By now, we all know what NSFW, BTW, and TBH mean.
(Often in lowercase, making them even harder to spot.)
It can be confusing to decipher.
If youve ever scratched your head trying to figure out what an abbreviation means, weve got you.
Heres a primer, or refresher, for PPL all along the social media acronym spectrum.
Here, were focused on conversational ones.)
AF: As fuck.
Anything can emphasized with a well-placed AF.Im tired AF.
Its cold AF outside.
AFAIK: As far as I know.
AMA: AMA stands for Ask Me Anything.
ASL: In polite terms, ASL means American Sign Language.
For hook-up purposes on the internet, it means age/sex/location.
BBL: Brazilian Butt Lift.
The cosmetic procedure of injecting fat from another area of the body into ones caboose.
BMS: In literal terms, BMS stands for Broke My Scale.
But it has nothing to do with weight.
BTS: BTS is a kinda popular South Korean boy band, and by kinda we mean massively.
So, sometimes,it means that.
DAE: Does anyone else…?
DYK: Did you know?
DM/PM:Direct message or private message.
ELI5: Explain like Im 5.
Give me the simplest explanation.
FML: Fuck my life.Its midnight and Im still at work, FML.
FFS: For fucks sake.
A catchall exclamation of exasperation whose utility knows no bounds.FFS,you lost your keys again?
!Stop saying these things to pregnant people, FFS.
FTFY: Fixed that for you.
Used when someone wants to make a snarky correction of what someone else wrote.
FTW: For the win.
Describes anything you want to cheer about.Spooky season, FTW!
GTG/G2G: Got to go.
Peace out, basically.
GTR: Got to run.
HIFW: How I feel when…Often paired with a funny meme or GIF.
HMB: Hit me back.
Reply to my missive.
HMU: Hit me up.
Contact meused often when making plans.
ICYMI: In case you missed it.
A disclaimer when youre sharing something not new.
IDC: I dont care.
IDK: I dont know.
IKR: I know, right?
Friend:That guy was creepy af.
ILY: I love you.
(Dont get any ideas.)
IMO: In my opinion.
Or its more obsequious cousin: IMHO (in myhumbleopinion, or in myhonestopinion).
But we all know, once you add the H youve already jumped the humble shark.
IRL: In real life.
Not just on a screen, where we (sadly) conduct most of our lives.
IYKYK:If you know, you know.
Implies insider knowledge of a specific experience that most people do not, in fact, know about.
LMK: Let me know.
(Wow, the internet really does not like spelling out the wordknow.)
MCM: Man crush Monday.
Does anyone still do this?
NGL: Not gonna lie.
Used to preface an uncomfortable or awkward admission.NGL, I kinda like vegan cheese.
OFC: Of course.
Its taken me a good long while to rad this as of course instead of office.
And TBH, not sure if Im fully there yet.
NM: Not much.
Not to be confused with…
NVM: Never mind.
OOTD: Outfit of the day.
RN: Right now.Where are yourn?
SMH:Shaking my head.
Used to express dismay.
Throw a D in there for more emphasis.
SMDH: Shaking my damn head.
STG: Swear to god.If my ex texts me again, I stg…
TBH: To be honest.
TFW: That feeling when…Used to convey a relatable experience.
TIL: Today I learned.
TIL pouring creamer in a mugbeforemy coffeenegates the need to stir it.
TL;DR/TLDR:Too long, didnt read.
Used to summarize lengthy content (just dont use it in responsetothe person who wrote said content.
Because, rude).
WBU: What about you?
WYD: What are you doing?
(Besides getting ready to embarrass the teenagers in your life with your acronym game.)
YT: What has traditionally signified YouTube now doubles as an abbreviation for whiteas in Caucasian.
The last few are unique to TikTok, for now.
In time, they may grow to be used across other platforms:
IB: Inspired by.
IC: Idea credit.
DC: Dance credit or dance choreography.
What does it mean?
But nothing having to do with an actual chair.
