The acronym "ACAB" way "all cops are bastards," a time period that has been used by the punk community on TikTok to advertise liberal concepts.

If you browse TikTok lengthy sufficient, you'll be able to come across principally each and every pattern and hashtag you'll be able to think of — and a few you most likely would possibly not understand.

One of the hashtags going round on the app is "ACAB," most often accompanied via hardcore rock, darkish makeup and clothing, and different far-left leaning sentiments. But what does "ACAB" mean?

What does "ACAB" stand for?

The acronym "ACAB" stands for "all cops are b-----ds." On TikTok, it is most commonly used by the punk community, even though it's foundations are rooted within the anarchist movement. The neighborhood, which normally exhibits robust left-leaning reviews, incessantly makes videos on the subject.

The time period has also been observed as "1312," which stands for the numerical order the letters seem in the alphabet.

The Anti-Defamation League recently classifies "ACAB" as a hate acronym, because of its "long standing in the skinhead subculture."

"Because non-racist skinheads (including 'traditional' skinheads and anti-racist skinheads) may use this acronym as well as racist skinheads, it should be carefully judged in the context in which it appears," the league notes.

The punk community regularly makes videos on it.

Currently, many of the videos you'll in finding on TikTok with the hashtag "ACAB" might be from the punk neighborhood, who use it to promote their concepts or explain why they feel "ACAB."

A large number of the videos below the hashtag are also set to the sound "1312 by the casualties." Along with "ACAB," the videos generally additionally come with other liberal slogans, like "F--k ICE," "F--k Trump," and "Eat the rich."

Others within the punk community also joke that "ACAB" does not observe to certain officials — like Officer Judy Hopps from Zootopia or any of the dogs working on the police pressure.

Under the hashtag, there are numerous videos explaining their beliefs.

Police officers on TikTok also use the tag to make their own videos.

Just like TikTok has a thriving punk neighborhood, it additionally has a thriving police group, and the "ACAB" hashtag has now not long gone disregarded by them.

Some cops have used it as an opportunity to make jokes about how they really feel about the term. A video originally posted through @voilet_magic_sin2 pictured the officer pretending to forget about someone out of his automotive window, while the sound of a girl yelling "Police! Help!" over and over again performed. "When they ask for help but are wearing a acab shirt," the textual content in the video reads.

The video was reposted through the TikTok account @conservativehypehouse, and within the caption, the account claimed: "It's a joke."

The TikTok account @southernsherrif additionally posted a video beneath the "ACAB" hashtag, the place he lip syncs to the lyrics, "I am aware that I am an a--hole. I really don't care about all of that though." Again, the video is captioned with the hashtag "issajoke."

But the cops' jokes are no longer usually smartly gained by way of viewers on TikTok. Many comments point out that they feel the videos end up the purpose of ACAB.

"Proving their point but ok," one particular person commented on the video by way of @conservativehypehouse. "Lol ACAB, you're not helping someone (which is ur job) cuz of their beliefs? YIKES lol," another said.

Others simply comment "ACAB" on videos of the officers. Clearly, their "jokes" aren't considered humorous by means of maximum.

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