BFFR is the new slang making rounds on TikTok and text messaging, so what is the meaning of it? HITC dives into the acronym and how it is used.
As if online and phone messaging isn’t instant enough, users whip up their own abbreviations and acronyms for their everyday texting vocabulary to save seconds of typing. We can’t even imagine the days without BTW (by the way), OMG (oh my god), and POV (point of view).
The latest slang comes in the form of BFFR – and no, it has nothing to do with “best friend forever” (BFF).
Keep scrolling for the meaning of the new TikTok term, so you’re not out of the loop during your next group chat.
What’s the meaning of BFFR? Text and TikTok slang explored
BFFR is an acronym for “be f*****g for real”, according to Urban Dictionary. The term is used to persuade one to “think straight and to make it make sense”.
It is appropriate when someone is being “stupid” or is in denial of a fact, they write.
The acronym made waves on TikTok through a sound created by a user named liyahhh.38 on June 29, 2022. The user can be heard saying: “BFFR, what does that spell? Be f*****g for real,” to a video.
The original video has more than 2.7 million views, while more than 166K videos have been published using the sound.
Latto used BFFR during her Twitter exchange with Nicki Minaj
Internet users aren’t the only ones who have added BFFR to their vocabulary.
Latto, the female rapper known for her breakthrough single, Big Energy, tweeted out in October 2022:
“I’ll die on this hill by myself! Everybody ain’t lying on you! We see the pattern! BFFR!”
The Twitter message came in response to Nicki Minaj‘s tweet after her hit single, Super Freaky Girl, was moved from the rap category into pop for the Grammy nominations.
“I have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY,” she admitted. “If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll. I’d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female!”
