What is "FTW?"

Musicheals71

I'm not familiar with that Knottie abbreviation.

jennyinyellow

for the win

Bride_to_be_2011

And it is not a knottie abbreviation, it is just something people say. I see it on FB all the time.

paprika28

I thought it was eff the world. My bad.

miguelhilary2010

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[QUOTE]I thought it was eff the world. My bad.
Posted by paprika28[/QUOTE]


That's my first thought too!  LOL

a.lemma4

I also thought it was eff the world. HAH. Oops.

Musicheals71

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[QUOTE]I thought it was eff the world. My bad.
Posted by paprika28[/QUOTE]

I thought it might have the "F" word in it too, LOL!

Edit: I say "FML" all the time.

paprika28

i just chalked it up to being like FML. (Eff my life)

dibsontop

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[QUOTE]I thought it was eff the world. My bad.
Posted by paprika28[/QUOTE]

You're not entirely wrong.  That's what it used to mean.  But in more recent years, it's become an internet meme of "for the win"

RecoveringActor

I've always used for "for the win."  But on this other social networking website that I frequent (ravelry) we often talk in the lolcats speak.  Sometimes I have to edit myself and not type that way on here.

Amerbutt81

I am taking this a step futher and saying I don't understand what "for the win" means. 

RecoveringActor

I always use it to replace something I would normally describe as "awesome."
 
For example... in response to BP's great dress find... one might say "eBay FTW."

ooodsie

Yep.. ie:  220 million dollar Powerball ticket FTW!

angel33284

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[QUOTE]I am taking this a step futher and saying I don't understand what "for the win" means. 
Posted by Amerbutt81[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>It kinda means "Ha! Take that, sucka!"</div><div>
</div><div>So if we are debating a subject and you make a point, I might make another point and add FTW, meaning that I think I just topped your point and you can't have a comeback. It's mainly used in good fun.

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dibsontop

Think way back to Hollywood Squares.  They used to choose a square "for the win", to win the game.  Same concept, but you're saying for that moment, you win the game (of life/argument/situation).

It's become so mainstream now though that it's never used "right".