People you follow who follow you back.
People you follow who follow you back. The implicit social unit of stan Twitter — your mutuals are your in-group.
"my mutuals are dragging me for not stanning sooner."
Mutuals means: People you follow who follow you back. The implicit social unit of stan Twitter - your mutuals are your in-group.. It is internet-era slang, commonly seen on TikTok, Discord, Reddit or X. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
mutuals means: People you follow who follow you back. The implicit social unit of stan Twitter - your mutuals are your in-group.. Register: very informal, internet slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Mutuals means: People you follow who follow you back. The implicit social unit of stan Twitter - your mutuals are your in-group.. It is internet-era slang, commonly seen on TikTok, Discord, Reddit or X. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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One Of My Followers. A way to subtweet or reference someone in your following without naming them. Common on stan Twitter.
A sus stan is a fan whose behavior or motivations seem a little off — they're stanning but in ways that raise eyebrows. Maybe they're suspiciously aggressive in defending the celebrity in every thread, maybe their account appeared overnight with an oddly complete fandom knowledge base, or maybe their 'support' for the fave seems designed more to cause drama than celebrate. Sus stans make other fans uncomfortable because the energy doesn't quite add up, and the community ends up spending more time watching them than engaging with the actual content.
A fan of multiple groups (as opposed to a one-group loyalist). Often defended in fandom debates about "real" stanning.
the way the Reply Golem would work, it would chill and let mutuals pass it would let frequent correspondents pass but non-followers and first-time repliers would get evaluated by the Golem for bad-faith readings and…
“Mutuals please grab me by the collar if you see me at a con Im blush so bad”
“Any mutuals at FWA have a drone hood they wanna put me in >>’”
“the way the Reply Golem would work, it would chill and let mutuals pass it would let frequent correspondents pass but non-followers and first-time repliers would get evaluated by the Golem for bad-faith readings and general spraying of their cognitive dissonance”
“the patient needs stp rp mutuals to live”
“wait all my mutuals are freaks, I should believe in myself”
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(Internet slang) On social media services, the practice of following a user's account in exchange for said person to follow one's account back, usually with the goal of artificially inflating one's follower count.