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Do you understand the teen slang on Ask.fm? | Do you understand the teen slang on Ask.fm? |
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Social platform Ask.fm has revealed the top 20 acronyms and slang terms used by its 150 million members, who are mostly teenagers and young adults. | Social platform Ask.fm has revealed the top 20 acronyms and slang terms used by its 150 million members, who are mostly teenagers and young adults. |
Goat (Greatest Of All Time), Ootd (Outfit Of The Day), Pap (Post A Picture) and "Netflix and chill" (a hook-up) all made the list. | Goat (Greatest Of All Time), Ootd (Outfit Of The Day), Pap (Post A Picture) and "Netflix and chill" (a hook-up) all made the list. |
Bad means good, Savage means extremely good, No chill means irrational and Thot is a derogatory word for a woman. | Bad means good, Savage means extremely good, No chill means irrational and Thot is a derogatory word for a woman. |
The site allows anonymous chat and takes the form of a Q&A. | The site allows anonymous chat and takes the form of a Q&A. |
Anyone can pose a question or answer the questions of others. | Anyone can pose a question or answer the questions of others. |
"Teen language can experience a seismic shift with just a few clicks, texts or posts - and word or even symbol choices can literally change by the day," said Andrea Cutright, chief operating officer of the platform. | "Teen language can experience a seismic shift with just a few clicks, texts or posts - and word or even symbol choices can literally change by the day," said Andrea Cutright, chief operating officer of the platform. |
"Teens use our Q&A platform as a means to express themselves through dialogue, so we have our finger on the pulse of how teens talk - be it in the form of acronyms, new definitions or the latest emoji." | "Teens use our Q&A platform as a means to express themselves through dialogue, so we have our finger on the pulse of how teens talk - be it in the form of acronyms, new definitions or the latest emoji." |
More top teen slang on Ask.fm | More top teen slang on Ask.fm |
Tbr - to be rude (before writing something harsh) | Tbr - to be rude (before writing something harsh) |
Slept - knocking someone out, missing something good or being high | Slept - knocking someone out, missing something good or being high |
Ship - relationship | Ship - relationship |
:3 - symbol which represents the cat-like face made by animal characters when they say something clever, sarcastic, or comment on something cute | :3 - symbol which represents the cat-like face made by animal characters when they say something clever, sarcastic, or comment on something cute |
Idek - I don't even know… | Idek - I don't even know… |
Ikr - I know, right? | Ikr - I know, right? |
A frog and coffee cup emojis together - I'm just saying.../But that's none of my business | |
Smh - shaking my head | Smh - shaking my head |
Dime - a kind of approval rating on a score of 1-10 | Dime - a kind of approval rating on a score of 1-10 |
The fact that people can post anonymously has been blamed by some for encouraging online bullying. | The fact that people can post anonymously has been blamed by some for encouraging online bullying. |
The site introduced various safety measures, including the option for members to block anonymous comments, following a spate of teen suicides in 2013. | The site introduced various safety measures, including the option for members to block anonymous comments, following a spate of teen suicides in 2013. |
The high-profile suicide of 14-year-old British girl Hannah Smith was initially linked to abusive messages she received on Ask.fm, although a police investigation revealed that she appeared to have written them herself. | The high-profile suicide of 14-year-old British girl Hannah Smith was initially linked to abusive messages she received on Ask.fm, although a police investigation revealed that she appeared to have written them herself. |
Platform owner Ask.com told the BBC that in 2014 it considered closing the service altogether. | Platform owner Ask.com told the BBC that in 2014 it considered closing the service altogether. |
"We came to the conclusion that there's a good business here as long as you make the service safer," said chief executive Doug Leeds. | "We came to the conclusion that there's a good business here as long as you make the service safer," said chief executive Doug Leeds. |
"Our motto since we bought the company has been anonymity with responsibility." | "Our motto since we bought the company has been anonymity with responsibility." |
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