BFD

American  

abbreviation

Slang.

1. (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.

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Etymology

Origin of BFD

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

Example Sentences

“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

BFD has lately been making the rounds on Twitter, but what are the chances it will stick around as long as abbreviations like LOL or OMG?

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