BMS

What Does BMS Mean in a Text?

BMS means "Broke My Scale." The abbreviation BMS is used on social media, especially on TikTok and Snapchat, to express an approval rating that is "off the scale."

BMS is typically posted in response to a user's request for followers to rate their attractiveness from one to ten. BMS, meaning "Broke My Scale," indicates a score higher than ten.

BMS has nothing at all to do with breaking the bathroom scales by being massively overweight. (Usually!) However, it could easily be applied to many other situations in which approval ratings are requested. For example:
  • Toni: How cute is my puppy?
  • Jo: Awww. BMS.
  • Sam: How would you rate your date last night?
  • Robin: BMS!
@alicheeser The Hat Doesn't come off She said 'BMS' Emotional Damage: Watch till END#publicinterview #rate #rateyourlooks #emotionaldamage #viral #fyp Isii Nafta (Love You More Than My Life) - Nimco Happy

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meaning of BMS

"Broke My Scale"

Summary of Key Points

"Broke My Scale" is the most common definition for BMS on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
BMS
Definition:Broke My Scale
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 3

3: Guessable

Typical Users:typical user
Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at BMS

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Bee Emm Ess"), BMS is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

Example of BMS Used in a Text

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See Also

BOOKTOK (book TikTok) DOUYIN (Chinese social media video app) FAKE BODY (TikTok content tag intended to avoid content removal) MAIN CHARACTER (TikTok video meme) RATIO (proportion between the number of responses a social media post generates directly, compared to the responses generated by the comments on that post) SIMP NATION (TikTok simp collective) SOCIAL-MEDIA INFLUENCER (popular social media personality capable of influencing followers) VAGUEPOST (intentionally vague social media post)

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