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WTF

American

Or wtf

abbreviation

Slang.

what the fuck (a euphemistic initialism used to express anger, impatience, surprise, etc., without explicit vulgarity).

wtf British

abbreviation

what the fuck?: used esp in emails, text messages, etc

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Etymology

Origin of WTF

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

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“AI and robotics are going to be very important,” Musk in a Sunday episode of Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast.

From MarketWatch

“WTF is going on here with Michael Wolff giving PR strategy to Jeffrey Epstein?”

From The Wall Street Journal

And the Nick-Joe alliance broke down, just when it mattered the most, in a truly WTF moment.

From BBC

In a surprise appearance last week on the final episode of comedian Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, Obama warned that America’s democracy is in peril, even as he insisted that it is still possible to organize and resist.

From Salon

Maron, a comedian and actor, launched his “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast and radio show in 2009.

From Los Angeles Times

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