Social Media Slang
Slang terms have become increasingly prevalent on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The list below includes common slang used in social media. You can also view a list of chat slang terms used specifically on Facebook or Twitter.
Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
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Meekd | Suppressed | 183 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 241 |
mk | Okay | 269 |
IRL | In real life | 311 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 351 |
TY | Thank you | 396 |
sus | Suspicious | 401 |
BTW | By the way | 416 |
thx | Thanks | 446 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 459 |
Y | Why | 462 |
DM | Direct message | 465 |
Bussin | Really good | 475 |
YW | You're welcome | 479 |
143 | I love you | 481 |
IKR | I know, right? | 492 |
gf | Girlfriend | 498 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 506 |
2 | To | 508 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 508 |
FML | F*** my life | 515 |
bsf | Best friend | 525 |
IMO | In my opinion | 529 |
pls | Please | 529 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 529 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 529 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 530 |
nvm | Nevermind | 533 |
HRU | How are you | 533 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 537 |
FTW | For the win | 542 |
TBH | To be honest | 543 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 545 |
Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 545 |
Fr | For real | 546 |
l8r | Later | 547 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 551 |
OF | OnlyFans | 551 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 551 |
Swag | Skills or style | 551 |
bbg | Baby girl | 553 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 555 |
Igh | Alright | 555 |
Delulu | Delusional | 556 |
14643 | I will always love you | 557 |
feels | Feelings | 557 |
YOLO | You only live once | 557 |
sux | Sucks | 558 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 558 |
bday | Birthday | 559 |
hun | Honey | 559 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 560 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 560 |
NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
fit | Outfit | 563 |
IMU | I miss you | 563 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 565 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 565 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 565 |
OG | Original gangster | 565 |
Skibidi Toilet Syndrome | Adverse effects of watching Skibidi Toilet | 566 |
lil | Little | 566 |
MIA | Missing in action | 567 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 568 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 569 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 570 |
LYL | Love you lots | 570 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 570 |
HMU | Hit me up | 570 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 570 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
cya | See ya | 572 |
L8 | Late | 572 |
d | Di** | 572 |
IMY | I miss you | 572 |
LMS | Like my status | 572 |
Bet | You bet | 572 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
S-tier | Top rank | 573 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 573 |
CFD | Clothing, fashion, design | 574 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 574 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
PM | Private message | 575 |
IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 575 |
WYB | Watch your back | 575 |
rly | Really | 576 |
Mid | Mediocre | 576 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 576 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 576 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 577 |
FRFR | For real for real | 577 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 577 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 577 |
lk | Like | 577 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 578 |
Fetch | Cool | 578 |
BW | Best wishes | 578 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 578 |
favs | Favorites | 578 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 579 |
Doge | Dog | 579 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
ΘΔ | Therian | 579 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
obv | Obviously | 580 |
TC | Take care | 580 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
LPP | Likes per post | 580 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 580 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 580 |
ATW | All the way | 580 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 580 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 580 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 580 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 581 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
ICL | I can't lie | 581 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 581 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
POG | Play of the game | 582 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 582 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 582 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 582 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 582 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 582 |
Crew | Group of friends | 582 |
Based | Agree | 582 |
TCG | Trading card game | 582 |
BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 583 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 583 |
IHY | I hate you | 583 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 583 |
Vacay | Vacation | 583 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
FYP | For You page | 583 |
ugh | Disappointed | 583 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 583 |
Cray | Crazy | 583 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 584 |
Sigma male | An introverted guy who goes his own way | 584 |
WTG | Way to go | 584 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 584 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 584 |
WDYT | What do you think | 584 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 584 |
SA | Sexual assault | 584 |
Fav | Favorite | 584 |
adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
Handle | Twitter username | 585 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
Day one | A very close friend | 585 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 585 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
Secks | Sex | 585 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 585 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 585 |
RT | Retweet | 585 |
HML | Hate my life | 585 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 585 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 586 |
ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
TFW | That feeling when | 586 |
Vine | 6 second video | 586 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 586 |
HNY | Happy New Year | 586 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 586 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 586 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 586 |
MM | Music Monday | 586 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 586 |
TBR | To be real | 586 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 587 |
yt | YouTube | 587 |
Lick | Theft | 587 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 587 |
HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 587 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 587 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 587 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 587 |
FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
4L | For life | 587 |
deets | Details | 587 |
Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 587 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 587 |
Hop off | Go away | 587 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 587 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 587 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
issa | It's a | 587 |
LRT | Last retweet | 587 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 587 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 588 |
uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 588 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
mishu | Miss you | 588 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 588 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 588 |
onb | On, bro | 588 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 588 |
delish | Delicious | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 588 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 589 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 589 |
NLT | No later than | 589 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 589 |
IM | Instant message | 589 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 589 |
PFP | Profile picture | 589 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 589 |
TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 589 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 589 |
Alpha male | A dominant male | 589 |
Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 589 |
TBR | To be read | 589 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
Fire | Awesome | 589 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
sbux | Starbucks | 589 |
TIL | Today I learned | 589 |
2l8 | Too late | 590 |
Say less | I understand | 590 |
SOS | Someone special | 590 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 590 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 590 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 590 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
OP | Original poster | 590 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 590 |
D/C | Don't care | 590 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 590 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 590 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
Passenger princess | A woman whose boyfriend always drives her around | 590 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 590 |
tl | Timeline | 591 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 591 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 591 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 591 |
DH | Dear husband | 591 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 591 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 591 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 591 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 591 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 591 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 591 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 591 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 591 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 591 |
Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 591 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 591 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 591 |
Put on blast | To call out | 591 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 591 |
bbq | Barbecue | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 591 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 591 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 591 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 591 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 591 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
OTP | One true pairing | 591 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 592 |
Fleek | Perfect | 592 |
FTR | For the record | 592 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 592 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 592 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
On fleek | Perfect | 592 |
Tea | Truth | 592 |
OTL | One true love | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
Washed | No longer good | 592 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 592 |
IHU | I hate you | 592 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
OTD | Of the day | 592 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 592 |
YA | Young Adult | 592 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 592 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 592 |
DF | Dear fiance | 592 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 592 |
POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 592 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
Beta male | A submissive male | 593 |
-core | Aesthetic | 593 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 593 |
MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
LSS | Long story short | 593 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 593 |
Goblincore | An aesthetic centered around overlooked natural things | 593 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
GOATed | Declared the best | 593 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 593 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 593 |
s | Sarcasm | 593 |
Clapped | Beaten | 593 |
WADR | With all due respect | 593 |
Dead | Hilarious | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 593 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 593 |
It me | I identify with that | 593 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 593 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 593 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 593 |
Boy math | Male logic | 593 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 593 |
RU | Are you | 593 |
Canon event | A pivotal event in a person's life | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
DA | DeviantArt | 593 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
dat | That | 593 |
LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 593 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 593 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 593 |
OG | Original | 593 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 593 |
Ginger | Red-head | 593 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
SFM | So freaking much | 594 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
meirl | Me in real life | 594 |
IC | I see | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
Pump your brakes | Pause and reflect | 594 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 594 |
Vawulence | Violence | 594 |
MBFA | Make baseball fun again | 594 |
Sub | Subreddit | 594 |
YSK | You should know | 594 |
TW | Trigger warning | 594 |
Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
SMF | So much fun | 594 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 594 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 594 |
Rizzler | A person with immense charisma | 594 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 594 |
gz | Congratulations | 594 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 594 |
inspo | Inspiration | 594 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 594 |
Go ham | Do something intensely | 594 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 594 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 594 |
f9 | Fine | 594 |
U2U | Up to you | 594 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 594 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 594 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
Instagrammer | An Instagram user | 594 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 594 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 594 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
Slim thick | A female body shape | 594 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 594 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
CMV | Change my view | 594 |
HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
yt | Whitey | 594 |
FB | Follow back | 594 |
Totes | Totally | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
NYP | Name your price | 594 |
IBR | It's been real | 594 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 594 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 594 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 594 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 594 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 594 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 594 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
azz | A** | 594 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 594 |
BD | Big deal | 595 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 595 |
WCW | Woman-crush Wednesday | 595 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 595 |
LTR | Long-term relationship | 595 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 595 |
PSGWSP | Play stupid games, win stupid prizes | 595 |
Squick | A big turn-off | 595 |
Ate that | Dominated | 595 |
Fax no printer | Truth | 595 |
YGG | You go girl | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 595 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 595 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 595 |
IA | I agree | 595 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 595 |
eboy | An extremely online teen boy | 595 |
TBR | To be rude | 595 |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 595 |
gonna | Going to | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 595 |
dur | Stupidly obvious | 595 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 595 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 595 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 595 |
Unforced error | An easily-avoidable mistake | 595 |
Dadication | Fatherly dedication | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
cx | Correction | 595 |
Fumble the bag | Screw up | 595 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
uno | You know | 595 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 595 |
ED | Eating disorder | 595 |
Wig | Incredible | 595 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
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