Acronym
What does ICYMI mean?
In case you missed it: the note from someone replaying the news without admitting they are repeating.
Definition
ICYMI is timeline courtesy. It opens the retweet, the briefing, the 'still on yesterday'. It is politer than 'how did you not see this'. In digital journalism it became a headline tic. The cousin is ETA when the amendment is factual; ICYMI is for people who arrived late, not for people who edit.
Origin
English from Twitter and newsletters, 2010s.
History
From the newsroom tweet to the email subject.
How it emerged
The infinite feed needed an 'in case you missed it' that fit the character limit.
Usage examples
ICYMI: the record dropped at midnight.
ICYMI in the title already assumes the reader was somewhere else.
Translations
- pt ICYMI / caso você tenha perdido
- en ICYMI
- es ICYMI / por si te lo perdiste
Synonyms
- in case you missed it
- replay
- still on
Acronyms
- ICYMI
Related terms
Questions
What does ICYMI mean?
In case you missed it. A replay notice for the information.
Spam?
It can be. It is also a service for people who do not live in the feed.
How to say it?
The English phrase, or the letters.