Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

btfo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: bt-fo
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Initialism of back the fuck off or butt the fuck out.

adj

Initialism of blown the fuck out or broke the fuck off; utterly defeated or rejected.

name

Initialism of Before the Fall Orientation.

American usage

Example Sentences

"BTFO! Back WAY off! This kind of ranting doesn't belong here and is only tangentially involved (if at all) with the issue at hand."
"NO, Nate! I will not BTFO! Dammit! I mean, I won't back off!"
"“I'm Liv, and I'm Tyler's girlfriend,” I emphasized. “So that would make him my boyfriend, and give me the right to say: please BTFO.”"
"Maybe you should take Emmett's advice and BTFO (Butt The Fuck Out). Leave him be. Give him the time and space to get his life changed for the better."
"It stood for Broke the Fuck Off. By the time we made it back to California, he was well beyond the threshold of BTFO as he dragged himself and his gear into the Shaft and immediately asked us to administer an IV for him"
"Either they come out and support him and this weakens the divide they have been trying to build, or they come out in support of the protests and get BTFO by their own supporters (like Ratboy Cruz now)."

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does btfo mean?: Initialism of back the fuck off or butt the fuck out.

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