Meaning of "Fear of missing out"
"An abbreviation for 'Fear Of Missing Out,' referring to the anxiety one feels about being left out of trends or missing out on benefits"
"I felt FOMO because I was afraid I’d be left behind when I heard others were making money from stocks."
Related slang words
Joy of missing out"An abbreviation for 'Joy Of Missing Out,' referring to an attitude of finding happiness by embracing a sense of exclusion and immersing oneself in solitary time"JipaljigkonA self-deprecating expression referring to actions that unnecessarily complicate one’s own life or cause situations to go awryNanalandA way of life that prioritizes my own satisfaction and standards over the opinions of others or social normsOne-Point-UpA self-improvement approach that involves starting with small steps you can manage to bring about change in yourselfFreshman-to-sophomore syndromeThe intense anxiety and uncertainty about one’s career path experienced during one’s sophomore year of collegeHyangtaegiA time when I suddenly lost interest in collecting or using the perfumes I used to love and found them boringSelf-objectificationThe attitude of objectively evaluating oneself from a third-party perspectiveMetacognitionAlthough it originally referred to the ability to objectively understand one’s own cognitive processes, it has recently come to be commonly used as a polite way of saying “knowing one’s place.”