yolo
Risk-taker's cry
Yolo is an acronym for "you only live once," used to justify impulsive or risky behavior: I bought the plane ticket—yolo.
The term rose to prominence in the early 2010s and quickly became both sincere rallying cry and self-aware joke.
It can preface a decision or stand alone as explanation.
Grasp the present moment
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
reckless · carefree · unplanned · impromptu · adventurous · daring · risk-taking · thrill-seeking
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- memeShared online humor
- viralSpreading quickly online
- DrakeAdult male duck
- internet cultureOnline community behaviors and trends
catchphrase · acronym · texting · social media · trending · millennial · 2010s · pop culture
At one time
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
mortality · finite · precious · brevity · temporality · existence · life is short · memento mori
Pursuit of gratification
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
absurdism · mindfulness · instant gratification · experiential · anti-materialism · pleasure-seeking
carpe diem
Grasp the present moment
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
whim · reckless · carefree · unplanned · impromptu · adventurous · daring · risk-taking · thrill-seeking · no regrets
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internet culture · catchphrase · acronym · texting · social media · trending · millennial · 2010s · pop culture · tweet
once
At one time
impermanence · mortality · finite · precious · brevity · temporality · existence · life is short · memento mori · one shot
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
fatalism · absurdism · mindfulness · instant gratification · experiential · anti-materialism · pleasure-seeking
yoloplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
better safe than sorry · caution · prudence · playing it safe · risk-averse
yoloplan ahead
Arrange things in advance
long-term thinking · delayed gratification · long-term planning · responsibility · foresight
yoloreincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
eternal life · karma · samsara · afterlife · immortality