a video-sharing application for computers and smartphones. verbWord forms: -Toks, -Toking or -Toked (also not capitals) D’abord, Why is TikTok mean? The name TikTok is meant to suggest the short format of the videos. Launched in 2016 by the Chinese startup company ByteDance, it’s known...

⌛ When a user comments the hourglass emoji they’re indicating that they think the user has an hourglass figure. D’abord, What does 07 mean on TikTok? Summary of Key Points O7 Definition: I Salute You Type: Emoticon Guessability: 3: Guessable Typical Users: Adults and Teenagers...

The term ‘3rd World’ emerged as part of TikTok’s latest viral Challenge. The 3rd World Challenge involves recording a video and passing the phone between different people. Each person then does the ‘3rd World’ sign with their hands, and it’s designed to be a fun...

The app was launched in 2016 in China, where it’s called Douyin. It went international in 2017 as TikTok; the name, apparently, is a play on tick-tock, onomatopoeia for clocks and a term for countdowns and minute-by-minute action. In 2017–18, TikTok bought and merged with...