What does “fomo” mean?

Fear of missing out. The worry that others are having fun without you. Worth noticing if social media is making your kid feel left out a lot.

ConnectAbbreviation · Ages 12-40 · In use

fomo

Fear of missing out. The worry that others are having fun without you.

Everyone's at the lake and I've got serious fomo.

For parents and educators

Worth noticing if social media is making your kid feel left out a lot.

Where it came from

Coined in the early 2000s and added to the Oxford dictionaries in 2013.

Sources

The Mistlift brief covers what kids are into online, rated from harmless to serious, with what to say.