The 20 Most-Googled Text Abbreviations
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Now that pretty much EVERYONE communicates by text message . . . we’re all forced to keep up with slang and internet shorthand.
A website came up with a list of 114 popular text message abbreviations . . . and then looked though Google search data to see which ones people are still asking Google to define.
Thankfully, people are NOT Googling “What does LOL mean?” But there are some surprises. Here are the “20 Most-Googled Text Abbreviations”:
1. SMH (shaking my head) . . . Average U.S. monthly searches: 231,000
2. POV (point of view) . . . Average U.S. monthly searches: 156,000
3. NSFW (not safe for work) . . . 127,000
4. FOMO (fear of missing out) . . . 122,000
5. TLDR (too long; didn’t read) . . . 119,000
6. IYKYK (if you know, you know) . . . 99,000
7. OFC (of course) . . . 96,000
8. IMO (in my opinion) . . . 75,000
9. IIRC (if I recall correctly) . . . 66,000
10. HMU (hit me up) . . . 64,000
11. LMAO (laughing my [butt] off) . . . 64,000
12. AFK (away from keyboard) . . . 59,000
13. NGL (not gonna lie) . . . 59,000
14. OOTD (outfit of the day) . . . 56,000
15. IG (I guess) . . . 54,000
16. TBH (to be honest) . . . 51,000
17. TTYL (talk to you later) . . . 51,000
18. DM (direct message) . . . 47,000
19. YOLO (you only live once) . . . 47,000
20. FWIW (for what it’s worth) . . . 44,000
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/the-20-most-googled-text-abbreviations-01j6wbavcwz4
