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FOMO

Or ڴ·

[foh-moh]

noun

Slang.
  1. a feeling of anxiety or insecurity over the possibility of missing out on something, as an event or an opportunity.

    If I say no to a party invitation, I get a bad case of FOMO.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of FOMO1

First recorded in 2000–05; f(ear) o(f) m(issing) o(ut)
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Example Sentences

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“FOMO,” Baffert said with a laugh, referring to the acronym for “fear of missing out.”

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Another factor may now be helping to drive the gold market upwards: FOMO, or fear of missing out.

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Friedrich Merz admits, indirectly, to a sense of Fomo - fear of missing out.

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So you’re forgiven if you’re developing a bad case of northern lights FOMO.

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We could have done a second show, but we only wanted to do one show because we kind of wanted to create FOMO.

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When To Use

does FOMO mean?

Short for fear of missing out, FOMO is an anxious feeling you get when you feel other people might be having a good time without you.In the digital age, FOMO often leads to a constant checking of social media to see what your friends are doing.

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