TikTok
/tiɡtok/from spelling rules
The phrase "tik tok" refers to TikTok in Spanish.
TikTok refers to the social media platform used for creating and sharing short videos. Related informal terms include TikToker, which refers to a person who creates or shares videos on the platform and TikTokear, a verb used to describe the act of actively engaging with the app by creating, watching or browsing through videos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term TikTokear is an informal verb used to describe engaging with the app. TikToker functions as a noun to identify a content creator.
How do you pronounce it?
/tiɡtok/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, the term 'tik tok' might be confused with the onomatopoeia for a clock, which is written as tic tac.
- Spanish speakers use a category of 'app-verbs' where the suffix -ear is added to English platforms, creating a family of words including whatsappear and tiktokear.
- In Spanish, the word barbarismo refers to the use of foreign words like TikTok when a native equivalent exists, but it is often used descriptively rather than as a strict linguistic error.
Examples in context
- Veo muchos videos en TikTok.I watch many videos on TikTok.
- Ella subió un baile a TikTok.She uploaded a dance to TikTok.
- ¿Tienes una cuenta de TikTok?Do you have a TikTok account?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about social media in a cafe.
- Javier¿Viste el video divertido en TikTok?Did you see the funny video on TikTok?
- MaríaNo, no tengo tiempo para usar TikTok.No, I don't have time to use TikTok.
- JavierEs muy entretenido, María.It is very entertaining, María.
- MaríaTal vez lo intente más tarde.Maybe I will try it later.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
