| "Frankly . . ." in a text |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2025 |
| "For real tho ..." |
Universal |
27 Aug 2025 |
| "Truthfully," in a text |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2025 |
| If I'm truthful, in a text |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Texter's "Truthfully ..." |
Universal |
22 Jun 2025 |
| "If I'm truthful" (abbr.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Jun 2025 |
| "Frankly ...," to a texter: Abbr. |
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| "Frankly," online |
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| "and i mean that" |
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| "truth b told ..." |
Universal |
05 May 2025 |
| Texter's "Not gonna lie . . ." |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2025 |
| "Candidly," in text-speak |
Universal |
06 Apr 2025 |
| "Quite frankly ..." in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "No lie ...," in texts |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2025 |
| "Frankly," in a text: Abbr. |
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| "not gonna lie lol ..." |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2025 |
| "since u asked ..." |
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| "Quite frankly...": Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully ...," in a text |
Universal |
28 Dec 2024 |
| "Truthfully speaking ..." in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "not gonna lie ..." |
Universal |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Letters before a genuine opinion, online |
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| "Frankly ..." in text-speak: Abbr. |
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| Initialism meaning "Frankly ..." |
Universal |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Frankly, in a text |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2024 |
| "To tell you the truth ..." in text speak: Abbr. |
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| "Candidly," in text shorthand |
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| "Frankly," in a text |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jul 2024 |
| "Frankly," in texting shorthand |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2024 |
| "Frankly," in texts |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2024 |
| "Candidly," in texting |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2024 |
| Frankly, in textspeak (3) |
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| "Frankly speaking..." on Facebook: Abbr. |
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| "Speaking frankly" in a text |
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| "Truthfully," in a text |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2024 |
| "Frankly speaking..." on Facebook: Abbr. |
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| Truthfully ... in texts |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2024 |
| To be honest (abbr.) (3) |
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| Texter's "In truth ..." |
Universal |
12 Feb 2024 |
| "gonna level w u ..." |
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| "Truthfully," in a text |
Universal |
21 Jan 2024 |
| "Quite frankly...": Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully," among texters |
LA Times Mini |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Texter's "Truthfully …" |
New York Times |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Texter's "frankly" |
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| Texted candor precursor |
Newsday |
30 Dec 2023 |
| "Speaking my mind here," when texting |
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| "Quite frankly..." in text speak: Abbr. |
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| "Frankly," in a text |
Universal |
05 Nov 2023 |
| "Frankly speaking..." on Facebook: Abbr. |
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| 'If I'm being frank,' in a text |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2023 |
| "If I am being truthful" in text speak: Abbr. |
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| Texter's "Speaking frankly...": Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully ..." in texts |
Universal |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Texter's 'Truthfully . . .' |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2023 |
| 'Truth be told,' in a text |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2023 |
| 'Speaking openly,' in texts |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Texter's "The truth is..." letters |
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| Texter's "If I'm being real" |
LA Times Daily |
24 May 2023 |
| Texter's "Not gonna lie ... " |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2023 |
| "To tell you the truth..." letters |
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| Texter's "Truth be told...": Abbr. |
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| Texter's "Here's the truth..." letters |
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| "Frankly," in texts |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2023 |
| Texter's "As a matter of fact...": Abbr. |
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| Letters before an online confession |
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| "Frankly speaking," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Frankly speaking," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "if i'm being real ..." |
Universal |
18 Oct 2022 |
| "Speaking frankly" in texts: Abbr. |
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| "Plainly speaking," in texts: Abbr. |
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| "Real talk," from a texter |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2022 |
| 'Not gonna lie . . .' in a text |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2022 |
| "Candidly," initially |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2022 |
| "Frankly," in texts |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2022 |
| "If I may speak bluntly" in texts: Abbr. |
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| "Frankly speaking..." on Facebook: Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully," in textspeak |
Universal |
11 Mar 2022 |
| "Quite frankly...." in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "What I really mean" in texts: Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| Texter's "speaking frankly...": Abbr. |
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| "Frankly speaking," on Instagram: Abbr. |
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| Texter's 'Not gonna lie . . .' |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2021 |
| "What I really think" in text: Abbr. |
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| "Truth be told" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "To tell you the truth...": Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully speaking," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "What I really think," in a text message: Abbr. |
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| ''What I really think,'' in texts |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2020 |
| "Truthfully," in text speak: Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Truth be told," in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "That is what I really mean," in Internet slang: Abbr. |
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| "Truthfully," in textspeak |
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| "Frankly speaking," in text speak: Abbr. |
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| "Frankly speaking" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| Texter's "Truthfully ..." |
Universal |
11 Mar 2020 |
| "Frankly speaking" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| Texter's "If I'm being truthful...": Abbr. |
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| "Frankly speaking," in text speak |
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| "Quite frankly...": Abbr. |
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| "Speaking frankly," in texts |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2018 |
| 'Speaking frankly,' in texts |
The Washington Post |
25 Oct 2018 |
| "Frankly speaking" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Quite frankly..." in text-speak: Abbr. |
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| "In truth" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Truth be told" in textspeak: Abbr. |
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| "Speaking frankly," in texts |
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| Online abbreviation with a meaning similar to “frankly” |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
03 Dec 2017 |
| "To tell you the truth,...", in text messages : Abbr. |
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