Back to Blog
Instagram Tips
TikTok

What Does Gyatt Mean On TikTok?

2 min read
Peter Hasselworth

No, it’s not a hotel.

Every generation has its own shorthand, expressed by words, phrases, abbreviations, or acronyms. GenX brought “gnarly” and “hella” into common usage. Millennials gave us “bae” and “fam.” Most boomers are probably ashamed about a time when they regularly said “groovy” and “right on.”

“Gyatt” (sometimes spelled “gyat”) is one of the cultural contributions of Gen Z, and its use has grown dramatically on TikTok and other young-skewing social media platforms.

What does it mean?

Defining “Gyatt”

The acronym “Gyatt” is widely believed to have originated in African-American and Jamaican circles, standing for “Girl, Your Ass Thicc” and used as a compliment. (“Thicc” is a common slang spelling of “Thick,” adapted from “thick-set” and referring to a full-figured body with a big butt accentuated by a curvy waist.)

Alternately, some linguists think the term evolved from “goddamn.”

The word may be new, but the sentiment certainly isn’t.GenXers, millennials, or boomers who remember Sir Mix-a-Lot’s 2012 song “Baby Got Back,” 1989’s “Big Ole Butt,” from LL Cool J, or “Fat Bottomed Girls” released by Queen in 1978 can testify to that.

Gyatt is most often used as slang to refer to attractive women, and is often expressed as “gyatt, goddamn.” It was first used in 2022 on platforms like Twitch by streamers YourRAGE and Kai Cenat; the former used it to describe attractive women, but the latter has said he used it simply as a substitute for “goddamn” or “golly.”

The word started to become commonly seen in TikTok posts the following year, both to describe women with big butts and as a more generic way of expressing approval, surprise, or admiration of virtually anything. Its usage took off on the app and in “real life” after the TikTok user ovp.9 posted a song parodying popular terms on the app like “gyatt,” “rizz,” and “Skibidi Toilet.”

(You’ll have to look up the other two yourself.)

How Do You Pronounce “Gyatt?”

If you aren’t familiar with the word, but for some reason want to add it to your vocabulary, the most common pronunciation is “gyacht” (all one syllable, with a hard “G” followed by the word “yacht”). You might also hear it pronounced with two syllables, Gee-yacht (hard “G”). If you say it that way, though, be prepared for kids looking at you like you’re like totally uncool, man.

Peter Hasselworth's avatar

About the Author

Peter Hasselworth is a contributor at iDigic, sharing valuable insights about Instagram growth and social media marketing strategies.

More Reading

Related Articles

Your TikTok Video Won’t Post? The Most Likely Reasons

It’s incredibly frustrating to spend lots of time and effort creating and editing a sensational TikTok post, tap the button to upload it — and then get an error message, or even worse, see nothing happening at all. It doesn’t happen often, thankfully, but there are several reasons that it might. 1. Technical Issues Occasional […]

Read Article

What’s Happening With TikTok Today?

That’s a question people often ask, and they can be asking about several different things. They may have experienced a problem accessing or using TikTok and they want to know if something’s wrong. They may be wondering if there have been any new feature updates or new versions of the app released. They may be […]

Read Article

Spicy TikTok: It’s Probably Not What You Think

TikTok’s terms and conditions and Community Standards prohibit content that includes nudity (or implied nudity), sexually suggestive or explicit material, and non-consensual intimate imagery. In short, “spicy TikTok” isn’t what you might think it is. Those who grew up in the early days of cable TV or when “men’s magazines” were popular wouldn’t immediately guess […]

Read Article