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 | 184 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 248 |
mk | Okay | 276 |
IRL | In real life | 315 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 359 |
TY | Thank you | 400 |
sus | Suspicious | 404 |
BTW | By the way | 422 |
thx | Thanks | 450 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 462 |
Y | Why | 464 |
DM | Direct message | 465 |
Bussin | Really good | 477 |
YW | You're welcome | 483 |
143 | I love you | 485 |
IKR | I know, right? | 493 |
gf | Girlfriend | 503 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
2 | To | 510 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 510 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 511 |
FML | F*** my life | 516 |
bsf | Best friend | 529 |
IMO | In my opinion | 530 |
pls | Please | 530 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 530 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 531 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 531 |
nvm | Nevermind | 534 |
HRU | How are you | 535 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 539 |
TBH | To be honest | 543 |
FTW | For the win | 544 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 547 |
Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 547 |
Fr | For real | 547 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 549 |
l8r | Later | 550 |
OF | OnlyFans | 552 |
Swag | Skills or style | 552 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 553 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 553 |
bbg | Baby girl | 554 |
Igh | Alright | 555 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 556 |
feels | Feelings | 557 |
14643 | I will always love you | 557 |
Delulu | Delusional | 557 |
YOLO | You only live once | 557 |
bday | Birthday | 558 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 559 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 560 |
hun | Honey | 560 |
NOYB | None of your business | 561 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 561 |
sux | Sucks | 561 |
IMU | I miss you | 563 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 563 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 565 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 566 |
lil | Little | 566 |
OG | Original gangster | 566 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 566 |
fit | Outfit | 567 |
MIA | Missing in action | 568 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 568 |
LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 569 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 570 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 570 |
HMU | Hit me up | 570 |
cya | See ya | 572 |
L8 | Late | 572 |
IMY | I miss you | 572 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
Skibidi Toilet Syndrome | Adverse effects of watching Skibidi Toilet | 572 |
LMS | Like my status | 572 |
Bet | You bet | 572 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 572 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 573 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
d | Di** | 573 |
S-tier | Top rank | 574 |
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 |
lk | Like | 575 |
Mid | Mediocre | 576 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 576 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 576 |
WYB | Watch your back | 576 |
rly | Really | 577 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 577 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 577 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 578 |
BW | Best wishes | 578 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 578 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 578 |
Fetch | Cool | 578 |
FRFR | For real for real | 578 |
favs | Favorites | 578 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 579 |
Doge | Dog | 579 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 580 |
obv | Obviously | 580 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 580 |
LPP | Likes per post | 580 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 580 |
ATW | All the way | 580 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 580 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 580 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 580 |
Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
TC | Take care | 581 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 581 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 581 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 581 |
ICL | I can't lie | 581 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 582 |
Based | Agree | 582 |
POG | Play of the game | 582 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 582 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
Crew | Group of friends | 582 |
TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
ΘΔ | Therian | 582 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 582 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 582 |
BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 583 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 583 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 583 |
IHY | I hate you | 583 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 583 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 583 |
Vacay | Vacation | 583 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
FYP | For You page | 583 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 583 |
TCG | Trading card game | 583 |
Cray | Crazy | 583 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 584 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 584 |
WTG | Way to go | 584 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 584 |
WDYT | What do you think | 584 |
ugh | Disappointed | 584 |
Fav | Favorite | 584 |
HNY | Happy New Year | 585 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
adorbs | Adorable | 585 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
Day one | A very close friend | 585 |
Handle | Twitter username | 585 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 585 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 585 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 585 |
SA | Sexual assault | 585 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
Secks | Sex | 585 |
TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
RT | Retweet | 585 |
HML | Hate my life | 585 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 585 |
Sigma male | An introverted male who goes his own way | 586 |
TFW | That feeling when | 586 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
Vine | 6 second video | 586 |
ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 586 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 586 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 586 |
TBR | To be real | 586 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 586 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 586 |
MM | Music Monday | 586 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 586 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 586 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 587 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 587 |
LRT | Last retweet | 587 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 587 |
FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 587 |
yt | YouTube | 587 |
deets | Details | 587 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 587 |
HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 587 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
issa | It's a | 587 |
Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
Lick | Theft | 587 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 587 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 587 |
ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 588 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 588 |
NLT | No later than | 588 |
uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
mishu | Miss you | 588 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 588 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 588 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 588 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 588 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 588 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 588 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 588 |
delish | Delicious | 588 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 588 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 589 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 589 |
Fire | Awesome | 589 |
IM | Instant message | 589 |
TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
onb | On, bro | 589 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 589 |
Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 589 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
PFP | Profile picture | 589 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 589 |
Hop off | Go away | 589 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 589 |
TBR | To be read | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 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 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 590 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
SOS | Someone special | 590 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 590 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 590 |
OP | Original poster | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
D/C | Don't care | 590 |
Alpha male | A dominant male | 590 |
4L | For life | 590 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 590 |
Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 590 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 590 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 590 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 590 |
Passenger princess | A woman whose boyfriend always drives her around | 590 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 590 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 590 |
Say less | I understand | 590 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 591 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 591 |
DH | Dear husband | 591 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 591 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 591 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 591 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 591 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 591 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 591 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 591 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 591 |
Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 591 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 591 |
tl | Timeline | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
Put on blast | To call out | 591 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 591 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 591 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 591 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 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 |
OTP | One true pairing | 591 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
FTR | For the record | 592 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 592 |
OTD | Of the day | 592 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 592 |
Tea | Truth | 592 |
Washed | No longer good | 592 |
YA | Young Adult | 592 |
Fleek | Perfect | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
On fleek | Perfect | 592 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 592 |
IHU | I hate you | 592 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 592 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 592 |
OTL | One true love | 592 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 592 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 592 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 592 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 592 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 592 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
bbq | Barbecue | 592 |
DF | Dear fiance | 592 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 592 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
Dead | Hilarious | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
DA | DeviantArt | 593 |
MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
-core | Aesthetic | 593 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 593 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 593 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 593 |
GOATed | Declared the best | 593 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 593 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 593 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 593 |
LSS | Long story short | 593 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 593 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 593 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 593 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 593 |
WADR | With all due respect | 593 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 593 |
It me | I identify with that | 593 |
Boy math | Male logic | 593 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 593 |
Canon event | A pivotal event in a person's life | 593 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 593 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
Goblincore | An aesthetic centered around overlooked natural things | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
dat | That | 593 |
Go ham | Do something intensely | 593 |
Clapped | Beaten | 593 |
Ginger | Red-head | 593 |
OG | Original | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 593 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
Sub | Subreddit | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
IBR | It's been real | 594 |
TW | Trigger warning | 594 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 594 |
SMF | So much fun | 594 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 594 |
Instagrammer | An Instagram user | 594 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
FH | Future husband | 594 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 594 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 594 |
HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 594 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 594 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 594 |
gz | Congratulations | 594 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 594 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 594 |
inspo | Inspiration | 594 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 594 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
Beta male | A submissive male | 594 |
f9 | Fine | 594 |
U2U | Up to you | 594 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 594 |
Vawulence | Violence | 594 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 594 |
CMV | Change my view | 594 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 594 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 594 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 594 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
yt | Whitey | 594 |
Pump your brakes | Pause and reflect | 594 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 594 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 594 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 594 |
NYP | Name your price | 594 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 594 |
FB | Follow back | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
Totes | Totally | 594 |
YSK | You should know | 594 |
LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 594 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 594 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 594 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 594 |
Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 594 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 594 |
azz | A** | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
meirl | Me in real life | 594 |
Slim thick | A female body shape | 595 |
Unforced error | An easily-avoidable mistake | 595 |
BD | Big deal | 595 |
IG | 595 | |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 595 |
LTR | Long-term relationship | 595 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 595 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 595 |
Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 595 |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 595 |
Shelfie | Picture of objects arranged on a shelf | 595 |
YGG | You go girl | 595 |
Squick | A big turn-off | 595 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
SFM | So freaking much | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 595 |
IA | I agree | 595 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 595 |
ED | Eating disorder | 595 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 595 |
Asl | As hell | 595 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 595 |
Fax no printer | Truth | 595 |
MBFA | Make baseball fun again | 595 |
Snapstreak | Snapchat streak | 595 |
TBR | To be rude | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
S4S | Share for share | 595 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 595 |
s | Sarcasm | 595 |
gonna | Going to | 595 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
dur | Stupidly obvious | 595 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 595 |
PSGWSP | Play stupid games, win stupid prizes | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 595 |
Fumble the bag | Screw up | 595 |
cx | Correction | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 595 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 595 |
Wig | Incredible | 595 |
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