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The Instagrammar

Kids these days... always abbreviating everything. The Instagrammar is here to help figure out what all that shorthand actually means.

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#141 is a hashtag used to denote a major screw up — originating first from UFC 141's main event with Brock Lesnar.

TFW stands for "That feeling when..." – Commonly used at the beginning of a post to set up a moment.

#FoodPorn is a hashtag used on photos of delicious looking food.

#iphonesia is a hashtag used when posting a photo that you totally forgot about, and had "iphone amnesia."

#vscocam is a hashtag used to tell viewers that the post was created using the popular app VSCOcam.

#tflers is a hashtag that refers to the community of Instagrammers who "Tag For Likes" (Tag for likers).

#Boomerang is a hashtag that's used on posts created with the popular Boomerang app, which loops a few seconds of video to play back and forth.

#webstagram is an Instagram web viewer, which also promotes instagramers for particularly interesting pictures on a regular basis.

#all_shots is a hashtag used to tag your photos in hopes that it will get a 'shoutout' on the global community of Instagrammers — Tag your pics with #all_shots, and the next image may be yours.

#instadaily is a hashtag used to 'compete' with other Intagrammers by taking pictures based on the same subjects — and in turn gain followers and fame."

#instagramhub is a hashtag that serves as the hub for all Instagrammers — you'll find all sorts of goodies when searching this hashtag like Photo of the Day/Week/Month, etc.

#instagood is a hashtag used to tag and find noteworthy, influential and inspirational Instagramers.

#Tweegram is a hashtag used to indicate that the popular app named Tweegram was used to make pictures with text inside.

WDYMBT is an acronym for "What do you mean by that?"

TTYS is an acronym for "Talk to you soon."

TTYN is an acronym that means "Talk to you never" (Usually used sarcastically).

THX is shorthand for "Thank you" or "Thanks."

NM is an acronym for "Not much."

ILY is an acronym for "I love you."

WBU is an acronym for "What ‘bout you?"

YSK is an acronym for "You should know."

JIC is an acronym for "Just in case."

#VolumeUp is a hashtag used to let viewers know that the sound is an integral part of the video, and they should turn up the volume for the best experience.

#Blessed is a hashtag used to tag photos and videos depicting things and people you're thankful for.

Ship is a shorthand term stemming from the word relationship, it’s used like a verb to “ship” the two people you want to be in a relationship.

STAN is a shorthand slang term for “Hardcore Fan” (First originating from the popular Eminem song “Stan.”

GOAT is an acronym for "Greatest of All Time."

#Goals is a hashtag used to tag posts of things that you aspire to do, or people who you want to be like.

SUS is shorthand for "suspect" (Like "sketchy" or "shady").

YMMV is an acronym for "Your Mileage May Vary" (Used to disclaim that your experience may not be the same as mine with a certain product or event).

QFT is an acronym that means "Quoted for truth" (Don’t let your drunk friends forget what they said… Quote them for truth!)

MIRL is an acronym for "Me in real life."

MFW is an acronym for "My face when."

Lulz is an offshoot of LOLz (Used more appropriately to mean “for the kicks” or “for the laughs”).

HIFW is an acronym for "How I felt when."

Facepalm generally means “ugh, idiot” (Like you're literally smashing your palm into your face).

Headdesk is shorthand for "Frustrated" (Like an extreme facepalm, but you're smashing your head into your desk instead).

Dafuq is shorthand for "(what) the f**k?!".

MRW is an acronym for "My reaction when."

Later Gram is used when you post a picture or video a couple days, months, or even years after taking it (Also used as a hashtag: #LaterGram).

#IGDaily is a hashtag that means "Daily Instagram" — used when posting content that depicts your daily habits, things you love to do all the time, or simply what you've been up to that day.

LB is an acronym for "Like back."

TIFU is an acronym for "Today I F—ed up."

IANAD stands for "I am not a doctor" (Used like a disclaimer before you post some “advice”).

OTP stands for "One true pairing" — Used when referring to the two people you think would make a perfect couple together.

Y is shorthand for "Oh Really?!" (sarcastically).

OP is an acronym for "Original poster."

OAN is an acronym for "On another note."

NSFL means "Not safe for life."

MTFBWY is an acronym for "May the force be with you."

MM is an acronym for "Music Monday."

LOLz means "laugh out loud" (sarcastically).

FUTAB is an acronym for "Feet up, take a break."

ELI5 is shorthand for "Explain like I’m 5 (years old)."

DAE stands for "Does anyone else...?"

BTAIM is an acronym for "Be that as it may."

BAE is an acronym for "Before Anyone Else" (Used to refer to the special person who comes before anyone else).

BC is shorthand for "Because" (Also written "b/c").

IKR stands for "I know, right?!"

OG stands for "Original Gangster."

NSFW is an acronym for "Not Safe For Work."

BFF is an acronym for "Best Friend Forever."

SO stands for "Shout Out" (Also expressed as "S/O").

OH is shorthand for "Overheard."

DFTBA is an acronym for "Don’t forget to be awesome."

OMW is an acronym for "On My Way."

GTG means "Got to Go."

CYL stands for "See You Later" (Also expressed as "Check You Later" and "Catch You Later").

PDA is an acronym for "Public Display of Affection."

BFN means "Bye For Now."

WTF is an acronym for "What The F**k!?"

TF is shorhand for "The F*ck?!"

STFU is an acronym for "Shut the F— Up!"

TIL is an acronym for "Today I learned."

SOL stands for "Sh*t Outta Luck."

PITA stands for "Pain In The Ass."

NFW is an acronym for "No F—ing Way."

TYT means "Take Your time."

IDGAF is an acronym for "I Don’t Give A F**k!"

AYKM is an acronym for "Are You Kidding Me" (Also expressed with more passion as: AYKMWTS, which stands for Are You Kidding Me With This Shi*t).

YGTR is an acronym for "You Got That Right."

TL;DR is shorthand for "Too Long; Didn’t Read."

TBH stands for "To be honest."

ROFL is an acronym for "Rolling On the Floor Laughing."

FaTH stands for "First and truest husband" (The love of your life).

NTS is an acronym for "Note to Self."

JSYK is an acronym for "Just So You Know."

POS is an acronym for "Piece of Sh*t."

IMHO stands for "In My Honest/Humble Opinion" (Also written as IMO, which stands for "In My Opinion).

Jelly is shorthand for "Jealous" (Also expressed as "Jell" or "Jellz").

IIRC is an acronym for "If I Remember Correctly."

IDC is an acronym for "I Don't Care."

FWIW stands for "For What It’s Worth."

DGYF is an acronym for "Dang Girl You Fine."

IDK stands for "I Don’t Know."

AFAIK is an acronym for "As Far As I Know."

ZOMG stands for "Oh My God," but is used for situations that call for more emphasis or excitement than just a normal OMG.

POIDH is an acronym for "Pictures Or It Didn’t Happen."

FML stands for "F**k My Life."

QOTD is an acronym for "Quote Of The Day."

HTH is an acronym for "Here to Help" or "Happy to Help."

FYA is an acronym meaning "For Your Amusement" (Also expressed as FYE, meaning "For Your Entertainment).

CU stands for "See You."

FTW is an acronym that means "For The Win."

GTI is an acronym for "Going Through It."

FTFY is an acronym for "Fixed This For You" — Commonly used as a joke by reposting another user's content, but slightly altered - calling it "fixed."

FOMO is an acronym for "Fear Of Missing Out."

FFS means "For F**k's Sake!"

YW is an acronym for "You’re Welcome."

TYVM is an acronym for "Thank You Very Much."

FOTD stands for "Find Of the Day."

TY is an acronym for "Thank you."

TMI is an acronym for "Too Much Information."

IRL stands for "In Real Life."

SRLSY is shorthand for "Seriously."

RLY is shorthand for "Really."

QQ is an acronym for "Quick Question" (also written simply as "Q").

pls is shorthand for "Please" (Also written plz).

OMG is an acronym for "Oh My God."

NVM is shorthand for "Never mind."

NBC is shorthand for "Nobody Cares."

MYOB is an acronym for "Mind Your Own Business."

HYFR stands for "Hell Yeah F—ing Right!"

LMK is an acronym for "Let Me Know."

Obv is shorthand for "Obviously" (Also written "Obvi").

GF is shorthand for "Girlfriend."

NTW is an acronym for "Not To Worry."

BTW is shorthand for "By The Way."

#GOTD is a hashtag that stands for "Gram of the Day" — It's used primarily to celebrate a user's best photo of the day.

JK stands for "Just Kidding."

BAMF is an acronym for "Bad Ass Mother F'er."

#SelfieSunday is a hashtag that can be included when you post your selfies on Sunday.

#Repost is a hashtag that's included when you post another user's content on your own Instagram account.

#Instapup is a hashtag used to tag cute puppies.

Kik Me is a phrase used to let another Instagram user know that you'd like to connect with them on the Kik App.

BF is shorthand for both "Boyfriend" & "Best Friend."

#Petstagram is a hashtag used to tag photos of your pets.

KK is shorthand for "Kewl Kewl" (Cool, okay).

AMA is an acronym for "Ask Me Anything."

#Instapug is a hashtag for your favorite pets like #Petstagram, but for PUGS only.

BD is shorthand for "Big Deal."

BRB is an acronym that stands for "Be Right Back."

#NoFilter is used solely for pics and videos posted without applying a filter first.

DM is an abbreviation for "Direct Message."

#IG is a hashtag that's used to refer to the Instagram app.

ICYWW stands for "In Case You Were Wondering."

#FBF stands for "Flashback Friday" — Used on Fridays to post a photo from the past.

#TransformationTuesday is a hashtag used mostly by people in the fitness industry to motivate and inspire people to exercise and live healthy on Tuesdays.

YOLO is shorthand for "You Only Live Once."

#L4L is a hashtag that means "Like for Like" — Used to tell other users: If you like my post, I'll like yours in return.

#S4S is a hashtag that means "Shoutout for Shoutout" — Used to tell other users: If you ask your fans to follow my account, I'll ask my fans to follow your account.

#Instamood is a hashtag used to tag posts pertaining to the beauty of everyday life, as well as describe how you're currently feeling.

#F4F is a hastag that means "Follow for Follow" — Used to let somebody know you will follow them if they follow you back, and vice versa.

#Fitspo is a hashtag used to combine "fit" and "inspiration," used mostly to show how to live or maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.

#Fitfam is an inspirational hashtag used primarily for sharing motivational or exercise posts.

HBD stands for "Happy Birthday."

#GF is shorthand for "Gang Family" OR "Global Family" - A community that celebrates and supports photography talent.

TTYL is an acronym for "Talk To You Later."

HT is shorthand for "Hat Tip" — Used to compliment someone's post (also written H/T).

LMFAO is shorthand for "Laughing My F*^ing Ass Off" (Also written simply as LMAO for slightly less funnier moments).

#Igers stands for "Instagrammers" - Use this when talking about people who use Instagram as a whole.

#MCM is a hashtag that stands for "Man Crush Monday" — It's used on Mondays to tag photos of your favorite fellas.

SMH is shorthand for "Shaking My Head."

#WCW is a hashtag that stands for "Woman Crush Wednesday" — It's used on Wednesdays to tag photos of your favorite ladies.

#OOTD stands for "Outfit of the Day" Tag pictures of what you're wearing, or search this hashtag for fashion inspiration.

#POTD stands for "Photo of the Day" — Include this hashtag when you post your favorite picture.

#Regram is used when you want to post something on your account that has already been posted by another user.

NBD stands for "No Big Deal."

rn is shorthand for "right now."

ICYMI is an acronym for "In Case You Missed It."

#TBT stands for Throwback Thursday - It's used on Thursdays to signify the photo or video being posted is from the past.

#FF is a hashtag that stands for "Follow Friday" — Used to tag photos on Fridays and help gain followers.

LOL is shorthand for "Laughing Out Loud."

IYKYK is an acronym that stands for “If You Know You Know.”

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