What Does YTA Mean in a Text?
YTA means "You're the Asshole." It is widely used on social media to indicate to someone that they have behaved badly towards another person. YTA is particularly popular on reddit.com, where people post their personal dilemmas on the AITA (Am I The Asshole?) subreddit and receive feedback from other users as to whether they have behaved badly ( r/AmItheAsshole). The verdict is determined by the highest number of responses accompanied by YTA or by one of these other abbreviations:
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When I write YTA, I mean this:
YTA is particularly popular on reddit.com, as a response to AITA?
Summary of Key Points
We have summarized the key points in the table below:| YTA | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | You're the Asshole |
| Type: | Abbreviation |
| Guessability: |  3: Guessable |
| Typical Users: |  Adults and Teenagers |
An Academic Look at YTA
YTA is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced one letter at a time. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words.
Example of YTA Used in a Text
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