English Explanatory Dictionary

FOMO

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of fear of missing out.
verb
  1. To experience FOMO (“the fear of missing out”); to act on one's FOMO, often impulsively [(often) with into].
noun
  1. Alternative form of FOMO.

Pronunciation

/ˈfoʊmoʊ/ /ˈfəʊməʊ/ En-us-FOMO.oga

Word forms

FOMO FOMOs FOMOing FOMO-ing FOMOed FOMO'd

Etymology

Coined c. 2004 in the US by Patrick James McGinnis, in the same article as FOBO.

Antonyms

JOMO
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