Scott and SadieIf you know all of these, you’re officially 16 years old . . .
The site Word Unscrambler used Google Trends to find the most-searched abbreviations of the year so far.
They’re all acronyms we use online, and in texts. How many do you know?
1. FAFO: Short for “[eff] around and find out.” It’s by far #1 with 50% more searches than anything else on the list.
2. SMH: Short for “shaking my head.” Less common: “so much hate”
3. PMO: Short for “pisses me off.” It can also mean “put me on,” like “hook me up.” “PMO, can you follow me on Insta?”
4. OTP: “One true pairing.” A romantic couple you’re rooting for.
5. TBH: “To be honest.”
6. ATP: “At this point.”
7. TS: “Talk soon.”
8. WYF: “Where you from?”
9. NFS: “New friends.”
10. ASL: “Age, sex, location.” It’s also short for American Sign Language. Or depending on the context, it can mean “as hell.” Like, “I’m tired ASL.”
11. POV: “Point of view.”
12. WYLL: “What you look like?”
13. FS: “For sure.”
14. FML: “Fu@k my life.”
15. DW: “Don’t worry.”
16. HMU: “Hit me up.”
17. ISO: “In search of.”
18. WSG: “What’s good?” Like, “How are you?” or “What’s up?”
19. IMO: “In my opinion.”
20. MK: Short for “mmkay.”
