What exactly does #wcw mean? It stands for?#womancrushwednesday, which hashtag users have deemed a weekly holiday of sorts. Every Wednesday, users of social media will use this hashtag religiously in order to showcase their women crushes. This hashtag is used in order to celebrate a woman, or a few women, and announce to the social media world that she is crush-worthy.
Pie Chart thanks to Hashtags.org Analytics
Oftentimes, there are positive adjectives tweeted in association with #wcw, which makes complete sense because it is a hashtag meant to praise the subject. The social media users have created this hashtag to get excited about getting online and using it. It is like a social media?mini-holiday, comparable to #throwbackthursday.
Notice the spikes on every Wednesday. Graph thanks to Hashtags.org Analytics.
The possibilities of #wcw are limitless. Many girls use it to give a shout out to their best friends. People can also use it to give a shout out to celebrities or to their significant others or love interests. Sometimes, the subject of #wcw is not even human, it could be something like Lady Liberty or another inanimate object, such as a car. Really, it's a chance for people to get excited about getting on social media.
#Wcw is a debatable hashtag. There are always people on either side of the hashtags. Some people believe that it is overused and an easy way out of telling people how they really feel. Some think?it is simply a way to get attention and use the hashtag in order to get likes.
Whichever reason for using #wcw, it is still widely popular and trends every Wednesday. Next Wednesday, feel free to give a shout out to your favorite woman, real or not real.
Feature image thanks to Stuart Miles on Free Digital Photos.