FOMO
foh-mohnoun, abbreviation
SlangDifficulty 1 of 3: Widely known
Definition
Fear of missing out. Anxiety that other people are having a better time without you.
In simple English: Worry that you are missing something fun.
Short for fear of missing out.
Examples
I went to the show out of FOMO.
FOMO got me driving to Palm Springs on two hours’ sleep.
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At a glance
- Track
- Slang
- Region
- Statewide
- Part of speech
- noun, abbreviation