What does JOMO mean?
JOMO means the joy of missing out — contentment at not attending.
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Acronym. Also written joy of missing out.
Where it comes from
Coined around 2012 as a deliberate answer to FOMO, and spread widely during periods when staying home became normal rather than a compromise.
How it is actually used
Requires a real alternative to have been declined — staying in because you had no invitation is not JOMO. It is closely tied to burnout and boundary-setting conversations, and appears in wellness and productivity content more than in general slang. Less common than FOMO by a wide margin.
Examples
- "skipped the launch party, pure JOMO"
- "JOMO season has started"
- "FOMO is out, JOMO is in"
Can a brand use it? Safe for brands
Safe and well suited to wellness, productivity and remote-work brands. It is a marketer-coined word rather than organic slang, so it can read as slightly corporate to younger audiences.
Related terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What does JOMO stand for?
Joy of missing out — being genuinely happy not to be at something.
How is it different from FOMO?
FOMO is anxiety about being absent. JOMO is relief at the same absence.
Is JOMO real slang?
It was deliberately coined as a counterpart to FOMO rather than emerging organically, which is why it sounds more like wellness vocabulary.
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