I was texting with my Gen Z co-worker yesterday about weird food combinations, and when I mentioned bread and egusi, she replied, “GFB”. It took me a while, but when I realised she meant “God forbid”, I let out the greatest scream ever scrome.
A few minutes later, I was going through Twitter when I saw this tweet:
After I realised I wasn’t the only one that struggled with new abbreviations, I decided to throw it open to the BCM team. See the number of responses:
After laughing my ass off, I was finally able to compile a list of Gen Z abbreviations and their actual meanings.
See for yourself:
1. GFB
God forbid.
2. DKM/DFKM
Don’t kill me/Don’t fucking kill me.
3. IMO
In my opinion.
4. KMT
Kiss my teeth.
5. WTMG
Wa ti ma gbo.
6. NGL
Not gonna lie.
7. W
Win.
8. DW
Don’t worry.
9. YKTV
You know the vibes.
10. TYSM
Thank you so much.
11. CTFU
Cracking the fuck up.
12. L
Loss.
13. FTW
For the win.
14. ILYSM
I love you so much.
15. JK
Just kidding.
16. Xri
Sorry (!!!!!)
17. IPNTS
I prefer not to speak.
18. FML
Fuck my life.
19. YKB
You know ball.
20. FGS
For God’s sake.
21. FR
For real.
22. FFS
For fucks sake.
23. GGMUB
God go make you bigger.
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