follow4follow

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of follow for follow, substituting for for the number which is pronounced the same; itself clipped from follow for a follow or follow for a follow back. Compare sub4sub.

Noun

follow4follow (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang) On social media services, the practice of following a user's account in exchange for said person to follow one's account back, usually with the goal of artificially inflating one's follower count.

Coordinate terms

• sub4sub

Related terms

• join4join
• like4like