By Hadley Walsh | The Huffington Post |
BYOB, OMG, and FYI are just soooo yesterday. New abbreviations pop up on social media every second, so it’s normal to feel lost and confused about the origin and correct usage of letters like “JIC” (just in case).
So we’re here to help you learn 33 acronyms floating around. Behold, the DoMA (Dictionary Of Modern Abbreviations):
Note: One major difference between the out-of-style acronyms of 10 years ago and the new, hip ones is that acronyms are no longer always used in place of the words they stand for. Instead, the acronym can become a name of the thing it is referencing, for example:
