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 | 186 |
LOL | Laughing out loud | 282 |
mk | Okay | 291 |
IRL | In real life | 327 |
TTYL | Talk to you later | 380 |
sus | Suspicious | 414 |
TY | Thank you | 417 |
BTW | By the way | 438 |
SMH | Shaking my head | 469 |
thx | Thanks | 470 |
Y | Why | 472 |
DM | Direct message | 478 |
Bussin | Really good | 483 |
143 | I love you | 495 |
YW | You're welcome | 500 |
IKR | I know, right? | 505 |
gf | Girlfriend | 511 |
2 | To | 514 |
TLDR | Too long, didn't read | 514 |
xbf | Ex-boyfriend | 514 |
Whoa | Expression of surprise | 519 |
FML | F*** my life | 525 |
bsf | Best friend | 532 |
LAN | Local Area Network | 532 |
Simp | A person who obsesses over someone | 533 |
FFS | For f***'s sake | 534 |
IMO | In my opinion | 535 |
HRU | How are you | 536 |
nvm | Nevermind | 537 |
pls | Please | 537 |
LMFAO | Laughing my freakin' a** off | 542 |
FTW | For the win | 544 |
TBH | To be honest | 548 |
Selfie | A picture a person takes of themself | 549 |
Fr | For real | 550 |
l8r | Later | 551 |
TYVM | Thank you very much | 551 |
Karen | An entitled woman | 551 |
Swag | Skills or style | 554 |
OF | OnlyFans | 556 |
OIC | Oh, I see | 557 |
IDEK | I don't even know | 557 |
bbg | Baby girl | 557 |
YOLO | You only live once | 557 |
14643 | I will always love you | 560 |
feels | Feelings | 561 |
H&K | Hugs and kisses | 561 |
LMIRL | Let's meet in real life | 561 |
bday | Birthday | 561 |
Only in Ohio | Claiming Ohio is strange | 562 |
Clout chaser | A person who does things just to become popular | 562 |
sux | Sucks | 563 |
hun | Honey | 563 |
FOMO | Fear of missing out | 564 |
LOLOL | Lots of laugh out louds | 565 |
NOYB | None of your business | 565 |
Delulu | Delusional | 566 |
ASL | Age, sex, location | 567 |
IMU | I miss you | 567 |
go brrr | Solve a problem | 567 |
lil | Little | 568 |
Friendversary | Friendship anniversary | 568 |
fit | Outfit | 568 |
MIA | Missing in action | 569 |
cya | See ya | 570 |
OG | Original gangster | 570 |
L8 | Late | 571 |
IMY | I miss you | 571 |
Gang gang | I'm with you | 571 |
SD | Sweet dreams | 572 |
HMU | Hit me up | 572 |
Bet | You bet | 572 |
LMS | Like my status | 572 |
LYL | Love you lots | 573 |
KMAB | Kiss my a**, b**** | 573 |
Caught in 4K | Caught in the act | 573 |
NGL | Not gonna lie | 573 |
Zaddy | A composed, fashionable, and attractive man | 574 |
CFD | Clothing, fashion, design | 574 |
XO | Kiss and Hug | 575 |
Tweet | Twitter post | 575 |
FOH | F*** outta here | 576 |
PM | Private message | 576 |
rly | Really | 576 |
Mid | Mediocre | 576 |
IMD | In my dreams | 576 |
d | Di** | 576 |
IDGAF | I don't give a f*** | 576 |
S-tier | Top rank | 576 |
Let him cook | Don't interfere | 577 |
Influencer | A social media user who affects others' behaviors | 577 |
Aggro | Aggressive | 577 |
MCYT | Minecraft YouTuber | 577 |
WYB | Watch your back | 577 |
IMHO | In my humble opinion | 578 |
Bestie | Best Friend | 578 |
BW | Best wishes | 578 |
Dunk on | Make fun of | 578 |
ICYMI | In case you missed it | 578 |
CCG | Collectible card game | 578 |
favs | Favorites | 578 |
Catfish | To assume a false identity | 579 |
TC | Take care | 579 |
YMMV | Your mileage may vary | 579 |
Doge | Dog | 579 |
FRFR | For real for real | 579 |
xgf | Ex-girlfriend | 579 |
2H2H | Too hot to handle | 580 |
Igh | Alright | 580 |
Sheesh | Expression of disbelief | 580 |
Ratioed | Receiving many more replies than likes on your tweet | 580 |
And I oop | I'm so embarassed | 580 |
Don't @ me | Don't mention me in your tweets | 580 |
lolz | Laugh out louds | 580 |
LPP | Likes per post | 580 |
CMIIW | Correct me if I'm wrong | 581 |
HUMM | Hope you miss me | 581 |
obv | Obviously | 581 |
ATW | All the way | 581 |
Fetch | Cool | 581 |
Mald | Mad and bald | 581 |
BFFR | Be f***ing for real | 581 |
IBF | Internet best friend | 582 |
Based | Agree | 582 |
LYSM | Love you so much | 582 |
Paper hands | To sell a stock at the first sign of trouble | 582 |
Crew | Group of friends | 582 |
Tune up | Beat up | 582 |
Hipster | A person who dislikes mainstream culture | 582 |
POG | Play of the game | 582 |
ICL | I can't lie | 583 |
Thigh gap | Space between a person's thighs | 583 |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account | 583 |
Vacay | Vacation | 583 |
Comfort idol | A celebrity whose actions soothe you | 583 |
Creeper | A socially invasive person | 583 |
FYP | For You page | 583 |
TFTA | Thanks for the add | 583 |
Straight fire | Very cool | 583 |
TCG | Trading card game | 583 |
GS | GilvaSunner | 584 |
TTYS | Talk to you soon | 584 |
DM slide | Direct message to a crush | 584 |
TRS | That really sucks | 584 |
IHY | I hate you | 584 |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal | 584 |
PMKI | Pretty much killin' it | 584 |
Keyboard warrior | A person that posts controversial opinions online | 584 |
BFD | Big freakin' deal | 585 |
Secks | Sex | 585 |
Skibidi Toilet Syndrome | Adverse effects of watching Skibidi Toilet | 585 |
JSYK | Just so you know | 585 |
HIFW | How I felt when | 585 |
WTG | Way to go | 585 |
Day one | A very close friend | 585 |
AMA | Ask me anything | 585 |
Clapback | A clever comeback | 585 |
Handle | Twitter username | 585 |
WDYT | What do you think | 585 |
TTY | Talk to you | 585 |
Face card | A gorgeous face | 585 |
RT | Retweet | 585 |
MM | Music Monday | 585 |
HML | Hate my life | 585 |
Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move | 585 |
Movember | Mustache-growing November | 585 |
ugh | Disappointed | 585 |
Alphabet mafia | LGBTQIA+ people | 585 |
lk | Like | 585 |
Fav | Favorite | 585 |
BION | Believe it or not | 586 |
CYL | Catch ya later | 586 |
HNY | Happy New Year | 586 |
Vine | 6 second video | 586 |
TAY | Thinking about you | 586 |
ITYS | I told you so | 586 |
BFFL | Best friends for life | 586 |
WYWH | Wish you were here | 586 |
Twittersphere | The world of Twitter | 586 |
Blue-checked | Verified on Twitter | 586 |
adorbs | Adorable | 586 |
Thread | A series of messages | 586 |
Bling | Overly flashy jewelry | 586 |
SA | Sexual assault | 586 |
vlog | Video blog | 586 |
POTUS | President of the United States | 586 |
ASLP | Age, sex, location, picture | 587 |
LRT | Last retweet | 587 |
IM | Instant message | 587 |
Sip tea | Mind your business | 587 |
The struggle is real | Having difficulty doing something | 587 |
Meme stock | A stock hyped on social media | 587 |
yt | YouTube | 587 |
HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations | 587 |
Cringe | Unpleasant | 587 |
TMG | That's my girl | 587 |
Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular | 587 |
Big yikes | Wow | 587 |
FTEW | For the epic win | 587 |
HMB | Hit me back | 587 |
Chillax | Chill and relax | 587 |
LeBroning | Flopping | 588 |
NLT | No later than | 588 |
Left no crumbs | Completely dominated | 588 |
WBU | What 'bout you | 588 |
SG | SilvaGunner | 588 |
TFW | That feeling when | 588 |
Twinsies | Two people who share a common trait | 588 |
WSG | What's good | 588 |
Grelfie | Group selfie | 588 |
C.AI | Character.AI | 588 |
Hits different | Affects differently | 588 |
CBB | Can't be bothered | 588 |
PTL | Praise the Lord | 588 |
deets | Details | 588 |
OT3 | One true threesome | 588 |
Simping | Obsessing over a person that does not return the same affection | 588 |
Fake news | Fake news source that pretends to be real | 588 |
TBR | To be read | 588 |
ΘΔ | Therian | 588 |
Larper | Live action role-player | 588 |
onb | On, bro | 588 |
TBT | Throwback Thursday | 588 |
CSB | Cool story, bro | 588 |
Lick | Theft | 588 |
issa | It's a | 589 |
Redditor | A Reddit user | 589 |
Facebook friend | A friend on Facebook, but most likely not in real life | 589 |
Cancel culture | Canceling people who do anything controversial | 589 |
TBR | To be real | 589 |
PFP | Profile picture | 589 |
Doomer | A person who focuses on negative possibilities | 589 |
WEG | Wicked evil grin | 589 |
mishu | Miss you | 589 |
Fire | Awesome | 589 |
Himbo | A naive, musclebound male | 589 |
F4F | Follow for follow | 589 |
Pick me | A person desperate for attention and approval | 589 |
HWU | Hey, what's up? | 589 |
Sending me | Making me laugh | 589 |
Algospeak | Slang used to bypass content filters | 589 |
Pro-ship | Accepting of any fictional relationship | 589 |
Cinnamon roll | A kind, gentle person | 589 |
Planking | Lying face down and straight like a plank | 589 |
TIL | Today I learned | 589 |
2l8 | Too late | 590 |
Facestalking | Looking through someone's pictures on Facebook | 590 |
SOS | Someone special | 590 |
Lurker | A forum user who reads but doesn't post | 590 |
AITA | Am I the a**hole | 590 |
IFSFY | I feel sorry for you | 590 |
FTFY | Fixed that for you | 590 |
GPOY | Gratuitous picture of yourself | 590 |
Unicorn mom | An imperfect, authentic mom who defies mom shaming | 590 |
E choke | An expression of shock or surprise | 590 |
Date ladder | A person you date to make yourself seem more desirable | 590 |
delish | Delicious | 590 |
DemThrones | Game of Thrones | 590 |
Poser | A person who pretends to be someone they are not | 590 |
Sigma | Sigma male | 590 |
Mistweet | Tweet mistake | 591 |
MCM | Man-crush Monday | 591 |
Subtweet | Subliminal tweet | 591 |
BOAT | Best of all time | 591 |
Periodt | An expression of emphasis | 591 |
Wildin | Acting crazy | 591 |
uttp | UTubeTrollPolice | 591 |
IAWTC | I agree with the comment | 591 |
TikToker | A TikTok user | 591 |
hbd | Happy birthday | 591 |
BGF | Best guy friend | 591 |
DAH | Dumb a** hole | 591 |
OP | Original poster | 591 |
AOTY | Album of the year | 591 |
D/C | Don't care | 591 |
Heather | A desirable person | 591 |
FBF | Flashback Friday | 591 |
YouTuber | A YouTube user | 591 |
Rent Free In My Head | Is frequently on my mind | 591 |
Slacktivism | Lazy activism | 591 |
tl | Timeline | 591 |
Whitesplain | To explain something as a white person | 591 |
Tweetsult | Insulting tweet | 591 |
Sussy baka | Suspicious fool | 591 |
Passenger princess | A woman whose boyfriend always drives her around | 591 |
Edgar | High fade and bowl cut hairstyle | 591 |
TSNF | That's so not fair | 591 |
Spill the tea | Share the gossip | 591 |
sbux | Starbucks | 591 |
OTP | One true pairing | 591 |
FTR | For the record | 592 |
YA | Young Adult | 592 |
Hop off | Go away | 592 |
Banger | An awesome, energetic piece of media | 592 |
Sleeper build | When a skinny person is surprisingly buff | 592 |
Snacc | An attractive person | 592 |
RIP my mentions | I'm going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 592 |
Gloomer | An apathetic 20-something | 592 |
Moots | People you follow on social media who follow you back | 592 |
Disneybounding | Dressing similarly to Disney characters | 592 |
Voteflake | A person who does not accept official election results | 592 |
IHU | I hate you | 592 |
Outta pocket | Disreputable | 592 |
Cancel | Shut down or force out | 592 |
BCO | Big crush on | 592 |
BNIB | Brand new in box | 592 |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 | 592 |
Brigading | When one online community harasses another | 592 |
POIDH | Pictures or it didn't happen | 592 |
Put on blast | To call out | 592 |
Celine a scene | To add a Celine Dion song to a video for maximum emotional impact | 592 |
Bikini bridge | Space between a bikini bottom and stomach | 592 |
Gobbo | Goblin | 592 |
Gatekeep | To police who has access to an identity or community | 592 |
bbq | Barbecue | 592 |
DF | Dear fiance | 592 |
Unfriend | To remove a friend on Facebook | 592 |
Seltering | Sticking out your rear in a fitness pose | 592 |
OOMF | One of my followers | 592 |
WAGs | Wives and girlfriends | 592 |
TFF | Twitter follower-friend | 592 |
Tea | Truth | 592 |
OTL | One true love | 592 |
POC | Proof of concept | 592 |
IIRC | If I remember correctly | 593 |
-core | Aesthetic | 593 |
Covfefe | Coverage | 593 |
Endgame | A couple that is meant to be together | 593 |
Who dey breet | Who is breathing? | 593 |
On fleek | Perfect | 593 |
DH | Dear husband | 593 |
TW | Trigger warning | 593 |
WCGW | What could go wrong | 593 |
Winternity | Eternal winter | 593 |
LSS | Long story short | 593 |
Fleek | Perfect | 593 |
DA | DeviantArt | 593 |
Trumper | A Donald Trump supporter | 593 |
GOATed with the sauce | Awesome | 593 |
AHFY | Always here for you | 593 |
Chad | A physically fit, overly confident man | 593 |
Momfluencer | A mom who influences other moms on social media | 593 |
Clapped | Beaten | 593 |
It me | I identify with that | 593 |
OME | Oh my Edward | 593 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine | 593 |
Sock puppet account | A fake online identity | 593 |
Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle | 593 |
Woke up and chose violence | Decided to be hostile | 593 |
Cottagecore | An aesthetic centered around romanticized rural living | 593 |
Live-tweet | To tweet about something currently taking place | 593 |
Slide into your DMs | To send a direct message on Twitter | 593 |
Cape | To defend someone's actions, often undeservedly | 593 |
Blursday | Literally any day of the week, they're all the same now | 593 |
MLM | Men loving men | 593 |
Clap back | A clever comeback | 593 |
Waifu | A fictional female that a real person has a crush on | 593 |
derp | Expression of stupidity | 593 |
Say less | I understand | 593 |
DBTS | Don't believe that stuff | 593 |
Ginger | Red-head | 593 |
Snapback culture | Pressure on new moms to snap back to their pre-pregnancy bodies | 594 |
Bop | An excellent song or album | 594 |
FOMOF | Fear of missing out on football | 594 |
FCOL | For crying out loud | 594 |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | 594 |
Yuck your yum | Criticize something you like | 594 |
KIT | Keep in touch | 594 |
Alpha | Alpha male | 594 |
Elsagate | Inappropriate content targeted at kids on YouTube | 594 |
Retweet offender | A person who constantly retweets on Twitter | 594 |
BMS | Broke my scale | 594 |
yt | Whitey | 594 |
DYOR | Do your own research | 594 |
Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular | 594 |
Chonk | An overweight animal | 594 |
The sidewalk rule | Your man should walk on the street side of the sidewalk | 594 |
PC4PC | Picture comment for picture comment | 594 |
Snapchatter | Snapchat user | 594 |
FH | Future husband | 594 |
Goblincore | An aesthetic centered around overlooked natural things | 594 |
Silver fox | An attractive older man | 594 |
OMGD | Oh my gosh, duh | 594 |
OOTD | Outfit of the day | 594 |
YSK | You should know | 594 |
Bing bong | Expression of emphasis | 594 |
Sharent | An oversharing parent on social media | 594 |
Smol | Small and cute | 594 |
Dead | Hilarious | 594 |
Copypasta | A block of text that is often copied and pasted online | 594 |
WADR | With all due respect | 594 |
f9 | Fine | 594 |
U2U | Up to you | 594 |
ADM | Ay dios mio | 594 |
Spoopy | Spooky and funny | 594 |
Crypto Mom | SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce | 594 |
Snapstreak | Snapchat streak | 594 |
Baby trap | When one partner misleads the other to cause a pregnancy | 594 |
TIFU | Today I F***ed Up | 594 |
TikTok house | A house full of TikTok influencers | 594 |
OTTOMH | Off the top of my head | 594 |
HNM | Happy new month | 594 |
Sub | Subreddit | 594 |
GPOYW | Gratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday | 594 |
FYE | For your entertainment | 594 |
Pump your brakes | Pause and reflect | 594 |
GRWM | Get ready with me | 594 |
AFAYC | As fast as you can | 594 |
NYP | Name your price | 594 |
dat | That | 594 |
Totes | Totally | 594 |
Volcel | Voluntary celibate | 594 |
IMPO | In my personal opinion | 594 |
Mood | How I'm feeling | 594 |
HYFR | Heck ya, freakin' right | 594 |
OG | Original | 594 |
PBUH | Peace be upon Him | 594 |
Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses | 594 |
cx | Correction | 594 |
Twitterstorm | A quick rise of activity about a specific topic on Twitter | 594 |
GMAFB | Give me a friggin' break | 594 |
4L | For life | 594 |
HBBD | Happy belated birthday | 594 |
MDL | Might delete later | 594 |
Tweeps | Twitter peeps | 594 |
Instagrammer | An Instagram user | 594 |
VSCO girls | Preppy female teen Instagrammers | 594 |
GPS | God's positioning system | 594 |
Virtue signaling | Demonstrating moral superiority | 594 |
Seggs | Sex | 594 |
IG | 595 | |
Ghost post | A Facebook comment that was removed | 595 |
Headcanon | A fan's unverified beliefs about a story | 595 |
BD | Big deal | 595 |
FB | Follow back | 595 |
Wig | Incredible | 595 |
IAG | It's all good | 595 |
IC | I see | 595 |
KWIM | Know what I mean | 595 |
Looksmaxxing | Attempting to improve your appearance | 595 |
Go off | Angrily complain | 595 |
Husbando | A fictional man that a real person has a crush on | 595 |
Squick | A big turn-off | 595 |
Roaching | Secretly dating many romantic partners at the same time | 595 |
Hellmaxxing | Committing a series of sinful acts | 595 |
PRT | Please Retweet | 595 |
WCW | Woman-crush Wednesday | 595 |
SMF | So much fun | 595 |
TBR | To be rude | 595 |
CMV | Change my view | 595 |
TQVM | Thank you very much | 595 |
FOGO | Fear of going outside | 595 |
BBW | Be back whenever | 595 |
YGG | You go girl | 595 |
RIP to your mentions | You're going to receive a lot of Twitter notifications | 595 |
meirl | Me in real life | 595 |
gz | Congratulations | 595 |
Haunting | Following a romantic partner on social media after abruptly leaving them | 595 |
SOAB | Son of a b**** | 595 |
CGPT | ChatGPT | 595 |
NTA | Not the a**hole | 595 |
Rage baking | Baking to relieve anger or stress | 595 |
SAT | Sorry about that | 595 |
Vawulence | Violence | 595 |
LCS | Local comic store | 595 |
IA | I agree | 595 |
YYSS | Yeah yeah, sure sure | 595 |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished | 595 |
Shelfie | Picture of objects arranged on a shelf | 595 |
GUFN | Grounded until further notice | 595 |
Blursed | Blessed and cursed | 595 |
CYF | Check your Facebook | 595 |
Instagram husband | A person who takes pictures of another person for Instagram | 595 |
Bloomer | A well-adjusted 20-something | 595 |
Ate that | Dominated | 595 |
Parasocial relationship | A one-way relationship between a fan and a creator | 595 |
MBFA | Make baseball fun again | 595 |
eboy | An extremely online teen boy | 595 |
S4S | Share for share | 595 |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist | 595 |
BCBG | Bon Chic Bon Genre | 595 |
gonna | Going to | 595 |
Tweetup | Twitter meetup | 595 |
stimmy | Stimulus check | 595 |
LLS | Laughing like s*** | 595 |
dur | Stupidly obvious | 595 |
SAHD | Stay-at-home dad | 595 |
BOLO | Be on the lookout | 595 |
OOTL | Out of the loop | 595 |
Washed | No longer good | 595 |
J-Pow | Jerome Powell | 595 |
Blackfishing | Pretending to be ethnically Black | 595 |
ED | Eating disorder | 595 |
q | Coupon | 595 |
WBW | Wayback Wednesday | 595 |
Tots and pears | Thoughts and prayers | 595 |
Amazeballs | Amazing | 595 |
OTD | Of the day | 595 |
azz | A** | 595 |
Becky | A basic white girl | 595 |
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