by TrunkJunker June 15, 2009
| fōmō |
noun
a state of mental or emotional strain caused by the fear of missing out.
• Evolutionary biology - an omnipresent anxiety brought on by our cognitive ability to recognize potential opportunities: The brothers had last-slice fomo as they stared at what was left of pizza.
• (with subject) desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease.
• A form of social anxiety - a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity or satisfying event, often aroused by posts seen on social media websites.
ORIGIN: acronym from FEAR OF MISSING OUT
noun
a state of mental or emotional strain caused by the fear of missing out.
• Evolutionary biology - an omnipresent anxiety brought on by our cognitive ability to recognize potential opportunities: The brothers had last-slice fomo as they stared at what was left of pizza.
• (with subject) desire to do something, typically accompanied by unease.
• A form of social anxiety - a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity or satisfying event, often aroused by posts seen on social media websites.
ORIGIN: acronym from FEAR OF MISSING OUT
by Johnny FOMO September 04, 2013
Having no fear of missing out (fomo) on social media updates and taking a short break to focus on real-life things.
Jantje de Boer: Going to the pub with my mates for a few pints, turning my phone off #no-fomo #nofomo
by noFoMO-man December 17, 2013
A disorder that Norman "Nick" suffers from. He cannot miss out on anything or it will just continuously eat at him forever. He will try to go to any extent to ensure that he does not miss out on anything because he doesn't want to be the one person who wasn't there.
Norman "Nick" initially said he wasn't gonna come to LFK last weekend but after his roommates left, he got hit with mad FOMO and decided to say "F my chem test" and just leave at 8 pm that same night to not miss out.
by TurnM3Up December 09, 2019
Fear of missing out. This is a very common term thrown at one specific avetard, this nigga has the biggest fear of missing out, causing him to literally drive 5 hours at a random point in time just to avoid missing out on something. "Oh shit, what if they do something super lit and I'm not there." And to whoever took this shit down, FUCK YOU
by TurnM3Up July 21, 2020
"fear of missing out". The fear that if you miss a party or event you will miss out on something great
by Beaqon October 03, 2006