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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 | Votes |
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LOL | Laughing out loud | 466 |
IRL | In real life | 488 |
DM | Direct message | 515 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 519 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 534 |
sus | Suspicious | 536 |
TY | Thank you | 545 |
Y | Why | 554 |
Bussin | Really good | 555 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 555 |
BTW | By the way | 559 |
IKR | I know, right? | 560 |
YW | You're welcome | 565 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 569 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 570 |
thx | Thanks | 571 |
FML | F*** my life | 571 |
gf | Girlfriend | 572 |
FTW | For the win | 572 |
nvm | Nevermind | 573 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 573 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone that does not return the same affection | 573 |
TBH | To be honest | 575 |
Swag | Skills or style | 575 |
IMO | In my opinion | 576 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 576 |
143 | I love you | 577 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 577 |
HRU | How are you | 577 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 577 |
l8r | Later | 578 |
2 | To | 579 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 580 |
YOLO | You only live once | 580 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 581 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 581 |
Bro | Brother | 581 |
Selfie | A picture of yourself | 581 |
pls | Please | 582 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 582 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
bsf | Best friend | 582 |
fb | 582 | |
IMY | I miss you | 583 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 583 |
hun | Honey | 583 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 584 |
fit | Outfit | 584 |
HMU | Hit me up | 584 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 584 |
LMS | Like my status | 584 |
MIA | Missing in action | 585 |
feels | Feelings | 585 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 585 |
bbg | Baby girl | 585 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 585 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 585 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 586 |
NOYB | None of your business | 586 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 586 |
IMU | I miss you | 586 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 586 |
bday | Birthday | 586 |
sux | Sucks | 586 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 586 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 587 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 587 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 587 |
L8 | Late | 587 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 587 |
d | Di** | 587 |
FRFR | For real for real | 587 |
lil | Little | 587 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 587 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 587 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 587 |
OG | Original gangster | 587 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 588 |
PM | Private message | 588 |
rly | Really | 588 |
IHY | I hate you | 588 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 588 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 588 |
Bet | You bet | 588 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 588 |
BW | Best wishes | 588 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 588 |
POG | Play of the game | 588 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 588 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 588 |
favs | Favorites | 588 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 588 |
Vine | 6 second video | 588 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 589 |
Big yikes | Wow | 589 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 589 |
LYL | Love you lots | 589 |
TC | Take care | 589 |
TFW | That feeling when | 589 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 589 |
TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
IMD | In my dreams | 589 |
TBR | To be real | 589 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 589 |
IOU | I owe you | 589 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 589 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 589 |
WYB | Watch your back | 589 |
TCG | Trading card game | 589 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 589 |
Fetch | Cool | 589 |
Tune up | Beat up | 589 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 590 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 590 |
FYP | For You page | 590 |
obv | Obviously | 590 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 590 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 590 |
IWU | I want you | 590 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 590 |
IAB | In a bit | 590 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 590 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 590 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 590 |
HML | Hate my life | 590 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 590 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 590 |
vlog | Video blog | 590 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 590 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 590 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 590 |
Crew | Group of friends | 590 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 590 |
HNY | Happy new year | 590 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 590 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 590 |
Handle | Twitter username | 590 |
LPP | Likes per post | 591 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 591 |
WTG | Way to go | 591 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 591 |
ITYS | I told you so | 591 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 591 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 591 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 591 |
Lick | Theft | 591 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 591 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 591 |
Vacay | Vacation | 591 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 591 |
NB | Not bad | 591 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 591 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 591 |
MM | Music Monday | 591 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 591 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 591 |
TBR | To be rude | 591 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 591 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 591 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 591 |
fav | Favorite | 591 |
TIL | Today I learned | 591 |
Doge | Dog | 591 |
yt | YouTube | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 592 |
BION | Believe it or not | 592 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 592 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 592 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 592 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 592 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 592 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 592 |
WDYT | What do you think | 592 |
D/C | Don't care | 592 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
Day one | A very close friend | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 592 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 592 |
HMB | Hit me back | 592 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 592 |
2l8 | Too late | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 593 |
NLT | No later than | 593 |
SA | Sexual assault | 593 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 593 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 593 |
mishu | Miss you | 593 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 593 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 593 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 593 |
BCO | Big crush on | 593 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
deets | Details | 593 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 593 |
ATW | All the way | 593 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 593 |
Based | Agree | 593 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 593 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 593 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 593 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 593 |
bbq | Barbecue | 593 |
delish | Delicious | 593 |
OTP | One true pairing | 593 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 594 |
SOS | Someone special | 594 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 594 |
Fire | Awesome | 594 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 594 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 594 |
TRS | That really sucks | 594 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 594 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 594 |
Hop off | Go away | 594 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 594 |
On fleek | Perfect | 594 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 594 |
TTY | Talk to you | 594 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 594 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 594 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 594 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 594 |
Mid | Mediocre | 594 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 594 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 594 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 594 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 594 |
WCW | Woman-crush Wednesday | 594 |
issa | It's a | 594 |
2U2 | To you too | 595 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 595 |
Procrastibaking | Baking to put off something else | 595 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 595 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 595 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 595 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 595 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 595 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 595 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 595 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 595 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 595 |
OP | Original poster | 595 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 595 |
FB | Follow back | 595 |
IHU | I hate you | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
fbo | Facebook official | 595 |
Shelfie | Picture of objects arranged on a shelf | 595 |
Fleek | Perfect | 595 |
Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 595 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 595 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 595 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 595 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 595 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 595 |
RT | Retweet | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
MDL | Might delete later | 595 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 595 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 595 |
tl | Timeline | 595 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 595 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 595 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 595 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 595 |
TGFF | Thank God for Friday | 595 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 595 |
PFP | Profile picture | 595 |
Ginger | Red-head | 595 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 595 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 595 |
Faceremorse | Remorse after posting on Facebook | 595 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 595 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 596 |
Instagrammer | A person who uses Instagram | 596 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 596 |
IMAO | In my arrogant opinion | 596 |
IME | In my experience | 596 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 596 |
Put on blast | To call out | 596 |
yt | Whitey | 596 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 596 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 596 |
Dadication | Fatherly dedication | 596 |
CEO of | The best at | 596 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 596 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 596 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 596 |
Say less | I understand | 596 |
LSS | Long story short | 596 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 596 |
BBM | Brains by Mattel | 596 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 596 |
Llello | Cocaine | 596 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 596 |
Hard pants | Any non-stretchy pants | 596 |
egirl | An extremely online teen girl | 596 |
CYF | Check your Facebook | 596 |
Flurona | Having both the flu and covid | 596 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 596 |
LRT | Last retweet | 596 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 596 |
inspo | Inspiration | 596 |
Rinstagram | Real Instagram account | 596 |
pic | Picture | 596 |
Finstagram | Fake Instagram account | 596 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 596 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 596 |
TBR | To be read | 596 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 596 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 596 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 596 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 596 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 596 |
Fauci Ouchie | COVID-19 vaccine | 596 |
lk | Like | 596 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 596 |
PRT | Please Retweet | 596 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 596 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 596 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 596 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 596 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 596 |
Dead | Hilarious | 596 |
AWOL | Absent while online | 597 |
BD | Big deal | 597 |
Idol | A K-pop star | 597 |
HNM | Happy new month | 597 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 597 |
IAG | It's all good | 597 |
CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 597 |
Mutual | A person you follow on social media who also follows you | 597 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 597 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 597 |
LOL | Lots of love | 597 |
Delulu | Delusional | 597 |
Blow up | To become successful | 597 |
NC | No Contact | 597 |
TCOB | Takin' care of business | 597 |
TIC | Tongue-in-cheek | 597 |
OP | Outta pocket | 597 |
Tweeter | A person who tweets | 597 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 597 |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 597 |
The gram | 597 | |
Perc30 | Oxycodone, commonly mixed with fentanyl | 597 |
Baka | Fool | 597 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 597 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 597 |
Tea | Truth | 597 |
Swipe right | Approve | 597 |
S-tier | Top rank | 597 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 597 |
Tendies | Chicken tenders | 597 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 597 |
YGG | You go girl | 597 |
OG | Original | 597 |
S4S | Share for share | 597 |
LB | Like back | 597 |
DU | Darn you | 597 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 597 |
Go off | Angrily complain | 597 |
Pharbz | Phoebe Bridgers fans | 597 |
Dressgate | Controversy about the colors of a dress | 597 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 597 |
Wokefishing | Pretending to have progressive political views | 597 |
WADR | With all due respect | 597 |
POTB | Pat on the back | 597 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 597 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 597 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 597 |
Flop era | A period of disappointment | 597 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 597 |
ACV | After coronavirus | 597 |
Abow | Wow | 597 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 597 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 597 |
WOAT | Worst of all time | 597 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 597 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 597 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 597 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 597 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 597 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 597 |
IG | 597 | |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 597 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 597 |
HHIS | Hanging head in shame | 597 |
BHM | Black History Month | 597 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 597 |
Snapstreak | Snapchat streak | 597 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 597 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 597 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 597 |
TSS | Toxic Shock Syndrome | 597 |
oh | Overheard | 597 |
OTL | One true love | 597 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 597 |
Viner | Vine user | 597 |
BFK | Big fat kiss | 597 |
Rage baking | Baking to relieve anger or stress | 597 |
LML | Laughing mad loud | 597 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 597 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 597 |
TT | Trending topic | 597 |
q | Coupon | 597 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 597 |
MFW | My face when | 597 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 597 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 597 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 597 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 597 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 597 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 597 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 597 |
Nocoiner | A person who owns no cryptocurrency | 597 |
Quarantini | A quarantine-times cocktail | 598 |
SOTD | Shoe of the day | 598 |
FTR | For the record | 598 |
Lapsonym | A word whose meaning you always forget | 598 |
GFN | Gone for now | 598 |
ITMT | In the meantime | 598 |
KIR | Keepin' it real | 598 |
notif | Notification | 598 |
eboy | An extremely online teen boy | 598 |
PM | Postmeridian | 598 |
DILLIGAF | Do I look like I give a flip? | 598 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 598 |
AML | All my love | 598 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 598 |
Insta cop | Buy immediately | 598 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 598 |
DKDC | Don't know, don't care | 598 |
mwahugz | Kisses and hugs | 598 |
Quant | Quantitative analyst | 598 |
Algo | Algorithm | 598 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 598 |
NUMTOTS | New Urbanist Memes for Transit-oriented Teens | 598 |
JFK | Just freakin' kidding | 598 |
NBLM | Non-binary loving men | 598 |
Wealthy selfie | Picture of yourself with a large amount of wealth | 598 |
BDE | Big D*** Energy | 598 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 598 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 598 |
Went off | Angrily complained | 598 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 598 |
Multistan | An obsessed fan of multiple things | 598 |
LLPOF | Liar liar pants on fire | 598 |
IA | I agree | 598 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 598 |
GGG | Gotta get a grip | 598 |
Latergram | A picture posted on Instagram later than when it was taken | 598 |
Asl | As hell | 598 |
wtv | Whatever | 598 |
Insta-lurking | Looking through a person's Instagram pictures | 598 |
Valid | Excellent | 598 |
LTD | Lovers 'til death | 598 |
Collab house | A house full of social media influencers | 598 |
GGGB | Good girl gone bad | 598 |
Chub rub | Chafing where your thighs rub together | 598 |
At home | A worse version of something | 598 |
Ribcage bragging | Showing off your rib cage | 598 |
Momala | Kamala Harris | 598 |
IBC | Ice bucket challenge | 598 |
OTS | On the scene | 598 |
IJWTS | I just want to say | 598 |
DITG | Down in the gutter | 598 |
fbf | Facebook friend | 598 |
Totes | Totally | 598 |
Jellz | Jealous | 598 |
POUS | President of the United States | 598 |
Lawlz | Laugh out loud | 598 |
It me | I identify with that | 598 |
Felfie | Family picture | 598 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 598 |
Zumping | Dumping someone over Zoom | 598 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 598 |
Embiggen | Enlarge | 598 |
ibfs | Internet best friends | 598 |
Mannequin challenge | Challenge that involves one or more people freezing in place | 598 |
Wojak | A Microsoft Paint-created Internet character | 598 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 598 |
Likers get rate | Anyone who likes this post will get a rate | 598 |
MBN | Must be nice | 598 |
Finna | Fixing to | 598 |
Opa | Greek exclamation | 598 |
azz | A** | 598 |
gma | Grandma | 598 |
Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 598 |
Slim thick | A female body shape | 598 |
FF | Friends forever | 598 |
ELO | Electric Light Orchestra | 598 |
Detweet | To delete a tweet | 598 |
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