Gaming
LARPing
What is a Gamer slang for "Live Action Role Playing?" (Character-driven type of gameplay that is conducted in the physical world? LARP combines elements of improvisational acting, pervasive gaming, cosplay (costume play) and role-playing games.)
GRWM
What is the Vlogger acronym for "Get Ready With Me?" (A GRWM video is a vlog where you film everything that you do in your morning, night, etc. routine.)
PAW
What is Social Media slang for "Parents Are Watching?"
AYPI
What is the Social media abbreviation for "And Your Point Is?"
Yeet
What is Gen Z slang for showing excitement?
Smurf
What is the Gamer lingo for a player with a high skill set who competes with players of low skill set via a new “smurf account” or someone else’s account?
hmu
What is the Social media abbreviation for "Hit Me Up." (Could infer meeting up, requesting something or getting in touch.)
Drip
What is Gen Z slang for describing a person's appearance as "impressive and trendy?" (As in, “Her drip is iconic.”)
YKWIM
What is the Social media abbreviation for "You Know What I Meant."
What is Gaming slang for a crying Emoji?
DLC
What is a Gamer abbreviation for Downloadable Content? (DLC can either be paid or free. DLC often includes new locations or characters added to the game.)
YMMV
What is the Social Media lingo for "Your Mileage May Vary?" (In a similar situation or with a product, your experience might not be the same as someone else's experience.)
cheugy
What is Gen Z slang for "uncool?" (Describes people who unsuccessfully try to be trendy.)
AFAIK
What is the Social abbreviation for "As Far As I Know."
Tea
What is Gen Z slang for "gossip?" Also known as "spilling/sipping the tea."
PWNED
What is the Gamer abbreviation for "Owned?" (Due to the proximity of O and P keys, they’re interchanged. In gaming, Pwned means to dominate enemy players in a match with good skills and gameplay.)
HBCU
What is the Social media abbreviation for "Historically Black Colleges / Universities?"
Say less
What is the Gen Z slang for saying “I’ve got the point?”
PWI
What is Social media abbreviation for "primarily white institutions?"
MTFBWY
What is a Social Media abbreviation for "May The Force Be With You?" (A “Star Wars” reference commonly used to give encouragement.)
Poggers
What is the Twitch platform slang for expressing joy or excitement?
<2
What is the Emoticon for "Almost In Love?" (if <3 is love, <2 is a way of telling someone that you have very strong feelings for them, but do not love them yet. )
Fam
What is the Gen Z slang for "best friends?" (as in family, a close circle of friends)
TLDR
What is the Social media lingo for "Too Long; Didn't Read?" (AKA, TL;DR. used as a dismissive response to a lengthy online post, or to introduce a summary of a lengthy post)
NPC
What is Gaming slang for "Non Player Character?"