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

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2019

That's a BFD, as the vice president might say.

From US News ● Oct. 12, 2016

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

The other problem for BFD is that it didn’t follow the developmental model of other successful neologisms, which usually incubate among an identifiable clique of devoted insiders before entering the broader public conversation.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2012

"Healthcare Reform is a BFD," the shirts proclaimed, in the same typeface that President Obama's campaign used in 2008.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2010

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