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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 | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 100 |
| TFW | That feeling when | 120 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 158 |
| BTW | By the way | 114 |
| yt | YouTube | 243 |
| Tweet | Twitter post | 100 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 100 |
| gf | Girlfriend | 100 |
| Swag | Skills or style | 109 |
| Selfie | A picture of yourself | 150 |
| IC | I see | 300 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 229 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 186 |
| Bro | Brother | 129 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 150 |
| L8 | Late | 100 |
| l8r | Later | 220 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 133 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 127 |
| FTW | For the win | 125 |
| fb | 260 | |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 100 |
| OMG | Oh my gosh | 100 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 159 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 208 |
| TC | Take care | 212 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 180 |
| thx | Thanks | 114 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 145 |
| TY | Thank you | 100 |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | 200 |
| Y | Why | 214 |
| YW | You're welcome | 200 |
| ugh | Disgusted | 214 |
| LMS | Like my status | 117 |
| 2 | To | 114 |
| pls | Please | 133 |
| AM | Antemeridian | 150 |
| PM | Postmeridian | 150 |
| mysp | MySpace | 200 |
| TIL | Today I learned | 200 |
| f9 | Fine | 267 |
| GTG | Good to go | 329 |
| OOMF | One of my followers | 200 |
| IAB | In a bit | 300 |
| deets | Details | 200 |
| BD | Big deal | 350 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 200 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 190 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 320 |
| U2U | Up to you | 200 |
| GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 200 |
| ATW | All the way | 200 |
| gonna | Going to | 200 |
| FTTB | For the time being | 200 |
| FTR | For the record | 250 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 150 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 200 |
| A3 | Anyplace, anywhere, anytime | 267 |
| Hot | Beautiful | 120 |
| fbo | Facebook official | 233 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 125 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 133 |
| PIO | Pass it on | 200 |
| IOU | I owe you | 150 |
| SFF | So freaking funny | 200 |
| OBO | Or best offer | 150 |
| IMY | I miss you | 133 |
| GMAB | Give me a break | 150 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 150 |
| KWIM | Know what I mean | 200 |
| WADR | With all due respect | 250 |
| MTF | More to follow | 200 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 350 |
| 4ward | Forward | 200 |
| fav | Favorite | 333 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 150 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 125 |
| HRU | How are you | 175 |
| NLT | No later than | 200 |
| TISNF | That is so not fair | 200 |
| LTD | Lovers till death | 333 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 200 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 150 |
| DYD | Don't you dare | 200 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 200 |
| TBH | To be honest | 200 |
| 2mr | Tomorrow | 350 |
| RU | Are you | 200 |
| TIC | Tongue in cheek | 200 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 240 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 200 |
| BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 200 |
| RT | Retweet | 200 |
| LLS | Laughing like s*** | 260 |
| rly | Really | 167 |
| Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 200 |
| CYF | Check your Facebook | 200 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 150 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 200 |