FOMO
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FOMO¹
- /ˈfoʊmoʊ/ US
- /ˈfəʊməʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊməʊ
Where it comes from
Coined c. 2004 in the US by Patrick James McGinnis, in the same article as FOBO.
noun FoMO
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Acronym of fear of missing out
In this state of social flux, FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, weighs heavily on the psyche. ... Notice that as a person becomes more and more FOMO, the energy needed to maintain such an active social life is tremendous.
Opposite: JOMO
verb FOMOs · FOMOing · FOMO-ing · FOMOed · FOMO'd
- To experience FOMO (“the fear of missing out”); to act on one's FOMO, often impulsively [(often) with into]. Within hours of selling out, AfroDroids NFTs started getting flipped on OpenSea for thousands of dollars, with new investors FOMO-ing into the project in case it became the newest PFP project to go to the moon.
FoMO²
noun
- Alternative form of FOMO
Talk about this word "FOMO." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fomo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. FOMO. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fomo "FOMO." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fomo.Cite this
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title = {FOMO},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fomo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
