Definitions

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  • initialism education first-time first-year (often referring to offerings for entering freshmen)
  • initialism Internet slang Fixed that for you; appended to a modified quotation, as if the modification “fixes” the original statement.

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Examples

  • (And I always parse "FTFY" as "Fifty" which confuses me until I remember it's an acronym, and not LOLSpeak.)

    MetaTalk plexi 2008

  • You missed the nuances cognitive dissonance thou -- I'll FTFY so you can see what I mean: note: this man is a politician.

    reddit.com: what's new online! 2010

  • The U.S. government is advising American sports fans travelling to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics to watch out for al-Qaeda and other extremists, terrorists [FTFY ... ed] especially on transit and in restaurants, churches and other areas outside official venues.

    The Jawa Report 2010

  • If that is the case, then I have FTFY in the following sentence:

    reddit.com: what's new online! 2010

  • The U.S. government is advising American sports fans travelling to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics to watch out for al-Qaeda and other extremists, terrorists [FTFY ... ed] especially on transit and in restaurants, churches and other areas outside official venues.

    The Jawa Report 2010

  • Why are FTFY comments not deemed totally unacceptable?

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter 2009

  • Why are FTFY comments not deemed totally unacceptable?

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter 2009

  • FTFY Orgasmatron138: I will say that I had a friend in HS that spoke fluent Spanish (his mom is Mexican).

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • FTFY Nakito: Elzar: Get modded down for improper use of a lame ordered list meme

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • Why are FTFY comments not deemed totally unacceptable?

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter 2009

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  • Fixed That For You

    December 6, 2009