Instagram abbreviations
When you’re looking at slide 28 of a 50-slide presentation with yet another acronym that you don’t understand, it feels like you could give up on social media completely.
You don’t need to worry at all, that’s pretty much like every marketer feels.
Social media acronyms are like any other kind of jargon: they are imprecisely understood by the group to which they belong.
We have divided our list of social media acronyms and abbreviations into 3 categories:
- Network-specific acronyms
- Popular acronyms on social
Network-specific acronyms
- FB: Facebook
- IG: Instagram
- LI: LinkedIn
- TW: Twitter
- YT: YouTube
Popular acronyms used on social media
AMA: Ask me anything
BAE: Before anyone else
DM: Direct message
ELI5: Explain like I’m five
ELI5: Explain like I’m five
FTW: For the win
ICYMI: In case you missed it
IMO/IMHO: In my opinion, In my humble opinion
IRL: In real life
IKR: I know, right?
JIC: Just in case
LMK: Let me know
MCM: Man Crush Monday
MT: Modified Tweet
NSFW: Not safe for work
OOTD: Outfit of the day
RT: Retweet
SMH: Shaking my head
TL;DR: Too long; didn’t read
TBH: To be honest
TBT: Throwback Thursday
YOLO: You only live once
YSK: You should know
WCW: Woman Crush Wednesday
