BFFR is the new slang common on TikTok and texting, so what’s the point? HITC dives into the acronym and how it is used.
As if online and phone messages aren’t instant enough, users come up with their own acronyms and abbreviations for their everyday texting vocabulary to save seconds on typing. We can’t even imagine days without BTW (btw), OMG (oh my god) and POV (point of view).
The latter slang occurs in the form BFFR – and no, it has nothing to do with “best friend forever” (BFF). Keep scrolling to learn more about the new term so you don’t get left out during your next group chat.
What does FFFR mean? TikTok text and slang explored
According to the Urban Dictionary, BFFR is an acronym for “be f*****g for real”. The term is used to convince a person to “think clearly and make sense”.
This is appropriate when someone is “stupid” or in denial of a fact, they write.
The acronym made a splash on TikTok thanks to the sound generated by a user named liyahhh.38 on June 29, 2022. The user can be heard saying, “BFFR, what does that mean? Be fucking for real” to a video captioned “when this girl thinks I want her ugly ass.”
The original video has over 2.7 million views, and over 166,000 videos have been shared using sound.
Latto used BFFR while tweeting with Nicki Minaj.
Internet users are not the only ones who have added BFFR to their vocabulary; Latto, rap artist known for her breakthrough single Big Energy. tweeted Coming October 2022:
“I will die on this hill alone! Everyone doesn’t lie to you! We see a pattern! BFFR!
The tweet came in response to Nicki Minaj’s tweet after her hit single Super Freaky Girl was moved from rap to pop for Grammy nominations.
“I have no problem getting kicked out of the RAP category as long as EVERYONE is treated FAIR,” she said. admitted. “If SFG took 2B out of RAP, so did Big Energy! ANYONE who says diff just hates Nicky or a troll. In fact, I would LUV 2 more street records – men OR women!
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