SOCIAL MEDIA SLANG
SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS
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WHAT THE MEME?
ANCIENT SITES
100

The abbreviation for LOL

What is laugh out loud?

100

Posting a live video on social media that the Catholic Church has adopted during the Pandemic.

What is live-streaming?

100

Before smartphones this device got it’s name for what you had to do to access the screen and keyboard.

What is a flip phone?

100

This household pet is shown sitting with a salad with two angry women yelling at it.

What is a cat?

100

A social media site before Facebook that let you write on a friends wall but turned into a music site when it lost popularity.

What is MySpace?

200

Three letter abbreviation for when you need to leave shortly but will return.

What is BRB?

200

Stainless steel drinking container that keeps your drink cold, ranging in size,  popular in videos usually featuring stickers. 

What is HydroFlask

200

Before emails this device transferred documents from one place to another.

What is a fax machine?

200

The experience of clicking on a link only to be surprised by Rick Astley’s song Never gonna give you up”?

What is RickRolled?

200

Before TikTok this app let you post 6 second video clips.

What is Vine?

300

A term used to show concern for not being included.

What is FOMO(Fear of missing out)?

300

Popular trend using a bucket, water and ice. 

What is the Ice bucket challenge?

300

Before Google and Wikipedia this collection of books was used for research and facts.

What are encyclopedias?

300

This image of a man sitting at a table with a poster board showing a hot take followed by this three word phrase. 

What is “change my mind”?

300

This was Google’s attempt at a social media platform that shut down in 2019. 

What is Google+ (Google Plus)?

400

Two letters abbreviating a message between two people.

What is a DM?

400

If you lacked motivation in 2015, you might have gotten this GIF featuring Shia LeBouf and this phrase in bold letters.

What is “DO IT!”?

400

Before cells phones these devices were used to receive alerts and were used with pay phones or house phones. 

What is a pager/beeper?

400

Years ago this brand phone was seen in many memes, boasting long life and indestructibility. 

What is a Nokia?

400

This instant messaging service was invented in 1997 by AOL (America Online) and featured a buddy list and a running man mascot.

What is AIM?

500

A shortened term for adorable.

What is adorbs?

500

Laying down flat as board on your stomach on random objects. 

What is planking?

500

Before computer slide shows, teachers used these devices to shine a light through a transparent sheet and show info on a large surface. 

What is an overhead projector ?

500

A British slogan that originated in 1939 , has many different meme adaptations but always starts with the same first two words.

Keep calm and carry on(Keep calm)?

500

An early blogging site that still exists and is used to share journal entries with friends.

What is LiveJournal?