Social Media Slang
The abbreviation LOL
What is "laugh out loud?"
Posting a live video on social media, a technique adopted by Catholic churches throughout the pandemic to broadcast Mass.
What is live streaming?
Before the smartphone, a sleek, foldable tech that fits easily in your back pocket and got its name from what you would need to do to access the buttons or keyboard.
What is a flip phone?
This refers to a video that shows the viewpoint of someone else.
What is POV?
The Law of Love tells us to love your__________ as you love yourself.
Who is your neighbour?
A number surrounded by letters used to communicate that a person needs to log off
What is g2g?
Stainless steel containers, ranging from 500ml to 3L that keep your water cold, your stickers displayed, and give you a workout.
What are hydro flasks?
Before email, a device that transferred documents from one office to another via a phone line.
What is a fax machine?
The beverage of choice of a skateboarding man listening to Fleetwood Mac’s song, “Dreams.”
What is cran-raspberry juice?
The colour green
What color is the church decorated in during Ordinary Time?
A term used to express concern for missing something fun or exciting
What is fomo? (or fear of missing out)
Strengthening the core muscles by lying face-down, flat as a board, on random objects.
What is planking?
Before Google or Wikipedia, a collection of books that provided the best source of facts and information.
What are encyclopedias?
Saying this word in a TikTok video may cue Spanish guitar music and Dom Toretto.
What is “family”?
This man was Jesus's earthly father
Who is St. Joseph?
Two letters that that abbreviate a personal communication exchange.
What is DM?
Dancing with your hands in the air to Jason De Rulo
What is Savage Love?
Before cell phones, wearable devices that received incoming phone numbers alerting the receiver to call the sender, often accomplished by payphone. The sender could include other numbers to communicate a sort of “coded” message.
What are beepers (or pagers)?
The person who steps in to help Ryan Reynolds with the higher notes of the Grace Kelly Challenge.
Who is Will Ferrell?
This event gave us the mass
What is the Last Supper?
A shortened term to tell someone that they look adorable
What is "adorbs"?
Fundraising by pouring a bucket of ice over yourself
What is the ALS ice bucket challenge?
Before computer-based slide presentations, teachers would use this dedicated machine to shine a light through a transparent sheet to present information to a class.
What is an overhead projector?
The verb in a three-word sung phrase borrowed from a gameshow appearance that calls upon the Holy Spirit.
What is “activate”?
The age that Jesus died
What is 33?