Social Slang

March 7, 2014

|In Blog, Online Marketing and Social Media, Self Improvement

You’re “up on the times” right?

Well, here’s a test:

#YMCMB

For those of you who did the head tilt/eyebrow scrunch, followed by Google search, you’re not alone! Abbreviations, acronyms and hashtags are popping up all over social media, leaving (most of) us not-so “up on the times”.

Since full sentences are apparently, so five years ago, here is a list of social slang to bring you up to date:

#AAMOF: As a matter of fact
#CMIIW: Correct me if I’m wrong
DERP: A response to a dumb comment
#FOMO: Fear of missing out
#FTTB: For the time being
#FTW: For the win
#GOMB: Get off my back
#HYFR: Heck right, freakin’ yeah (NOTE: PG version)
#ICYMI: In case you missed it
#IFSFY: I feel sorry for you
#IMO: In my opinion
#KHYF: Know how you feel
#KOTL: Kiss on the lips
#LBVS: Laughing but very serious
#LMS: “Like” my status
#LNT: Leave no trace
#LOL: Laugh out loud OR Lots of love (NOTE: There is a difference, see below)

#MCM: Man crush Monday
#MFW: My face when…
#NIMBY: Not in my backyard
#NOYB: None of your business
#NSFW: Not safe for work
#OOMF: One of my followers
#OOTD: Outfit of the day
#POTUS: President of the United States
RATCHET: Undesirable
#RT: Retweet
#SMH: Shake my head
#TBH: To be honest
#TBT: Throw back Thursday
#TT: Trending topic
USA: United States of America…derp!
#WCW: Woman crush Wednesday
#WIWT: What I wore today
#YMCMB: Young money cash money billionaires…ha!
#YKTS: You know the score
#YOLO: You only live once
#143: I love you