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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Swag | Skills or style | 580 |
| Easter egg | A hidden message | 581 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 585 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 586 |
| sfx | Special effects | 587 |
| Streamer | Someone who regularly broadcasts on Twitch.tv | 587 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 588 |
| You got served | You were called out | 589 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 590 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 591 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 591 |
| Fetch | Cool | 591 |
| Dab | Hip hop dance move | 591 |
| Potterhead | A Harry Potter fan | 591 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 592 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 592 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 592 |
| Crows before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 592 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 593 |
| Travoltified | To mispronounce a name | 593 |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 593 |
| You know nothing, Jon Snow | You are naive | 593 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 593 |
| LWYMMD | Look what you made me do | 593 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 594 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 594 |
| 1D | One Direction | 594 |
| Bromance | Non-sexual friendship between two or more males | 594 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 594 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 594 |
| TWD | The Walking Dead | 594 |
| Rom com | Romantic comedy | 594 |
| Stan | An obsessed fan of a famous person | 594 |
| Stanning | Obsessing over a person | 594 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 595 |
| Fanboy | A dedicated male fan | 595 |
| Dougie | Dance move | 595 |
| Dope | Cool | 595 |
| Po-po | Police | 595 |
| MST3K | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| Duckroll | To mislead someone | 595 |
| HP | Harry Potter | 595 |
| Off the hook | Totally awesome | 595 |
| Kimye | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West | 595 |
| Walker | Zombie | 595 |
| Movember | Mustache-growing November | 595 |
| DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 595 |
| Kpop | Korean Pop music | 595 |
| WW | Wonder Woman | 595 |
| NKOTBSB | New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys | 596 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 596 |
| NKOTB | New Kids on the Block | 596 |
| GNR | Guns N' Roses | 596 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 596 |
| TDSWJS | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | 596 |
| WCW | World Championship Wrestling | 596 |
| WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment | 596 |
| Travoltify | To mispronounce a name | 596 |
| Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 596 |
| AGT | America's Got Talent | 596 |
| KUWTK | Keeping up with the Kardashians | 596 |
| SNL | Saturday Night Live | 596 |
| RHONJ | The Real Housewives of New Jersey | 596 |
| Festivus | A holiday celebration | 596 |
| Dabbin | Leaning your head into your elbow with your other arm outstretched | 596 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 596 |
| Steve Harvey | To announce the wrong winner | 596 |
| VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 596 |
| Dump stat | An ability that an RPG player doesn't prioritize | 596 |
| A7X | Avenged Sevenfold | 597 |
| GOT | Game of Thrones | 597 |
| Brangelina | Brad and Angelina | 597 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 597 |
| WWF | World Wrestling Federation | 597 |
| OMAM | Of Mice and Men | 597 |
| Chivette | Female who likes theCHIVE | 597 |
| Chiver | Male who likes theCHIVE | 597 |
| Doge | Dog | 597 |
| Dashie | Rainbow Dash | 597 |
| G | Gangster | 597 |
| Jump the shark | To decrease in quality | 597 |
| Belieber | A committed fan of Justin Bieber | 597 |
| Sledneck | A mountain person who drives a snowmobile | 597 |
| Slasher | Horror film | 597 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 597 |
| Winter is coming | Something bad is going to happen | 597 |
| RHONY | The Real Housewives of New York City | 597 |
| Superfan | An extremely dedicated fan | 597 |
| Tay tay | Taylor Swift | 597 |
| T Swift | Taylor Swft | 597 |
| VMA | Video Music Awards | 597 |
| SWTFA | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 597 |
| Pain in the choobies | Annoyance | 597 |
| Treat yo self | Take care of yourself | 597 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 597 |
| Welcome to your tape | I'm mad at you | 597 |
| OST | Original soundtrack | 597 |
| WAP | Wet A** P***y | 597 |
| MMPR | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | 597 |
| MTFBWU | May the Force be with you | 598 |
| JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 598 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 598 |
| Chrismukkah | Christmas and Hanukkah | 598 |
| OITNB | Orange is the New Black | 598 |
| MLP | My Little Pony | 598 |
| Wail | To be awesome | 598 |
| LZ | Led Zeppelin | 598 |
| Brony | Male viewer of My Little Pony | 598 |
| JP | Jurassic Park | 598 |
| ELO | Electric Light Orchestra | 598 |
| STP | Stone Temple Pilots | 598 |
| TAAHM | Two and a Half Men | 598 |
| AYAOTD | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 598 |
| FE | Finger Eleven | 598 |
| AFHV | America's Funniest Home Videos | 598 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 598 |
| Silverstoning | Chewing up food before serving it | 598 |
| HOH | Head of Household | 598 |
| LLAP | Live long and prosper | 598 |
| Khaleesi | Queen | 598 |
| RHOM | The Real Housewives of Miami | 598 |
| RHOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 598 |
| Cosplay | Costume play | 598 |
| Cosplayer | A person who wears a costume and plays a character | 598 |
| K-pop | Korean Pop music | 598 |
| Fangirl | A dedicated female fan | 598 |
| BTFD | Back to the Future day | 598 |
| Nerfherder | An untamed and unkempt person | 598 |
| Damp down your power core | Settle down | 598 |
| Laserbrain | Idiot | 598 |
| Hodor | Hold the door | 598 |
| Diddy crop | To cut a person out of your life | 598 |
| Juggalo | A fan of Insane Clown Posse | 598 |
| Juggalette | A female fan of Insane Clown Posse | 598 |
| Cipher | An informal dance or rap gathering | 598 |
| Binge racer | A person who watches an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 598 |
| UPF | Ultra passionate fan | 598 |
| And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 598 |
| Nuked the fridge | A movie series drastically decreased in quality | 598 |
| MCU | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 598 |
| Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 598 |
| Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 598 |
| WW84 | Wonder Woman 1984 | 598 |
| Speak truth to power | Stand up for what is right | 598 |
| JLU | Justice League Unlimited | 598 |
| Heel | Villain | 598 |
| Idol | A K-pop star | 598 |
| Meet cute | A charming first meeting between two people | 598 |
| da | The | 599 |
| ILUM | I love you man | 599 |
| MOTU | Masters of the Universe | 599 |
| TOS | The Original Series | 599 |
| MIB | Men in Black | 599 |
| ANTM | America's Next Top Model | 599 |
| TWSS | That's what she said | 599 |
| LL&P | Live long and prosper | 599 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 599 |
| NIN | Nine Inch Nails | 599 |
| Chibi | Miniature Character | 599 |
| 3EB | Third Eye Blind | 599 |
| Fresh | Brand new | 599 |
| DWTS | Dancing with the Stars | 599 |
| BB | Breaking Bad | 599 |
| AFV | America's Funniest Videos | 599 |
| MCR | My Chemical Romance | 599 |
| Fitty | Fifty | 599 |
| Solange | Crazy | 599 |
| Bro | A male bra | 599 |
| Gleek | Glee geek | 599 |
| Hate-watch | To watch something you love to hate | 599 |
| Mo sista | A woman who supports Movember | 599 |
| RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 599 |
| RHOBH | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | 599 |
| AHS | American Horror Story | 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 |
| Bars | Lyrical hip hop sentences | 599 |
| Unstan | A person who is trying to be less obsessed with a celebrity | 599 |
| Cypher | An informal rap or dance gathering | 599 |
| Binge racing | Watching an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 599 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 599 |
| Bro country | A subgenre of mainstream country music | 599 |
| KOTLC | Keeper of the Lost Cities | 599 |
| Schmuck bait | A ludicrous tease for a show plot | 599 |
| Retcon | Retroactively change | 599 |
| ASMR | Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response | 599 |
| DCAU | DC Animated Universe | 599 |
| Fan service | Indulging fans' desires | 599 |
| Deep cut | An obscure work or reference | 599 |
| Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview | 599 |
| Put over | Make someone look good | 599 |
| Face | Hero | 599 |
| SW | Star Wars | 599 |
| Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good | 599 |
| DS9 | Deep Space Nine | 599 |
| BTAS | Batman: The Animated Series | 599 |
| Pharbz | Phoebe Bridgers fans | 599 |
| TAWOG | The Amazing World of Gumball | 600 |
| WTA | Women tell all | 600 |
| PJ | Pearl Jam | 600 |
| NWO | New World Order | 600 |
| WWWF | World Wide Wrestling Federation | 600 |
| DAR | Daily afternoon randomness | 600 |
| HOC | House of Cards | 600 |
| TSFH | Two Steps From Hell | 600 |
| Brolling | James Bond trolling | 600 |
| UTFL | Use the force, Luke | 600 |
| Manssiere | Male brassiere | 600 |
| BVB | Black Veil Brides | 600 |
| Mansome | Manly handsome | 600 |
| Mo bro | A movember participant | 600 |
| Broment | Bro moment | 600 |
| Kartrashians | Kardashian family | 600 |
| Hallyu | Korean wave | 600 |
| Jonerys | Jon and Daenerys | 600 |
| Smize | To smile with your eyes | 600 |
| Kween | Queen | 600 |
| Y/N | Your name | 600 |
| TNG | The Next Generation | 601 |
| FFDP | Five Finger Death Punch | 601 |
| Bennifer | Ben and Jennifer | 601 |
| DMB | Dave Matthews Band | 601 |
| PF | Pink Floyd | 601 |
| WDTFS | What does the fox say? | 601 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and CHIVE on | 601 |
| Somepony | Somebody | 601 |
| Grool | Great and cool | 601 |
| Sharpen a mustache | Smoke a joint | 601 |
| Dramedy | Dramatic and comedic movie | 601 |
| RHODC | The Real Housewives of D.C. | 601 |
| 5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | 601 |
| SYTYCD | So You Think You Can Dance | 602 |
| TTTHCS | Things that Tim Howard could save | 602 |
| sksksk | Overcome with emotion | 602 |
| KFC | Kid's Fattening Clinic | 603 |
| CNRHKYITF | Chuck Norris roundhouse kick you in the face | 605 |
| gtrdun | Get 'er done | 600 |
| OMJ | Oh my Jonas | 600 |
| FF5 | Family Force 5 | 600 |
| APC | A Perfect Circle | 600 |
| DT | Dream Theater | 600 |
| ICHC | I Can Has Cheezburger? | 600 |
| BSB | Backstreet Boys | 600 |
| CCR | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 600 |
| TFK | Thousand Foot Krutch | 600 |
| GD | Green Day | 600 |
| SOAD | System of a Down | 600 |
| OMAM | Of Monsters and Men | 600 |
| STTW | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 600 |
| F11 | Finger Eleven | 600 |
| SOA | Sons of Anarchy | 600 |
| AFI | A Fire Inside | 600 |
| McConaughssance | Matthew McConaughey's renaissance | 600 |
| Travoltafy | To mispronounce a name | 600 |
| Travoltafied | To mispronounce a name | 600 |
| PTI | Pardon the interruption | 600 |
| FWBL | Friends with Better Lives | 600 |
| ScarJo | Scarlett Johansson | 600 |
| FNL | Friday Night Lights | 600 |
| Lip Dub | A lip synching music video | 600 |
| Turn down for what | I'm excited | 600 |
| Bromantic | Action showing friendship between two or more males | 600 |
| celeb | Celebrity | 600 |
| RHOOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 600 |
| TIO | Turn it off | 600 |
| Draking | Placing Drake's head on handicap wheelchair signs | 600 |
| Sparrowface | Facial expression with eyes wide open and mouth slightly open | 600 |
| ICP | Insane Clown Posse | 600 |
| SWTLJ | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 600 |