Decoded: #FOMO edition
Trying to catch up on your modern-day lingo? We've got you covered. We're walking through the popular social media acronym FOMO or "fear of missing out."
Social media has increased that FOMO feeling exponentially now that we can see what family and friends are up to 24/7.
Are your friends posting Instagrams while they hang out with you? You're probably experiencing some serious #FOMO.
Check it out in context and be sure to whip out your cool new vocab word tonight around the dinner table.
We've all been there, Addison. #FOMO#InsideAmypic.twitter.com/6ziHwus4kA
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) May 20, 2015
Texting @bailinxie while she's in Australia is making me very jealous #FOMO#MissYa
— Jessica Holroyd (@JessHolr) May 19, 2015
Everybody is out raging tonight and here I am studying, like a good student #FOMO
— Thomas Kopp (@KoppDaddy) May 29, 2015
Nobody will know the true meaning of #FOMO until they feel what I feel watching the Feeling Myself music video. https://t.co/sjX0jO3Fi1
— Alanna Glass (@alannaglass) May 19, 2015
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