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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meekd | Suppressed | 181 |
| LOL | Laughing out loud | 183 |
| mk | Okay | 252 |
| IRL | In real life | 293 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 321 |
| TY | Thank you | 369 |
| BTW | By the way | 375 |
| sus | Suspicious | 389 |
| Y | Why | 436 |
| SMH | Shaking my head | 438 |
| DM | Direct message | 459 |
| YW | You're welcome | 461 |
| Bussin | Really good | 467 |
| 143 | I love you | 469 |
| IKR | I know, right? | 480 |
| gf | Girlfriend | 485 |
| Whoa | Expression of surprise | 494 |
| FML | F*** my life | 498 |
| TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 500 |
| xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 500 |
| 2 | To | 504 |
| pls | Please | 516 |
| Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 519 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 520 |
| FFS | For f***'s sake | 520 |
| bsf | Best friend | 521 |
| nvm | Nevermind | 523 |
| HRU | How are you | 525 |
| LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 526 |
| LAN | Local Area Network | 527 |
| FTW | For the win | 535 |
| Karen | An entitled woman | 537 |
| Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 540 |
| bbg | Baby girl | 542 |
| TBH | To be honest | 542 |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | 544 |
| Igh | Alright | 544 |
| OIC | Oh, I see | 545 |
| l8r | Later | 546 |
| YOLO | You only live once | 546 |
| Fr | For real | 546 |
| Swag | Skills or style | 547 |
| H&K | Hugs and kisses | 548 |
| 14643 | I will always love you | 548 |
| IDEK | I don't even know | 549 |
| Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet | 550 |
| sux | Sucks | 550 |
| Gang gang | I'm with you | 551 |
| OF | OnlyFans | 551 |
| Delulu | Delusional | 553 |
| hun | Honey | 554 |
| ASL | Age, sex, location | 555 |
| LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 555 |
| Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 555 |
| feels | Feelings | 555 |
| Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 557 |
| Skibidi Toilet Syndrome | Adverse effects of watching Skibidi Toilet | 557 |
| LMAO | Laughing my a** off | 558 |
| bday | Birthday | 559 |
| FOMO | Fear of missing out | 560 |
| Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 561 |
| fit | Outfit | 561 |
| NOYB | None of your business | 562 |
| LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 563 |
| IMU | I miss you | 563 |
| MIA | Missing in action | 563 |
| lil | Little | 564 |
| OG | Original gangster | 564 |
| Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 565 |
| Bet | You bet | 566 |
| Let him cook | Don't interfere | 567 |
| Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 567 |
| S-tier | Top rank | 569 |
| LYL | Love you lots | 569 |
| NGL | Not gonna lie | 569 |
| LMS | Like my status | 569 |
| SD | Sweet dreams | 570 |
| FOH | F*** outta here | 571 |
| Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 571 |
| d | Di** | 571 |
| IMY | I miss you | 571 |
| HMU | Hit me up | 571 |
| go brrr | Solve a problem | 571 |
| cya | See ya | 572 |
| L8 | Late | 572 |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | 572 |
| CFD | Clothing, fashion, design | 573 |
| ΘΔ | Therian | 573 |
| WYB | Watch your back | 573 |
| Fetch | Cool | 574 |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion | 574 |
| Dunk on | Make fun of | 574 |
| MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 574 |
| IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 574 |
| Bestie | Best Friend | 574 |
| Mid | Mediocre | 574 |
| Tweet | Twitter post | 574 |
| And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 575 |
| Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 575 |
| IMD | In my dreams | 575 |
| XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
| Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 575 |
| 2H2H | Too hot to handle | 576 |
| CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 576 |
| Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 576 |
| PM | Private message | 576 |
| rly | Really | 576 |
| IBF | Internet best friend | 576 |
| Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 576 |
| FYP | For You page | 576 |
| Catfish | To assume a false identity | 577 |
| Mald | Mad and bald | 577 |
| Aggro | Aggressive | 577 |
| Clapback | A clever comeback | 577 |
| YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 578 |
| FRFR | For real for real | 578 |
| Sigma male | An introverted guy who goes his own way | 578 |
| CCG | Collectible card game | 578 |
| ugh | Disappointed | 578 |
| favs | Favorites | 578 |
| BFD | Big freakin' deal | 579 |
| Crew | Group of friends | 579 |
| TRS | That really sucks | 579 |
| lolz | Laugh out louds | 579 |
| ATW | All the way | 579 |
| F4F | Follow for follow | 579 |
| Vacay | Vacation | 579 |
| ICL | I can't lie | 579 |
| HUMM | Hope you miss me | 579 |
| Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 579 |
| Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 579 |
| Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 579 |
| TC | Take care | 580 |
| LYSM | Love you so much | 580 |
| obv | Obviously | 580 |
| Hop off | Go away | 580 |
| Straight fire | Very cool | 580 |
| Day one | A very close friend | 580 |
| Cringe | Extremely awkward | 580 |
| BW | Best wishes | 580 |
| Doge | Dog | 580 |
| xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 580 |
| BION | Believe it or not | 581 |
| TAY | Thinking about you | 581 |
| DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 581 |
| Tune up | Beat up | 581 |
| Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 581 |
| HIFW | How I felt when | 581 |
| 4L | For life | 581 |
| WDYT | What do you think | 581 |
| Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 581 |
| SA | Sexual assault | 581 |
| PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 581 |
| Based | Agree | 581 |
| LPP | Likes per post | 581 |
| BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
| TFTA | Thanks for the add | 581 |
| Sending me | Making me laugh | 581 |
| Face card | A gorgeous face | 582 |
| POG | Play of the game | 582 |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon | 582 |
| Secks | Sex | 582 |
| BFFL | Best friends for life | 582 |
| Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 582 |
| TFW | That feeling when | 582 |
| RT | Retweet | 582 |
| The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 582 |
| TCG | Trading card game | 582 |
| Cray | Crazy | 582 |
| C.AI | Character.AI | 583 |
| JSYK | Just so you know | 583 |
| Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 583 |
| Movember | Mustache-growing November | 583 |
| IHY | I hate you | 583 |
| Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
| Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 583 |
| GS | GilvaSunner | 583 |
| TTY | Talk to you | 583 |
| Hits different | Affects differently | 583 |
| ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 584 |
| CYL | Catch ya later | 584 |
| WTG | Way to go | 584 |
| ITYS | I told you so | 584 |
| WYWH | Wish you were here | 584 |
| Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 584 |
| Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 584 |
| HNY | Happy New Year | 584 |
| Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 584 |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 584 |
| Say less | I understand | 584 |
| HML | Hate my life | 584 |
| Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 584 |
| Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 584 |
| lk | Like | 584 |
| POTUS | President of the United States | 584 |
| Fav | Favorite | 584 |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
| Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 585 |
| Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 585 |
| Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 585 |
| Vine | A six-second social video | 585 |
| HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 585 |
| AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
| HWU | Hey, what's up? | 585 |
| TBR | To be real | 585 |
| Redditor | A Reddit user | 585 |
| Big yikes | Wow | 585 |
| CGPT | ChatGPT | 585 |
| adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
| Weeb | A non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese pop culture | 586 |
| Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 586 |
| Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 586 |
| Rent Free In My Head | Frequently on my mind | 586 |
| Rizzler | A person with immense charisma | 586 |
| FTEW | For the epic win | 586 |
| Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 586 |
| Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 586 |
| Sip tea | Mind your business | 586 |
| MM | Music Monday | 586 |
| Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
| yt | YouTube | 586 |
| Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 586 |
| vlog | Video blog | 586 |
| OTD | Of the day | 587 |
| TBT | Throwback Thursday | 587 |
| Handle | Twitter username | 587 |
| NLT | No later than | 587 |
| Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 587 |
| hbd | Happy birthday | 587 |
| OT3 | One true threesome | 587 |
| Alpha male | A dominant male | 587 |
| TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
| LRT | Last retweet | 587 |
| deets | Details | 587 |
| Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 587 |
| Wildin | Acting crazy | 587 |
| Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 587 |
| HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
| onb | On, bro | 587 |
| Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 587 |
| TBR | To be read | 587 |
| Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 587 |
| Larper | Live action role-player | 587 |
| Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
| issa | It's a | 587 |
| LBVS | Laughing but very serious | 587 |
| CSB | Cool story, bro | 587 |
| uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 587 |
| Lick | Theft | 588 |
| Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 588 |
| Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 588 |
| Grelfie | Group selfie | 588 |
| IM | Instant message | 588 |
| Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 588 |
| tl | Timeline | 588 |
| Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
| Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 588 |
| mishu | Miss you | 588 |
| FTFY | Fixed that for you | 588 |
| Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 588 |
| GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 588 |
| PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
| Thread | A series of messages | 588 |
| PFP | Profile picture | 588 |
| Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 588 |
| bbq | Barbecue | 588 |
| DF | Dear fiance | 588 |
| delish | Delicious | 588 |
| WSG | What's good | 588 |
| derp | Expression of stupidity | 588 |
| TIL | Today I learned | 588 |
| FTR | For the record | 589 |
| TikToker | A TikTok user | 589 |
| Put on blast | To call out | 589 |
| SOS | Someone special | 589 |
| Beta male | A submissive male | 589 |
| Kenergy | Conscientious masculinity | 589 |
| WBU | What 'bout you | 589 |
| SG | SilvaGunner | 589 |
| WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
| DAH | Dumb a** hole | 589 |
| Fire | Awesome | 589 |
| AITA | Am I the a**hole | 589 |
| On fleek | Perfect | 589 |
| D/C | Don't care | 589 |
| Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 589 |
| Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 589 |
| Passenger princess | A woman whose partner always drives her around | 589 |
| Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 589 |
| Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
| Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 589 |
| sbux | Starbucks | 589 |
| SFM | So freaking much | 589 |
| Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
| Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 589 |
| 2l8 | Too late | 590 |
| Dead | Hilarious | 590 |
| DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | 590 |
| Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 590 |
| BIFL | Buy it for life | 590 |
| DH | Dear husband | 590 |
| IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 590 |
| Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 590 |
| SMF | So much fun | 590 |
| YouTuber | A YouTube user | 590 |
| BGF | Best guy friend | 590 |
| E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
| Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 590 |
| IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 590 |
| MCM | Man-crush Monday | 590 |
| Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 590 |
| OP | Original poster | 590 |
| Snacc | An attractive person | 590 |
| The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 590 |
| Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 590 |
| FBF | Flashback Friday | 590 |
| BNIB | Brand new in box | 590 |
| Washed | No longer good | 590 |
| Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 590 |
| Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 590 |
| OOMF | One of my followers | 590 |
| TSNF | That's so not fair | 590 |
| Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 590 |
| OTP | One true pairing | 590 |
| Fleek | Perfect | 591 |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | 591 |
| AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
| Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 591 |
| BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
| LSS | Long story short | 591 |
| BBW | Be back whenever | 591 |
| SOAB | Son of a b**** | 591 |
| AHFY | Always here for you | 591 |
| GGGB | Good girl gone bad | 591 |
| Aura farming | Trying to appear cool through curated actions | 591 |
| Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 591 |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 591 |
| Cancel | Shut down or force out | 591 |
| RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 591 |
| Baka | Fool | 591 |
| LeBroning | Flopping | 591 |
| Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
| POC | Proof of concept | 591 |
| Clap back | A clever comeback | 592 |
| IC | I see | 592 |
| Slim thick | A female body shape | 592 |
| LTR | Long-term relationship | 592 |
| Tea | Truth | 592 |
| Sub | Subreddit | 592 |
| Brain rot | Negative effects from excessive Internet content | 592 |
| Tweeter | A person who tweets | 592 |
| NYP | Name your price | 592 |
| POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 592 |
| Clapped | Beaten | 592 |
| TQVM | Thank you very much | 592 |
| Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 592 |
| Goblincore | An aesthetic centered around overlooked natural things | 592 |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 592 |
| Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
| Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
| IHU | I hate you | 592 |
| Canon event | A pivotal event in a person's life | 592 |
| Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
| Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 592 |
| NTA | Not the a**hole | 592 |
| Big back | An overweight person | 592 |
| Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 592 |
| MFW | My face when | 592 |
| OME | Oh my Edward | 592 |
| Aura | Coolness | 592 |
| OTL | One true love | 592 |
| WCGW | What could go wrong | 592 |
| Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 592 |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 592 |
| allg | All good | 592 |
| RU | Are you | 592 |
| -core | Aesthetic | 592 |
| Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
| GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 592 |
| IYKYK | If you know you know | 592 |
| YA | Young Adult | 592 |
| dat | That | 592 |
| Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 592 |
| Mar10 | Mario Day | 592 |
| WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
| Ginger | Red-head | 592 |
| Tots and pears | Thoughts and prayers | 592 |
| GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 592 |
| TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 592 |
| DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 592 |
| Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 592 |
| Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 592 |
| s | Sarcasm | 592 |
| FCOL | For crying out loud | 593 |
| Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 593 |
| KIT | Keep in touch | 593 |
| KWIM | Know what I mean | 593 |
| Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 593 |
| Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 593 |
| Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 593 |
| Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 593 |
| OG | Original | 593 |
| AFAYC | As fast as you can | 593 |
| TW | Trigger warning | 593 |
| DU | Don't understand | 593 |
| DA | DeviantArt | 593 |
| Creepypasta | A horror story posted on the Internet | 593 |
| VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 593 |
| Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 593 |
| Perc30 | Oxycodone, commonly mixed with fentanyl | 593 |
| J6 | January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack | 593 |
| Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
| OOTD | Outfit of the day | 593 |
| Mood | How I'm feeling | 593 |
| Ate that | Dominated | 593 |
| WADR | With all due respect | 593 |
| BOLO | Be on the lookout | 593 |
| IA | I agree | 593 |
| Blackpilled | Pessimistic about the future | 593 |
| GUFN | Grounded until further notice | 593 |
| Outta pocket | Disreputable | 593 |
| ED | Eating disorder | 593 |
| MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
| IBR | It's been real | 593 |
| Instagrammer | An Instagram user | 593 |
| Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
| Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 593 |
| FYE | For your entertainment | 593 |
| GOATed | Declared the best | 593 |
| BMS | Broke my scale | 593 |
| BookTok | TikTok users who discuss books | 593 |
| SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 593 |
| Bop | An excellent song or album | 593 |
| PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 593 |
| Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
| HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 593 |
| JGH | Just got home | 593 |
| azz | A** | 593 |
| GPS | God's positioning system | 593 |
| Fanum tax | Taking food from a friend | 593 |
| Boy math | Male logic | 593 |
| Tradwife | A wife who adheres to traditional values | 594 |
| Swipe right | Approve | 594 |
| Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 594 |
| IAG | It's all good | 594 |
| WLW | Women loving women | 594 |
| Crushing it | Doing very well | 594 |
| TBR | To be rude | 594 |
| TOH | The other half | 594 |
| YVW | You're very welcome | 594 |
| Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
| PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
| Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 594 |
| FH | Future husband | 594 |
| Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 594 |
| YGG | You go girl | 594 |
| OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
| FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 594 |
| Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 594 |
| HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
| Pump your brakes | Pause and reflect | 594 |
| Girl dinner | A charcuterie board-esque dinner | 594 |
| Dadication | Fatherly dedication | 594 |
| NGMI | Not gonna make it | 594 |
| Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
| Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
| Go ham | Do something intensely | 594 |
| stimmy | Stimulus check | 594 |
| DYOR | Do your own research | 594 |
| It me | I identify with that | 594 |
| OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 594 |
| Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 594 |
| GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 594 |
| Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 594 |
| Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
| Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 594 |
| Covfefe | Coverage | 594 |
| IG | 594 | |
| Hater | A person who is angry or jealous of someone | 594 |
| GRWM | Get ready with me | 594 |
| Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 594 |
| RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 594 |
| TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
| totes | Totally | 594 |
| CMV | Change my view | 594 |
| IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
| ONCO | Or nearest cash offer | 594 |
| At home | A worse version of something | 594 |
| Vawulence | Violence | 594 |
| Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
| Gigachad | An ultra-attractive, confident, and capable man | 594 |
| Unforced error | An easily-avoidable mistake | 594 |
| Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 594 |
| NSFV | Not safe for viewing | 594 |
| YSK | You should know | 594 |
| finna | Fixing to | 594 |
| Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 594 |
| Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
| FB | Follow back | 594 |
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