social-media

• Main character energy

  A person exhibiting main character energy conducts themselves with a striking confidence and self-assurance, acting as though they are the central, most important figure in their own life's story, often attracting attention and shaping situations around them.

• Fear Of Missing Out

  The anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often fueled by social media.

• DM me

  To ask someone to send you a private message on a social media platform or other digital communication service.

• RT

  To share another user's post, especially on platforms like Twitter, with your own followers.

• Don't feed the troll

  To ignore someone who is deliberately trying to provoke an argument or upset others online, thereby denying them the attention they seek.

• The algorithm

  An unseen, often opaque, computational system that dictates outcomes or experiences, particularly in digital contexts.

• Terminally online

  This phrase describes someone who spends an excessive amount of time on the internet, often to the detriment of their real-world activities or social life.

• Sliding into DMs

  To send a private direct message to someone on social media, often with the intention of flirtation, romance, or to initiate a personal connection.

• Ratioed

  To be "ratioed" means a social media post has received many more replies, often critical, than likes or shares, signaling widespread public disapproval or disagreement.

• Posting through it

  To continue sharing content online, often via social media, as a way to cope with or distract from personal difficulties, sadness, or turmoil.

• Keyboard warrior

  An individual who is aggressive or expresses strong opinions online, often anonymously, but is not so brave or confrontational in person.

• Big mood

  An exclamation indicating strong agreement, empathy, or resonance with a particular feeling, situation, or sentiment.