Someone writes “BTFO” in the chat and you don’t know what that means? We’ll tell you what the abbreviation stands for and how you use it yourself.
Das bedeutet BTFO: blown the f*ck out, back the f*ck off
The abbreviation “BTFO” stands for “blown the f*ck out” and other English phrases with the same basic meaning of someone’s being taken down. The abbreviation is mostly used in the context of sporting events. In online gaming, “BTFO” is often used in a similar way to the slang terms get rect, PAWNED, or OWNED.
Here, the expression “the f*ck” is a superlative, like “af” and gives greater intensity to the statement. “BTFO” roughly stands for “Get a smack”, but is sometimes also used in the sense of “back the f*ck off”, i.e. “Get out!” or “leave me alone”. Which meaning is meant is usually very easily clear from the context.
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Origin of BTFO
The term “blowout” was originally used in connection with athletic competitions. This was understood to mean an outstanding victory by a team or individual by a large margin. The earliest known use of the term on the WWW in this context is in the 2001 blog Rhymesscheme, published in relation to a Filipino basketball team’s 50-point loss.
“Blown the f*ck out” resulted in the abbreviation “BTFO”, which acquired even more meanings in the following years. However, these are all variants of the original phrase and probably arose out of ignorance.
This is how you use BTFO
You can use the abbreviation “BTFO” yourself when discussing sports scores or beating someone hands down in gaming. Although endowed with the most popular swear word in the English language, the expression is usually meant in a sporting manner and is not seriously derogatory. However, right-wing groups are also increasingly using the acronym in an attempt to put down their opponents.
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