Would you like a new, fancy text-abbreviation from the weird parts of the internet to express your astonishment or alarm? You could use the term 'GYATT' that has been going around on TikTok to let others know what you mean. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this term.
Meaning
The term 'GYATT' is a common text-based abbreviation that can be used as a short exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
'GYATT' is used in the same way as the exclamation “Goddamn!” which has become popular as a meme and humorous movie trope.
The term 'GYATT' is a common reference used by guys on TikTok when referencing women, although this is not accepted to be the only use. The expression can also be used in a general reference, with no sexual connotations.
The term can be used to express any type of surprise emotion, though the term has also become common as a hashtag or simple comment.
The meaning of the term 'GYATT' has another meaning, where it can be used for internet shorthand to say “Get Your Act Together” that might appear in older internet resources before the 2021 use of the term on TikTok.
Example Usage
“Have you seen the new movie with J-Lo? I'm not sure how I feel about everything they did with the plot, and I don't know what the other actor was about, but still, it's J-Lo. #gyatt”
“You can think what you want, but I'd say this guy has a very attractive mother. Here's her picture so you can judge for yourself. GYATT, right?”
“I don't want to believe that my mother has been with someone twice her age for the past five years, but it's just the way it works out. People still yell GYATT at us when we walk down the street with them.”
“Come on, if you think your mom is more GYATT than mine, show us what she looks like.”
Origin
The origin of the term 'GYATT' was first used as an early text-based abbreviation on the internet that means “Get Your Act Together” to save users typing time.
The term 'GYATT' would later be entered into Urban Dictionary as a shorter way to say “Goddamn”, and would soon become more popular on social media websites like TikTok.
Some websites credit the user YourRAGE with the term #gyatt during his streams, although this has not been officially verified by most other websites that define the term.
When it became popular on the website TikTok, the term 'GYATT' would become more popular as an in-reference to men referencing women.
The term is not exclusively used as a sexual or aesthetic reference, but someone can also say 'GYATT' as a general exclamation of astonishment or surprise.
Phrases Similar to GYATT
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Phrases Opposite to GYATT
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What is the Correct Saying?
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Ways People May Say GYATT Incorrectly
There are several different ways to misunderstand or misuse the term 'GYATT' when on the internet and social media.
The term 'GYATT' can be used on the internet to mean “Get Your Act Together” but usually isn't, and the second meaning as a short exclamation of surprise is usually the one that applies to the word instead.
The term 'GYATT' is used mostly as an exclamation on TikTok, and you will almost never see it used as an insult.
Acceptable Ways to Phrase GYATT
The most common way to use the term 'GYATT' is to use it as an exclamation.
The exclamation can mean surprise or astonishment, but can also be a hidden sexual reference to someone being extremely attractive to someone else.
'GYATT' can be used as a comment, a hashtag or a phrase.
Rarely, the term 'GYATT' can be used as a text-based abbreviation to mean “Get Your Act Together” - although this is mostly something seen on the internet before the term became more popular on TikTok.