The Brief: SO is an abbreviation for significant other.

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The term SO, or s/o, stands for significant other and is commonly used on Reddit as a gender-neutral way to describe one’s partner.

For example, this Redditor made a Zelda themed birthday cake for their significant other:

Made my SO a birthday cake based on his favourite game series, I’m no baker but I you enjoy it as much as he did from gaming