TIHI
Thanks, I hate it
Example
Wow, a picture of the inside of a whale intestine? TIHI
Related Slang
AITA | Am I the a**hole |
AMA | Ask me anything |
BIFL | Buy it for life |
DAE | Does anyone else |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up |
QFE | Question for everyone |
OP | Original poster |
TIL | Today I learned |
On Reddit, Twitter, and other social media sites, TIHI stands for "thanks, I hate it." Posters use this acronym to express mock-gratitude after encountering something they very much dislike.
Anytime a user posts something gross, unsettling, or otherwise disconcerting, you may see other users respond with TIHI. For example, if a Twitter user were to post a picture of the half-CGI, half-human characters from the movie CATS (2019), at least one other tweeter would likely respond with TIHI.
While the exact origin of the phrase "thanks, I hate it" is unknown, it seems to have become popular sometime in 2017. As its usage increased, "thanks, I hate it" was acronymized to TIHI, and those who love to use the sarcastic expression even launched their own subreddit at r/TIHI.