i know backwards ftw is what the f***

but me adn my friend can't figure our what ftw means

f*** the what? lol

i probably sound like a D.A. but i usually know the IM terminology but this one has me stumped lol

one more more guess

F*** the world?

does it have involve the wordy dirty in some way? lol

please ease my curiosity

lol it's simple... it means For The Win

I've seen this question asked many times on here and in various threads so don't worry you're not alone. We probably need a glossary posted somewhere on this site.

I eventually figured it out for myself after I saw a bunch of posts that said "DC FTW". Don't ask me how it dawned on me. Then again, maybe it was because each time I saw "FTW" it was related to the finale and somehow I put 2 and 2 together. Don't feel dumb, though.

Didn't FTW come from Rickey?
Haha

But you can check out the Rickey Glossary thread somewhere on this site..

Did it? Wow, the first time I came across it was this year starting to watch AI, but I just figured it was common internet lingo that I never saw before.
So is it an AI thing only?

Dunno about it being an AI only thing.
Rickey is where I came across it first and it took me a couple of days to figure it out LOL

I thought the term FTW was already existent weeks before the AI final? Hmm.

Actually, FTW is a internet/gaming lingo. When I played World of Warcraft, it was used all the time. As was FTL(For the Loss). It has been around, for as long as I can remember in the internet world.

LOL, I love that you asked...I didn't know either, then I finally googled it and found site that has tons of internet abbreviations... http://www.netlingo.com/

WTF
FTW

haha. Apparently no one told them the meanings.
I like the link on the top of the WTF page...."About WTF"

I have been wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking! So,,, For The Win. I gotta remember that. for the win.....for the win....

Hi, guys. I guess having some age on you can come in handy. The term "For the Win" actually started about 35 years or so ago when there was a show on TV called "Hollywood Squares". It was a Tic-Tac-Toe sort of game and the contestants would pick squares either "for the block" to block their opponents moves or "for the win" to win the game. It was a very funny show and had some real characters on it.

hahaha thanks guys!

well i'm blonde lol plus i saw it on here first adn had no clue at all

then me and my friend went to a tattoo (music note behind my ear ) and we were looking thru the tat books and you could get one that said FTW and neither of us knew so we joked around and was like f*** the what? and then she said maybe it was f*** the world since there probably are people these days that would get that tattoed lol. but it didn't really make since on here so i figured i'd ask before assuming she was right

glad i did too haha

I gotta admit I wasn't sure EXACTLY what the FTW was. I only remember this as literally "F*** the World". These were common initials used with some biker,etc. tattoos, and that's what they stood for YEARS ago. That's how far back I've seen FTW used, but I wasn't sure if still had the same meaning now. LOL.

Oh Goodness, and Paul Lynde was always in the center square -- right????

BTW I admit I had to ask Annette about FTW, but I at least was able to tell her about ROFL (Rolling on floor laughing)

I actually learned that meaning from this site.

Glad to be filled in on this one also. I also it had the WTF meaning!!!! LOL OH WELL!!!!!

I was confused about it for the longest time as well.

I would see DC FTW and I would think..."David Cook F*** the World" omg why would anyone say that?? lol

I actually had to ask around and was informed correctly. But I had always used that acronym with the dirty word, so I was clueless.

I'm so proud of myself...I actually knew what that meant. And I'm one of the least informed people on 'net lingo'. Purposely, too. Can't stand the abbreviations and s**t. Bugs the hell out of me.