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 | 529 |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | 546 |
| MTFBWY | May the Force be with you | 547 |
| TGIF | Thank goodness it's Friday | 548 |
| Swag | Skills or style | 550 |
| Delulu | Delusional | 552 |
| Rickroll | To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video | 553 |
| sfx | Special effects | 556 |
| FWB | Friends with benefits | 559 |
| Streamer | Someone who regularly broadcasts online | 561 |
| 67 | A nonsensical phrase | 562 |
| Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 564 |
| IDFWU | I don't f*** with you | 566 |
| TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 567 |
| G | Gangster | 567 |
| WAP | Wet A** P***y | 568 |
| Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 569 |
| OST | Original soundtrack | 570 |
| ASMR | Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 576 |
| da | The | 577 |
| Potterhead | A Harry Potter fan | 577 |
| Bootylicious | Attractive with a nice rear end | 578 |
| You got served | You were called out | 578 |
| And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 578 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
| Airhead | Stupid | 580 |
| Doge | Dog | 580 |
| Dope | Illegal drugs | 581 |
| CG | Computer Graphics | 581 |
| You know nothing Jon Snow | You are naive | 581 |
| Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something | 581 |
| Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 581 |
| WWJD | What would Jesus do | 582 |
| Dope | Cool | 582 |
| DTP | Disturbing the peace | 582 |
| Stanning | Obsessing over a person | 582 |
| Swiftie | A devoted fan of Taylor Swift | 582 |
| Twerk | Hip-gyrating dance move | 583 |
| Bromance | Deep friendship between two or more males | 584 |
| Spit | To freestyle rap | 584 |
| Movember | Mustache-growing November | 584 |
| WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment | 585 |
| Crows before hoes | Guy friends are more important than romantic interests | 585 |
| Kpop | Korean Pop music | 585 |
| Woke | Aware of social issues | 585 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| Boomstick | Shotgun | 586 |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 586 |
| Dump stat | An ability that an RPG player doesn't prioritize | 586 |
| Y/N | Your name | 586 |
| SW | Star Wars | 586 |
| Fresh | Cool | 587 |
| Juggalo | A fan of Insane Clown Posse | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 587 |
| Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 587 |
| Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 587 |
| G | One thousand dollars | 588 |
| BTS | Bangtan Sonyeondan | 588 |
| Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 588 |
| Travoltified | Mispronounced a name | 589 |
| LWYMMD | Look what you made me do | 589 |
| WW | Wonder Woman | 589 |
| Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 589 |
| Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 590 |
| 1D | One Direction | 590 |
| MLP | My Little Pony | 590 |
| HIMYM | How I Met Your Mother | 590 |
| TWD | The Walking Dead | 590 |
| Dashie | Rainbow Dash | 590 |
| Kimye | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West | 590 |
| Rom com | Romantic comedy | 590 |
| DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
| Cosplay | Costume play | 590 |
| Dab | Hip hop dance move | 590 |
| Galentine's Day | February 13th ladies-only celebration | 590 |
| E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
| Cinephile | A devoted fan of cinema | 590 |
| Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 590 |
| SCP | Special Containment Procedures Foundation | 590 |
| LOTR | Lord of the Rings | 591 |
| TNG | The Next Generation | 591 |
| Benjamin | One hundred dollar bill | 591 |
| HBO | Home Box Office | 591 |
| Twerking | Shaking hips and rear in a bouncing motion | 591 |
| WCW | World Championship Wrestling | 591 |
| SNL | Saturday Night Live | 591 |
| Slasher | Horror film | 591 |
| Bars | Lyrical hip hop sentences | 591 |
| Christmas creep | The slow expansion of the Christmas shopping season | 591 |
| Fan service | Indulging fans' desires | 591 |
| Kayfabe | Pretending something fake is real | 591 |
| BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
| OME | Oh my Edward | 592 |
| LL&P | Live long and prosper | 592 |
| Duckroll | To mislead someone | 592 |
| HP | Harry Potter | 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 |
| MMPR | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers | 592 |
| Mark | A fan who believes pro wrestling is real | 592 |
| 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 |
| Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 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 |
| Treat yo self | Take care of yourself | 593 |
| KOTLC | Keeper of the Lost Cities | 593 |
| VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 593 |
| Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
| YA | Young Adult | 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 |
| MCU | Marvel Cinematic Universe | 594 |
| Speak truth to power | Stand up for what is right | 594 |
| TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
| Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 594 |
| Slash | Same-sex romance fan fiction | 594 |
| Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
| HK | Hello Kitty | 595 |
| OMJ | Oh my Jonas | 595 |
| TWSS | That's what she said | 595 |
| TTTE | Thomas the Tank Engine | 595 |
| Goon | An unintelligent, often muscular person | 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 |
| Chiver | Male who likes theCHIVE | 595 |
| Sharpen a mustache | Smoke a joint | 595 |
| T Swift | Taylor Swift | 595 |
| Nerfherder | An untamed and unkempt person | 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 |
| JLU | Justice League Unlimited | 595 |
| Meet cute | A charming first meeting between two people | 595 |
| Silver fox | An attractive older man | 595 |
| RPF | Real person fiction | 595 |
| EATEOT | Everywhere at the End of Time | 595 |
| Bag | Success and wealth | 595 |
| Normie | A person whose tastes are mainstream | 595 |
| LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
| Barbenheimer | Barbie and Oppenheimer | 595 |
| Kenough | Feeling of adequacy in your identity | 595 |
| Whamageddon | The challenge to not hear Last Christmas | 595 |
| Pookie | A loved one | 595 |
| ILUM | I love you man | 596 |
| POTC | Pirates of the Caribbean | 596 |
| TOS | The Original Series | 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 |
| BB | Breaking Bad | 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 |
| AHS | American Horror Story | 596 |
| SWTFA | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 596 |
| Pain in the choobies | Annoyance | 596 |
| UPF | Ultra passionate fan | 596 |
| Retcon | Retroactively change | 596 |
| Deep cut | An obscure work or reference | 596 |
| Cut a promo | Stage a promotional interview | 596 |
| Put over | Make someone look good | 596 |
| Multistan | An obsessed fan of multiple things | 596 |
| Multifandom | Subscribing to multiple communities of fans | 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 |
| Fancast | Fans imagining actors in roles | 596 |
| HOF | Hall of fame | 597 |
| A7X | Avenged Sevenfold | 597 |
| KOTOR | Knights of the Old Republic | 597 |
| Chrismukkah | Christmas and Hanukkah | 597 |
| AYAOTD | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 597 |
| WWF | World Wrestling Federation | 597 |
| AFHV | America's Funniest Home Videos | 597 |
| Off the hook | Totally awesome | 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 |
| 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 |
| sksksk | Overcome with emotion | 597 |
| Nuked the fridge | A movie series drastically decreased in quality | 597 |
| Heel | Villain | 597 |
| Idol | A K-pop star | 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 |
| NOTP | Not one true pairing | 597 |
| KotH | King of the hill | 597 |
| DCU | DC Universe | 597 |
| Final girl | The last female to fight the killer | 597 |
| Blockbuster | A commercially successful film | 597 |
| He's him | He is impressive | 597 |
| Whammed | Hearing the song Last Christmas | 597 |
| Mother | A feminine icon | 597 |
| MTFBWU | May the Force be with you | 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 |
| Fresh | Brand new | 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 |
| Jobber | A character who loses fights to make others look good | 598 |
| Work | A scripted event | 598 |
| Worked shoot | A scripted event that contains unscripted elements | 598 |
| Collab house | A house full of social media influencers | 598 |
| Smark | A fan who knows pro wrestling is scripted | 598 |
| Tweener | A wrestler who is neither hero nor villain | 598 |
| Comfort character | A fictional character who soothes you | 598 |
| Meta | Self-referential | 598 |
| OC | Original character | 598 |
| MHA | My Hero Academia | 598 |
| IASIP | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 598 |
| Anti-ship | Against problematic fictional relationships | 598 |
| Fanfic | Fan fiction | 598 |
| Fanon | Unverified story points fans believe are canon | 598 |
| MBMBaM | My Brother, My Brother and Me | 598 |
| Actual play | TTRPGs played for an audience | 598 |
| Hiatus brain | When superfans' minds go wild during a hiatus | 598 |
| AU | Alternate universe | 598 |
| MCRmy | My Chemical Romance fans | 598 |
| Oscar bait | A movie that features elements Oscar voters love | 598 |
| Scream queen | A prominent actress in the horror film genre | 598 |
| Final boy | The last male to fight the killer | 598 |
| roids | Steroids | 598 |
| Autochasing | Pursuing a person to obtain their autograph | 598 |
| Brat summer | An unapologetically authentic and sassy lifestyle | 598 |
| Romantasy | Romance and fantasy book genre | 598 |
| Fictionally attached | An intense emotional bond towards something fictional | 598 |
| Coldplaygate | A romantic affair uncovered at a Coldplay concert | 598 |
| Anidala | Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala | 598 |
| Fridge | To hurt a female character to serve a male character’s development | 598 |
| Reylo | Rey and Kylo | 598 |
| I'm so ATL | I love Atlanta culture | 598 |
| Atl | Atlanta | 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 |
| WDTFS | What does the fox say? | 599 |
| F11 | Finger Eleven | 599 |
| AFV | America's Funniest Videos | 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 |
| BTAS | Batman: The Animated Series | 599 |
| Embiggen | Enlarge | 599 |
| Bitcoin Pizza Day | May 22, 2010 | 599 |
| Grok | Intuitively understand | 599 |
| Trans | Translation | 599 |
| WBW | World Between Worlds | 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 |
| AEW | All Elite Wrestling | 599 |
| MFM | My Favorite Murder | 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 |
| Jump scare | A startling occurrence intended to scare | 599 |
| Schway | Cool | 599 |
| Scream king | A prominent actor in the horror film genre | 599 |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation | 599 |
| Disney knees | A pose with knees pointed inwards | 599 |
| STS | Surviving the Survivor | 599 |
| MSB | Magic School Bus | 599 |
| TOWL | The Ones Who Live | 599 |
| Tayvis | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce | 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 |
| DWTS | Dancing with the Stars | 600 |
| NWO | New World Order | 600 |
| WWWF | World Wide Wrestling Federation | 600 |
| DAR | Daily afternoon randomness | 600 |
| Somepony | Somebody | 600 |
| HOC | House of Cards | 600 |
| TSFH | Two Steps From Hell | 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 |
| Grool | Great and cool | 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 |