フォロバ
ふぉろば
noun / verb (suru)
follow back
1.
follow back
Following someone back on social media after they have followed you. An abbreviation of フォローバック.
フォロバしてくれた。
They followed me back.
フォロバ率が高いアカウントだ。
It's an account with a high follow-back rate.
フォローしたのにフォロバが来なくてちょっと気になる。
I followed them but they haven't followed back, and it's bugging me a little.
ETYMOLOGY:
Abbreviation of フォローバック (follow back), itself from English.
USAGE:
フォロバ is standard internet/social media vocabulary in Japanese, commonly seen on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. It can be used as a noun or with する.
RELATED TERMS:
- フォロー: to follow (on social media)
- リフォロー: another term for following back
- 相互フォロー: mutual follow