Unsurprisingly for a series set in a 21st-century high school, Boo, Bitch’s dialogue features a lot of acronyms — you know, the kind of trendy slang abbreviations that are commonly used by teenagers both on-screen and IRL (in real life). Some of these acronyms are pretty familiar — there are plenty of YOLOs (you only live once) and BTWs (by the way) sprinkled throughout the miniseries. But protagonist Erika Vu (Lana Condor) and her BFF (best friend forever) Gia (Zoe Colletti), as well as their high school crushes and rivals, also use some, well, less recognizable acronyms, too. 

Instead of TBH (to be honest), they use “TBBH” (to be brutally honest) and “BRB, DM” (be right back, don’t move) instead of BRB (be right back). And then, there are the exceedingly long, completely confounding acronyms that literally no one besides Erika and Gia understands.

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Like so many BFFLs (best friends for life), Erika and Gia have their own linguistic shorthand, theirs just happens to be made up of winding letters that shorten very specific, highly uncommon phrases. These many-letters-long acronyms are spelled out on the screen, giving viewers a chance to decode the two friends’ secret communications. But in case you didn’t catch them all, we put together a definitive guide to all the acronyms that you’ll only hear on Boo, Bitch. Now it’ll be easy for you to SOASUTSAIYOL (scroll on and start using the silly acronyms in your own life).

Episode 1

KMNBMIASG: Kill Me Now Bury Me in a Shallow Grave

Erika throws out this flippant acronym in the very first scene of the show as she complains to Gia about the horrors of having to get through two more whole months of high school. Of course, the whole “kill me” hyperbole takes on a different meaning as the series progresses.

LCTMSEM: Last Chance to Make Some Epic Memories

As Erika freaks out about having wasted her high school experience, Gia not only snaps her out of it with this acronym but also inspires her friend to take advantage of the last 60 days before graduation. Plus, the words “last chance” take on a whole new meaning at the end of the episode.

ITHTRMON: I’m Too Hungover to Remember My Own Name

After attending their first wild high school party, Erika and Gia wake up a little out of sorts. Gia says this acronym over the phone, thinking that all that raging is the only thing to blame for her morning-after confusion.

Episode 2

UYDDYGLL: Until You’re Dead, Dead. You’re Gonna Live Life

Erika is worried and confused after she discovers she, um, may be a ghost, so Gia uses this acronym to encourage her bestie to continue living out her high school fantasy anyway — until she’s actually no longer able to.

Episode 3

TTDBIKJAD: Things to Do Before I Kiss Jake C and Disappear

Erika learns that the reason things might appear normal — despite the fact that she’s pretty sure she’s a ghost — is because she has unfinished business. She and Gia determine that the unfinished business must be kissing Jake C, an act that was interrupted on the night of the party. This acronym sets up a montage of Erika completing a series of unsexy tasks before she finally resolves to tackle that sexy unfinished business. 

GROAIE: Get Rid of All Incriminating Evidence

One of the mundane tasks Erika takes on before finishing her most important unfinished business is burning her old diaries so that no one can ever read her innermost thoughts and feelings after she’s “truly” died, not only sort of died. Smart!

Episode 4

IANGDTTOLO: I Am Not Gonna Die Twice to Only Live Once

When kissing Jake C doesn’t wipe Erika off the earthly plane, she and Gia realize her unfinished business might be attending prom. But there’s an obstacle in her way: She can’t go to prom if her dead body decomposes. Erika uses this acronym to declare her determination to keep her dead body intact until the big dance in two weeks.

Episode 5

YBFOASSADFHIATT: Your Best Friend’s on a Sinking Ship and Drowning Fast Hashtag I Am the Titanic 

Gia says this absolute mouthful after she makes out with Gavin... only to be ignored by him the following day. The meandering acronym is a cry for help, but it’s not enough to actually tear Erika’s focus away from her own self-centered problems.

Episode 7

YOLO, OT: You Only Live Once, or Twice

Once she finds out what really happened the night of that party — and her accident — Erika fully embraces a case of Main Character Syndrome. The appearance of Erica Vu 2.0 is launched with the deployment of this acronym, which, of course, is a spin on the classic YOLO.