Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

press f to pay respects

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: press f -to -pay re-spects
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"The sundry restaurant comings and goings that made our digital readers press F to pay respects will be covered by food critic Hillary Brown in her year-end wrap-up in the Jan. 9 issue."
"Press F to pay respects to friends who have midterms this week."
"Whether you're reading this as an escape from the buzz of events or found it discarded on a chair somewhere (press F to pay respects), let me take this opportunity to give you a warm welcome to Southampton."

Etymology

From a prompt in the PC version of the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which directs the player to press the F key to touch a fallen soldier's coffin during a funeral cutscene.

Usage

Humorous

Phrases

F in the chat

Questions

What does press f to pay respects mean?: Used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.
Where does press f to pay respects come from?: From a prompt in the PC version of the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which directs the player to press the F key to touch a fallen soldier's coffin during a funeral cutscene.

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