What Does KYS Mean in Text and on Instagram?

Hello! If you’re meeting me here today, it means you need information about some slang. Nowadays we spend a lot of time on social media and chat with our friends, but in those chats, we also see some unknown words. One of them is slang, and slang has become very popular nowadays, we get to see a lot of new slang, but if you do not know their meaning then I’m here to help you tell them. So in today’s topic, I am going to talk about what KYS means in text and on Instagram.

If you also use social media, then it will be very important for you to know about new slang, so that you will be able to talk or join in a good way on social media. Let’s know everything about it.

Quick Answer

The meaning of KYS slang on Instagram or any special media is “Kill yourself”. But as you know not every slang has a single meaning, it depends on the conversation, so it can also mean Know Your Status and Know Your Stuff.

You can also read about these slangs:- “GMFU“, “SSB“, “SMT“, “LLS”, “WSG“, “KMS“, “WTW“, “FS“, “NFS“, “WTM“, “YK“, “LYK“, and “WRD“.

Origin of “KYS”

“KYS” slang is slang derived from the urban dictionary. Slang originated in 2003, but let us tell you that KYS slang was also created in 1999 when slang was being generated. Urban dictionary has been built on top of KYS which has brought with them different forms of slang and cultured words and also it allows such people to use them.

If we look at the slang of the year, and how many slang have been added or made, then we will understand how much slang is made. In 2014, about 6 to 7 million slang were added to Urban Dictionary and their definitions were given, and after that in 2020, if seen in Urban Dictionary, about 12 million slang and their definitions were added or seen.

What Does KYS Mean in Text?

If you are very active on social media and like to talk with your friends, that too with slang, so let’s know what is the meaning of KYS slang in the text. That slang means to “kill yourself” in the text. like if you’re talking to your friends and your friend does something with you that you didn’t expect then at that time you can make him realize KYS by using it as a joke.

Or if you are talking to someone via text and that person at that time talks full of formality which you find a bit strange or weird that time you can use the KYS in text. It will always sound like a joke to your friend if he knows what it means, and if they do not understand it, then it is obvious that they will understand something new. 

Example

Liam: Hello Olivia!

Olivia: Hii Liam

Liam: what are you doing, can you cook for me?

Olivia: Why your cook has not come?

Liam: No, I refused because they do not know how to cook.

Olivia: Why?

Liam: Because I want to you in my kitchen.

Olivia: KYS! What a dirty joke I didn’t like it at all

What does “KYS” Mean on Instagram?

If you think that you do not know the meaning of slang, then let us tell you what is the meaning of KYS slang. So, KYS means “Kill Yourself”

You use it between conversations on Instagram when your friend does something strange with you and at that time you use it in a joking manner. It is a joking slang, through it you can tell your friend that what you are saying does not make any sense and at that time you should use KYS.

By the way, if you face this slang, then you will face it, then it will look like a kiss, but it means to kill, it is necessary to clear it, and for KYS reason, it can happen to you too, so it is important to know about it.

“KYS” Meaning in Conversation

If a friend of yours uses this slang during a conversation with you, then don’t worry about what to reply.

John: Hello Amayra!

Amayra: Hii Jhon! How are you?

John: Your friend Tina messaged me again yesterday.

Amayra: Oh! Great

John: But yesterday again I made fun of her

Amayra: KYS! 

Here’s a friend talking to a friend about his friend, and they made fun of his friend, because of KYS the person in front used KYS slang in jest.

“KYS” Used on Instagram

It is mostly used by people over text and when you have a conversation and something silly happens, it is done at that time. Teenage people use it more, as a joke or to bully someone, but it is always joking slang. KYS slang is never used seriously, or if you are taking it for granted, don’t take it. It is mostly used with male friends, or else it is spoken with the male gender, and if you are joking with yourself, you should use it.

You can do it even when the conversation on a topic is going on between you and your friends for a long time but its conclusion has not been reached or what is being talked about has no meaning to you and you are unnecessarily talking about it, you can use that time to stop the conversation. Let us see KYS as an example:-

Example

Oliver: Hello Amelia

Amelia: Hi Oliver! What’s going on?

Oliver: I was thinking about you.

Amelia: What? Really!

Oliver: Yes.

Amelia: What were you thinking about me?

Oliver: You looked so ugly when you were a kid.

Amelia: KYS!

Oliver: HAHAHA!!!!!

Warning Note:

For your information, tell that KYS slang should be done or sent only among your close friends, or face to face because if you face it, then it is pronounced like a kiss, then the person in front may feel wrong and even if he knows its full form meaning, even then they may be angry with you that you asked him to die, so always do it casually in front of close friends. 

Other Meanings of KYS

As you know any slang does not have one meaning, similarly, this slang also does not have one meaning, but the meaning mentioned above is a common meaning that can be used always in text and conversation. So let’s know its second meaning which we use but do not use much because of this hardly people will know the meaning of this slang. So, the other meaning of KYS is  “Know Your Status” and “Know Your Stuff”. 

Know your Status This happens to him when you and your friend are talking, but in the meantime, a quarrel or a slap becomes like an estrangement so at that time this slang meant to do Know your Status.

Knowing your Stuff means that when you find yourself a little demotivated and you share this with your friends, at that time your friend uses this slang to motivate you. At that time you will understand the meaning of this slang as a purpose that they are trying to tell you that you know in your son that you want to be like people like you. So know yourself and your potential, and don’t be demotivated.

Conclusion

If you spend a lot of your time on social media, then you would know that you get so much new slang daily. Here we will provide the details of “KYS” Mean on Instagram. We hope that you have got good information about this. But if you need any help regarding this then please comment in the comment section that is below the article. We will provide the best answer to your question as soon as possible.