IRL

Gen Z Slang

Definition

IRL: Acronym for “in real life,” used to denote the offline, physical world or face-to-face context as opposed to online/virtual spaces.

Examples

"We vibed online for months, but meeting IRL was a whole different energy."

"I only know her from TikTok—we haven’t hung out IRL yet."

"Shoot me a DM and we can link up IRL this weekend."