Social Media has introduced news ways of communication through acronyms which some say is a language all on its own. While this coded speech can seem cool to kids, it can be worrisome to parents whose kids may be having unhealthy conversations. Although these acronyms seem to evolve as time goes by, listed below are some of the popular terms used.
Adulting
To grow up and act responsibly.
Aesthetic
Vibe.
A mood
A relatable feeling or situation.
Amped
Very excited.
And I oop
When someone says something unexpected or provocative.
Bae
Short for “baby.” It’s used as a term of endearment for a significant other such as a girlfriend or boyfriend. As an acronym, it stands for “Before Anyone Else.”
Basic
A non-complimentary way to say someone is only interested in trendy or popular things.
Beat
To have a full face of makeup.
Bet
Agreeing with someone. A response when someone challenges you.
Bih
Shortened form of the word b*tch.
Blessed
Feeling fortunate.
Body count
The number of people someone has slept with.
Boots
A way to say “very” or “a lot.” It’s added after the verb or adjective.
Boujee
Rich or Acting rich.
Bounce
Leaving suddenly.
Bruh
Casual nickname for “bro.”
Bye Felicia
An expression used to dismiss someone.
Cap or Cappin’
To lie about something.
Chad
A hyper-masculine and overtly sexual young man.
Chill
Calm down, hang out.
Cray
Meaning crazy.
Curve
To reject someone romantically.
Clap back
A comeback filled with attitude.
Cringey
Embarrassing.
Dad or Daddy
An older, attractive male.
Dank
Meaning “really good.”
Dead
When someone is euphorically happy.
Ded
Used when something is extremely funny or embarrassing.
Down in the DM
Making plans using social media or texts for an oncoming sexual encounter.
eBAE
Relationship with someone you met online.
Eboy or Egirl
Active internet users, emo, punk-rock.
Extra
Describes over the top or dramatic behavior.
Facts
A nice way to acknowledge someone made a true statement.
Fam
Closest friends.
Fandom
Being a fan of something, or a group of fans.
Finesse
To smooth things out.
Finished my shampoo and conditioner at the same time.
The person posting is expressing depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts.
Finna
Means “going to” or “intend on” doing something.
Finstagram or Finsta
A second Instagram account. Finstagrams are intimate spaces intended for an audience of friends, with the number of followers purposely kept low.
Fire and Straight fire
Something is really good, cool, or amazing.
Fit
The shortened version of outfit.
Flex
To knowingly flaunt and show off.
Gag
A joke.
Gassed
When someone has had one too many compliments and is full of themselves.
Ghost or Ghosted
Ignoring someone on purpose.
Goals
Being inspired, can also be used to express a subtle form of jealousy.
Go Off
To encourage a choice, or to support a rant or ridiculous behavior that’s already occurred.
Gucci
Meaning good or cool.
Hangry
When you are angry because you are so hungry.
Heard
A deep understanding of a topic being discussed.
Heart Horny
Desiring a romantic connection.
Hentai
Anime pornography.
High-key
The opposite of “low key” – meaning let everyone know.
Hits different
When different circumstances cause something to be better than it normally is.
I had pasta tonight
The person posting is expressing depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts.
I’m weak
Meaning that was funny.
Internet friend
Used to describe someone on the internet who knows them better than anyone else in their life.
iSAD
Internet separation anxiety.
It’s lit
Meaning it’s cool or awesome.
Karen
Typically used to refer to an entitled mom, who can be a bit irritating with her frequent requests to “talk to the manager.”
Key or Major Key
Meaning something that is essential or important.
Left me on read
When someone opens your text or private message and doesn’t respond.
Lit
Describing when something’s amazing, exciting, high-energy, or otherwise great. It can alternatively mean intoxicated or drunk.
Low-Key
A warning that what they’re saying isn’t something they want everyone to know.
Meal
Someone who is extremely attractive.
Mom
The responsible friend.
Mood
Used to express something that is relatable.
Mutuals
When two social media users follow each other.
Netflix ‘n Chill
To meet under the pretense of watching Netflix/TV together when actually planning to meet for “making out” or sex.
No cap
Telling the truth, the equivalent of saying “no lie.”
Okurrr
Something that is said to affirm when someone is being put in their place.
OK, boomer
Old, out of touch, resistant to change. Baby Boomer.
On fleak
On point, nice.
Oof
Popularized by the game Roblox, oof is the sound a character makes when it dies. It is typically used as a response when you don’t really care but should say at least something.
Out of pocket
Something is out of control.
Phubbing
Snubbing someone to pay attention to your phone instead.
Ratchet
Typically used to describe an uncouth individual.
Rule 30
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
Rule 34
Any topic can be made into pornographic content.
Salty
To be bitter about something or someone.
Same
A response to things you have in common with someone, genuinely or sarcastically.
Savage
Meaning it’s cool or awesome. To do or say something completely outrageous and not fear the repercussions or consequences of their actions.
Shade or Shading
A sneaky action toward someone or something. When you “throw shade,” you do the sneaky action.
Ship
Short for “relationship.”
Shipping
Wanting two people to date.
Shook
Being confused or in utter disbelief.
Sip tea
To mind your own business.
Sis
If someone asks you what happened and you respond with “Sis,” it means there’s a whole lot of drama that unfolded and there’s a whole lot more to the story. “Sis” can also be used as a term of endearment toward friends.
Skeet
To ejaculate.
Skurt
To leave a place.
Slaps
Strikes you as good.
Slay
Meaning someone is succeeding.
Sleep(ing) on
Ignoring something.
Sliding into DMs
Using direct messaging to invite someone to “hook up”.
Smash
To have casual sex.
Snack
A way to describe an attractive individual.
Snatched
Meaning well-styled or attractive.
Spill the tea
To “spill” the gossip.
Squad
Friend group.
Stan
A combination of stalker and fan. The word can also be used to express tame support of a person or a cause.
Suh
A shortened version of what’s up.
Sus
When someone is acting suspicious or shady.
Swerve
To avoid something.
Swole
Extremely buff or physically fit.
Swoop
To be picked up by an automobile.
Tea
Gossip or talking behind someone’s back.
That’s a choice
It’s your decision.
Thicc
Looking good in your skin no matter your size or shape.
Thirst trap
A flirtatious photograph or message posted on social media.
Thirsty
Being desperate for attention or something else. Often used in place of “horny.”
Throw shade
To give someone a nasty look or say something unpleasant about them.
Trash
Something absolutely unacceptable or terrible.
Turnt
Hype for a party.
Vibing
Relaxing and having a good time.
Wig
To refer to something that is amazing.
Wig snatched
Exposing someone to reveal the truth.
Woke
Highly aware of social issues.
Yaas
An enthusiastic way of saying yes.
Yeet
A very strong word for yes.
Zaddy
A well-dressed, attractive man.
Zoomer
Gen Z.
1174: “Nude club”
1337 and L337: “Elite”
143: “I love you”
182: “I hate you”
420: “Marijuana”
459: “I love you”
8: “Oral sex”
ADR: “Address”
AEAP: “As Early As Possible”
AF: “As f***”
ALAP: “As Late As Possible”
AMA: “Ask me anything”, a Q&A style discussion with the author of a post
ASL: “Age/Sex/Location”
ASMR: “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response” meaning something gave you chills.
Banana: “Penis”
BTO: “Bathroom time off”
CCW: “Comments and criticism welcome”
CD9: “Code 9” meaning parents are around
CMV: “Change my view”
DAE: “Does anybody else or does anyone else”
DM;HS: “Doesn’t matter; had sex”
DPW: “D*** pictures welcome”
DTF: “Down to f***”– which means I want to have sex OR I would like to join you in the plans you suggested.
DUM: “Do you masturbate?”
DUSL: “Do you scream loud?”
ELI5: “Explain like I’m 5 (years old)”
F2F: “Face-to-Face” meaning FaceTime
FB: “F*** buddy”
FBOI: “F*** boy” meaning a guy looking for sex
FIFY and FTFY: “Fixed It For You” and “Fixed that for you”, respectively.
FMLTWIA: “F*** me like the w**** I am”
FOL: “Fond of leather”
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): FOMO is when a someone experiences anxiety that an exciting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often prompted by posts seen on social media.
FR: “For real”
FWB: “Friends with benefits”
FWP: “First world problems”
GG: “Good game”
GIS: “Google Image Search”
GOAT: “Greatest of all time!”
GNOC: “Get naked on camera”
GTFO: “Get the f**k out”
GTG: “Got to go”
GYPO: “Get your pants off”
HAK: “Hugs and kisses”
HIFW: “How I feel when”
HMB: “Hold my beer”
IAmA: “I am a.” This is the standard way to begin the title of an AMA (Ask me anything) post
IANAD: “I am not a doctor”
IANAL: “I am not a lawyer”
IAYM: “I am your master”
ICYMI: “In case you missed it”
IDGAF: “I don’t give a f***” – which means I don’t care at all
IF and IB: “In the front” or “In the back”, respectively
IYKYK: “If you know you know”
IMO or IMHO: “In my opinion” and “In my humble/honest opinion”
IIRC: “If I recall correctly”
ILY and ILU: “I love you”
IRL: “In real life”
ISO: “In search of”
ITT: “In this thread”
IYKYK: “If you know you know” meaning an inside joke
JOMO: “Joy of missing out”
KMS: “Kill myself”
KYS: “Kill yourself”
LB: “Like back”
LMAO: “Laugh my as* off”
LMD: “Let me die”
LMIRL: “Let’s meet in real life”
LMP: “Like my pic”
LOL: “Laugh out loud”
LoL: “League of Legends”, a popular online game.
MRW and MFW: “My reaction when” and “My face when”, respectively.
NIFOC: “Naked in front of their computer”
NP: “No problem”
NSFL: “Not safe for life” (explicit and offensive; often gore)
OAG: references the “Overly attached girlfriend” meme
OC: “Original content”, meaning the author of the post created the content shown or linked in the post or “Open crib”, meaning no parents will be at home or at a gathering or party.
OFC: “Of course”
OG: Meaning “original” or “original gangster”
OMGF: “Oh my f**king god”
OP: “Original poster”, the author of the post
PMOYS: “Put my on your Snapchat”
POS: “Parents over shoulder”
PSA: “Public service announcement”
ROTFLMAO: “Rolling on the floor laughing my as* off”
RT: “Retweet”
Skrt: “To stop unexpectedly”
SMDH: “shaking my damn head”
SMH: “shaking my head” or “that’s so dumb”
SO: “Significant other”
STFU: “Shut the f**k up”
Sus: “Suspect” or “Suspicious”
T: Gossip or talking behind someone’s back
TBH: “To be honest”
TDTM: “Talk dirty to me”
TFW: “That feeling when”
TIFU: “Today I f**ked up”
TIL: “Today I learned”
TL;DR: “Too long; Didn’t read.” Sometimes used as a synonym for “summary”
V: “Very”
WIP: “Work in progress”
WTF: “What the f**k?”
WTH: “What the he**”
WUF: “Where you from?”
WYA: “Where you at?”
WYD: “What you doing?”
YASS or YEET: A very strong way to say “yes”
YMMV: “Your mileage may vary”
YSK: “You should know”
#420: Pot/weed/drugs
#ana: Anorexia
#cu46: “See you for sex”
#deb: Depression
#ednos: “Eating disorder not otherwise specified”
#mia: Bulimia
#secretsociety123: Non-suicidal self harm
#sue: Suicide
#svv: Self-harming behavior
#thinsp or #thinspo: Thinspiration (content that “inspires” others to be thin)