark | To decrease in quality | 593 |
KUWTK | Keeping up with the Kardashians | 593 |
Belieber | A committed fan of Justin Bieber | 593 |
Walker | Zombie | 593 |
K-pop | Korean Pop music | 593 |
Superfan | An extremely dedicated fan | 593 |
KOTLC | Keeper of the Lost Cities | 593 |
Fan service | Indulging fans' desires | 593 |
Mark | A fan who believes pro wrestling is real | 593 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
GNR | Guns N' Roses | 594 |
Dougie | Dance move | 594 |
Winter is coming | Something bad is going to happen | 594 |
Cosplay | Costume play | 594 |
Festivus | A holiday celebration | 594 |
Welcome to your tape | I'm mad at you | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
MMPR | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | 594 |
MCU | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 594 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 594 |
Bag | Success and wealth | 594 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 595 |
NKOTB | New Kids on the Block | 595 |
MST3K | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 595 |
Brony | A male fan of My Little Pony | 595 |
TDSWJS | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | 595 |
TAAHM | Two and a Half Men | 595 |
Chiver | Male who likes theCHIVE | 595 |
AHS | American Horror Story | 595 |
Nerfherder | An untamed and unkempt person | 595 |
Treat yo self | Take care of yourself | 595 |
Dabbin | Leaning your head into your elbow with your other arm outstretched | 595 |
Steve Harvey | To announce the wrong winner | 595 |
Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
WW84 | Wonder Woman 1984 | 595 |
Speak truth to power | Stand up for what is right | 595 |
Put over | Make someone look good | 595 |
Meet cute | A charming first meeting between two people | 595 |
RPF | Real person fiction | 595 |
Normie | A person whose tastes are mainstream | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
Barbenheimer | Barbie and Oppenheimer | 595 |
ILUM | I love you man | 596 |
POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 596 |
TOS | The Original Series | 596 |
HK | Hello Kitty | 596 |
OMJ | Oh my Jonas | 596 |
TWSS | That's what she said | 596 |
A7X | Avenged Sevenfold | 596 |
TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 596 |
NIN | Nine Inch Nails | 596 |
Brangelina | Brad and Angelina | 596 |
NKOTBSB | New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys | 596 |
OITNB | Orange is the New Black | 596 |
JP | Jurassic Park | 596 |
BMW | Boy Meets World | 596 |
OMAM | Of Mice and Men | 596 |
BB | Breaking Bad | 596 |
Off the hook | Totally awesome | 596 |
Travoltify | To mispronounce a name | 596 |
PTI | Pardon the interruption | 596 |
Mansome | Manly handsome | 596 |
Sharpen a mustache | Smoke a joint | 596 |
Khaleesi | Queen | 596 |
RHONJ | The Real Housewives of New Jersey | 596 |
Cosplayer | A person who wears a costume and plays a character | 596 |
VMA | Video Music Awards | 596 |
Pain in the choobies | Annoyance | 596 |
UPF | Ultra passionate fan | 596 |
Retcon | Retroactively change | 596 |
JLU | Justice League Unlimited | 596 |
Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview | 596 |
Multistan | An obsessed fan of multiple things | 596 |
Multifandom | Subscribing to multiple communities of fans | 596 |
Baka | Fool | 596 |
EATEOT | Everywhere at the End of Time | 596 |
Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 596 |
Up to eleven | Up to an excessive degree | 596 |
Kenough | Feeling of adequacy in your identity | 596 |
Whamageddon | The challenge to not hear Last Christmas | 596 |
KOTOR | Knights of the Old Republic | 597 |
AFV | America's Funniest Videos | 597 |
AFHV | America's Funniest Home Videos | 597 |
Broment | Bro moment | 597 |
Sledneck | A mountain person who drives a snowmobile | 597 |
LLAP | Live long and prosper | 597 |
RHONY | The Real Housewives of New York City | 597 |
Fangirl | A dedicated female fan | 597 |
T Swift | Taylor Swift | 597 |
SWTFA | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 597 |
Damp down your power core | Settle down | 597 |
Laserbrain | Idiot | 597 |
Hodor | Hold the door | 597 |
Diddy crop | To cut a person out of your life | 597 |
Juggalette | A female fan of Insane Clown Posse | 597 |
Unstan | A person who is trying to be less obsessed with a celebrity | 597 |
Cipher | An informal dance or rap gathering | 597 |
Binge racer | A person who watches an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 597 |
Nuked the fridge | A movie series drastically decreased in quality | 597 |
Deep cut | An obscure work or reference | 597 |
Heel | Villain | 597 |
DS9 | Deep Space Nine | 597 |
Pharbz | Phoebe Bridgers fans | 597 |
Glitching | Dance move that includes subtle jerks synced to music | 597 |
Arianator | An Ariana Grande fan | 597 |
Nepo baby | A child who benefits from a famous parent | 597 |
FNAF | Five Nights at Freddy's | 597 |
Actual play | TTRPGs played for an audience | 597 |
Final girl | The last female to fight the killer | 597 |
Blockbuster | A commercially successful film | 597 |
Whammed | Hearing the song Last Christmas | 597 |
MTFBWU | May the Force be with you | 598 |
HOF | Hall of fame | 598 |
HSM | High school musical | 598 |
ANTM | America's Next Top Model | 598 |
Hxc | Hardcore | 598 |
Soaps | Soap operas | 598 |
TAWOG | The Amazing World of Gumball | 598 |
Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 598 |
3EB | Third Eye Blind | 598 |
Chrismukkah | Christmas and Hanukkah | 598 |
TFK | Thousand Foot Krutch | 598 |
LZ | Led Zeppelin | 598 |
ELO | Electric Light Orchestra | 598 |
STP | Stone Temple Pilots | 598 |
WWF | World Wrestling Federation | 598 |
FE | Finger Eleven | 598 |
MCR | My Chemical Romance | 598 |
Fitty | Fifty | 598 |
ScarJo | Scarlett Johansson | 598 |
Silverstoning | Chewing up food before serving it | 598 |
Lip Dub | A lip synching music video | 598 |
HOH | Head of Household | 598 |
Turn down for what | I'm excited | 598 |
Hate-watch | To watch something you love to hate | 598 |
RHOM | The Real Housewives of Miami | 598 |
RHOBH | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | 598 |
RHOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 598 |
BTFD | Back to the Future day | 598 |
Cypher | An informal rap or dance gathering | 598 |
Binge racing | Watching an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 598 |
sksksk | Overcome with emotion | 598 |
DCAU | DC Animated Universe | 598 |
Face | Hero | 598 |
Idol | A K-pop star | 598 |
Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good | 598 |
Collab house | A house full of social media influencers | 598 |
Meta | Self-referential | 598 |
OC | Original character | 598 |
IASIP | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 598 |
NOTP | Not one true pairing | 598 |
Fanfic | Fan fiction | 598 |
Fanon | Unverified story points fans believe are canon | 598 |
Hiatus brain | When superfans' minds go wild during a hiatus | 598 |
Internet boyfriend | An online community's collective guy crush | 598 |
AU | Alternate universe | 598 |
KotH | King of the hill | 598 |
DCU | DC Universe | 598 |
MCRmy | My Chemical Romance fans | 598 |
Scream queen | A prominent actress in the horror film genre | 598 |
Mother | A feminine icon | 598 |
gtrdun | Get 'er done | 599 |
POTO | Phantom of the Opera | 599 |
SF | Science Fiction | 599 |
MIB | Men in Black | 599 |
PM5K | Powerman 5000 | 599 |
5FDP | Five Finger Death Punch | 599 |
FF5 | Family Force 5 | 599 |
APC | A Perfect Circle | 599 |
Chibi | Miniature Character | 599 |
CCR | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 599 |
DMB | Dave Matthews Band | 599 |
GD | Green Day | 599 |
PJ | Pearl Jam | 599 |
Wail | To be awesome | 599 |
Fresh | Brand new | 599 |
DWTS | Dancing with the Stars | 599 |
AYAOTD | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 599 |
F11 | Finger Eleven | 599 |
McConaughssance | Matthew McConaughey's renaissance | 599 |
BVB | Black Veil Brides | 599 |
Mo bro | A movember participant | 599 |
Bromantic | Action showing friendship between two or more males | 599 |
Mo sista | A woman who supports Movember | 599 |
celeb | Celebrity | 599 |
RHOOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 599 |
Hallyu | Korean wave | 599 |
BTTF | Back to the Future | 599 |
Bantha fodder | As good as dead | 599 |
TFA | The Force Awakens | 599 |
Mom com | Romantic comedy directed at moms | 599 |
Draking | Placing Drake's head on handicap wheelchair signs | 599 |
Sparrowface | Facial expression with eyes wide open and mouth slightly open | 599 |
Smize | To smile with your eyes | 599 |
Kween | Queen | 599 |
ICP | Insane Clown Posse | 599 |
SWTLJ | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 599 |
Bro country | A subgenre of mainstream country music | 599 |
BTAS | Batman: The Animated Series | 599 |
Embiggen | Enlarge | 599 |
Work | A scripted event | 599 |
Worked shoot | A scripted event that contains unscripted elements | 599 |
Bitcoin Pizza Day | May 22, 2010 | 599 |
Grok | Intuitively understand | 599 |
Trans | Translation | 599 |
Smark | A fan who knows pro wrestling is scripted | 599 |
Tweener | A wrestler who is neither hero nor villain | 599 |
Comfort character | A fictional character who soothes you | 599 |
WBW | World Between Worlds | 599 |
Queerbaiting | Implying but never actualizing a non-hetero relationship | 599 |
Needle drop | When an existing song is used in a movie or show | 599 |
WAG | Wives and girlfriends | 599 |
DBZ | Dragon Ball Z | 599 |
ARMY | Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth | 599 |
The G | Girlfriend | 599 |
Anti-ship | Against problematic fictional relationships | 599 |
AEW | All Elite Wrestling | 599 |
MFM | My Favorite Murder | 599 |
MBMBaM | My Brother, My Brother and Me | 599 |
TAZ | The Adventure Zone | 599 |
supe | Superhuman | 599 |
Buddy cop | Movie and TV genre featuring two different characters that must work together | 599 |
Glaggle | A yellow smiley-face resident of Glaggleland | 599 |
Oscar bait | A movie that features elements Oscar voters love | 599 |
Jump scare | A startling occurrence intended to scare | 599 |
Schway | Cool | 599 |
Flanalogue | A monologue written by Mike Flanagan | 599 |
He's him | He is impressive | 599 |
Scream king | A prominent actor in the horror film genre | 599 |
Final boy | The last male to fight the killer | 599 |
BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation | 599 |
MOTU | Masters of the Universe | 600 |
FOB | Fresh off the boat | 600 |
DT | Dream Theater | 600 |
Bennifer | Ben and Jennifer | 600 |
BSB | Backstreet Boys | 600 |
SOAD | System of a Down | 600 |
NWO | New World Order | 600 |
WWWF | World Wide Wrestling Federation | 600 |
WDTFS | What does the fox say? | 600 |
DAR | Daily afternoon randomness | 600 |
Somepony | Somebody | 600 |
HOC | House of Cards | 600 |
TSFH | Two Steps From Hell | 600 |
FWBL | Friends with Better Lives | 600 |
Brolling | James Bond trolling | 600 |
Solange | Crazy | 600 |
UTFL | Use the force, Luke | 600 |
Manssiere | Male brassiere | 600 |
Gleek | Glee geek | 600 |
RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 600 |
Dramedy | Dramatic and comedic movie | 600 |
Schmuck bait | A ludicrous tease for a show plot | 600 |
Shoot | An unscripted event | 600 |
MHA | My Hero Academia | 600 |
Showmance | A romance between actors starring in the same production | 600 |
FFDP | Five Finger Death Punch | 601 |
WTA | Women tell all | 601 |
ICHC | I Can Has Cheezburger? | 601 |
PF | Pink Floyd | 601 |
SYTYCD | So You Think You Can Dance | 601 |
OMAM | Of Monsters and Men | 601 |
STTW | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 601 |
SOA | Sons of Anarchy | 601 |
AFI | A Fire Inside | 601 |
Travoltafy | To mispronounce a name | 601 |
Travoltafied | To mispronounce a name | 601 |
FNL | Friday Night Lights | 601 |
Kartrashians | Kardashian family | 601 |
RHODC | The Real Housewives of D.C. | 601 |
5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | 601 |
Jonerys | Jon and Daenerys | 601 |
WDW | Walt Disney World | 601 |
The Rachel | Voluminous shoulder-length haircut | 601 |
Indy | Independent | 602 |
Grool | Great and cool | 602 |
Bro | A male bra | 602 |
KCCO | Keep calm and CHIVE on | 603 |
TTTHCS | Things that Tim Howard could save | 604 |
CNRHKYITF | Chuck Norris roundhouse kick you in the face | 605 |