Sunday, August 1, 2021

SLANG WORDS: My List and Their Meaning

I have been bombarded with terms or alphabets in social media as well as in messaging Apps for quite some time now. At first, I tried to learn some of them but I can't keep up with them anymore :(  Everyday, I read or hear new ones! I'm hard-pressed to find its meaning, else I won't understand what my Teenies are talking about. And complicating matters, my comprehension on the growing world of millennials, Gen-Zs, etc., is dramatically going down.

To help myself, I am starting this list. With a great help from my daughter and Google, I will be able to comprehend these slang terms. By knowing their meaning, I might be able to 'slay' my next conversation (finger crossed)!  I tried starting conversation using some of these terms and I was shocked to learn that reading is a different matter from saying them... So I'll stick to just understanding them first and not rush into slang conversation!

* I'll be editing this Post as I discover new word/s to add.


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A
    4AO                 
            For adults only

    AAMOF     
            As a matter of fact

    ADIH         
            Another day in hell

    AFAIC        
            As far as I’m concerned

    AFAICT       
            As far as I can tell

    AFAIK      
            As far as I know

      AFAIR  
            As far as I remember

       AFK
            Away from keyboard

       ASL
            Age, sex, location

       AYMM
            Are you my mother?

     AYOR 
            At your own risk

B
    B4N           
            Bye for now

    B@U            
            Back at you

    BAE       
            Before anyone else

    BBBG 
            Bye bye be good

    BBIAS
            Be back in a sec

    BFF 
            Best friends forever

    BRB
            Be right back

    BSAAW
            Big smile and a wink

    BUMP
            Bring up my post

    BWL
            Bursting with laughter


C
    CS 
            Career suicide

    CSL
            Can’t stop laughing 

    CWOT
            Complete waste of time

    CYT 
            See you tomorrow


D
    DAE
            Does anyone else?

    DBMIB
            Don’t bother me I’m busy

    DIY  
            Do it yourself

    DM
            Direct message

    DWH
            During work hours


E
    E123
            Easy as one, two, three

    EMBM
            Early morning business meeting

    EXTRA
            Unnecessarily dramatic, excessive, over the top or a “drama queen”


F
    FAWC
            For anyone who cares
        


    FIMH
            Forever in my heart

    FLEX
            To show off
  
    FTL
            For the loss
    
    FTW
            For the win
   
    FWIW
            For what it’s worth


G
    GAHOY
            Get a hold of yourself

    GFN
             Gone for now   

   GHOST
             Cut off communication with someone you’re no longer interested in

    GL
            Good luck

    GOI 
            Get over it

    GRAS 
            Generally recognized as safe

    GRATZ 
            Congratulations

    GMTA 
            Great minds think alike


H
    HIFW
            How I feel when


I
    IANAL
            I am not a lawyer

    ICYMI
            In case you missed it

    IDC
            I don’t care

    IDK
            I don’t know

    IIRC 
            If I remember correctly

    IFYP
            I feel your pain

    ILY
            I love you

    IMU
            I miss you

J
    J4F                    
            Just for fun

    JIC                   
            Just in case 

    JK                    
            Just kidding

    JSYK             
            Just so you know


K


L
    LIT
            Something is very good, enjoyable, or exciting

    LMAO               
            Laughing my a** off

    LOL                   
            Laughing out loud


M
    MFW                   
            My face when

    MRW                  
            My reaction when


N
    NAGI 
            Not a good idea

    NBD                    
            Not big deal

    NFS                    
            Not for sale    

    NSFL                   
              Not safe for life

    NSFW                  
            Not safe for work

    NTH                    
            Nice to have

O
    OC                      
            Original content

    OH                      
            Overheard

    OMDB                  
            Over my dead body

    OMW                  
            On my way

    OP                        
            Original poster


P
    POV                    
            Point of View

    PPL                     
            People

    PRT                    
            Please retweet

    PTB                   
            Please text back

Q
    QQ                        
            Crying


R
    RBTL                    
            Read between the lines

    RL                         
            In real life

    RLRT                   
            Real life retweet

    RUOK                    
            Are you OK?

S
    SALTY                 
            Upset or angry over something minor

    SFW                        
            Safe for work

    SMH                      
            Shaking my head

    SOML                     
            Story of my life

    SRSLY                  
            Seriously

    SSDD                   
            Same stuff, different day


T
    TBH                        
            To be honest

    TIA                       
            Thanks in advance

    TFW                        
            That feeling when  

    TIL                          
            Today I learned

    TL;DR                     
            Too long; didn’t read

    TMB                         
            Tweet me back

    TNTL                       
            Trying not to laugh

    TTYL                        
            Talk to you later  


U

V

    W8                               
            Wait

    WTF                                  
            What the f***

    WYWH                          
            Wish you were here

    WUZUP                         
            What’s up?

    WTPA                            
            Where the party at?


X


Y
    YGTR                              
            You got that right

    YMMV                            
            Your mileage may vary

    YNK                                    
            You never know

Z
    ZZZ                                  
            Sleeping, bored, tired

















401 comments:

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Grace G said...

UX - User experience

Mylene said...

MOP mode of payment

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

ai
Artificial intelligence

Anonymous said...

FTW - for the win

Grace G said...

TBT - Throwback Thursday

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

pts
Points

Grace G said...

Stan - Meaning a die-hard fan of someone

Grace G said...

Bias - means having a favorite member within a group

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

ik
I know

Grace G said...

420 - Meaning “Marijuana”

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Gogo
Go now

Grace G said...

AF - As *Freak*

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Gm
Gamemaster

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

imba
Imbalanced

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

mats
Materials

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

uy
Up yours

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

F2p
Free to play

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

oic
Oh, i see

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

rdy
Ready

Grace G said...
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Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

wtt
Want to trade

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

mod
Modification

Grace G said...

HP - Hit points / Health points (online gaming)

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

24/7
24 hours a day 7 days a week

Grace G said...

Koreaboo - Someone obsessed with Korean culture

Michelle said...

J2LYK - Just to let you know

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Aka
Also known as

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

app
Application

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

asap
As soon as possible

Grace G said...

Sus - short for suspicious

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

bf
Boyfriend

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Gf
Girlfriend

Grace G said...

Squad - friend group

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Cya
See you

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Diy
Do it yourself

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Fwd
Forward

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

gotcha
I get you

Grace G said...

LYSM - Love you so much

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Hoas
Hold on a second

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Iac
In any case

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

msg
Message

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

N/A
Nit available

Michael Omar Flores said...

TBBH To Be Brutally Honest

Grace G said...

Noob/n00b - A person who doesn't know what they're doing or who is bad at something; in other words, a newbie

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

ot
Overtime

Grace G said...

Ship - You might "ship" two people together, as in they should be a couple; derived from relationship

Grace G said...

MEH - Meaning a “so-so” or “just okay”

Grace G said...

NTS - note to self

Grace G said...

PDA - Personal display (of) affection

Rebecca Gasmin said...

EB - Eat Bulaga

Grace G said...

PEEPS - People

Rebecca Gasmin said...

WTP - Where's the pinggan

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

sec - second
Min - minute
Hrs - hours

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Sry
Sorry

Unknown said...

FFTB - Fresh from the bathroom

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

thx
Thanks

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

u2
You too

Felbert Limuel Abdon said...

JGH-Just Got Home

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Zzz
Sleeping

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

tia
Thanks in advance

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

tbc
To be continued

Grace G said...

WOKE - Slang for people who are aware of current social issues, and politics

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Meme
A piece of media that spreads via the Internet

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Google
Search internet

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

perv
Pervert

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

n8
Night

Grace G said...

Yaas – An enthusiastic way of saying yes

Lance Abdon said...

WDYM - What do you mean?

Grace G said...

Bruh – Another way of saying “seriously?”

Grace G said...

On fleek – Fashionable

Lance Abdon said...

Thicc - big, curvy, and sexy

Grace G said...
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Grace G said...

Doggo/Pupper - Dog/Puppy

Grace G said...

Smol - Small

Felbert Limuel Abdon said...

HOPIA-slang for "Hoping"

Grace G said...

Nic - Nicotine or referencing vaping

Leanne Abdon said...

SLANG - Street Language

Lance Abdon said...

AMP - ain't my problem

Leanne Abdon said...

MYOB - Mind Your Own Business

Leanne Abdon said...

JSYK - Just So You Know

Felbert Limuel Abdon said...

LT-Laugh Trip

Lance Abdon said...

IMHO - In my honest opinion

Lance Abdon said...

NVM - nevermind

Lance Abdon said...

Homie - a close friend

Lance Abdon said...

MBTC - more birthdays to come

Gemma G. R. said...

Break a leg - Good luck
Dude-a guy
Cheedar-money
Hot-attractive
Nuts-crazy
OMG- OH MY GOD!
YOLO- You Only Live Once

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

A Lick and a Promise
: a job done without real planning leaving the resulting outcome at the mercy of luck

Lance Abdon said...

Sup? - what's up?

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Babysitter
:a bodyguard of someone

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Birdwatcher
: referring to someone who's a spy or likes to watch in secret

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

bounce
: TO LEAVE

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Creeping
: to sneak up on someone: to stealthily observe or follow

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Dibs
: putting a claim on something

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Dox
: searching for and publishing private information (especially location) about someone on the Internet

Leanne Abdon said...

Shawty - a woman or lady that is fine/ nice term of endearment

Leanne Abdon said...

Whoodie - People from the same hood or neighborhood

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Gucci
: this word means cool, fine or doing well at the moment

Gemma G. R. said...

AWOL- absent with out leave

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Hot Mess: someone who doesn't have things together at the moment (in a really bad way)

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Honey Trap
: use of men or women to seduce others for their own secret reasons

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Scuffed
: damaged or heavily used in some way; lackluster

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Shylock
: a loan shark

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Unhinged
: mentally unbalanced or unstable; unable to control ones emotions or actions

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Wannabe
: A fraud or pretender of sorts; someone who imitates a person or occupation even down to clothes or actions

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Zozzled
: drunk

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

pwned
: to defeat and humiliate an opponent

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

11th hour
: the final moments of an event in which the outcome can still be changed

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Thirsty - Trying to get attention

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Tea - Gossip, situation, story, or news

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Snatched - Looks good, perfect, or fashionable; the new "on fleek"

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Bae
Before anyone else

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

bruh
Bro or dude

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

cap
Fake or lie

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

poopting
the act of texting people while you are pooping

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Uo
Unpopular opinion

Lance Abdon said...

Fishy - suspicious people or situations

Lance Abdon said...

Wya - where you at?

Lance Abdon said...

OL - online

Lance Abdon said...

Broke - out of money

Junelyn Flores said...

Annasach-strange,rare,unusual

Junelyn Flores said...

Mudita-taking delight in the happiness, success and well-being of others

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Sos
Find help

Lance Abdon said...

F2F - face to face

Junelyn Flores said...

Shoshin-the practice of seeing life with wonder

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Crib
Refers to living quarters such as house or apartment

Lance Abdon said...

Cancel/cancelledt - to deplatform someone from doing something unpleasant

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

2day
Today

Lance Abdon said...

Kicks - shoes

Lance Abdon said...

Savage - bold, doesn’t care about consequences.

Lance Abdon said...

FBF - flashback Friday

Lance Abdon said...

FC - "feeling close;" as if they know you for a long time

Lance Abdon said...

idunno - i don't know

Lance Abdon said...

NP - no problem

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

bloody
Use for emphasis

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

posh
High class

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

mate
Pal

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

nowt
Nothing

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Hot
Attractive

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

My bad
My mistake

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

swag
Style

Lance Abdon said...

DYK - did you know

Lance Abdon said...

High blood - getting angry or flustered

Lance Abdon said...

Nose bleed - when a person has difficulty understanding someone's language or accent, their nose might just begin to bleed—metaphorically

Lance Abdon said...

Mamser - default way of greeting customers in the PH; combination of ma'am and sir

Crystal said...

MOMOL - Make-Out, Make-Out Lang
COCOL - Coffee Coffee Lang
HOHOL - Hang Out - Hang Out Lang

I would love to Make my own.

BYE - Build Your Empire.
STOP - Start Thinking Only Positive.
NO - Negativity Off.
DIE - Do It with Energy.



I would like to convert Negativity into Positivity. ❤️


BND -

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

Spoiler
: revealed information

Daniel De Guzman (Dan-dan) said...

wanna
Want to

Mylene said...

CTTO credit to the owner

Mylene said...

VEG vegetables

Grace G said...

RT – Retweet: When you share someone’s Tweet to your own feed.

Grace G said...

BTS – Behind the Scenes

Grace G said...

Charot (Cha-rot)

Direct translation: joking

Also used as "char," this word is widely used and is synonymous with the English phrase "just joking."

Grace G said...

Lodi (Lo-di) - reversed version of the English word “idol." You can use this word when speaking with someone who you look up to

Grace G said...

Petmalu - reversed version of the Tagalog word “malupet” or “malupit"

Grace G said...

Kyah (Kyah) - This is a playful take on the Tagalog word “kuya” or big brother in English

Grace G said...

Tsikot - Tagalong slang refers to kotse or car

Grace G said...

SKL - Share Ko Lang

Grace G said...

E ‘di wow – to express sarcasm

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Grace G said...

Walwal - commonly used during drinking sessjon. ( means to get drunk or to get wasted)

Grace G said...

Pabebe - slang tagalog word use to call someone who is trying to act cute as a baby

Grace G said...

Sana all / Sanaol / Naol - to wish for an individual's success or luck to spread to other people

Grace G said...

Awit - Tagalog word for song. But now it's an expression used to pertain to a painful feeling or disappointment derived from the word awww or ouchh

Grace G said...

150 - filipino monetary slang used to call for how much the payment is for one night. it litterally mean 150 pesos though

Chard said...

AMA- Ask Me Anything

Chard said...

AMA -Ask Me Anything

Grace G said...

Pak ganern! – filipino slang use to illustrate a point

Grace G said...

Arat - an alternate spelling of the Tagalog word Tara na!. Base word: Tara na! [expression] Let's go!

Lulubelle Flores said...

GTG Got To Go

Nestor Flores said...

OTW On The Way

Grace G said...

Anda - Tagalong slang word for money

Grace G said...

Afam - Philippine urban slang that means foreigner usually a Westerner. From an acronym “A Foreigner Assigned (to) Manila”

Grace G said...

Sakalam - Reversed version of the word Malakas. Filipino slang word often used to be proud to something or someone because of some reason. Example : Si Cardo lang sakalam!

Gemma G. R. said...

Sandwich- in tagalog siksikan.
Gg-galungong
Grass-(damo) marijuana
Chicken-coward
Brunch-breakfast and lunch
Thirsty-trying to get attention

Gemma G. R. said...

Ship- when you try to match 2 people in a romantic way
Sus- suspicious
Fam-close group of friends
Handle- nickname used online
Noob-newbie

Gemma G. R. said...

Lit-something very good/enjoyable
Flex-to show off
Lowkey-something you gonna keep quit or a secret
Shook-when someone is incredibly shock
Clap/clap back-to respond or retaliate to another person
Mood-something relatable

Gemma G. R. said...

Predator- someone online that tries to commit sexual abuse
Swag-self confidence
Vibes- general atmosphere/feeling
Nitezens- internet citizens

Chard said...

LOVE - Loss of Valuable Energy

Chard said...

YES , I'M FINE.
F - Freaked out.
I - Insecure.
N - Nervous.
E - Emotional.

Gemma G. R. said...

Chessy-tacky/cheap
Cheeky-do something disrespectful
Tosh-nonsense
Gucci-good/cool
No cap-no joke/lie

Gemma G. R. said...

Boomer-used in a dismisssive way towards an older person
Cancelled-shaming someone online
Con-fake/swindle
Couch potato-someone that lazes around all day

Gemma G. R. said...

Airhead- foolish or dumb person
Guts-courage
Clout-influence
Grand-a thousand dollar
Glitch-defect or problem

Gemma G. R. said...

Crap-worthless thing or a lie
Wheels- car
Baloney-nonesense
Kudos- congrats
Bail-to leave/abandon

Gemma G. R. said...

Dosh- cash
Fishy- suspicious
Dox-searching for and publishing private information of someone else
Stan-an overzealous fans
Simp-a man that is to attentive or submissive to a woman

Gemma G. R. said...

Binge-excessive indulgence
Antis-people that hates a particular person/online personality/group
Props-proper respect
Sick-something cool
Vanilla-plain

Lulubelle Flores said...

Lf- looking for

Lulubelle Flores said...

Lf-lulubelle flores

Lulubelle Flores said...

Ly-lovingly yours
Nbsb-no boyfriend since birth
Bf-balance forwarded
Kob-kid on board

Gemma G. R. said...

Yeet-throwing/tossing something
Grub-food
Nuke-destroy or delete
Rat-despicable person
TH- try hard(a person who cares too much about winning)*like me & lulu*

Gemma G. R. said...

Lurker-a person that is present but doesn't engage in a conversation
Larping-when people role/play on the spot
Fandom-a community of fans
Trool- person who offend people
Crew-group of friends

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Lulubelle Flores said...

Am-ante meridiem
Pm-post meridiem
Kms-killing me softly
Kd-knock down.

Lulubelle Flores said...

Ootd-outfit of the day.
Mbtc-more birthdays to come
Gif-graphic interchange format.
Gbu-god bless you

Lulubelle Flores said...

B1t1- buy one take one
Bff-best friend forever
Sd -share done
Oh-on hand

Lulubelle Flores said...

Pm- personal message
Dm-direct message
Fd-free delivery
Fcfs-first come first serve.

Lulubelle Flores said...

Bc-big check
Rt-real talk
Yolo-you only live once
Hgd-have a great day

Lulubelle Flores said...

Ptpa-permission to post admin
Wc-welcome
Shhh-silence
Rip-rest in paradise

Lulubelle Flores said...

Hru-who are you
Fm-forward message
Mp-emperador
Grrr-angry
Bn-big no

Lulubelle Flores said...

Ldr-long distance relationship
Pt-perfect time
Ot-over time
Loc-loud out cry


Gemma G. R. said...

Noosebleed-when a filipino tries to communicate in english but gets stucks on a word and freezes.

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