Pop Culture Slang
The Internet has popularlized the use of acronyms and abbreviations, which are now commonly used in pop culture. The list below includes slang terms related to movies, music, TV, games, and celebrities.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Easter egg | A hidden message | 531 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 545 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 551 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 551 |
| Swag | Skills or style | 551 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| Delulu | Delusional | 555 |
| sfx | Special effects | 559 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| Streamer | Someone who regularly broadcasts online | 564 |
| TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 567 |
| G | Gangster | 567 |
| Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 568 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 569 |
| OST | Original soundtrack | 571 |
| WAP | Wet A** P***y | 571 |
| ASMR | Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response | 572 |
| da | The | 575 |
| Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 576 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 577 |
| And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 577 |
| Fetch | Cool | 578 |
| Potterhead | A Harry Potter fan | 578 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
| Doge | Dog | 579 |
| Swiftie | A devoted fan of Taylor Swift | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| You got served | You were called out | 580 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 581 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 581 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 581 |
| You know nothing Jon Snow | You are naive | 581 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 582 |
| Dope | Cool | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something | 582 |
| Stanning | Obsessing over a person | 582 |
| Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 582 |
| Y/N | Your name | 582 |
| Movember | Mustache-growing November | 583 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 583 |
| Bromance | Deep friendship between two or more males | 584 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 584 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
| WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment | 585 |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
| Crows before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 585 |
| Kpop | Korean Pop music | 585 |
| SW | Star Wars | 585 |
| Juggalo | A fan of Insane Clown Posse | 586 |
| Dump stat | An ability that an RPG player doesn't prioritize | 586 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
| Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 586 |
| BTS | Bangtan Sonyeondan | 587 |
| Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 587 |
| Travoltified | Mispronounced a name | 588 |
| LWYMMD | Look what you made me do | 588 |
| Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 588 |
| Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 588 |
| 1D | One Direction | 589 |
| MLP | My Little Pony | 589 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 589 |
| Kimye | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West | 589 |
| Rom com | Romantic comedy | 589 |
| Dab | Hip hop dance move | 589 |
| SCP | Special Containment Procedures Foundation | 589 |
| Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 590 |
| TWD | The Walking Dead | 590 |
| DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
| WW | Wonder Woman | 590 |
| E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 590 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 591 |
| TNG | The Next Generation | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| HP | Harry Potter | 591 |
| SNL | Saturday Night Live | 591 |
| Slasher | Horror film | 591 |
| Cosplay | Costume play | 591 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 591 |
| Bars | Lyrical hip hop sentences | 591 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 591 |
| BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
| OME | Oh my Edward | 592 |
| LL&P | Live long and prosper | 592 |
| WCW | World Championship Wrestling | 592 |
| Duckroll | To mislead someone | 592 |
| Dashie | Rainbow Dash | 592 |
| Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
| AGT | America's Got Talent | 592 |
| KUWTK | Keeping up with the Kardashians | 592 |
| Superfan | An extremely dedicated fan | 592 |
| Tay tay | Taylor Swift | 592 |
| Fan service | Indulging fans' desires | 592 |
| Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real | 592 |
| Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 592 |
| YA | Young Adult | 592 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 593 |
| Huckleberry | The one you're looking for | 593 |
| Fanboy | A dedicated male fan | 593 |
| GOT | Game of Thrones | 593 |
| Tebowing | Getting in a position of praying | 593 |
| Chivette | Female who likes theCHIVE | 593 |
| Jump the shark | To decrease in quality | 593 |
| Belieber | A committed fan of Justin Bieber | 593 |
| Walker | Zombie | 593 |
| Winter is coming | Something bad is going to happen | 593 |
| K-pop | Korean Pop music | 593 |
| KOTLC | Keeper of the Lost Cities | 593 |
| VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 593 |
| Mark | A fan who believes pro wrestling is real | 593 |
| Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
| Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
| Requel | A movie featuring elements from a previous film | 593 |
| GNR | Guns N' Roses | 594 |
| Dougie | Dance move | 594 |
| Brony | A male fan of My Little Pony | 594 |
| Cosplayer | A person who wears a costume and plays a character | 594 |
| Festivus | A holiday celebration | 594 |
| Steve Harvey | To announce the wrong winner | 594 |
| Welcome to your tape | I'm mad at you | 594 |
| MMPR | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | 594 |
| MCU | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 594 |
| TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
| Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
| Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 594 |
| Bag | Success and wealth | 594 |
| Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
| HK | Hello Kitty | 595 |
| TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 595 |
| JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 595 |
| NKOTB | New Kids on the Block | 595 |
| MST3K | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 595 |
| TDSWJS | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | 595 |
| TAAHM | Two and a Half Men | 595 |
| BB | Breaking Bad | 595 |
| Chiver | Male who likes theCHIVE | 595 |
| Sharpen a mustache | Smoke a joint | 595 |
| AHS | American Horror Story | 595 |
| Nerfherder | An untamed and unkempt person | 595 |
| Treat yo self | Take care of yourself | 595 |
| Dabbin | Leaning your head into your elbow with your other arm outstretched | 595 |
| Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
| WW84 | Wonder Woman 1984 | 595 |
| Speak truth to power | Stand up for what is right | 595 |
| Put over | Make someone look good | 595 |
| Meet cute | A charming first meeting between two people | 595 |
| RPF | Real person fiction | 595 |
| Normie | A person whose tastes are mainstream | 595 |
| Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 595 |
| LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
| Barbenheimer | Barbie and Oppenheimer | 595 |
| ILUM | I love you man | 596 |
| POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 596 |
| TOS | The Original Series | 596 |
| OMJ | Oh my Jonas | 596 |
| TWSS | That's what she said | 596 |
| A7X | Avenged Sevenfold | 596 |
| NIN | Nine Inch Nails | 596 |
| Brangelina | Brad and Angelina | 596 |
| NKOTBSB | New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys | 596 |
| OITNB | Orange is the New Black | 596 |
| JP | Jurassic Park | 596 |
| BMW | Boy Meets World | 596 |
| OMAM | Of Mice and Men | 596 |
| Off the hook | Totally awesome | 596 |
| Travoltify | To mispronounce a name | 596 |
| PTI | Pardon the interruption | 596 |
| Mansome | Manly handsome | 596 |
| Khaleesi | Queen | 596 |
| RHONJ | The Real Housewives of New Jersey | 596 |
| VMA | Video Music Awards | 596 |
| Pain in the choobies | Annoyance | 596 |
| UPF | Ultra passionate fan | 596 |
| Retcon | Retroactively change | 596 |
| JLU | Justice League Unlimited | 596 |
| Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview | 596 |
| Multistan | An obsessed fan of multiple things | 596 |
| Multifandom | Subscribing to multiple communities of fans | 596 |
| EATEOT | Everywhere at the End of Time | 596 |
| Nepo baby | A child who benefits from a famous parent | 596 |
| Internet boyfriend | An online community's collective guy crush | 596 |
| Up to eleven | Up to an excessive degree | 596 |
| Kenough | Feeling of adequacy in your identity | 596 |
| Whamageddon | The challenge to not hear Last Christmas | 596 |
| Pookie | A loved one | 596 |
| KOTOR | Knights of the Old Republic | 597 |
| Chrismukkah | Christmas and Hanukkah | 597 |
| AFV | America's Funniest Videos | 597 |
| AFHV | America's Funniest Home Videos | 597 |
| Broment | Bro moment | 597 |
| Sledneck | A mountain person who drives a snowmobile | 597 |
| LLAP | Live long and prosper | 597 |
| RHONY | The Real Housewives of New York City | 597 |
| Fangirl | A dedicated female fan | 597 |
| T Swift | Taylor Swift | 597 |
| SWTFA | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 597 |
| Damp down your power core | Settle down | 597 |
| Laserbrain | Idiot | 597 |
| Hodor | Hold the door | 597 |
| Diddy crop | To cut a person out of your life | 597 |
| Juggalette | A female fan of Insane Clown Posse | 597 |
| Unstan | A person who is trying to be less obsessed with a celebrity | 597 |
| Cipher | An informal dance or rap gathering | 597 |
| Binge racer | A person who watches an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 597 |
| Nuked the fridge | A movie series drastically decreased in quality | 597 |
| Deep cut | An obscure work or reference | 597 |
| Heel | Villain | 597 |
| DS9 | Deep Space Nine | 597 |
| Pharbz | Phoebe Bridgers fans | 597 |
| Baka | Fool | 597 |
| Glitching | Dance move that includes subtle jerks synced to music | 597 |
| Arianator | An Ariana Grande fan | 597 |
| FNAF | Five Nights at Freddy's | 597 |
| Actual play | TTRPGs played for an audience | 597 |
| KotH | King of the hill | 597 |
| Final girl | The last female to fight the killer | 597 |
| Blockbuster | A commercially successful film | 597 |
| Whammed | Hearing the song Last Christmas | 597 |
| MTFBWU | May the Force be with you | 598 |
| HOF | Hall of fame | 598 |
| HSM | High school musical | 598 |
| ANTM | America's Next Top Model | 598 |
| Hxc | Hardcore | 598 |
| 5FDP | Five Finger Death Punch | 598 |
| Soaps | Soap operas | 598 |
| TAWOG | The Amazing World of Gumball | 598 |
| Ermahgerd | Oh my gosh | 598 |
| 3EB | Third Eye Blind | 598 |
| TFK | Thousand Foot Krutch | 598 |
| PJ | Pearl Jam | 598 |
| LZ | Led Zeppelin | 598 |
| ELO | Electric Light Orchestra | 598 |
| AYAOTD | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 598 |
| WWF | World Wrestling Federation | 598 |
| FE | Finger Eleven | 598 |
| MCR | My Chemical Romance | 598 |
| McConaughssance | Matthew McConaughey's renaissance | 598 |
| Fitty | Fifty | 598 |
| ScarJo | Scarlett Johansson | 598 |
| Silverstoning | Chewing up food before serving it | 598 |
| Lip Dub | A lip synching music video | 598 |
| HOH | Head of Household | 598 |
| Turn down for what | I'm excited | 598 |
| Hate-watch | To watch something you love to hate | 598 |
| Mo sista | A woman who supports Movember | 598 |
| RHOM | The Real Housewives of Miami | 598 |
| RHOBH | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | 598 |
| RHOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 598 |
| BTFD | Back to the Future day | 598 |
| Kween | Queen | 598 |
| Cypher | An informal rap or dance gathering | 598 |
| Binge racing | Watching an entire season of a show within 24 hours | 598 |
| DCAU | DC Animated Universe | 598 |
| Face | Hero | 598 |
| Idol | A K-pop star | 598 |
| Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good | 598 |
| Collab house | A house full of social media influencers | 598 |
| Meta | Self-referential | 598 |
| OC | Original character | 598 |
| IASIP | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 598 |
| NOTP | Not one true pairing | 598 |
| Fanfic | Fan fiction | 598 |
| Fanon | Unverified story points fans believe are canon | 598 |
| Hiatus brain | When superfans' minds go wild during a hiatus | 598 |
| AU | Alternate universe | 598 |
| DCU | DC Universe | 598 |
| MCRmy | My Chemical Romance fans | 598 |
| Scream queen | A prominent actress in the horror film genre | 598 |
| Mother | A feminine icon | 598 |
| Autochasing | Pursuing a person to obtain their autograph | 598 |
| Brat summer | An unapologetically authentic and sassy lifestyle | 598 |
| gtrdun | Get 'er done | 599 |
| POTO | Phantom of the Opera | 599 |
| SF | Science Fiction | 599 |
| MIB | Men in Black | 599 |
| PM5K | Powerman 5000 | 599 |
| FF5 | Family Force 5 | 599 |
| APC | A Perfect Circle | 599 |
| Chibi | Miniature Character | 599 |
| CCR | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 599 |
| DMB | Dave Matthews Band | 599 |
| GD | Green Day | 599 |
| Wail | To be awesome | 599 |
| STP | Stone Temple Pilots | 599 |
| Fresh | Brand new | 599 |
| DWTS | Dancing with the Stars | 599 |
| F11 | Finger Eleven | 599 |
| BVB | Black Veil Brides | 599 |
| Mo bro | A movember participant | 599 |
| Bromantic | Action showing friendship between two or more males | 599 |
| celeb | Celebrity | 599 |
| RHOOC | The Real Housewives of Orange County | 599 |
| Hallyu | Korean wave | 599 |
| BTTF | Back to the Future | 599 |
| Bantha fodder | As good as dead | 599 |
| TFA | The Force Awakens | 599 |
| Mom com | Romantic comedy directed at moms | 599 |
| Draking | Placing Drake's head on handicap wheelchair signs | 599 |
| Sparrowface | Facial expression with eyes wide open and mouth slightly open | 599 |
| Smize | To smile with your eyes | 599 |
| SWTLJ | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 599 |
| Bro country | A subgenre of mainstream country music | 599 |
| sksksk | Overcome with emotion | 599 |
| BTAS | Batman: The Animated Series | 599 |
| Embiggen | Enlarge | 599 |
| Work | A scripted event | 599 |
| Worked shoot | A scripted event that contains unscripted elements | 599 |
| Bitcoin Pizza Day | May 22, 2010 | 599 |
| Grok | Intuitively understand | 599 |
| Trans | Translation | 599 |
| Smark | A fan who knows pro wrestling is scripted | 599 |
| Tweener | A wrestler who is neither hero nor villain | 599 |
| Comfort character | A fictional character who soothes you | 599 |
| WBW | World Between Worlds | 599 |
| MHA | My Hero Academia | 599 |
| Queerbaiting | Implying but never actualizing a non-hetero relationship | 599 |
| Needle drop | When an existing song is used in a movie or show | 599 |
| DBZ | Dragon Ball Z | 599 |
| ARMY | Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth | 599 |
| The G | Girlfriend | 599 |
| Anti-ship | Against problematic fictional relationships | 599 |
| AEW | All Elite Wrestling | 599 |
| MFM | My Favorite Murder | 599 |
| MBMBaM | My Brother, My Brother and Me | 599 |
| TAZ | The Adventure Zone | 599 |
| supe | Superhuman | 599 |
| Buddy cop | Movie and TV genre featuring two different characters that must work together | 599 |
| Glaggle | A yellow smiley-face resident of Glaggleland | 599 |
| Oscar bait | A movie that features elements Oscar voters love | 599 |
| Jump scare | A startling occurrence intended to scare | 599 |
| Schway | Cool | 599 |
| He's him | He is impressive | 599 |
| Scream king | A prominent actor in the horror film genre | 599 |
| Final boy | The last male to fight the killer | 599 |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation | 599 |
| roids | Steroids | 599 |
| MOTU | Masters of the Universe | 600 |
| FOB | Fresh off the boat | 600 |
| DT | Dream Theater | 600 |
| Bennifer | Ben and Jennifer | 600 |
| BSB | Backstreet Boys | 600 |
| SOAD | System of a Down | 600 |
| NWO | New World Order | 600 |
| WWWF | World Wide Wrestling Federation | 600 |
| WDTFS | What does the fox say? | 600 |
| DAR | Daily afternoon randomness | 600 |
| Somepony | Somebody | 600 |
| HOC | House of Cards | 600 |
| TSFH | Two Steps From Hell | 600 |
| Grool | Great and cool | 600 |
| FWBL | Friends with Better Lives | 600 |
| Brolling | James Bond trolling | 600 |
| Solange | Crazy | 600 |
| UTFL | Use the force, Luke | 600 |
| Manssiere | Male brassiere | 600 |
| Gleek | Glee geek | 600 |
| RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 600 |
| Dramedy | Dramatic and comedic movie | 600 |
| 5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | 600 |
| ICP | Insane Clown Posse | 600 |
| Schmuck bait | A ludicrous tease for a show plot | 600 |
| Shoot | An unscripted event | 600 |
| WAG | Wives and girlfriends | 600 |
| Showmance | A romance between actors starring in the same production | 600 |
| Flanalogue | A monologue written by Mike Flanagan | 600 |
| FFDP | Five Finger Death Punch | 601 |
| WTA | Women tell all | 601 |
| ICHC | I Can Has Cheezburger? | 601 |
| PF | Pink Floyd | 601 |
| SYTYCD | So You Think You Can Dance | 601 |
| OMAM | Of Monsters and Men | 601 |
| STTW | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 601 |
| SOA | Sons of Anarchy | 601 |
| AFI | A Fire Inside | 601 |
| Travoltafy | To mispronounce a name | 601 |
| Travoltafied | Mispronounced a name | 601 |
| Kartrashians | Kardashian family | 601 |
| RHODC | The Real Housewives of D.C. | 601 |
| Jonerys | Jon and Daenerys | 601 |
| WDW | Walt Disney World | 601 |
| The Rachel | Voluminous shoulder-length haircut | 601 |
| Indy | Independent | 602 |
| KCCO | Keep calm and CHIVE on | 602 |
| FNL | Friday Night Lights | 602 |
| Bro | A male bra | 603 |
| CNRHKYITF | Chuck Norris roundhouse kick you in the face | 604 |
| TTTHCS | Things that Tim Howard could save | 604 |