You’re texting a friend and you ask, “You coming tonight?” They reply with just: “yh.” Two letters. No punctuation. No emoji. Is that a yes? Are they annoyed? Do they even care? Don’t overthink it. YH means “Yeah” — a quick, casual way to say yes in a text message or DM. It’s one of…

You’re scrolling through your texts and someone hits you with “IMA call you later” — and you’re sitting there wondering, wait, is that a typo? A new word? Some Gen Z thing you missed the memo on? You’re not alone. IMA is one of those shorthand phrases that’s everywhere once you start noticing it. IMA…

You’re scrolling through your messages and someone just hit you with a quick “wbu?” — and for a split second, you’re thinking, wait, what does that even mean? Don’t sweat it. WBU stands for “What About You?” — a casual shorthand used to flip the conversation and ask someone how they’re doing or what they…

You’re scrolling through your DMs and someone responds with “NFS.” Maybe they just posted something on their Close Friends list, or they sent you a pic with that tag attached. Either way, you’re staring at three letters and wondering what you’re supposed to do with that. NFS stands for “Not For Sale.” It’s a piece…

You’re scrolling through your texts when someone fires back: “tf are you talking about?” You kind of get it, kind of don’t — and you’re definitely not about to ask them what it means. Sound familiar? TF stands for “the f*ck” — a shorthand used in texting, DMs, and social media to express shock, confusion,…

You’re scrolling through Instagram and a friend posts a photo of their favorite late-night diner spot with the caption: “Best meal of my life 😭 IYKYK.” You smile, but honestly — you have no idea what IYKYK means or if you’re even supposed to. IYKYK stands for “If You Know, You Know” — and that’s…

You got a text that said “keep doing that and you’ll FAFO” — and now you’re staring at your phone wondering if that was a joke, a warning, or something else entirely. Fair enough. FAFO is one of those internet slang terms that sounds casual on the surface but carries a lot of weight depending…

You’re scrolling through Instagram comments and someone drops “PM me for details.” Your friend texts you “just PM me when you’re ready.” Simple enough — but do you actually know all the ways PM gets used in online communication? Because it’s not always as straightforward as it looks. PM stands for “Private Message” — a…

Picture this: you just sent your friend a wild story about something that happened at work, and two seconds later they reply with a single word — wut. No punctuation. No emoji. Just… wut. Is that confusion? Sarcasm? Are they judging you? WUT is an intentional, casual misspelling of “what” used in texting and online…

You just got a text from someone, and at the end of their message there it is — a single 🤍. No red heart. No pink heart. Just that clean, minimal white heart emoji sitting there like it’s waiting for you to figure it out. The white heart emoji (🤍) means pure affection, platonic love,…