Gen Z · 1997–2012 · Friendship fam
Fam
Family or close friends treated like family.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“My close people”
ALSO SEARCHED ASfamily
THE VIBEExpressive, contextual, playful
USE IT INConversation, captions, group chats
USE IT LIKE THIS
“I’m staying in with the fam.”
WORD ORIGIN
Popularized through social media, music, memes and everyday youth speech.