BFD

American

abbreviation

Slang.

(a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity).
1. (used ironically as an interjection to indicate that a person or thing is considered unimportant or unimpressive).
  
  All I can say is BFD—her engagement is not exactly big news.
2. a person or thing of great importance or consequence; a big deal.
  
  It was the kind of BFD that impacted the whole industry.

Etymology

Origin of BFD

First recorded in 1965–70; “B(ig) F(uckin') D(eal)” or “B(ig) F(at) D(eal)”

Example Sentences

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BFD

Regal also offers Regal Crown Club Value Days, a special discount on movie tickets for all Crown Club members, while Alamo Drafthouse offers BFD Tuesdays, which offer discounted tickets to regular priced 2D movies.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023

“We’ve gone in gay marriage from BFD to NBD.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2019

And it is a BFD because the facility, if built, will be the most crucial new development in that rough-and-tumble part of Southeast called Congress Heights in two lifetimes.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2016

But there’s signs the public agrees that it’s no BFD: U.S.

From US News ● Mar. 11, 2015

BFD has been in use for many years, but it didn’t get a lot of attention before the VP popularized it 2010.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2012

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