OMG! So today i saw people say some stupid brainrot slang called "ts". people use it for no reason instead of this. like dude. i cant escape it! I see comments on youtube. i see it. AND I CANT ESCAPE THIS SLANG! What i got informations from ChatGPT: Where it actually comes from “ts” originally comes from slang meaning “this ****” or “that ****” It comes out of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and early online texting slang where people shortened phrases for speed So “this ****” → “ts” (fast typing shorthand) Example: “This **** crazy” → “ts crazy” How it got confused On TikTok, Twitter/X, and Instagram (around 2024–2025), a lot of people who didn’t know the original meaning started using “ts” like it just meant “this” That caused a big online argument/meme cycle about “ts ≠ this” That confusion is what made it spread as “this” in some communities, even though that’s technically a misinterpretation, not the original meaning . Simple breakdown ✅ Original: “this ****/ that ****” ❌ Misuse that spread online: “this” ? Spread happened through TikTok + Twitter slang culture, not one single creator Important part Even now: Most people using it online are just going off context Meaning changes depending on who’s using it and where So it didn’t start as “this,” it got reinterpreted that way later. If you want, I can show you a timeline of how it spread step-by-step—it’s actually kind of interesting how fast it flipped meaning online.
c2a i miss (all years)-2024. 2025 was the start of brainrot era
