2 definitions by cat1ndahat
A previously trending term used during early quarantine to delineate between 'bland' posts on TikTok and more emerging uses of the app, including offbeat 'Gen Z humor' and strange/humourous challenges or inside jokes. 'Straight TikTok' denotes videos of 'Thirst Traps', videos made for the creator to seem attractive or appealing, or videos made by the mainstream internet celebrities made famous by, or partaking in, TikTok e.g. Noah Beck or Charli D'amelio.
The use of 'Straight' to describe this type of feed could be because 'Straight TikTok' featured videos produced by conventionally attractive heterosexual female and male users for audiences of their opposite gender. It may have also originated from the perception that non-conventional humor and styles were commonly engaged with by people who were not heterosexual or cisgendered (like Emo or Scene culture).
The term became outdated near the end of 2020 as the trends it delineated between declined (like 'FrogTok' and other 'sides' of TikTok), and the changing culture of TikTok which saw a wide acceptance of liking TikTok celebrities and enjoying others' and ones own attractiveness without societal guilt or 'cringe'.
Despite the term literally originating from heterosexuality, sexuality often did not designate which version of the algorithmic For You Page a user of TikTok was on, simply the type of videos in their feed. E.g. a straight person could be on 'Gay TikTok' and a homosexual person could be on 'Straight TikTok'.
The use of 'Straight' to describe this type of feed could be because 'Straight TikTok' featured videos produced by conventionally attractive heterosexual female and male users for audiences of their opposite gender. It may have also originated from the perception that non-conventional humor and styles were commonly engaged with by people who were not heterosexual or cisgendered (like Emo or Scene culture).
The term became outdated near the end of 2020 as the trends it delineated between declined (like 'FrogTok' and other 'sides' of TikTok), and the changing culture of TikTok which saw a wide acceptance of liking TikTok celebrities and enjoying others' and ones own attractiveness without societal guilt or 'cringe'.
Despite the term literally originating from heterosexuality, sexuality often did not designate which version of the algorithmic For You Page a user of TikTok was on, simply the type of videos in their feed. E.g. a straight person could be on 'Gay TikTok' and a homosexual person could be on 'Straight TikTok'.
Person 1: "Woah check out Addison Rae's video on my for you page!"
Person 2: "Bruh, I can't believe you're on straight tiktok."
Person 2: "Bruh, I can't believe you're on straight tiktok."
by cat1ndahat October 31, 2021
A 'For You Page' is the feed of the app TikTok that uses an aggregate of user data to algorithmically create a selection of videos to watch. The FYP is catered to each individual person based on their watching habits, and videos they have liked, saved, or flagged as 'not interested' in, as well as other information TikTok collects, including what other similar people's reaction to the video was. A TikTok video may be placed on more and more 'For You Pages' as it gains traction or interest, resulting in the key reason for the fame of TikTok, that anyone can seemingly become famous. In reality, it spreads views across a wider spectrum of users, adding to the general appeal of the app.
There was a common sentiment that tagging a video "#fyp" or other derivatives would give that video a higher chance of becoming viral, however, TikTok has never confirmed whether this is true, and it has seen mixed-use and success.
There was a common sentiment that tagging a video "#fyp" or other derivatives would give that video a higher chance of becoming viral, however, TikTok has never confirmed whether this is true, and it has seen mixed-use and success.
Example 1
Person 1: "Hey, come watch this video on my fyp,"
Person 2: "Oh cool that was on my fyp a few minutes ago too!"
Example 2
Person 1: "Did you see the tiktok I sent you?"
Person 2: "Yeah, your fyp is really weird"
Example 3
Person 1: "Ever since tiktok updated, my fyp has been really weird"
Person 2: "Yeah, I think they changed the algorithm, I kinda hate it"
Example 3
TikTok video captions, text, or speech may say "If this appears on your fyp," "if you see this on your fyp," or other variations of this.
Person 1: "Hey, come watch this video on my fyp,"
Person 2: "Oh cool that was on my fyp a few minutes ago too!"
Example 2
Person 1: "Did you see the tiktok I sent you?"
Person 2: "Yeah, your fyp is really weird"
Example 3
Person 1: "Ever since tiktok updated, my fyp has been really weird"
Person 2: "Yeah, I think they changed the algorithm, I kinda hate it"
Example 3
TikTok video captions, text, or speech may say "If this appears on your fyp," "if you see this on your fyp," or other variations of this.
by cat1ndahat October 31, 2021