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  • Harvard Web site We joke that there's an affliction of Harvard students called 'FOMO' -- fear of missing out.

    Living Without a Paycheck 2007

  • As you may recall, the incompetence of the airline to get its flight in the air on time, coupled with the alarming lack of taxis in PE, meant I was unable to make it to the game itself, leading to an unnerving case of what my better half terms FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out

    Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News 2009

  • Already some social scientists have identified a symptom they call "FOMO," or Fear of

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • From the overcrowded hallways of middle schools in Kansas to the minimalist lobbies of chic Hollywood talent agencies -- FOMO is destroying our good judgment.

    Annie Stamell: FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out Annie Stamell 2011

  • FOMO, clinical definition: Fear Of Missing Out is running rampant in the streets of this fine nation.

    Annie Stamell: FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out Annie Stamell 2011

  • I experienced a vague sense of panic; what's known in the digital era as FOMO, or "fear of missing out."

    Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: A Year Without BlackBerry Jennifer Grayson 2011

  • I experienced a vague sense of panic; what's known in the digital era as FOMO, or "fear of missing out."

    Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: A Year Without BlackBerry Jennifer Grayson 2011

  • FOMO is running rampant in the streets of this fine nation.

    Annie Stamell: FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out Annie Stamell 2011

  • From the overcrowded hallways of middle schools in Kansas to the minimalist lobbies of chic Hollywood talent agencies -- FOMO is destroying the good judgment of many of our country's finest.

    Annie Stamell: FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out Annie Stamell 2011

  • From the overcrowded hallways of middle schools in Kansas to the minimalist lobbies of chic Hollywood talent agencies -- FOMO is destroying the good judgment of many of our country's finest.

    Annie Stamell: FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out Annie Stamell 2011

  • FOMO is an acronym for “Fear of Missing Out,” the modern “keeping up with the Joneses” meant to express the anxiety and regret borne from not participating in experiences in which others are involved – usually examined in the context of witnessing those experiences via social media.

    On YOLOsec and FOMOsec Kelly Shortridge 2020

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  • Acronym: Fear Of Missing Out

    May 9, 2014