FRL was originally a short form of for real, which is a very old English phrase. Its online variant became popular with the emergence of texting, memes, and social networks, such as Tik Tok, X (Twitter), and Snapchat. Users typed frl to safe time during conversation. Its application was viral as it accommodates the brevity of emotional communications, be it someone hyping up a trend, responding to a post, or their true emotions.
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