ICYMI

What does ICYMI stand for?

In case you missed it

ICYMI is an acronym that means in case you missed it. It is often used on Twitter, blogs, or social networking sites.

The acronym is usually associated with a news story that was buried by another event or that took place late at night when people were sleeping. It commonly prefaces a link that redirects to a news story, or possibly to another "tweet" or blog post.

Example

ICYMI - the last episode of Seinfeld just aired
ICYMI tweet about the Cubs winning the World Series
ICYMI tweet about the Cubs winning the World Series

Related Slang

ICYWTBEIn case you went to bed early
JICJust in case
ICEIn case of emergency
ICYCIn case you're curious
bupBackup Plan
FWIWFor what it's worth

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Updated November 3, 2016

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