What is lit? What is lit af? What does lit af mean? We explain it to you!

If you are reading this it is because you have surely seen “lit” or “lit af” on the internet non-stop and you don’t know what lit is or what lit af is.

Don’t worry because you’re about to find out.

So what is “lit af”? What is lit?

Welcome to our beautiful section “What does that mean that I see so much on the internet”, in which we will tell you what is lit, what is af and what is lit af.

Like so many internet idioms, this one also comes from English. Lit means “hot”, that is, “cool”, “chingón”, “the best in the world”, “great”, “the most incredible in the universe”.

Meanwhile, “af” is an abbreviation of “as fuck”, which in Spanish would mean something like “like the chingada” or “like shit”, that is, something excessive.

So, as you’d imagine, “lit af” means “cool as fuck” or “cool as fuck.” In any case, “lit af” is the maximum expression of genius and is generally used to describe some event, but it is not the rule.

Lit, by the way, is also sometimes used to mean that someone is intoxicated, so “lit af” can also mean that someone is sooooo high or drunk. It all depends on what context you see them using the phrase.

Lately in Spanish they have changed its use and have turned it into a short way of saying “literally” or “literally.”

This expression, in turn, is used to highlight that something happened “as is” no matter how incredible it may seem.

For example: “Lit told me he only wanted me to fuck” or “Lit traded me for his dog” or “Lit could eat tacos every day.”

If it was not very clear to you, you can find a more detailed explanation below in this video: