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Social media is a platform where content is generated at breakneck speed. A lot of this content often goes unnoticed, but other creations jump out and become trends. Some make sens

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With how fast trends and news go viral these days, it can be hard to keep up with the latest lingo making the rounds on social media platforms like TikTok.Some of these include "NTM (not too much)", "chuzz," and "crash out," to name just a few but there is another term that is circulating - "SYBAU."So what does this acronym mean?For those who don't know, SYBAU means "shut your b**** a** up" and while it's been around prior to TikTo, using the acronym format has become a way to avoid it getting flagged and censored by content moderators online.From the meaning, you can't probably tell that this is used to insult people when you've had enough of them talking and express your anger through this phrase.In a viral video, TikTok @swaggsolos declared that SYBAU "should be added to the dictionary," which received over 1.1m views. This isn't the only term to be altered to curb guidelines, for example, people say "unlived" instead of "killed," or SA'd instead of "sexual assault," or "the other app" to refer to other platforms such as Instagram and YouTube.So if you ever get told to SYBAU then you'll know what it means (and that the person who said it isn't too happy with you...)Elsewhere, TikTok's wholesome AI 'hugging my younger self' trend explained, and POV AI TikToks are giving people the chance to live as celebrities for the day.How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channelSign up to our free indy100 weekly newsletterIndy100 is the sister title of The Independent, bringing you the stories you want to read, in the order you want to read them. Created with a particular focus on the Gen Z and young Millennial audience, it’s fun, it's original, it captures the mood and tells the untold angle to the big global stories across news, viral trends, politics, celebrities, sport, science, tech and identities. It's never boring, and is passionately progressive and always supports equality. Follow Indy100 at the top of the article.

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