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Bucky

(53,984 posts) Mon Dec 26, 2016, 11:21 AM Dec 2016

It's not always clear from context what FTW stands for

For the win?
Fuck the world?
Fort Worth?

Some times you just can't tell

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It's not always clear from context what FTW stands for (Original Post) Bucky Dec 2016 OP

Urban Dictionary can be your friend with internet acronyms PJMcK Dec 2016 #1

Wow, I didn't know... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #2

Aw Jeez, really? The fucking nazis ruin everything! Bucky Dec 2016 #3

The urban dictionary can be ambiguous as well TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #4

PJMcK

(22,022 posts)

1. Urban Dictionary can be your friend with internet acronyms

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 11:23 AM

Dec 2016

"FTW is an acronym that is commonly used by white supremacist, biker gangs, and social outcasts. It has many different interpretation depending where you stand on the ladder of society."

More:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FTW&defid=1109350

ETA: On the other hand, like you wrote, context is everything.

Wounded Bear

(58,618 posts)

2. Wow, I didn't know...

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 11:25 AM

Dec 2016

Hanging out on sports boards mainly, it always meant for the win to me. Apparently the assholes have stolen another expression for their own evil purposes.

Bucky

(53,984 posts)

3. Aw Jeez, really? The fucking nazis ruin everything!

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 11:27 AM

Dec 2016

and of course they have to misspell "trully"

If I didn't already hate them 100%, this would make me hate racists even a little bit more.

I mean first they ruined New Balance tennis shoes for me. And now this!

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

4. The urban dictionary can be ambiguous as well

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 PM

Dec 2016

It often give multiple meanings that have few similarities to one another.

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