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What is #tbt? See meanings of hashtags used in Instagram

Terms like #tbt, #sdv, #repost, #nofilter, among others have become very popular in Instagram and are easily found in various posts. Hashtags, as they are called, are used in social networks to make content search easier. The keywords are preceded by a latch, the famous symbol of the "old game" (or, simply, this one: #). Recently, the service announced which were the most used in 2017 and #love was the champion in the world and also in Brazil. But do you know what the popular Instagram hashtags mean? Find out in the list below.

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#TBT
Every Thursday, users come across photos with the caption #tbt. The letters t, bet are components of the expression Throwback Thursday, which can be translated as Thursday of return or return . So specifically on this day of the week, many people make old photo posts, reminiscent of past nostalgic moments, and use the hashtag above to illustrate (and of course appear on the corresponding hashtag page).

#FBF
This tag has a function and a meaning very similar to the one above. The letters F, B and F are part of the term Flashback Friday, which means Friday in flashback, a feature used in movies and series to recall moments that have occurred in the past. That is, if you are posting an old photo on Friday, you can use #fbf without fear of making a mistake.

#pas
A joke with the word peace, the term became popular after a controversial tweet of a gentleman named Joaquim Teixeira became a victim. After a speech that mixes "bison xis" (sic) and "shots", he closes the post with #pas. After that, of course, it came to be used in an ironic and fun way on social networks.

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# follow4follow or # like4like
The two expressions are meant to garner new followers. Follow4follow and like4like are "internet" versions of follow for follow and like for like, which means, respectively, to follow and to enjoy. That is, it is a kind of code between instragrammers to exchange likes and follow each other.

#BFF
This well-known acronym stands for the first letters of the words that form the expression " best friends forever ", which in Portuguese means "best friends forever". So whenever there are friendship posts, it is quite likely that this tag is present.

#OOTD
Common among fashionistas and the fashionable public, #OOTD stands for " Outfit of the day ". It is perfect for those who like to post the looks daily or want to highlight that incredible look before an important event.

#instagood
The fourth most popular hashtag in Brazil in 2017, #instagood is often used when users post content they are proud of, such as a beautiful sunset, a touristy place, an appetizing meal and so on.

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#repost or #regram
Both expressions are used when the user posts the photo of another instagrammer and usually assigns the credit to the profile that performed the post originally.

#foodporn
No need to think bullshit: this tag is usually used when the goal is to highlight the photo of an extremely delicious food. The term food porn indicates the glamorous presentation of food, as it is done in advertisements and commercials and ended up being absorbed by the users in the social networks.

#nofilter
This is quite simple to understand: it means "unfiltered" and is used, of course, when the image is posted the way it was taken, without the adhesion of any effect through image editing applications.

#picoftheday or photooftheday
The two hashtags above are used to designate the same thing: photo of the day. Although it has a very broad meaning, it is usually used by those who wish to have the image highlighted on the pages referring to these tags.

#lol
These three letters together are the equivalent of our HAHAHAHA. LOL is the acronym for laugh out loud or laugh high, in free translation, and can be applied to give visibilities to images that represent fun and funny moments of life.

#picstitch or #vsco
The above tags refer respectively to the Pic Stitch and VSCO Cam image editing programs. Typically they are used to indicate that the posted photos have been worked on in these apps and, in general, the pages referring to them usually gather very beautiful pictures and artistic.

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#TGIF
Many people like to use this acronym, which represents the expression " Thanks God is Friday " or, in good English, Thank God it's Friday. This one does not even need explanation here. It's just love the day before the weekend.

#latergram
This hashtag is used for those photos published after the time they were taken. For example, it is valid when the user posts a picture of a picnic that occurred in the late evening or displays photos of the party only in the afternoon of the following day. In these cases, it is #latergram in them.

It is worth remembering that, in addition to being fun, hashtags are useful to gather all the contents with them marked on a same reference page, making it easier to find them according to the theme.