"FOMO" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfoʊ.moʊ/ [General-American], /ˈfəʊ.məʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-FOMO.oga
Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} FOMO (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of fear of missing out. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: fear of missing out Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: FOODMO
    Sense id: en-FOMO-en-noun-zYW01Cas Disambiguation of Emotions: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfoʊ.moʊ/ [General-American], /ˈfəʊ.məʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-FOMO.oga Forms: FOMOs [present, singular, third-person], FOMOing [participle, present], FOMO-ing [participle, present], FOMOed [participle, past], FOMOed [past], FOMO'd [participle, past], FOMO'd [past]
Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=FOMO'd|pres_ptc2=FOMO-ing}} FOMO (third-person singular simple present FOMOs, present participle FOMOing or FOMO-ing, simple past and past participle FOMOed or FOMO'd)
  1. (intransitive) To experience FOMO (“fear of missing out”); to act on one's FOMO, often impulsively [(often) with into]. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: FoMO
    Sense id: en-FOMO-en-verb-FVTCQbXl Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Alternative forms

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