There are some abbreviations on TikTok which make perfect sense, some that make a little sense, and some that make next to no sense at all.
ATP is an abbreviation which falls somewhere in the middle, owing to its plethora of different uses in different settings and industries – not least the way it is used on TikTok.
A classic online search of the term ATP will likely take you to tennis championship pages and stats. The ATP tennis scene is big in the world of sport and contributes towards many of the #ATP hashtags that flood TikTok and other platforms.
But ATP has other meanings.
Here’s what it means on TikTok…
Defining ATP on TikTok
On TikTok, ATP is most often used as an abbreviation for two common phrases.
- Answer The Phone
- At This Point
While the latter option is more of a shorthand answer, and a way that users communicate in direct messages and conversation without having to type the full words, ATP as Answer The Phone is more of a TikTok video trend.
In this trend, ATP is added as a hashtag or on-screen text box to add context to a comedy sketch about someone who keeps failing to pick up the phone. The abbreviation can also be used in direct comments and messages to friends who don’t answer their phones.
We hope this article helps you to understand ATP both inside and outside of the world of TikTok!