What Does 'TS Frying Me' Mean? Internet Slang Explained

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TS Frying Me or ts frying me refers to the slang term "TS," which is an abbreviation for "this shit" or "that shit," followed by "frying me," which is used to express the feeling of finding something very funny or absurd. The slang term, which has become increasingly popular on social media platforms such as TikTok, Twitter / X and Instagram, is an example of the common phenomenon wherein AAVE, or African American Vernacular English, is co-opted and popularized within a broader internet context.

Origin

Both terms, the abbreviation "ts" for "this shit" or the use of "frying" as a means to communicate that something is funny, have not been attributed to a particular creator or source. Rather, the terms were likely conceived and spread organically throughout various black communities before seeing wider use on the internet.

The phrase "ts is frying me" quickly became a popular means of communicating that a user has found something to be particularly funny.

Spread

The spread of the slang term has been largely organic, with no singular source or identifiable impetus for its spread, though popular videos incorporating the term illustrate its increased usage and presence online. On September 19th, 2025, TikTok user @butteryfunnuts uploaded an AI-generated video of the letters "TS" literally frying the word "ME," which received over 7.8 million views and 1.1 million likes in less than seven months.

@butteryfunnuts Ts frying me #giftok #slimetok #juggtok #niche #meme ♬ McDonalds Beeping Sound – Matthew Barrie

The phrase is typically paired with a video or piece of media that a user finds either extremely funny or ridiculous. For example, on February 24th, 2026, TikTok user @urmumsmanicure uploaded a video of Mark Zuckerberg as his Metaverse avatar with the caption "ts still frying me to this day." The video received 8.8 million views and 1.8 million likes in less than two months.

@urmumsmanicure So that’s pretty neat. #fyp #relatable #niche #markzuckerberg #meme ♬ original sound – ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏⁻ ⁻

Another example, uploaded by TikTok user @jaquavian.demarcu on March 10th, 2026, repeats the format of attaching "ts is frying me" (or similar variation) to a funny video. This upload in particular received about 2.8 million views and 434,300 likes in less than one month.

@jaquavian.demarcu #fyp #funny #meme #rain @HALEYYBAYLEE ♬ original sound – BLASHENBERM