| WTF Jul 26th 2011, 00:54 Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary (Difference between revisions) | | | | Line 30: | Line 30: | | | | | | | | | | - | ====Usage notes==== | + | WTF = Welcome to facebook | | - | * {{sense|what the fuck}} {{term||WTF|lang=en}}, like the full expression {{term|what the fuck|lang=en}}, may be used either to introduce a question: <dl><dd>'''''WTF''' are you talking about?''</dd></dl> or as an interjection: <dl><dd>'''''WTF'''! That's a load of bull!</dd></dl> | + | WTF = Water the flowers | | - | * {{sense|what the fuck}} {{term||WTF|lang=en}} is sometimes spelled or written out in the NATO phonetic alphabet: {{term|whiskey tango foxtrot|lang=en}}. | | | - | * {{sense|what the fuck}} {{term||WTF|lang=en}} is not usually considered as offensive as the full expression {{term|what the fuck|lang=en}}. | | | - | * {{sense|what the fuck}} {{term||WTF|lang=en}} may sometimes replace {{term|what|lang=en}} in contexts where {{term|what the fuck|lang=en}} could not; for example, {{term||WTF ever|lang=en}} is sometimes used as an emphatic variant of {{term|whatever|lang=en}}. | | | | | | | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
Latest revision as of 00:54, 26 July 2011 [edit] English [edit] Alternative forms WTF - (military slang, Internet slang, text messaging) What the fuck.
- 1985, Dick Dunn, "China Cat lyrics - explanations?", in net.music.gdead, Usenet:
- I've READ them; I know what all the words are. I still say, "WTF, over?" Someone's playing with our heads on this one, but what's all the word stew?
- 1994, Marat Fayzullin, "Re: MMM", in relcom.talk, Usenet:
- Now, please, explain WTF did you mean by this text?
- 2005, "defect violation" (username), "Re: WTF!!", in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool, Usenet:
- WTF are you on about? We played some very good football for most of the match, […]
- (rare) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck or who the fuck.
- World Taekwondo Federation
- 1998, The complete Idiot's guide to Taekwondo:
- Likewise the WTF says they are the official Tae Kwon Do organization because […]
- 2003, Taekwondo: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Korean Art of Self-Defense:
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognizes WTF at its 83rd […]
- 2005, Official Taekwondo Training Manual:
- The Secretariat of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is located in Seoul, South Korea, in a beautiful edifice […]
- Wikileaks Tasks Force
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- Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force. But at CIA headquarters, it's mainly known by its all-too-apt acronym: W.T.F.
- (slang) Why The Face
- 2009, Modern Family: Season 1, Episode 1 (Phil Dunphy, portrayed by Ty Burrell):
- I'm the cool dad. That's my thang. I'm hip, I surf the web, I text: LOL - laugh out loud, OMG - oh my god, WTF- why the face.
WTF = Welcome to facebook WTF = Water the flowers
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