FOB stands for fresh off the boat. Its used as a noun - "so and so is a FOB". A FOB is basically any immigrant. Most definitions here refer it to east asians but its not limited to them.
Most contexts seem to use it with negative connotation - that the person has not adjusted to western culture and that they should be ashamed of their customs.
Sometimes, more trivially, it's used in the following context: when you think you're doing something 'cool' (by the standards of your people), but youre not (by the standards of white people), you're being a fob.
It could also be used as an adjective: fobby.
Most contexts seem to use it with negative connotation - that the person has not adjusted to western culture and that they should be ashamed of their customs.
Sometimes, more trivially, it's used in the following context: when you think you're doing something 'cool' (by the standards of your people), but youre not (by the standards of white people), you're being a fob.
It could also be used as an adjective: fobby.
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acronym; pronounced as a single word: “fob” — “facts on bro”
1. Primary Meaning — Agreement / Affirmation
Used to express strong agreement with someone; synonymous with “yeah facts,” “for real,” or “true.”
2. Secondary Meaning — Expletive Substitute
A playful, cleaner replacement for profanity. Can be used as an interjection, insult, or emphatic phrase.
3. Tertiary Meaning — Playful Stand-In for “God”
Used jokingly in place of religious exclamations or phrases.
Although FOB is an acronym for “facts on bro,” it is spoken as a single word (“fob”), not letter-by-letter. What began as slang for agreement has evolved into a flexible expression used in humorous, emphatic, and emotional contexts. The term is popularly credited to the well-known Dorian On Bro (DOB), although the exact origin is uncertain.
acronym; pronounced as a single word: “fob” — “facts on bro”
1. Primary Meaning — Agreement / Affirmation
Used to express strong agreement with someone; synonymous with “yeah facts,” “for real,” or “true.”
2. Secondary Meaning — Expletive Substitute
A playful, cleaner replacement for profanity. Can be used as an interjection, insult, or emphatic phrase.
3. Tertiary Meaning — Playful Stand-In for “God”
Used jokingly in place of religious exclamations or phrases.
Although FOB is an acronym for “facts on bro,” it is spoken as a single word (“fob”), not letter-by-letter. What began as slang for agreement has evolved into a flexible expression used in humorous, emphatic, and emotional contexts. The term is popularly credited to the well-known Dorian On Bro (DOB), although the exact origin is uncertain.
1. “FOB.”
2. “How the fob did you manage to run 12 miles at a six-minute pace?”
3. “This is like the twentieth time my girl cheated on me. I swear to Fob I’m done with her, for real this time.”
2. “How the fob did you manage to run 12 miles at a six-minute pace?”
3. “This is like the twentieth time my girl cheated on me. I swear to Fob I’m done with her, for real this time.”
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yo can i bring bring 1 of my friends to the party?
no bro your friend is such a fob he'll ruin the vibe let him stay in pearl where he belongs.
no bro your friend is such a fob he'll ruin the vibe let him stay in pearl where he belongs.
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basically you use this when someone is fobbing you. You can use this to make fun of people who are doing fresh off the boat things (but like no actually to immigrants pls thanks)!
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B- the boat
basically you use this when someone is fobbing you. You can use this to make fun of people who are doing fresh off the boat things (but like no actually to immigrants pls thanks)!
Adian- *casually eats pig skin
Anah- OMG ADIAN YOUR SO FKN FOB ALKSDMFLSMDFLD
Adian- stop your legit fobbing me...
Anah- OMG ADIAN YOUR SO FKN FOB ALKSDMFLSMDFLD
Adian- stop your legit fobbing me...
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