📱 Texting & Social Media Slang

1. SMH - “Shaking my head” (disapproval)
   “You forgot your keys again? SMH”

2. TFW - “That feeling when” (meme format)
   “TFW your crush texts back”

3. ICYMI - “In case you missed it"
   "ICYMI: Drake dropped a new album”

4. AF - “As fuck” (emphasis)
   “This pizza is good AF”

5. TBH - “To be honest"
   "TBH, I never liked that show”

6. NGL - “Not gonna lie"
   "NGL, that outfit is fire”

7. FTW - “For the win” (enthusiasm)
   “Tacos for dinner? FTW!”

8. IMO/IMHO - “In my opinion/humble opinion"
   "IMO, the sequel was better”

9. TL;DR - “Too long; didn’t read” (summary)
   “TL;DR: We broke up”

10. DM - “Direct message” (private chat)
    “Slide into my DMs”

11. IRL - “In real life"
    "He’s funnier IRL”

12. AMA - “Ask me anything” (Q&A format)
    “Doing an AMA on Reddit tonight”

13. TBT - “Throwback Thursday” (nostalgia posts)
    “TBT to summer 2019”

14. FBF - “Flashback Friday"
    "FBF to my awkward phase”

15. YOLO - “You only live once” (risk-taking)
    “Bought concert tickets—YOLO!”

16. OOTD - “Outfit of the day"
    "Posting my OOTD on Insta”

17. GRWM - “Get ready with me” (beauty/lifestyle content)
    “New GRWM video up!”

18. FWIW - “For what it’s worth"
    "FWIW, I think you’re right”

19. NSFW - “Not safe for work” (risqué content)
    “That meme is NSFW”

20. ELI5 - “Explain like I’m 5” (simple explanation)
    “ELI5: How does Bitcoin work?”

21. TIL - “Today I learned"
    "TIL octopuses have three hearts”

22. POV - “Point of view” (meme/video format)
    “POV: You’re the last chip in the bag”

23. FYP - “For you page” (TikTok algorithm)
    “This blew up on my FYP”

24. GOAT - “Greatest of all time"
    "LeBron is the GOAT”

25. OTP - “One true pairing” (favorite fictional couple)
    “Spider-Man and MJ are my OTP”

26. Ship - Rooting for a romantic pairing
    ”I ship them so hard”

27. Stan - Obsessed fan (from Eminem’s song)
    “I stan Beyoncé”

28. Ghost - Ignore someone’s messages
    ”He ghosted me after two dates”

29. Seen - Read a message without replying
    ”She left me on seen for days”

30. Left on read - Ignored after opening a message
    ”Why’d you leave me on read?”

31. 👀 - “I’m watching” (suspicious/interested)
    “You and Jake? 👀”

32. 💀 - “I’m dead” (hilarious)
    “That joke had me 💀”

33. 🔥 - “Fire” (amazing)
    “Your new pic is 🔥”

34. 🙃 - Sarcasm/awkwardness
    ”Just failed my exam 🙃”

35. 🤡 - “I’m a clown” (embarrassed)
    “Thought she liked me. 🤡”

36. 🍵 - “Tea” (gossip)
    “Spill the 🍵 about last night”

37. ✌️ - “Peace out” (goodbye)
    “I’m done with this convo ✌️”

38. 🤷‍♂️ - “Whatever” (indifference)
    “You do you 🤷‍♂️”

39. 👑 - “King/Queen” (respect)
    “You dropped this 👑”

40. 🚩 - “Red flag” (warning sign)
    “He doesn’t tip? 🚩”

41. Alt - Alternative social media account
    ”That’s just my alt Twitter”

42. Finsta - Fake Instagram (private account)
    “Posting memes on my finsta”

43. Spam - Excessive messages
    ”Why’d you spam my DMs?”

44. Viral - Content spreading rapidly online
    ”My tweet went viral”

45. Clout - Online fame/influence
    ”She’s just doing it for clout”

46. Ratio - More replies than likes (Twitter insult)
    “Your take got ratioed”

47. Cancel - Publicly reject someone (often celebrities)
    “They tried to cancel him over that tweet”

48. Cringe - Embarrassing content
    ”That TikTok is so cringe”

49. Mood - Relatable feeling
    ”Rainy days are a mood”

50. Sent - Emotionally overwhelmed
    ”That movie had me sent”

51. Thread - Connected tweets/posts
    ”Read my thread on climate change”

52. Hashtag - Topic tag (#)
    “#MondayMotivation”

53. Vibe Check - Assessing energy
    ”This party needs a vibe check”

54. Gatekeep - Hide something to keep it exclusive
    ”Don’t gatekeep that artist!”

55. Copypasta - Repeated block of text (often memes)
    “That’s just copypasta”

56. Meme - Viral joke format
    ”Send me that meme”

57. Shitpost - Low-effort humorous content
    ”Just shitposting at 3 AM”

58. Troll - Someone who provokes online
    ”Don’t feed the trolls”

59. Lurk - Browse without engaging
    ”I just lurk on Reddit”

60. Doomscroll - Obsessively read bad news
    ”I doomscrolled all night”

61. Ping - To message/notify someone
    ”I’ll ping you when I’m online”

62. Blue bubble - iPhone user (iMessage)
    “She won’t date blue bubbles”

63. Green bubble - Android user (SMS)
    “Group chats hate green bubbles”

64. Streaks - Consecutive days messaging (Snapchat)
    “We’ve got a 100-day streak!”

65. Snap - Send a Snapchat photo
    ”Snap me when you get there”

66. Story - Temporary social media post (24hrs)
    “Check my Insta story”

67. Reels - Short videos (Instagram)
    “This Reel went viral”

68. TikTok brain - Shortened attention span
    ”I can’t watch long videos - TikTok brain”

69. POV - Point of view (video format)
    “POV: You’re the quiet kid”

70. Duet - Side-by-side reaction video
    ”I made a duet with that trend”

71. Clapback - Clever comeback
    ”Her tweet was the perfect clapback”

72. Subtweet - Indirect tweet about someone
    ”Who’s this subtweet about?”

73. Ratio - More replies than likes (Twitter insult)
    “Your bad take got ratioed”

74. Bookmark - Save a post privately
    ”I bookmarked that recipe”

75. Yeet - Throw/discard dramatically
    ”Yeet that toxic friend”

76. Sus - Suspicious
    ”Why’d you leave early? Sus.”

77. Based - Authentically yourself
    ”You don’t care what they think? Based.”

78. Glow up - Positive transformation
    ”Her 2024 glow up is insane”

79. Main character - Acting like a movie protagonist
    ”Wearing red to a wedding? Main character energy”

80. Soft launch - Hinting at a relationship
    ”They soft launched on Insta”

81. Hard launch - Official relationship reveal
    ”They hard launched with matching pics”

82. Beige flag - Mildly odd trait
    ”He alphabetizes his spices - beige flag”

83. Delulu - Delusional
    ”Thinking he’ll change? Delulu”

84. Situationship - Unofficial relationship
    ”We’re in a situationship”

85. Ghost - Disappear without explanation
    ”He ghosted after 3 dates”

86. Zodiac - Astrology reference
    ”Typical Scorpio behavior”

87. Vibe shift - Change in atmosphere
    ”There was a vibe shift when she arrived”

88. No cap - No lie
    ”No cap, that’s the best burger”

89. Bussin’ - Extremely good
    ”This pasta is bussin’”

90. Mid - Mediocre
    ”That movie was mid at best”

91. Cheugy - Outdated trend
    ”Side parts are so cheugy now”

92. NPC - Unoriginal person
    ”Dressing like everyone else? NPC behavior”

93. Rizz - Charisma
    ”He’s got unlimited rizz”

94. Gyat - Exclamation of surprise
    ”GYAT! Look at that sunset”

95. Sigma - Lone wolf personality
    ”Eating alone at parties? Sigma grindset”

96. Fanum tax - Joke about taking food
    ”Imposing the Fanum tax on your fries”

97. Skrrt - Quick exit sound
    ”I’m out, skrrt!”

98. Touch grass - Go outside
    ”You argue online all day - touch grass”

99. Sheesh - Expression of amazement
    ”Sheesh! That’s expensive”

100. Poggers - Expression of excitement
     ”Poggers! We won!”

101. W - Win
     ”Getting promoted is a W”

102. L - Loss
     ”Forgot my wallet - big L”

103. Glizzy - Hot dog
     ”Eating glizzys at the game”

104. Bozo - Idiot
     ”Why you acting like a bozo?”

105. Womp womp - Mock disappointment
     ”You got ghosted? Womp womp”

106. Bestie - Close friend
     ”Bestie, you can’t wear that”

107. Big yikes - Extreme embarrassment
     ”He called the teacher ‘mom’? Big yikes”

108. Bop - Catchy song
     ”This new track is a bop”

109. Clapped - Ugly
     ”That haircut left him clapped”

110. Dank - Really good
     ”These memes are dank”

111. Feral - Wild behavior
     ”She went feral at the concert”

112. Flop - Failure
     ”That product was a flop”

113. Grip - Hold (often money)
     “I need to get a grip on my spending”

114. Hits different - Unique impact
     ”This song hits different now”

115. I’m deceased - Hilariously funny
     ”That joke left me deceased”

116. It’s giving - Evokes
     ”This outfit is giving 90s”

117. Juice - Power/influence
     ”He’s got juice in the industry”

118. Kiki - Fun gathering
     ”We had a kiki last night”

119. Let him cook - Let someone work
     ”Don’t interrupt - let him cook”

120. Menty B - Mental breakdown
     ”Finals gave me a menty b”

121. Oomf - “One of my followers"
     "Oomf posted the wildest tweet last night”

122. P - Short for “pretty"
     "That’s P sus behavior”

123. Pop off - Do well or go crazy
     ”The team popped off last night”

124. Press - Harass/bother someone
     ”Why you pressing me about it?”

125. Random - Weird/awkward
     ”That was so random of you”

126. Rent free - Living in someone’s mind
     ”You’re living rent free in his head”

127. Salty - Bitter/angry
     ”Why you so salty I won?”

128. Shook - Shocked
     ”I’m shook by that plot twist”

129. Sleep on - Underestimate
     ”Don’t sleep on her talent”

130. Sussy - Suspicious
     ”That’s kinda sussy behavior”

131. Take the L - Accept a loss
     ”Just take the L and move on”

132. Tea - Gossip
     ”Spill the tea about what happened”

133. Throw shade - Subtle insult
     ”She was throwing shade all night”

134. Uncomfy - Uncomfortable
     ”This conversation is uncomfy”

135. Vibe shift - Change in atmosphere
     ”There was a major vibe shift when he walked in”

136. W - Win
     ”Getting that promotion was a big W”

137. Yeet - Throw forcefully
     ”Yeet that trash in the bin”

138. Zesty - Overly flamboyant
     ”His dance moves are too zesty”

139. Chronically online - Too much internet exposure
     ”That take is chronically online”

140. Delulu - Delusional
     ”She’s delulu if she thinks he’ll text back”

141. Eepy - Sleepy/cute
     ”I’m feeling so eepy rn”

142. Graf - Great (shortened)
     “This food is graf”

143. Hits the spot - Perfectly satisfying
     ”This boba hits the spot”

144. Ick - Sudden turn-off
     ”He said that and gave me the ick”

145. Jawn - Thing/item (Philly slang)
     “Pass me that jawn”

146. Kermit - To commit (dark humor)
     “This homework makes me want to kermit”

147. Lore - Backstory
     ”What’s the lore behind this inside joke?”

148. Moot - Pointless argument
     ”This debate is moot, we’ll never agree”

149. Noob - Beginner (derogatory)
     “You don’t know how to jump? Such a noob”

150. OP - Overpowered
     ”That new gun is so OP”

151. Pog - Excited (Twitch term)
     “Pog! We finally won”

152. QRT - Quote retweet
     ”I’m gonna QRT that hot take”

153. Ratio - More replies than likes
     ”Your bad take got ratioed”

154. Stan - Obsessed fan
     ”I stan Beyoncé so hard”

155. Tweetdeck - Twitter management tool
     ”I monitor trends with Tweetdeck”

156. Unsend - Delete a message
     ”I wish I could unsend that text”

157. Vlog - Video blog
     ”Posting my vacation vlog today”

158. Woke - Socially aware
     ”That documentary really woke me up”

159. X - Formerly Twitter
     ”Follow me on X”

160. Yas - Excited “yes"
     "Yas! We got tickets!”

161. Z - Sleeping (mimic snoring)
     “This lecture has me going Zzz”

162. ASL - Age/sex/location
     ”ASL? 22/F/NY”

163. BFFR - “Be fucking for real"
     "You like him? BFFR”

164. CTFU - Cracking the fuck up
     ”That meme had me CTFU”

165. DIY - Do it yourself
     ”Check my DIY room makeover”

166. ETA - Edited to add
     ”ETA: Found the source”

167. FBOY - Fuckboy
     ”He’s such an FBOY”

168. GOAT - Greatest of all time
     ”Messi is the GOAT”

169. HMU - Hit me up
     ”HMU if you’re free tonight”

170. IDC - I don’t care
     ”IDC what they think”

171. JIC - Just in case
     ”Bring snacks JIC”

172. KMS - Kill myself (dark humor)
     “This traffic has me KMS”

173. LMK - Let me know
     ”LMK if you need help”

174. NVM - Nevermind
     ”NVM, I found it”

175. OFC - Of course
     ”OFC I’ll be there”

176. POV - Point of view
     ”POV: You’re the last cookie”

177. QT - Cutie
     ”My dog is such a QT”

178. RN - Right now
     ”I’m busy RN”

179. SMH - Shaking my head
     ”You forgot again? SMH”

180. TMI - Too much information
     ”That was TMI dude”

181. UOK - You okay?
     ”You seem off, UOK?”

182. V - Very
     ”That’s V cool”

183. WYD - What you doing?
     ”WYD tonight?”

184. XOXO - Hugs and kisses
     ”See you soon, XOXO”

185. Y - Why
     ”Y would you do that?”

186. ZZZ - Bored/sleepy
     ”This meeting is ZZZ”

187. 143 - I love you (letters in each word)
     “Goodnight 143”

188. 420 - Marijuana reference
     ”It’s 4:20 somewhere”

189. 53X - Sex
     ”That movie was 53X scenes”

190. 911 - Emergency/important
     ”Call me, 911”

191. 10-4 - Understood (radio code)
     “10-4, heading over now”

192. AFK - Away from keyboard
     ”BRB, AFK”

193. B4 - Before
     ”See you B4 class”

194. CUL8R - See you later
     ”Gotta run, CUL8R”

195. DM - Direct message
     ”Slide into my DMs”

196. EMO - Emotional
     ”That song makes me EMO”

197. F2F - Face to face
     ”Let’s meet F2F”

198. GR8 - Great
     ”That’s GR8 news”

199. ILY - I love you
     ”Goodnight ILY”

200. J/K - Just kidding
     ”J/K, don’t be mad”