WTF

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Initialism 1.1.1 Usage note 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 References

English

Initialism

WTF or wtf

1. (taboo Internet slang) What the fuck.
   • 1985 Dick Dunn net.music.gdead China Cat lyrics - explanations?

     I know what all the words are. I still say, "WTF, over?"<ref>Google groups archive</ref>

   • 1994 Marat Fayzullin relcom.talk MMM <ref>Google Groups Archive</ref>

     Now, please, explain WTF did you mean by this text?

   • 2005 defect violation uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool WTF!! <ref>Google groups archive</ref>

     WTF are you on about? We played some very good football for most of the match...

2. 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 ...

3. (taboo Internet slang) Who the fuck.
   • 2005 number6 alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils WTF is Wrong With Roenick? <ref>Google groups archive</ref>

     Root for the sweater because even the dedicated fan will be thinking WTF are these guys ...

4. (taboo Internet slang) Why the fuck.
   • 2005 Ambrose alt.gossip.celebrities WTF? Melissa Etheridge is BALD!! <ref>Google groups archive</ref>

     She looked cool. WTF would anyone object?

Usage note

WTF may be used to introduce a question, as in "WTF are you talking about?" or as an interjection "WTF? That's a load of bull!" Sometimes substituted with "whiskey tango foxtrot."

Translations

• Norwegian: hva faen?
• Finnish: Mitä vittua?
• Polish: Co jest kurwa?, CJK
• Hebrew: ...מה לעזאזל

References

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