What does \u201cJordan\u201d mean on TikTok? TikToker tries to make \u201cthe biggest inside joke\u201d TikTok: Jordan Da BooIt isn\u2019t uncommon for words to take on different meanings on social media, but \u201cJordan,\u201d the latest \u201cinside joke\u201d on TikTok, has divided users. With TikTok being one of 2020\u2019s breakout apps, it isn\u2019t surprising that the platform has, in some ways, created a language of its own. However, while users are used to lingo such as FYP, POV and PFP, TikTokers all over the world were puzzled on Friday, April 2 as people kept commenting \u201cJordan\u201d in response to videos on TikTok. Why are people saying \u201cJordan\u201d on TikTok? TikToker Jordan Da Boo wanted to popularize the word \u201cJordan\u201d on the app as part of what he calls \u201cthe biggest inside joke on social media.\u201d In a now-deleted TikTok, Da Boo said via subtitles: \u201cInstead of using the n-word, use the word \u2018Jordan.’\u201d However, as the term continued to gain traction, the real meaning behind the word \u201cJordan\u201d was revealed, which led to Da Boo uploading a second (also now-deleted) TikTok where he complained of people \u201cruining the joke\u201d. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XcO6NXALoKM \u201cHow have people managed to ruin the inside joke already?\u201d he asked via captions in the video. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t even been 24 hours yet.\u201d Most TikTok users, especially those from BIPOC backgrounds, weren\u2019t impressed with the joke. While one TikTok user remarked that \u201cwhite people ruined it,\u201d others felt that the blame lied with Da Boo. One user said that he \u201cshould\u2019ve known that it was going to turn out like this\u201d while another warned him that this \u201cinside joke\u201d could damage his career. Along with the video\u2019s deletion, the comments were scrubbed too. Who is Jordan Da Boo? Jordan Da Boo is a verified TikToker who is quickly growing in popularity on the app. The 17-year old, whose real name is Jordan Owens, has nearly 900k followers, while his videos have amassed 33.4 million likes in total. He is mostly known for comedy skits and lip sync videos on his TikTok. So far, it remains unclear what will happen to the \u201cJordan\u201d inside joke and if it has truly died off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What does \u201cJordan\u201d mean on TikTok? TikToker tries to make \u201cthe biggest inside joke\u201d TikTok: Jordan Da BooIt isn\u2019t uncommon for words to take on different meanings on social media, but \u201cJordan,\u201d the latest \u201cinside joke\u201d on TikTok, has divided users. With TikTok being one of 2020\u2019s breakout apps, it isn\u2019t surprising that the platform […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}