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Old 03-23-2008, 09:46 PM
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Re: Internet Slang

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Originally Posted by Sahrrie View Post
For a long while, I had no idea what "ftw" meant.

I assumed it was "wtf" backwards, in which, is technically the case, but while "wtf" means "what the fuck"... "ftw" means "for the win".

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Huh! Never thought of it that way before. But yeah, the two are pretty much acronymal antonyms, aren't they?


Another one I just thought of that can be confusing for someone not used to the internet: The words "win" and "fail," both commonly used as verbs IRL, can also be used as nouns or even adjectives in internet-speak.

Ex.: Rew's sig is pure win, but his avvy is full of fail. (:XD)
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