I feel you fam, also written I feel u fam, is social media slang for recognizing that someone is acting, dressing, or feeling in a way you relate to. On social media, fam doesn’t have to mean literal family. It can mark someone as part of your circle, as when a friend posts about barely making it to school in yesterday’s sweatpants and you answer, I feel you fam. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““I Feel You, Fam” Means You Relate, Even If You Are Not Family”
I know I’m years behind on this, but I thought it was worth sharing.
I’ve been paying attention to slang on Vine and Yikyak recently.
These are different ways of communicating on cell phones.
And I keep seeing I feel you fam show up.
It’s I feel you, sometimes spelled with just the letter U, and fam F-A-M.
And it’s what you say to someone who has done something or have dressed a certain way or behaved a certain way that’s like you.
And so you’re saying that you feel like you’re family with them more or less.
So they’re your fam, even though they’re not related to you.
It’s just like you guys are from the same circles, the same type of person.
So let’s say that you barely make it to school.
You’re still wearing yesterday’s sweatpants.
You forgot all your books.
Your hair is a mess.
And I’m feeling the same way.
I would write on your post.
I might like, I feel you, fam.
It’s nice, right?
I like it very much.
Yeah, I’m about 10 years behind on that, but whatever.
Really?
It’s worth sharing.
Oh, wow.
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