101 Social Media Acronyms and Abbreviations With Definitions

We rounded up the most-used acronyms and abbreviations on social media—from ... Instagram captions, emails, and anywhere else you so desire. It’shappenedtoallofus.You’recruisingthroughyourTwitterorInstagramfeed,readingdispatchesfromfolksyoufollow,whensuddenlyyoucomeacrossanacronymyou’veneverseenbefore.“Whattheheckis‘POIDH’?” Well, asithappens,POIDHstandsfor“Pictures,OrItDidn’tHappen”—oneofdozensofacronymsthathavecroppedupasthedigitalageforcespeopletoembracebrevity—beit140characterorfewer—intheirquesttocommunicate. MORE:TheUltimateSocialMediaDictionary:35PhrasesandWhatTheyMean We’vecombedtheinterwebsforsomeofthebestandmost-usedacronymsandabbreviationsoutthere—didyouknowthat CNRHKYITFstandsfor“ChuckNorrisRoundhouseKickYouInTheFace”?Random!—andculled101acronymsandabbreviationsthatyoucanstartworkingintoyourg-chats,textmessages,tweets,Instagramcaptions,emails,andanywhereelseyousodesire. THEBASICS Thesearethekindsofacronymsandabbreviationsyouprobablyseeallthetime.Heck,ifyou’veusedG-chat,AIM,ortextmessagesatanypointinthepast10years,noneoftheseshouldreallyraiseeyebrows. BD: BigDeal BF: Boyfriend BRB:BeRightBack BTW:ByTheWay GF: Girlfriend HBD:HappyBirthday JK:JustKidding KK: Cool,Okay(KewlKewl) LMK: LetMeKnow LOL: LaughOutLoud MYOB: MindYourOwnBusiness NBD: NoBigDeal NVM: Nevermind ObvorObvi: Obviously OMG: OhMyGod PlsorPlz: Please QorQQ:QuestionorQuickQuestion RLY: Really SRLSY: Seriously TMI:TooMuchInformation TY: ThankYou TYVM:ThankYouVeryMuch YW: You’reWelcome GREATFORDAILYUSE Fromofficelingotosassyretorts,thesearegreatphrasestoworkintoyourdailychatting,tweeting,textinglife. FOMO: FearOfMissingOut FTFY: FixedThisForYou FTW: ForTheWin FYAorFYE: ForYourAmusementorForYourEntertainment GTI: GoingThroughIt HTH: HeretoHelporHappytoHelp IRL: InRealLife ICYMI: InCaseYouMissedIt ICYWW: InCaseYouWereWondering NBC: NobodyCaresThough NTW: NotToWorry OTD: OfTheDay alsosee: OOTD: OutfitOfTheDay;QOTD:QuoteoftheDay; FOTD—FindOftheDay POIDH:PicturesOrItDidn’tHappen YOLO:YouOnlyLiveOnce ZOMG:OhMyGod,but,like,moreemphatic OPINIONS&REACTIONS Weallknowhalfofyourtimeonlineinspentreactingtothings,and/orstatingyouropinion.Herearesomehelpfulacronymsandabbreviationstomakeyourworkeasy. AFAIK: AsFarAsIKnow DGYF: DangGirlYouFine FWIW: ForWhatIt’sWorth IDC:IDon’tCare IDK: IDon’tKnow IIRC: IfIRememberCorrectly IMHO: InMyHonestOpinion IMO: InMyOpinion JellorJellz:Jealous JSYK:JustSoYouKnow LMAO: LaughingMyAssOff alsosee: LMFAO: LaughingMyF—ingAssOff NTS: NotetoSelf ROFL: RollingOntheFloorLaughing ROFLMAO: RollingOntheFloorLaughingMyAssOff SMH: ShakingMyHead TBH: ToBeHonest TL;DR:  TooLong;Didn’tRead YGTR: YouGotThatRight THENAUGHTIES C’mon,halfthefunofacronymsisbeingabletousenastywordsonlinewithoutovertlyoffendingpeople,right?Hereare13goodiesthatyoucanstartpepperingintoyourtweetswithrelish. AYKMWTS: AreYouKiddingMeWithThisSh—? BAMF: BadAssMotherF—er FFS: ForF—’sSake FML: F—MyLife HYFR: HellYeahF—ingRight(Also,asithappens,aDrakesong) IDGAF: IDon’tGiveAF— NFW: NoF—ingWay PITA: PainInTheAss POS: PieceofSh— SOL: Sh—OuttaLuck STFU: ShuttheF—Up TF: TheF— WTF: WhatTheF— TIMELYTOPICS Acronymsandabbreviationsareallaboutsavingtime,soherearesomegreatonestouseonthego. BFN: ByeForNow CU: SeeYou CYL: SeeYouLater//CheckYouLater//CatchYouLater GTG: GottoGo OMW: OnMyWay RN: RightNow TTYL: TalkToYouLater TYT: TakeYourtime COMMONONSOCIAL Whattheheckisan“MT”onTwitter?Whatdoes“CC”actuallystandfor?Allthesequestionsandmore,answeredbelow. CC:CarbonCopy CX: Correction DM: DirectMessage FB: Facebook #FBF: Flash-BackFriday #FF: FollowFriday HTorH/T: HatTip(Awayofcreditingorattributingsomethingyou’repostingtosomeoneelse) IGorInsta:Instagram MT: ModifiedTweet OH: Overheard PRT: PartialRetweet RT: Retweet SOorS/O: ShoutOut #TBT: Throw-BackThursday OLDIESBUTGOODIES Theseacronymshavebeenaroundforever—sincethedayswewereallusingthoseAmericaOnline(akaAOL)start-updiscs. AWOL: AwayWhileOnline BFF: BestFriendForever NSFW: NotSafeForWork OG: OriginalGangster PSA: PublicServiceAnnouncement PDA: PublicDisplayofAffection share pin tweet tumblr 0comments Tags: facebook instagram socialmediatips Twitter StyleCaster WANTMORE? GetSTYLECASTERinyourinbox share Facebook Pinterest Twitter Tumblr Facebook Pinterest Twitter