Lenguaje de las redes sociales
¡Cuidado! Tecnología antigua
Tendencia en TikTok
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?
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?
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”?
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?
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”?