WTF
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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, […]
- 1985, Dick Dunn, “China Cat lyrics - explanations?”, in net.music.gdead, Usenet:
- (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 […]
- 1998, The complete Idiot's guide to Taekwondo:
[edit] Usage notes
- (what the fuck): WTF, like the full expression what the fuck, may be used either to introduce a question:
- WTF are you talking about?
- WTF! That's a load of bull!
- (what the fuck): WTF is sometimes spelled or written out in the NATO phonetic alphabet: whiskey tango foxtrot.
- (what the fuck): WTF is not usually considered as offensive as the full expression what the fuck.
- (what the fuck): WTF may sometimes replace what in contexts where what the fuck could not; for example, WTF ever is sometimes used as an emphatic variant of whatever.
[edit] Translations
What the fuck
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