YOLO (motto)

YOLO [ joʊ.loʊ ] is the abbreviation for the phrase " you only live once" ( German " you only live once " ) and an invitation to take advantage of an opportunity.

According Langenscheidt Publishing House " YOLO " is said to have found for the first time in March 2004 on the T- shirt Adam Meshes on the NBC reality show The Average. Through hip- hop single The Motto by Drake it gained a great fame from the end of 2011.

Online media like the Washington Post and the Huffington Post YOLO describe as " newest acronym you'll love to hate " ( German " newest acronym that you will love to hate " ) and "dumb " ( German "stupid ").

2012, " YOLO " is selected in Germany for Youth Word of the Year.