Gen Z
fr
Meaning
- Short for for real, used to confirm that something is true.
- (interjection, often doubled as fr fr) An emphatic way to agree with someone.
“That new ramen spot is the best in the city, fr fr.”
Where it came from
Short for for real, a phrase with roots in African American English and hip hop slang. The abbreviation fr appeared on Urban Dictionary in 2003, and the doubled form fr fr spread on Twitter and Vine by around 2010. TikTok kept it a Gen Z texting staple through the 2020s.