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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Meekd | Suppressed | 191 |
mk | Okay | 315 |
IRL | In real life | 358 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 365 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 419 |
sus | Suspicious | 433 |
TY | Thank you | 466 |
BTW | By the way | 482 |
DM | Direct message | 489 |
Bussin | Really good | 497 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 498 |
Y | Why | 501 |
thx | Thanks | 515 |
YW | You're welcome | 525 |
IKR | I know, right? | 526 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 528 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 531 |
143 | I love you | 535 |
gf | Girlfriend | 539 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 539 |
FML | F*** my life | 542 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 544 |
2 | To | 545 |
bsf | Best friend | 545 |
nvm | Nevermind | 546 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 546 |
IMO | In my opinion | 548 |
HRU | How are you | 549 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 550 |
pls | Please | 552 |
TBH | To be honest | 555 |
FTW | For the win | 557 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 558 |
Swag | Skills or style | 558 |
l8r | Later | 559 |
Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 559 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 560 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 561 |
bbg | Baby girl | 563 |
Fr | For real | 563 |
YOLO | You only live once | 564 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 565 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 567 |
feels | Feelings | 567 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 568 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 568 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 568 |
sux | Sucks | 569 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 570 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 571 |
14643 | I will always love you | 571 |
HMU | Hit me up | 571 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 571 |
hun | Honey | 571 |
NOYB | None of your business | 572 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 572 |
bday | Birthday | 572 |
fit | Outfit | 572 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 573 |
LMS | Like my status | 573 |
IMY | I miss you | 574 |
OG | Original gangster | 574 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 575 |
L8 | Late | 575 |
IMU | I miss you | 575 |
CFD | Clothing, fashion, design | 576 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 576 |
PM | Private message | 577 |
MIA | Missing in action | 577 |
lil | Little | 577 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 577 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 577 |
Bet | You bet | 577 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 578 |
rly | Really | 578 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 578 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 578 |
LYL | Love you lots | 579 |
IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 579 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 579 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 579 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 580 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 580 |
Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 580 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 580 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 581 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 581 |
Based | Agree | 581 |
S-tier | Top rank | 581 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 581 |
IMD | In my dreams | 581 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 581 |
LPP | Likes per post | 581 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 581 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 581 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 581 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 582 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 582 |
FYP | For You page | 582 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 582 |
FRFR | For real for real | 582 |
Doge | Dog | 582 |
Vacay | Vacation | 582 |
WYB | Watch your back | 582 |
d | Di** | 582 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 583 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 583 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 583 |
Mid | Mediocre | 583 |
IHY | I hate you | 583 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 583 |
ATW | All the way | 583 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 583 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 583 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 583 |
obv | Obviously | 583 |
favs | Favorites | 583 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
TC | Take care | 584 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 584 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 584 |
TRS | That really sucks | 584 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 584 |
BW | Best wishes | 584 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
Vine | 6 second video | 585 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 585 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 585 |
Fetch | Cool | 585 |
Handle | Twitter username | 586 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 586 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 586 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 586 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 586 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 586 |
Crew | Group of friends | 586 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 586 |
pic | Picture | 586 |
HML | Hate my life | 586 |
POG | Play of the game | 586 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 586 |
TCG | Trading card game | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 586 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 587 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 587 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 587 |
yt | YouTube | 587 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 587 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 587 |
WDYT | What do you think | 587 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 587 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 587 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 587 |
HNY | Happy New Year | 587 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 587 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 587 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 587 |
Secks | Sex | 587 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 587 |
adorbs | Adorable | 587 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 587 |
BION | Believe it or not | 588 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 588 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 588 |
WTG | Way to go | 588 |
ITYS | I told you so | 588 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 588 |
Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
Day one | A very close friend | 588 |
TFW | That feeling when | 588 |
TMG | That's my girl | 588 |
FTEW | For the epic win | 588 |
TTY | Talk to you | 588 |
SA | Sexual assault | 588 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 588 |
Lick | Theft | 588 |
RT | Retweet | 588 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 588 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 588 |
ugh | Disappointed | 588 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
fav | Favorite | 588 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 589 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 589 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 589 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 589 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
LRT | Last retweet | 589 |
issa | It's a | 589 |
Delulu | Delusional | 589 |
TBR | To be real | 589 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 589 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
deets | Details | 589 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 589 |
ICL | I can't lie | 589 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 589 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 589 |
HMB | Hit me back | 589 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 589 |
MM | Music Monday | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 589 |
lk | Like | 589 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 589 |
TIL | Today I learned | 589 |
PFP | Profile picture | 589 |
SOS | Someone special | 590 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 590 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 590 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 590 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 590 |
mishu | Miss you | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 590 |
D/C | Don't care | 590 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 590 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 590 |
Fire | Awesome | 590 |
TBR | To be read | 590 |
delish | Delicious | 590 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 590 |
2l8 | Too late | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 591 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 591 |
NLT | No later than | 591 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 591 |
IM | Instant message | 591 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 591 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 591 |
Put on blast | To call out | 591 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 591 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 591 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 591 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 591 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 591 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 591 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 592 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 592 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 592 |
Tea | Truth | 592 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 592 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 592 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 592 |
OP | Original poster | 592 |
On fleek | Perfect | 592 |
BCO | Big crush on | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
NB | Not bad | 592 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 592 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
bbq | Barbecue | 592 |
MLM | Men loving men | 592 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 592 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 592 |
OTP | One true pairing | 592 |
POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 592 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 592 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 592 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 592 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 593 |
FTR | For the record | 593 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 593 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 593 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
Fleek | Perfect | 593 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 593 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 593 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 593 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 593 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 593 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 593 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 593 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 593 |
tl | Timeline | 593 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 593 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 593 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 593 |
cx | Correction | 593 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 593 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 593 |
TGFF | Thank God for Friday | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
Ginger | Red-head | 593 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
NYP | Name your price | 594 |
OTL | One true love | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 594 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 594 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 594 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 594 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 594 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 594 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 594 |
Snapstreak | Snapchat streak | 594 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
LSS | Long story short | 594 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 594 |
BBM | Brains by Mattel | 594 |
Shelfie | Picture of objects arranged on a shelf | 594 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 594 |
IHU | I hate you | 594 |
Heather | A desirable person | 594 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 594 |
Hop off | Go away | 594 |
Sub | Subreddit | 594 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 594 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 594 |
HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
Instagrammer | A person who uses Instagram | 594 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 594 |
yt | Whitey | 594 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 594 |
OF | OnlyFans | 594 |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 594 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 594 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 594 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 594 |
DF | Dear fiance | 594 |
Totes | Totally | 594 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
Say less | I understand | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 594 |
YA | Young Adult | 594 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 594 |
TT | Trending topic | 594 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 594 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 594 |
DA | DeviantArt | 594 |
FB | Follow back | 595 |
BD | Big deal | 595 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 595 |
IAG | It's all good | 595 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 595 |
-core | Aesthetic | 595 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 595 |
Squick | A big turn-off | 595 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 595 |
ΘΔ | Therian | 595 |
Sigma | Sigma male | 595 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 595 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 595 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 595 |
DU | Don't understand | 595 |
CMV | Change my view | 595 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 595 |
Llello | Cocaine | 595 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 595 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 595 |
TW | Trigger warning | 595 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 595 |
FH | Future husband | 595 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
WCW | Woman-crush Wednesday | 595 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 595 |
Viner | Vine user | 595 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 595 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 595 |
YGG | You go girl | 595 |
Dead | Hilarious | 595 |
Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 595 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 595 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 595 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 595 |
Faceremorse | Remorse after posting on Facebook | 595 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 595 |
Seggs | Sex | 595 |
Becky | A basic white girl | 595 |
It me | I identify with that | 595 |
WADR | With all due respect | 595 |
Go off | Angrily complain | 595 |
PRT | Please Retweet | 595 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 595 |
fbo | Facebook official | 595 |
f9 | Fine | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 595 |
U2U | Up to you | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
Clapped | Beaten | 595 |
S4S | Share for share | 595 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 595 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 595 |
YSK | You should know | 595 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 595 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 595 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 595 |
TBR | To be rude | 595 |
Alpha | Alpha male | 595 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 595 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 595 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 595 |
IG | 595 | |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 595 |
Smol | Small and cute | 595 |
inspo | Inspiration | 595 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 595 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 595 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 595 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 595 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 595 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 595 |
Kyle | A basic white boy | 595 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 595 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 595 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 595 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
sbux | Starbucks | 595 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 595 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 595 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 595 |
Rage baking | Baking to relieve anger or stress | 595 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 595 |
azz | A** | 595 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 595 |
gma | Grandma | 595 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 595 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 596 |
Crushing it | Doing very well | 596 |
itmt | In the meantime | 596 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 596 |
MFW | My face when | 596 |
TWIMC | To whom it may concern | 596 |
WBW | Wayback Wednesday | 596 |
Hard pants | Any non-stretchy pants | 596 |
PM | Postmeridian | 596 |
QAnutter | A QAnon believer | 596 |
Tendies | Chicken tenders | 596 |
Wife guy | A social media user who constantly discusses his wife | 596 |
That ain't it | That's no good | 596 |
Corn | Porn | 596 |
Greenwashing | Deceptively claiming to be eco-friendly | 596 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 596 |
Perc30 | Oxycodone, commonly mixed with fentanyl | 596 |
MTF | More to follow | 596 |
IA | I agree | 596 |
S3x | Sex | 596 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 596 |
Fax no printer | Truth | 596 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 596 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 596 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 596 |
OG | Original | 596 |
gonna | Going to | 596 |
NUMTOTS | New Urbanist Memes for Transit-oriented Teens | 596 |
Non-GMO | Unvaccinated | 596 |
dur | Stupidly obvious | 596 |
dc | Daycare | 596 |
Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 596 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 596 |
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