# Social Media Slang Coasters These Social Media Coasters are Perfect for Millennials By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2013-12-15 | Special Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-coasters References: [fancy](http://fancy.com/things/418136858367628229/Chat-Coasters) These Social Media Coasters have your favorite chat acronyms affixed on them. The set of four includes classic phrases in their short-form: LOL (Laugh out loud,) OMG (Oh My God,) WTF (What The F**K,) and "FAIL." Considering how important social networking is to Gen Y, these rubberized, reusable coasters are a perfect statement piece for your party pad. Sure, millennials get a bad rap for being smartphone-obsessed; but rather than try to fight the stereotype, why not embrace it? Your friends will surely get a kick out of these [fun coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lusine-coasters) at your next [get-together](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedmoji). As long as you don't start using the acronyms in real-life conversation, they're a fun ode to your [social media obsession](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/before-the-internet). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Special](https://www.trendhunter.com/special) > [Holiday](https://www.trendhunter.com/holiday) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Social Media Coasters:** Integrating social media phrases into home decor and accessories could be a trend that expands beyond just coasters for millennials. - **Chat Acronyms:** Using commonly known chat acronyms as a design element could be a trend in branding and packaging for various products. - **Party Decor:** Creating fun and quirky party decor, like these social media coasters, could be a trend that expands into other types of merchandise for entertaining. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Decor:** Including social media references into home decor items, like the coasters, could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the industry. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Using current and well-known chat acronyms in product packaging and marketing could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to connect with millennials. - **Entertainment:** Expanding the fun and quirky social media-inspired party decor into a full line of party merchandise could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Drink Coaster Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultimate-signalfree-party.md) - [Turntable-Inspired Coaster Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/needledrop-coaster-set.md) - [Aquatic Beverage Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crab-inspired-coasters.md) - [Gen Z-Coded Design Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canva-chronically-online.md) - [Humorous Holiday Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roast-host-collection.md) - [Augmented Reality Kitchenware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-distance-message-mug-coaster.md) - [Astrological Drinkware Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zodiac-constellation-coasters.md) - [Personalized AI Emojis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emojifyer-ai.md) - [Smart Tabletop Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-tabletop-coaster.md)