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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 | 578 |
| Easter egg | A hidden message | 579 |
| sfx | Special effects | 585 |
| Streamer | Someone who regularly broadcasts on Twitch.tv | 585 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 586 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 586 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 586 |
| You got served | You were called out | 587 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 590 |
| OST | Original soundtrack | 590 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 591 |
| Po-po | Police | 591 |
| Fetch | Cool | 591 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 591 |
| Dab | Hip hop dance move | 591 |
| Potterhead | A Harry Potter fan | 591 |
| Stanning | Obsessing over a person | 591 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 592 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 592 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 592 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 592 |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 592 |
| You know nothing, Jon Snow | You are naive | 592 |
| WAP | Wet A** P***y | 592 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 593 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 593 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 593 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 593 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 593 |
| Travoltified | To mispronounce a name | 593 |
| Crows before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 593 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 593 |
| LWYMMD | Look what you made me do | 593 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 594 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 594 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 594 |
| 1D | One Direction | 594 |
| Bromance | Deep friendship between two or more males | 594 |
| TWD | The Walking Dead | 594 |
| HP | Harry Potter | 594 |
| Rom com | Romantic comedy | 594 |
| DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 594 |
| Kpop | Korean Pop music | 594 |
| Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something | 594 |
| Dump stat | An ability that an RPG player doesn't prioritize | 594 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 595 |
| Fanboy | A dedicated male fan | 595 |
| Dougie | Dance move | 595 |
| Dope | Cool | 595 |
| MST3K | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 595 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 595 |
| Duckroll | To mislead someone | 595 |
| Doge | Dog | 595 |
| Off the hook | Totally awesome | 595 |
| Kimye | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West | 595 |
| Walker | Zombie | 595 |
| Movember | Mustache-growing November | 595 |
| Dabbin | Leaning your head into your elbow with your other arm outstretched | 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 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 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 |
| Cosplayer | A person who wears a costume and plays a character | 596 |
| Superfan | An extremely dedicated fan | 596 |
| Tay tay | Taylor Swift | 596 |
| Festivus | A holiday celebration | 596 |
| Steve Harvey | To announce the wrong winner | 596 |
| VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 596 |
| A7X | Avenged Sevenfold | 597 |
| GOT | Game of Thrones | 597 |
| Brangelina | Brad and Angelina | 597 |
| MLP | My Little Pony | 597 |
| Brony | Male viewer of My Little Pony | 597 |
| OMAM | Of Mice and Men | 597 |
| AFHV | America's Funniest Home Videos | 597 |
| Chivette | Female who likes theCHIVE | 597 |
| Chiver | Male who likes theCHIVE | 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 |
| Winter is coming | Something bad is going to happen | 597 |
| RHONY | The Real Housewives of New York City | 597 |
| Cosplay | Costume play | 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 |
| Juggalo | A fan of Insane Clown Posse | 597 |
| And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 597 |
| MMPR | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | 597 |
| MCU | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 597 |
| MTFBWU | May the Force be with you | 598 |
| LL&P | Live long and prosper | 598 |
| JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 598 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 598 |
| Chrismukkah | Christmas and Hanukkah | 598 |
| OITNB | Orange is the New Black | 598 |
| Wail | To be awesome | 598 |
| LZ | Led Zeppelin | 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 |
| WWF | World Wrestling Federation | 598 |
| FE | Finger Eleven | 598 |
| AFV | America's Funniest Videos | 598 |
| Silverstoning | Chewing up food before serving it | 598 |
| HOH | Head of Household | 598 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 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 |
| 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 |
| Bars | Lyrical hip hop sentences | 598 |
| Diddy crop | To cut a person out of your life | 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 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 598 |
| KOTLC | Keeper of the Lost Cities | 598 |
| Nuked the fridge | A movie series drastically decreased in quality | 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 |
| Fan service | Indulging fans' desires | 598 |
| Speak truth to power | Stand up for what is right | 598 |
| JLU | Justice League Unlimited | 598 |
| Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview | 598 |
| Put over | Make someone look good | 598 |
| Heel | Villain | 598 |
| SW | Star Wars | 598 |
| Idol | A K-pop star | 598 |
| Meet cute | A charming first meeting between two people | 598 |
| DS9 | Deep Space Nine | 598 |
| Pharbz | Phoebe Bridgers fans | 598 |
| Embiggen | Enlarge | 598 |
| Multistan | An obsessed fan of multiple things | 598 |
| Multifandom | Subscribing to multiple communities of fans | 598 |
| Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real | 598 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 598 |
| E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 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 |
| NIN | Nine Inch Nails | 599 |
| Chibi | Miniature Character | 599 |
| 3EB | Third Eye Blind | 599 |
| GD | Green Day | 599 |
| Fresh | Brand new | 599 |
| DWTS | Dancing with the Stars | 599 |
| BB | Breaking Bad | 599 |
| MCR | My Chemical Romance | 599 |
| Fitty | Fifty | 599 |
| ScarJo | Scarlett Johansson | 599 |
| Gleek | Glee geek | 599 |
| Turn down for what | I'm excited | 599 |
| Hate-watch | To watch something you love to hate | 599 |
| Mansome | Manly handsome | 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 |
| Smize | To smile with your eyes | 599 |
| Kween | Queen | 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 |
| UPF | Ultra passionate fan | 599 |
| Bro country | A subgenre of mainstream country music | 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 |
| Face | Hero | 599 |
| Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good | 599 |
| BTAS | Batman: The Animated Series | 599 |
| Shoot | An unscripted event | 599 |
| Work | A scripted event | 599 |
| Worked shoot | A scripted event that contains unscripted elements | 599 |
| Mark | A fan who believes pro wrestling is real | 599 |
| Delulu | Delusional | 599 |
| Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 599 |
| TNG | The Next Generation | 600 |
| 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 |
| Grool | Great and cool | 600 |
| Solange | Crazy | 600 |
| UTFL | Use the force, Luke | 600 |
| Manssiere | Male brassiere | 600 |
| BVB | Black Veil Brides | 600 |
| Mo bro | A movember participant | 600 |
| Broment | Bro moment | 600 |
| Kartrashians | Kardashian family | 600 |
| Dramedy | Dramatic and comedic movie | 600 |
| Hallyu | Korean wave | 600 |
| Jonerys | Jon and Daenerys | 600 |
| Deep cut | An obscure work or reference | 600 |
| 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 |
| Somepony | Somebody | 601 |
| Brolling | James Bond trolling | 601 |
| Bro | A male bra | 601 |
| Sharpen a mustache | Smoke a joint | 601 |
| RHODC | The Real Housewives of D.C. | 601 |
| 5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | 601 |
| Y/N | Your name | 601 |
| SYTYCD | So You Think You Can Dance | 602 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and CHIVE on | 602 |
| sksksk | Overcome with emotion | 602 |
| KFC | Kid's Fattening Clinic | 603 |
| TTTHCS | Things that Tim Howard could save | 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 |
| 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 |
| FNL | Friday Night Lights | 600 |
| Lip Dub | A lip synching music video | 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 |