The Brief: YOLO stands for "you only live once."
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Synonyms: Carpe Diem, Seize the Day
YOLO, or #YOLO, stands for “you only live once”. Canadian rapper Drake popularized the term in his 2011 album, Take Care. YOLO has since become a slang term millennials use to convey the idea that you should take risks and live life to the fullest.
Would it be insane to land and crash globes parties or yolo or never say yolo again help
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 13, 2014
Kendrick Lamar and The Lonely Island parody the term on Saturday Night Live (2013).