You Should Know These 100 Social Media Acronyms and Abbreviations
FYI, here is a comprehensive collection of commonly used social media acronyms and abbreviations.
Social media has its own set of guidelines. Acronyms and abbreviations, for example, have become ingrained in the social media vocabulary. To grasp what social media users are saying, it’s helpful to know what social media abbreviations and acronyms signify.
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Abbreviations for Social Media Networks
Facebook is a social networking site.
Instagram (IG) is an acronym for “Instagram”.
LinkedIn is a professional networking site.
Twitter (TW)
YouTube (YT)
DM stands for Direct Message.
Modified Tweet (MT)
Private Message (PM)
RT stands for retweet.
Acronyms and abbreviations Used in Social Media
411 is an acronym for “information.”
AF: As Fing Fing Fing Fing F***ing
AFAIK stands for “As Far As I Know.”
AMA: Ask Me Anything
Age/Sex/Location (ASL)
B4: Prior to
BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE
B/C, B/C, B/C, B/C, B/C, B
BFF stands for “Best Friends Forever.”
BRB stands for “Be Right Back.”
BTAIM: Whatever the Case May Be
Behind the Scenes (BTS)
By the way, BTW
DAE: Is There Anyone Out There?
DFTBA stands for “Don’t Forget To Be Awesome.”
DYK stands for Did You Know?
ELI5 stands for “Explain Like I’m 5.” (years old)
F2F stands for “Face to Face.”
FBF stands for Flashback Friday.
FFS: For the Love of F**Sake *’s
FML stands for “F*** My Life.”
FOMO stands for “Fear Of Missing Out.”
FTFY stands for “Fixed That For You.”
FTW stands for “For The Win.”
FUTAB: Put your feet up and take a break
For what it’s worth, here’s what I have to say.
In case you didn’t know, FYI stands for “For Your Information.”
GG: Excellent Game
Gr8: Excellent
GTG stands for “Got To Go.”
GTR stands for “Got To Run.”
H/T stands for “Hat Tip” in this case.
HBD: Have a wonderful birthday!
HTH: Here To Assist / Happy To Assist
Hit Me Back (HMB)
HMU stands for “Hit Me Up.”
IANAD stands for “I Am Not A Doctor.”
IANAL: I Am Not A Doctor
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)
IDC stands for “I Don’t Care.”
IDK stands for “I Don’t Know.”
IKR: I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
ILY stands for “I Love You.”
In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)
IMO stands for “In My Opinion.”
IRL stands for “In Real Life.”
In Search Of ISO
JK: I’m joking.
JTM stands for “Just the Messenger.”
L8 (late)
LMAO: Laughing Out Loud
LMK stands for “Let Me Know.”
LOL stands for Laughing Out Loud.
May The Force Be With You (MTFBWY)
MYOB stands for “Mind Your Own Business.”
NBD stands for “No Big Deal.”
NM: Not a lot
Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
NVM: Forget about it.
Name Your Trade in the New York Times
Clearly stated:
OH: I was overheard.
Oh My God (OMG)
On My Way (OMW)
ORLY: Oh, you’re serious?
Thank you very much.
PPL: People, Places, and Things
Photo Of The Day (POTD)
PSA stands for “Public Service Announcement.”
QOTD stands for “Quote Of The Day.”
RN: Currently
ROFL: Laughing While Rolling On The Floor
SRSLY: sincerely
Shaking My Head (SMH)
TBH stands for “To Be Honest.”
TBH stands for “To Be Honest.”
Throwback Thursday (TBT)
TFW: When You Have That Feeling / When You Have That Face
TGIF stands for “Thank God It’s Friday.”
THX: Thanks
TIL: Today I Discovered
TL;DR: It was too long; I didn’t read it.
TMI stands for “Too Much Information.”
Thank You (TY)
What about you, WBU?
Wayback Wednesday (WBW)
Working From Home (WFH)
WTF stands for “What The F***?”
WYD stands for “What (are) You Doing.”
You Only Live Once (YOLO) is a phrase that means “You Only Live Once.”
YSK stands for “You Should Know.”
YW: Thank you for visiting.
