Category: Slang

Did a friend point out a lady on the street and say she has the worst case of ‘RBF’ she’s ever seen? This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this acronym. Meaning The acronym ‘RBF’ stands for ‘Resting Bitch Face.’ RBF describes people's facial expressions when they are unaware of their appearance. The person […]

Do you want to grow your social media presence? You could DM an influencer and ask them if they're interested in collaborating with you on an 'SFS' campaign. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this acronym. Meaning The acronym 'SFS' stands for 'Shoutout For Shoutout.' In social media marketing, a 'shoutout' mentions a […]

Are you looking for a way to tell someone that they're pointlessly sucking up to a boy or girl they're interested in? Do you want to let other members of your fandom know that you're a super fan? In both cases, the slang "simp" can come in handy. This post unpacks the meaning and origin […]

Have you seen the common text-based abbreviation 'TFW' or 'tfw' on the internet and would like to have more context as to what it means? The term 'TFW' is accepted as one of the earliest acronyms on the internet. This term unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression. Meaning The term 'TFW' is a […]

The term 'iykyk' is a common text-based abbreviation that is actually pretty common on the internet, but there are still many users that don't know what the term means when they see it in a discussion or as a tag. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression. Meaning The term 'iykyk' is […]

Have you seen the abbreviation "DC" around on TikTok? Whether or not you are familiar with other possible meanings of this abbreviation, you know that TikTok exists in a universe of its own. Keep reading to discover what DC stands for on TikTok, and how to use it. ​Meaning The abbreviation "DC", when it is […]

Have you come across the hashtag #xyzbca on the social media platform TikTok? Have you, indeed, clicked on it only to find that videos using the hashtag have so little in common that you are extremely confused? This post will get to the bottom of a modern-day mystery by unpacking the meaning of the hashtag […]

Have you seen the term 'asl' appear on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok or another social media platform and need to know what it means? The term 'asl' has an updated meaning to what it used to mean on social media. This post unpacks the meaning and origin behind the word. Meaning The term 'asl' is a […]

When you head outside and notice that the temperature has risen a lot, you know that summer has arrived. Or maybe even later when coffee shops add the famous Pumpkin-Spice flavor to their menus. In these scenarios, using the shorthand word “szn” is great to refer to both instances and others similar to it. To […]

Have you ever seen someone going off on a tangent and decided there is no way to reign them in? Perhaps your boss or loved one has some far out there ideas that are so absurd as to border on the level of science fiction. If so, they TFG is an apt way to describe […]