Analisis Bahasa Gaul dalam Kolom Komentar di Media Sosial TikTok

This study examines the use of slang in the comment sections of the social media platform TikTok. The objective is to describe the forms and meanings of slang terms found in the comments on the account @alwifahry. This is a qualitative descriptive study. Data were collected by observing comments on the @alwifahry account, taking screenshots, and classifying the data based on Muslich's theory. Data analysis followed the Miles and Huberman method, comprising data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results identified 38 instances of slang categorized according to Muslich's theory: 1) acronyms (e.g., stecu, gercep, salfok); 2) abbreviations (e.g., JJ, HTS, PD); 3) contractions (e.g., bg, dah, bat); 4) clippings (e.g., melow, gemoy, bro); and 5) reversed forms (e.g., ngab). Additionally, six types of slang meanings were identified: 1) lexical meaning (espek, bro, tutor); 2) grammatical meaning (ngereog, ngeprank, bagoyang); 3) contextual meaning (anjay, confess); 4) referential meaning (warga +62); 5) denotative meaning (ngakak, alay, lebay); and 6) connotative meaning (circle, khodam, velocity). The study concludes that acronym-style slang and denotative meanings are the most frequently used forms found in the comments on the @alwifahry TikTok account.