What does WPS mean on TikTok? Social media slang explained

WPS is a term you might have come across on TikTok at some point, whether that’s in the caption of a video, or in the comments. If you’re out of the loop, here’s everything you need to know about what it means.

As with any social media platform, a whole new set of vocabulary has emerged from the many trends, memes, and inside jokes that populate TikTok, with whole comment sections sometimes being flooded with the same obscure phrase.

This can be confusing for people first starting on TikTok or even those who have been on the app for a while, and you may be left wondering what people are talking about.

WPS is one such term that has been used on the short-form video platform frequently, but it’s leaving some users confused as to what it means. Here’s everything you need to know.

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What does WPS stand for?

WPS stands for white person sh*t. It’s a term often used on social media platforms, such as TikTok, while discussing things that white people tend to do more than others.

According to social media users, some of these things include saying tar-jay instead of Target, not seasoning food as much as others, and singing along to Sweet Caroline.

TikToker meetmattshep also shares his thoughts on what activities white people exclusively do that most other races appear to opt out of. As he posits, walking barefoot in public is one. In his video, he stitches a creator who is filming herself walking barefoot in a Target.

Meanwhile, TikToker @nnkea.eg references the term in her video while talking about her white friend who is road-tripping by bike from Florida to California.

While biking across the country is something that all races do, @nnkea.eg suggests that this activity is more popular with people who are white.

If you are struggling to understand some of the most commonly used words on TikTok, then you can check out our slang guide here.