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Fomo-ist

Someone who enjoys making other people suffer from FOMO. They will often send pictures of the great time they are having because others chose to go home and enlighten themselves with a Netflix series. Often the pictures they share are contribute to a false narrative they’ll share the next time they see the person enlightened by the Netflix series they chose to watch.
Jason sent me photos of the best night at work ever. He’s such a FOMO-ist.
by JDizzle Country November 14, 2023
mugGet the Fomo-istmug.

FOMO

When you don't buy the dip and you see the coin mooning and then buy the top and get fucked.
Fuck I'm down 5SOL because I FOMOd and bought the top of NiggaButt
by 32xk June 27, 2024
mugGet the FOMOmug.

Flight mode FOMO

The ability to abstain from watching YouTube during flights as you must put your smartphone (and tablet) on flight mode whilst still being unable to abstain from watching YouTube outside flights.
Every time I board a plane, I experience serious Flight Mode FOMO, knowing I can't watch my favorite YouTube videos while still scrolling through my playlist for hours after landing.
by Emotional Cruiser July 29, 2025
mugGet the Flight mode FOMOmug.

FOMO

FOMO - Fear of Missing out

(Noun) The feeling which of anxiety which plagues all MBA students when they cannot decide if they want to go to the networking event or sleep after puling an all-nighter for a final

(Verb) The state of being anxious and in a state of mental or emotional strain caused by the fear of missing out
Student A: What are you plans this weekend?
Student B : Finals took a toll on my sleep, I don't think i will do much of anything other than sleeping and reading this weekend.
<checks email and texts>
Student A : On second thought, I think I am going for that McKinsey lunch meet, the consulting club meeting in the evening and the Happy Hour with the Social Impact Club.
Student B : Are you sure you're not too tired? or is this the FOMO talking?
by saec June 8, 2017
mugGet the FOMOmug.

SOMO FOMO

So much fear of missing out. the next level of FOMO. When you aren't just having FOMO you're having way more.

SOMO is a contraction of So Much, but not using the first two letters of both words. Mo is used to mean much, but the o is added to make it rhyme and fit with the FOMO format.
1: I have FOMO...
2: Same! I have SOMO FOMO
by Bbear429AU September 25, 2023
mugGet the SOMO FOMOmug.

airplane mode FOMO

Similar to "flight mode FOMO", this term refers to the ability to abstain from watching YouTube during flights as you must put your smartphone (and tablet) on airplane mode whilst still being unable to abstain from watching YouTube outside flights.
Every time I board a plane, I experience serious airplane mode FOMO, knowing I can't watch my favorite YouTube videos while still scrolling through my playlist for hours after landing.
by Emotional Cruiser August 5, 2025
mugGet the airplane mode FOMOmug.

FOMO

" What did everyone do this weekend?"
I've had serious FOMO
by MisFitsandChucks September 28, 2020
mugGet the FOMOmug.

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