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Other terms or phrases include "fomo," or fear of missing out, ...
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Other terms or phrases include "fomo," or fear of missing out, ...
Michelle Howard: Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry 2009
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That said, hanging out with the fomo crowd has opened my eyes to the ways in which Mormon women are empowering themselves—demanding authority & control over certain areas.
Question: Women in Mormonism v. Women in Porn. | Mind on Fire 2009
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If guilt wasn't enough of a motivating force, fomo* sure is.
Archive 2006-05-01 esther 2006
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If guilt wasn't enough of a motivating force, fomo* sure is.
all creatures great and spicy esther 2006
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Muano we National General Council ya amba uri u tea u vha tshipida tsha fomo dza u vha murado wa dzangano u amba uri mirado yashu i tea u dikumedza "u vhona uri ANC i shuma zwi ngomu u vha dzhendedzi la mbofholowo line la vha zwandani zwa vhathu".
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"Muano une wa vha kha ndima 4.15 ya Ndayotewa (ya ANC) u tea u vha tshipida tsha fomo ya mirado, nahone mirado miswa i tea u vha na uyu muano musi i tshi dzhena kha dzangano"
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Common phrases used by British teenagers today include 'peng', meaning a person who looks good, and 'fomo', an abbreviation of fear of missing out.
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*fomo - fear of missing out. as in "i didn't go to the party last weekend and i had the worst case of fomo."
all creatures great and spicy esther 2006
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*fomo - fear of missing out. as in "i didn't go to the party last weekend and i had the worst case of fomo."
Archive 2006-05-01 esther 2006
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There’s a very specific type of person whose entire existence rests on giving you fomo (the fear of missing out) and gaining clout.
Smug introvert or urban escape artist? Find out your pandemic personality Max Benwell 2020
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FOMO is an acronym for “Fear of Missing Out,” the modern “keeping up with the Joneses” meant to express the anxiety and regret borne from not participating in experiences in which others are involved – usually examined in the context of witnessing those experiences via social media.
On YOLOsec and FOMOsec Kelly Shortridge 2020
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Fomo – fear of missing out – is only debilitating if you fail to realise “that missing out is basically guaranteed” in life, the inevitable consequence of one path chosen over another.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It by Oliver Burkeman – review Tim Adams 2022
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Instead, recognise that Fomo [fear of missing out] can add stress.
The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy Rachel Dixon 2024
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