Andr-Tech uk666 Posted September 9, 2020 Andr-Tech Share #1 Posted September 9, 2020 Social Media Acronyms and Abbreviations (might find offensive) Social media acronyms are the airport codes of the Internet. You need to know them to get where you’re going, and you usually have to pick them up on the fly. It’s happened to all of us. You’re cruising through your Twitter or Instagram feed, reading dispatches from folks you follow, when suddenly you come across an acronym you’ve never seen before. “What the heck is ‘POIDH’?” Well, as it happens, POIDH stands for “Pictures, Or It Didn’t Happen” one of dozens of acronyms that have cropped up as the digital age forces people to embrace brevity be it 140 character or fewer in their quest to communicate. To help you crack the code, we’ve collected the top social media acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations every marketer should know. They’re broken into 7 categories: THE BASICS GREAT FOR DAILY USE OPINIONS & REACTIONS THE NAUGHTIES TIMELY TOPICS COMMON ON SOCIAL OLDIES BUT GOODIES THE BASICS These are the kinds of acronyms and abbreviations you probably see all the time. Heck, if you’ve used G-chat, AIM, or text messages at any point in the past 10 years, none of these should really raise eyebrows. BD: Big Deal BF: Boyfriend BRB: Be Right Back BTW: By The Way GF: Girlfriend HBD: Happy Birthday JK: Just Kidding KK: Cool, Okay LMK: Let Me Know LOL: Laugh Out Loud MG: My Guy MYOB: Mind Your Own Business NBD: No Big Deal NVM: Nevermind Obv or Obvi: Obviously OMG: Oh My God Pls or Plz: Please Q or QQ: Question or Quick Question RLY: Really SRLSY: Seriously TMI: Too Much Information TY: Thank You TYVM: Thank You Very Much YW: You’re Welcome GREAT FOR DAILY USE From office lingo to sassy retorts, these are great phrases to work into your daily chatting, tweeting, texting life. FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out FTFY: Fixed This For You FTW: For The Win FYA or FYE: For Your Amusement or For Your Entertainment GTI: Going Through It HTH: Here to Help or Happy to Help IRL: In Real Life ICYMI: In Case You Missed It ICYWW: In Case You Were Wondering NBC: Nobody Cares Though NTW: Not To Worry OTD: Of The Day POIDH: Pictures Or It Didn’t Happen YOLO: You Only Live Once ZOMG: Oh My God, but, like, more emphatic OPINIONS & REACTIONS We all know half of your time online in spent reacting to things, and/or stating your opinion. Here are some helpful acronyms and abbreviations to make your work easy. AFAIK: As Far As I Know CTA: Call To Action DGYF: Dang Girl You Fine FWIW: For What It’s Worth IDC: I Don’t Care IDK: I Don’t Know IIRC: If I Remember Correctly IMHO: In My Honest Opinion IMO: In My Opinion Jell or Jellz: Jealous JSYK: Just So You Know LMAO: Laughing My a$# Off NTS: Note to Self ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing ROFLMAO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My a$# Off SMH: Shaking My Head TBH: To Be Honest TGIF: Thank God It’s Friday TL;DR: Too Long; Didn’t Read WOM: Word Of Mouth YGTR: You Got That Right THE NAUGHTIES (might find offensive) C’mon, half the fun of acronyms is being able to use nasty words online without overtly offending people, right? Here are 13 goodies that you can start peppering into your tweets with relish. AYKMWTS: Are You Kidding Me With This Sh—? BAMF: Bad a$# Mother F—er FFS: For F—’s Sake FML: F— My Life HYFR: Hell Yeah F—ing Right (Also, as it happens, a Drake song) IDGAF: I Don’t Give A F— NFW: No F—ing Way PITA: Pain In The a$# POS: Piece of Sh— SOL: Sh— Outta Luck STFU: Shut the F— Up TF: The F— WTF: What The F— TIMELY TOPICS Acronyms and abbreviations are all about saving time, so here are some great ones to use on the go. AMA: Ask Me Anything BAE: Before Anyone Else BFN: Bye For Now CU: See You CYL: See You Later // Check You Later // Catch You Later GTG: Got to Go OMW: On My Way RN: Right Now TTYL: Talk To You Later TYT: Take Your time RB: Reply Back COMMON ON SOCIAL What the heck is an “MT” on Twitter? What does “CC” actually stand for? All these questions and more, answered below. CC: Carbon Copy CX: Correction DM: Direct Message FB: Facebook #FBF: Flash-Back Friday #FF: Follow Friday HT or H/T: Hat Tip (A way of crediting or attributing something you’re posting to someone else) IG or Insta: Instagram MT: Modified Tweet OH: Overheard PRT: Partial Retweet RT: Retweet SO or S/O: Shout Out NSFW: Not Safe For Work #TBT: Throw-Back Thursday WFH: Working From Home OLDIES BUT GOODIES These acronyms have been around forever—since the days we were all using those America Online (aka AOL) start-up discs. AWOL: Away While Online BFF: Best Friend Forever NSFW: Not Safe For Work OG: Original Gangster PSA: Public Service Announcement PDA: Public Display of Affection RSS: Rich Site Summary: a format for syndicating web content. Podcasts, blogs, and publishers SMB: Small and Midsize Businesses TOS: Terms Of Service UI: User Interface 1 Link to comment
bluescope Posted September 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 9, 2020 TYVM, FTVU. WSC & RIO. NTS-AFAIK-(FWIW)-IDK & IDC-IIRC & TBH-YGTR : a PSA re TOS INW a PDA ATT, capiche? Mz (blscp) I A W, H M Ggl! 1 Link to comment
Administrator Bad Karma Posted September 9, 2020 Administrator Share #3 Posted September 9, 2020 6 hours ago, bluescope said: TYVM, FTVU. WSC & RIO. NTS-AFAIK-(FWIW)-IDK & IDC-IIRC & TBH-YGTR : a PSA re TOS INW a PDA ATT, capiche? Mz (blscp) I A W, H M Ggl! Isn't this forum supposed to be "english" only ? So what about this strange language of yours 1 1 Link to comment
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