If you’re a millennial or Gen Z, associate with millennials or Gen Z, or read anything written by millennials or Gen Z…
You’ve no doubt heard the term FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out. It’s such an accepted abbreviation among these communities that you can find it on OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
You also can check its pronunciation there – both with a British accent and an American one. Although, to my American ears, the latter comes across as someone trying to sound American who’s never actually been to the U.S.
Regardless, the concept behind FOMO is a very