Social Media Slang
Old Tech Alert!
TikTok Trends
Trends Through The Ages
100
The abbreviation L.O.L.
What is “laugh out loud”?
100
Before the smartphone, a sleek, foldable tech that fit easily in your back pocket and got its name from what you would need to do in order to access the buttons or keyboard.
What is a flip phone?
100
This refers to a video that shows the viewpoint of someone else.
What is POV?
100
Posting a live video on social media, a technique adopted by Catholic churches throughout the pandemic to broadcast Mass.
What is livestreaming?
200
A number surrounded by letters used to communicate that a person needs to log off.
What is g2g?
200
Before email, a device that transferred documents from one office to another via a phone line.
What is a fax machine?
200
The beverage of choice of a skateboarding man listening to Fleetwood Mac’s song, “Dreams.”
What is cran-raspberry juice?
200
Stainless steel containers, ranging from 18 to 128 ounces that keep your water cold, your stickers displayed, and give you a workout.
What are Hydro Flasks?
300
A term used to express concern for missing something fun or exciting.
What is FOMO (or “fear of missing out”)?
300
Before Google or Wikipedia, a collection of books that provided the best source of facts and information.
What are encyclopedias?
300
Saying this word in a TikTok video may cue Spanish guitar music and Dom Toretto.
What is “family”?
300
A style of coffee that became popular in 2020 for its foamy consistency.
What is Dalgona coffee?
400
Two letters that abbreviate a personal communication exchange.
What is DM?
400
Before cell phones, wearable devices that received incoming phone numbers alerting the receiver to call the sender, which was often accomplished by payphone. The sender could include additional numbers to communicate a sort of “coded” message.
What are beepers (or pagers)?
400
The person who steps in to help Ryan Reynolds with the higher notes of the Grace Kelly Challenge.
Who is Will Ferrell?
400
If you lacked motivation in 2015, you risked a friend sending you a GIF of Shia LaBeouf emblazoned with this phrase.
What is “DO IT!”?
500
A shortened term to tell someone that they look adorable.
What is “adorbs”?
500
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?
500
The verb in a three-word sung phrase borrowed from a gameshow appearance that calls upon the Holy Spirit.
What is “activate”?
500
Strengthening the core muscles by lying face-down, flat as a board, on random objects.
What is planking?