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 | 197 |
mk | Okay | 326 |
IRL | In real life | 374 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 395 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 449 |
sus | Suspicious | 450 |
TY | Thank you | 492 |
DM | Direct message | 494 |
BTW | By the way | 508 |
Bussin | Really good | 510 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 512 |
Y | Why | 521 |
thx | Thanks | 535 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 537 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 539 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 542 |
YW | You're welcome | 543 |
IKR | I know, right? | 543 |
gf | Girlfriend | 550 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 551 |
143 | I love you | 555 |
nvm | Nevermind | 557 |
FML | F*** my life | 557 |
bsf | Best friend | 558 |
2 | To | 561 |
HRU | How are you | 561 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 562 |
IMO | In my opinion | 563 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 564 |
Swag | Skills or style | 564 |
TBH | To be honest | 565 |
FTW | For the win | 565 |
pls | Please | 568 |
Selfie | A picture of yourself | 568 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 569 |
l8r | Later | 570 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 570 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 570 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 570 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 571 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 571 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 572 |
bbg | Baby girl | 573 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 573 |
Bro | Brother | 573 |
YOLO | You only live once | 573 |
feels | Feelings | 574 |
HMU | Hit me up | 574 |
fit | Outfit | 574 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 574 |
sux | Sucks | 575 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 576 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 576 |
IMY | I miss you | 576 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 576 |
hun | Honey | 576 |
NOYB | None of your business | 577 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 578 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 578 |
bday | Birthday | 578 |
LMS | Like my status | 578 |
OG | Original gangster | 578 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 579 |
rly | Really | 580 |
IMU | I miss you | 580 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 580 |
Bet | You bet | 580 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 580 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 581 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 581 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 582 |
L8 | Late | 582 |
LYL | Love you lots | 582 |
PM | Private message | 582 |
FRFR | For real for real | 582 |
LPP | Likes per post | 582 |
Based | Agree | 582 |
MIA | Missing in action | 582 |
lil | Little | 582 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 583 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 583 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 583 |
IHY | I hate you | 583 |
IMD | In my dreams | 583 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 583 |
IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 583 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 583 |
Doge | Dog | 583 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 584 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 584 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 584 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 584 |
S-tier | Top rank | 584 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 584 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 584 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 584 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 584 |
d | Di** | 584 |
WYB | Watch your back | 584 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 584 |
FYP | For You page | 584 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 585 |
Tune up | Beat up | 585 |
obv | Obviously | 585 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 585 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 585 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 585 |
ATW | All the way | 585 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 585 |
Mid | Mediocre | 585 |
favs | Favorites | 585 |
Vacay | Vacation | 585 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 585 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 585 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 586 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 586 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 586 |
IAB | In a bit | 586 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 586 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 586 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 586 |
Vine | 6 second video | 586 |
HML | Hate my life | 586 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 586 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 586 |
Fetch | Cool | 586 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 587 |
TC | Take care | 587 |
POG | Play of the game | 587 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 587 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 587 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 587 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 587 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 587 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 587 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 587 |
BW | Best wishes | 587 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 587 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 587 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
TCG | Trading card game | 587 |
vlog | Video blog | 587 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 587 |
Crew | Group of friends | 587 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 587 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 588 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 588 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 588 |
WTG | Way to go | 588 |
ITYS | I told you so | 588 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 588 |
Lick | Theft | 588 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 588 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 588 |
Handle | Twitter username | 588 |
TRS | That really sucks | 588 |
WDYT | What do you think | 588 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 588 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 588 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 588 |
TBR | To be real | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 588 |
adorbs | Adorable | 588 |
2U2 | To you too | 589 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 589 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 589 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 589 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
TFW | That feeling when | 589 |
TTY | Talk to you | 589 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 589 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 589 |
RT | Retweet | 589 |
MM | Music Monday | 589 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
SA | Sexual assault | 589 |
fav | Favorite | 589 |
LRT | Last retweet | 589 |
HNY | Happy new year | 589 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 589 |
yt | YouTube | 589 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 590 |
BION | Believe it or not | 590 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 590 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 590 |
Secks | Sex | 590 |
HMB | Hit me back | 590 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 590 |
ICL | I can't lie | 590 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 590 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 590 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
PFP | Profile picture | 590 |
pic | Picture | 590 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 590 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 590 |
delish | Delicious | 590 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 590 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 591 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 591 |
SOS | Someone special | 591 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 591 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
mishu | Miss you | 591 |
D/C | Don't care | 591 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 591 |
BCO | Big crush on | 591 |
deets | Details | 591 |
NB | Not bad | 591 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 591 |
issa | It's a | 591 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 591 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 591 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 591 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 591 |
TIL | Today I learned | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 592 |
2l8 | Too late | 592 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 592 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 592 |
NLT | No later than | 592 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 592 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 592 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 592 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 592 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 592 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 592 |
14643 | I will always love you | 592 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 592 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 592 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 592 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 592 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 592 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 592 |
Day one | A very close friend | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
Fire | Awesome | 592 |
TBR | To be read | 592 |
bbq | Barbecue | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
lk | Like | 592 |
TGFF | Thank God for Friday | 592 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 592 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 592 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 593 |
Fleek | Perfect | 593 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 593 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 593 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 593 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 593 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 593 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 593 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 593 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 593 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 593 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 593 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 593 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 593 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 593 |
OTP | One true pairing | 593 |
Ginger | Red-head | 593 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 593 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 593 |
BD | Big deal | 594 |
FTR | For the record | 594 |
Put on blast | To call out | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
Hop off | Go away | 594 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 594 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 594 |
Shelfie | Picture of objects arranged on a shelf | 594 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 594 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 594 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 594 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 594 |
OP | Original poster | 594 |
BBM | Brains by Mattel | 594 |
On fleek | Perfect | 594 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 594 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 594 |
IHU | I hate you | 594 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 594 |
Say less | I understand | 594 |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 594 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 594 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 594 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 594 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
Delulu | Delusional | 594 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 594 |
ugh | Disappointed | 594 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 594 |
Snapstreak | Snapchat streak | 594 |
TT | Trending topic | 594 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 594 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 594 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 594 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 594 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 594 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 594 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 594 |
tl | Timeline | 594 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 594 |
Instagrammer | A person who uses Instagram | 595 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 595 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 595 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 595 |
Llello | Cocaine | 595 |
Faceremorse | Remorse after posting on Facebook | 595 |
NYP | Name your price | 595 |
FB | Follow back | 595 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 595 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 595 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 595 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 595 |
IG | 595 | |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 595 |
LSS | Long story short | 595 |
Tea | Truth | 595 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 595 |
YGG | You go girl | 595 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 595 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 595 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 595 |
HNM | Happy new month | 595 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 595 |
TBR | To be rude | 595 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 595 |
Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
fbo | Facebook official | 595 |
f9 | Fine | 595 |
U2U | Up to you | 595 |
OTL | One true love | 595 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 595 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
PRT | Please Retweet | 595 |
S3x | Sex | 595 |
Dead | Hilarious | 595 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 595 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 595 |
Thread | A series of messages | 595 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 595 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 595 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 595 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 595 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 595 |
Viner | Vine user | 595 |
Totes | Totally | 595 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 595 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 595 |
S4S | Share for share | 595 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 595 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 595 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 595 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 595 |
gma | Grandma | 595 |
WCW | Woman-crush Wednesday | 595 |
inspo | Inspiration | 595 |
Heather | A desirable person | 595 |
WBW | Wayback Wednesday | 596 |
Clapped | Beaten | 596 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 596 |
IAG | It's all good | 596 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 596 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 596 |
itmt | In the meantime | 596 |
It me | I identify with that | 596 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 596 |
LOL | Lots of love | 596 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 596 |
MFW | My face when | 596 |
TCOB | Takin' care of business | 596 |
Tradwife | A wife who adheres to traditional values | 596 |
DU | Don't understand | 596 |
OG | Original | 596 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 596 |
That ain't it | That's no good | 596 |
Tweeter | A person who tweets | 596 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 596 |
FH | Future husband | 596 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 596 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 596 |
Rage baking | Baking to relieve anger or stress | 596 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 596 |
DU | Darn you | 596 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 596 |
Non-GMO | Unvaccinated | 596 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 596 |
WADR | With all due respect | 596 |
Wife guy | A social media user who constantly discusses his wife | 596 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 596 |
GUFN | Grounded until further notice | 596 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 596 |
Hard pants | Any non-stretchy pants | 596 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 596 |
Ate that | Dominated | 596 |
AFAICS | As far as I can see | 596 |
The gram | 596 | |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 596 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 596 |
Sub | Subreddit | 596 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 596 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 596 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 596 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 596 |
Rinstagram | Real Instagram account | 596 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 596 |
CMV | Change my view | 596 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 596 |
yt | Whitey | 596 |
YA | Young Adult | 596 |
Go off | Angrily complain | 596 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 596 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 596 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 596 |
YSK | You should know | 596 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 596 |
Slim thick | A female body shape | 596 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 596 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 596 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 596 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 596 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 596 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 596 |
NPR | Not page related | 596 |
Swipe right | Approve | 596 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 596 |
GFN | Gone for now | 597 |
Finstagram | Fake Instagram account | 597 |
egirl | An extremely online teen girl | 597 |
PM | Postmeridian | 597 |
Dadication | Fatherly dedication | 597 |
DILLIGAF | Do I look like I give a flip? | 597 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 597 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 597 |
gz | Congratulations | 597 |
TSIR | The struggle is real | 597 |
CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 597 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 597 |
JFK | Just freakin' kidding | 597 |
WTFNF | What the f****ing f*** | 597 |
Smol | Small and cute | 597 |
MTF | More to follow | 597 |
POTB | Pat on the back | 597 |
IA | I agree | 597 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 597 |
Kyle | A basic white boy | 597 |
Corn | Porn | 597 |
Greenwashing | Deceptively claiming to be eco-friendly | 597 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 597 |
fbf | Facebook friend | 597 |
dur | Stupidly obvious | 597 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 597 |
DF | Dear fiance | 597 |
BFK | Big fat kiss | 597 |
POUS | President of the United States | 597 |
MBN | Must be nice | 597 |
eboy | An extremely online teen boy | 597 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 597 |
DIAF | Die in a fire | 597 |
Crushing it | Doing very well | 597 |
TW | Trigger warning | 597 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 597 |
CX | Correction | 597 |
q | Coupon | 597 |
sbux | Starbucks | 597 |
ACV | After coronavirus | 597 |
Opa | Greek exclamation | 597 |
NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 597 |
azz | A** | 597 |
NC | No Contact | 597 |
Seggs | Sex | 597 |
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