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 | 182 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 234 |
mk | Okay | 269 |
IRL | In real life | 309 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 347 |
TY | Thank you | 390 |
sus | Suspicious | 399 |
BTW | By the way | 409 |
thx | Thanks | 441 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 456 |
Y | Why | 456 |
DM | Direct message | 466 |
Bussin | Really good | 471 |
YW | You're welcome | 473 |
143 | I love you | 477 |
IKR | I know, right? | 491 |
gf | Girlfriend | 494 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 503 |
2 | To | 507 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 508 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 508 |
FML | F*** my life | 510 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 527 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
bsf | Best friend | 528 |
IMO | In my opinion | 529 |
pls | Please | 529 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 529 |
nvm | Nevermind | 531 |
HRU | How are you | 532 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 534 |
FTW | For the win | 542 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 542 |
Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 542 |
TBH | To be honest | 543 |
l8r | Later | 545 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 545 |
Fr | For real | 545 |
bbg | Baby girl | 548 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 550 |
Igh | Alright | 550 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 550 |
OF | OnlyFans | 551 |
Swag | Skills or style | 551 |
YOLO | You only live once | 552 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 553 |
14643 | I will always love you | 555 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 555 |
Delulu | Delusional | 555 |
Skibidi Toilet Syndrome | Adverse effects of watching Skibidi Toilet | 555 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 557 |
feels | Feelings | 557 |
sux | Sucks | 557 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 558 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 558 |
hun | Honey | 559 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 560 |
NOYB | None of your business | 560 |
bday | Birthday | 560 |
LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 561 |
fit | Outfit | 561 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
IMU | I miss you | 563 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 564 |
lil | Little | 565 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 565 |
OG | Original gangster | 565 |
MIA | Missing in action | 566 |
LYL | Love you lots | 567 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 567 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 568 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 569 |
HMU | Hit me up | 570 |
S-tier | Top rank | 570 |
LMS | Like my status | 570 |
Bet | You bet | 570 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 571 |
d | Di** | 571 |
cya | See ya | 572 |
L8 | Late | 572 |
IMY | I miss you | 572 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 572 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 573 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 573 |
CFD | Clothing, fashion, design | 573 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
ΘΔ | Therian | 574 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 574 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 575 |
IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 575 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 575 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 575 |
WYB | Watch your back | 575 |
PM | Private message | 576 |
rly | Really | 576 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 576 |
Mid | Mediocre | 576 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 576 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 576 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 577 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 577 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 577 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 577 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 577 |
FRFR | For real for real | 577 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 577 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 578 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 578 |
Fetch | Cool | 578 |
favs | Favorites | 578 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 579 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
ICL | I can't lie | 579 |
obv | Obviously | 579 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 579 |
lk | Like | 579 |
TC | Take care | 580 |
Crew | Group of friends | 580 |
Doge | Dog | 580 |
ATW | All the way | 580 |
BW | Best wishes | 580 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 580 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 580 |
4L | For life | 580 |
Tune up | Beat up | 580 |
LPP | Likes per post | 581 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 581 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 581 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 581 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
Vacay | Vacation | 581 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
ugh | Disappointed | 581 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 582 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 582 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 582 |
POG | Play of the game | 582 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 582 |
TRS | That really sucks | 582 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 582 |
Based | Agree | 582 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 582 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 582 |
Sigma male | An introverted guy who goes his own way | 582 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 582 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 582 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 582 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 582 |
FYP | For You page | 582 |
TCG | Trading card game | 582 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
BION | Believe it or not | 583 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 583 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 583 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 583 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 583 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 583 |
WDYT | What do you think | 583 |
IHY | I hate you | 583 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 583 |
Day one | A very close friend | 583 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 583 |
Cray | Crazy | 583 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 584 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 584 |
WTG | Way to go | 584 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 584 |
adorbs | Adorable | 584 |
Secks | Sex | 584 |
Hop off | Go away | 584 |
RT | Retweet | 584 |
HML | Hate my life | 584 |
SA | Sexual assault | 584 |
Fav | Favorite | 584 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 585 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 585 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 585 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 585 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 585 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 585 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 585 |
HNY | Happy New Year | 586 |
ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 586 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 586 |
Vine | 6 second video | 586 |
Handle | Twitter username | 586 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 586 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 586 |
ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
TFW | That feeling when | 586 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 586 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 586 |
Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 586 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 586 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 586 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 586 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 586 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
TBR | To be real | 586 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 586 |
MM | Music Monday | 586 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 586 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 586 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
LRT | Last retweet | 586 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 586 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 587 |
IM | Instant message | 587 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 587 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
Thread | A series of messages | 587 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 587 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 587 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 587 |
Lick | Theft | 587 |
FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
deets | Details | 587 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 587 |
HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
yt | YouTube | 587 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
issa | It's a | 587 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
Rent Free In My Head | Frequently on my mind | 587 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 587 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 588 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 588 |
NLT | No later than | 588 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 588 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 588 |
mishu | Miss you | 588 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 588 |
onb | On, bro | 588 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 588 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 588 |
tl | Timeline | 588 |
Alpha male | A dominant male | 588 |
uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 588 |
delish | Delicious | 588 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
2l8 | Too late | 589 |
FTR | For the record | 589 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 589 |
SOS | Someone special | 589 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 589 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 589 |
Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
Fire | Awesome | 589 |
TMG | That's my girl | 589 |
Passenger princess | A woman whose partner always drives her around | 589 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 589 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 589 |
Say less | I understand | 589 |
PFP | Profile picture | 589 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 589 |
TBR | To be read | 589 |
bbq | Barbecue | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
sbux | Starbucks | 589 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 589 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 590 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 590 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
OP | Original poster | 590 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
D/C | Don't care | 590 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 590 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 590 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 590 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 590 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
OTP | One true pairing | 590 |
TIL | Today I learned | 590 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
DH | Dear husband | 591 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 591 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 591 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 591 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 591 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 591 |
SFM | So freaking much | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 591 |
OTD | Of the day | 591 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 591 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 591 |
Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
Put on blast | To call out | 591 |
Beta male | A submissive male | 591 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 591 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 591 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 591 |
Rizzler | A person with immense charisma | 591 |
DF | Dear fiance | 591 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 591 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 591 |
LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 591 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 591 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 591 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 591 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 591 |
POC | Proof of concept | 591 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
Dead | Hilarious | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
On fleek | Perfect | 592 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 592 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 592 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 592 |
SMF | So much fun | 592 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 592 |
LSS | Long story short | 592 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 592 |
Fleek | Perfect | 592 |
Washed | No longer good | 592 |
Canon event | A pivotal event in a person's life | 592 |
-core | Aesthetic | 592 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
IHU | I hate you | 592 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 592 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 592 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 592 |
OTL | One true love | 592 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 592 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
Tots and pears | Thoughts and prayers | 592 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 592 |
dat | That | 592 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
BIFL | Buy it for life | 592 |
Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
Sub | Subreddit | 592 |
Tea | Truth | 592 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 593 |
IC | I see | 593 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 593 |
OG | Original | 593 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 593 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 593 |
Goblincore | An aesthetic centered around overlooked natural things | 593 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 593 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 593 |
DA | DeviantArt | 593 |
Boy math | Male logic | 593 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 593 |
DU | Don't understand | 593 |
Clapped | Beaten | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 593 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 593 |
gz | Congratulations | 593 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 593 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 593 |
s | Sarcasm | 593 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
It me | I identify with that | 593 |
GOATed | Declared the best | 593 |
Instagrammer | An Instagram user | 593 |
YA | Young Adult | 593 |
RU | Are you | 593 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 593 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 593 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 593 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 593 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 593 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 593 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 593 |
NYP | Name your price | 593 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 593 |
azz | A** | 593 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 593 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 593 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 593 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
Dreamscrolling | Scrolling for dream purchases | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
J6 | January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack | 594 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 594 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 594 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 594 |
LTR | Long-term relationship | 594 |
TOH | The other half | 594 |
FB | Follow back | 594 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 594 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 594 |
TW | Trigger warning | 594 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
MFW | My face when | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 594 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 594 |
Slim thick | A female body shape | 594 |
Go ham | Do something intensely | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 594 |
yt | Whitey | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
Pump your brakes | Pause and reflect | 594 |
NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 594 |
WADR | With all due respect | 594 |
Creepypasta | A horror story posted on the Internet | 594 |
ED | Eating disorder | 594 |
Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 594 |
fbo | Facebook official | 594 |
IBR | It's been real | 594 |
f9 | Fine | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
U2U | Up to you | 594 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 594 |
GUFN | Grounded until further notice | 594 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 594 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 594 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 594 |
MBFA | Make baseball fun again | 594 |
Girl dinner | A charcuterie board-esque dinner | 594 |
meirl | Me in real life | 594 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
Vawulence | Violence | 594 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 594 |
totes | Totally | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 594 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 594 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 594 |
Dadication | Fatherly dedication | 594 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 594 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 594 |
Crushing it | Doing very well | 594 |
YSK | You should know | 594 |
finna | Fixing to | 594 |
inspo | Inspiration | 594 |
JGH | Just got home | 594 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 595 |
At home | A worse version of something | 595 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 595 |
IA | I agree | 595 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 595 |
NPR | Not page related | 595 |
Unforced error | An easily-avoidable mistake | 595 |
cx | Correction | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
uno | You know | 595 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 595 |
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