OOTD stands for “outfit of the day”: a caption for a photo or video of what you're wearing today. It doesn't have to be a fashion look; an ordinary outfit for work or class counts too. It's social media and hashtag language (#OOTD); in normal writing, say today's outfit or what I'm wearing today.
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OOTD = outfit of the day; my OOTD; an OOTD photo
- My OOTD is a linen shirt with dark trousers.
- She posts an OOTD photo before leaving for work.
- Today's OOTD includes the jacket I bought second-hand.
What changed
First versionMy OOTD are a white shirt and wide-leg jeans.
RevisionMy OOTD is a white shirt and wide-leg jeans.
When you list the clothes, a shirt and jeans, the verb wants to be plural. But the key word inside OOTD is outfit, one set of clothes, so my OOTD is. However many items follow, the verb stays is.
GRWM (get ready with me) shows the process of getting dressed; OOTD shows the finished result. Drip is already praise for stylish clothes, while OOTD judges nothing: it simply says what I'm wearing today.
Your turn
Choose the article based on the spoken first letter: I posted ___ OOTD photo this morning.
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an — OOTD is read letter by letter, “oh-oh-tee-dee”, and starts with a vowel sound, so an OOTD photo. You choose a or an by the first sound, not the first letter.
Write a caption for a photo of an everyday outfit. Start with my OOTD is and name two items you're wearing.
My OOTD is a navy jumper with the grey trousers I wear to class.
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