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Accountant is a slang term used as a euphemism by adult content creators on social media to indicate that they do sex work discreetly. The catchphrase "I'm An Accountant" was popularized on TikTok after a video featuring a song about the phrase went viral, and the word "accountant" has since entered internet slang as a way for OnlyFans models and other adult content creators to circumvent online content filters and IRL awkwardness when discussing their profession.

Origin

On July 25th, 2020, TikToker^[1] @rockysroad posted a video with a caption that read, "Calling all struggling actors! 🎶🎭 " The song depicts how the creator tells people that he is an accountant and not a "struggling" actor in order to bypass further unnecessary questions. The video gathered over 5.8 million plays and 800,000 likes in over two years (seen below).

Spread

The euphemism resonated with adult models and sex workers who also have to circumvent awkwardness when it comes to discussions about their professions. On October 14th, 2020, TikToker^[2] @hailbail007 posted a video using the aforementioned song, gathering over 12 million plays and over 2 million likes in over three years (seen below, left). The sound was also used by singer Iggy Azaelia in a September 4th, 2020 video that gathered over 23.7 million plays and over 4 million likes in over three weeks (seen below, right).^[3]

Use of the word "accountant" as a euphemism for sex work became popular outside of TikTok as well, with Hank Green posting a tweet ^[4]about the term on April 3rd, 2021, gathering over 7,000 likes in over a year (seen below, left). The term was also added to Urban Dictionary on June 6th, 2021, where it gathered 26 likes in nearly two years (seen below, right).^[5]

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