What does ISTG mean on TikTok?

You have probably come across the popular term ‘ISTG’ while browsing platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about what ‘ISTG’ means.

Over the years, there have been countless popular slang terms and acronyms created by internet users, whether they were created to save time, or born from a viral meme or inside joke.

TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms out there, and there are plenty of different words and acronyms that are used across the app.

One term that is used frequently on the app is ISTG, and you may see this used in comments, direct messages, captions, or text embedded in the videos themselves.

Here’s everything to know about what it means.

What does ISTG mean?

ISTG is an acronym that stands for ‘I Swear To God.’ The term is primarily used to emphasize a point you’re making and can reiterate anger or annoyance. It’s similar to the term ‘ONG,’ which stands for ‘On God.’

You will often see this used at either the beginning or end of sentences, for example, “ISTG I can’t take him anywhere,” meaning: “I swear to God I can’t take him anywhere.”

Some people say they originally believed ISTG to be referring to Instagram, so there is a chance you could see it in this context, but most often it is used to mean ‘I swear to God.’

ISTG is by no means a term used exclusively on TikTok, so you may see this pop up in text messages from friends, or in posts on a number of other social media platforms, like Twitter or Instagram.

If you’ve seen other words on TikTok such as SMH, IB, and FYP that are confusing, you can check out our guide to TikTok’s most popular slang terms here.