Decoding TikTok Talk: Are You a CEO or an Opp?
More than 1 billion people around the world use TikTok every month — and most of them are young people. So it's no surprise the app has developed a language of its own!
Much of TikTok slang isn't unique to the platform, but you will see it used there a lot.
For example, you'll often see "POV" in video captions or titles. This stands for "point of view," and when used on TikTok, it's an instruction to watch a video from a certain perspective.
For example, if the caption says: "POV: you're in a school show," that's the perspective you're being encouraged to watch the video from.
Similar videos might use "TFW," which stands for "that feeling when." It's often used in memes to describe a moment or a feeling that other people can relate to.
For example, a video may show someone looking very happy, and the caption might say: "TFW you find money in your pocket."
And on TikTok, a "CEO" isn't the leader of a business. Instead, "CEO" is used to describe someone who's the best at something, although it's not always something serious.
Someone might be called "the CEO of TikTok dances," meaning they're the best at them.
Perhaps that person is so good that their dances "live rent-free" in your head. This means you can't stop thinking about them, so it's like they're living in your head — and not paying rent!
But if you tell someone on TikTok that you don't like their dances, they may call you an "opp" — which is short for "opposition," meaning an enemy.
This may not be something serious, and it could just be about a difference of opinion. For example, someone might say, "If you don't like chocolate ice cream — consider yourself an opp!"
