What does moots mean on TikTok?

‘Moots’ is one of those terms that often pop up on apps like TikTok and X, formerly Twitter. However, it can be confusing for those who aren’t familiar with it.

Within the past couple of years, TikTok has become a hub of viral content on the internet, and is gaining new users rapidly each day.

There have been a whole range of viral trends and communities that have emerged from the app, including numerous different slang terms that are often used in videos and in comments. Sometimes these words originate from TikTok, and sometimes they are brought over from other platforms.

‘Moots’ is a word you may have seen people using on TikTok as well as other apps like X/Twitter, but if you’re out of the loop, it might not be clear exactly what the term means.

‘Moots’ meaning on TikTok

‘Moots’ is just short for the word ‘mutuals,’ which is a way of referring to people who you follow, and who also follow you back on any given platform.

This is a common way of referring to friends or acquaintances you’ve made via social media, so you’ll often see it in posts or comments from people who are either talking about, or directly addressing their mutual followers.

Recently, however, more users have begun using the term ‘oomf,’ which stands for ‘one of my followers,’ instead of ‘moots’ to refer to their mutuals.

On X/Twitter, some users will actively seek out mutuals by putting out a post that lists some of their main interests and what they post about, in the hopes of finding like-minded fans to befriend online.

Meanwhile, on TikTok, many users include ‘moots’ as a hashtag in the description of their videos in an attempt to find more mutuals.

If you are finding other TikTok terminology such as FYP, PFP, ‘mid,’ and more confusing, we’ve gathered the app’s most common slang words and their definitions here.