A TikTok account doesn’t come with a glossary, even though one might come in handy.
New terms, abbreviations, and acronyms appear to go viral on the social media platform almost as quickly as terrific dance challenge videos do. Some are old-school Internet acronyms like BRB or LOL. Others are terms that “the kids” are using today, like “skibidi” and “sigma” (after all, TikTok users are largely members of Gen A and Gen Z).
Then, there are mysterious acronyms that are difficult to decipher, even by their context. Many are based on popular TikTok videos or trends — and many of them have sexual implications.
One that you’ll see or hear on the app, particularly at the end of November and throughout December, is “DDD.”
What Does NNN Mean on TikTok?
To understand “DDD,” you first have to learn about the NNN trend that pre-dates TikTok.
(Warning: the discussion gets more sexually explicit from here.)
“NNN” stands for “No Nut November.” In the early 2010s, social media users started challenging each other to go through the entire month without masturbating (as you probably know, “nut” is a common slang term for self-pleasure). Over the years many expanded the meaning of NNN to refer to abstinence from any sexual activity whatsoever.
There’s no one reason for the abstinence. Some say it boosts overall self-control, others claim it provides greater mental clarity or boosts energy (many athletes avoid having sex before competing for that reason), while some participate in yearly TikTok NNN challenges just to say that they’ve done it. Naturally, there’s no way to know whether they’re telling the truth.
As TikTok grew bigger and bigger (no pun intended) toward the end of the decade and in the 2020s, more and more people supposedly joined in the NNN challenge.
And it gave rise to the DDD challenge.
What Does DDD Mean on TikTok?
“DDD” started as a joke, although some people claim to be eager participants in the “DDD challenge.”
If NNN creates a feeling of pent-up sexual energy, DDD theoretically provides a release. The acronym stands for “Destroy Dick December,” a month in which alleged participants masturbate or have sex at very high levels.
DDD TikTok content primarily makes fun of the “trend,” which would require human superpowers. People taking the challenge would have sex or pleasure themselves once on December 1, twice on December 2, three times on December 3, and so on. There are no verified reports of anyone being able to make it to December 31 without a hospital visit.
Most TikTok posts about DDD are tongue-in-cheek reports of how taking the challenge damaged them in some ways; as you’d guess, no one presents hard evidence (sorry about that) that they’ve done the deed.
The DDD TikTok trend returns every December, though, and provides many users with the type of fun they look for on TikTok.
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