In the LexZicon, JOMO is "Joy Of Missing Out", the satisfaction of skipping an event or activity to enjoy quiet time instead. Pronounced /JOH-moh/, it sits under J in Famdom's dictionary of the words families use.

How is JOMO used in a sentence?

As a family might say it: "Everyone's out tonight and I'm home in my pajamas, full JOMO." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.

Why is JOMO in the LexZicon?

Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. JOMO is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.

JOMO

Decoded

/JOH-moh/

The definition

"Joy Of Missing Out", the satisfaction of skipping an event or activity to enjoy quiet time instead.

The entry

In a sentence: "Everyone's out tonight and I'm home in my pajamas, full JOMO."
Origin: Decoded by Famdom from the words families used in 2026, for the LexZicon wordlist.

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Questions about this piece

What does JOMO mean?: In the LexZicon, JOMO is "Joy Of Missing Out", the satisfaction of skipping an event or activity to enjoy quiet time instead. Pronounced /JOH-moh/, it sits under J in Famdom's dictionary of the words families use.
How is JOMO used in a sentence?: As a family might say it: "Everyone's out tonight and I'm home in my pajamas, full JOMO." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.
Why is JOMO in the LexZicon?: Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. JOMO is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.