Facebook slut
- noun
- /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk slʌt/
- Offensive
:
zorra de Facebook
- She laughed at being called a Facebook slut by her friends after posting vacation albums every day.
Examples
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Don't be such a Facebook slut—you've posted three status updates just this morning.
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He joked that his daily photo uploads made him a true Facebook slut.
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Don't be such a Facebook slut!
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She acts like a total Facebook slut with all those selfies.
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She laughed at the joke about being a Facebook slut after sharing ten photos from her trip in one day.
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He humorously called himself a Facebook slut for posting every meal he had on social media.
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Don't be a Facebook slut; not every thought needs to be shared online.
How Often
- Offensive
- Texting
171
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning can be inferred from its parts: 'Facebook' identifies the platform and 'slut' is a derogatory label whose figurative use often signals excessive or promiscuous behaviour — here extended to attention-seeking or over-posting. However, this is a metaphorical, culturally loaded extension of 'slut' (non-literal and potentially offensive) and relies on pragmatic knowledge, so the sense is not fully predictable for all B1 learners.
Etymology
Facebook slut may come from using slut, a word for someone who shares themselves too freely, in a new way for Facebook posts and photos. So it means someone who 'posts too often' or 'shares too much' on Facebook.