"F" Slang

full spectrum

Street

Describes an extract that retains multiple cannabinoids and terpenes rather than isolating just one.

full-court press

General

An aggressive defense applied across the full length of the court to force turnovers.

full-grown bear

General

A state trooper, the top tier of highway cop. Wide-brim hat, marked cruiser, no patience. Warning that the bear ahead isn't local, isn't a rookie — it's the real thing.

full-time

General

The point where you stop switching back and forth and just live as yourself, around the clock, every day, no boy-mode days off. Going full-time is a milestone in a lot of people's transitions: work, family, the shops, the lot. The opposite of presenting only in safe pockets of time.

fulla

General

A guy or person; 'the fullas' means the guys. Common in Māori/Pasifika Kiwi speech.

fullsuit

Internet

A complete fursuit including head, body, handpaws, feet, and tail, fully concealing the wearer; hotter and pricier than a partial.

fully

Street

An intensifier meaning completely or totally.

fully involved

General

Size-up shorthand meaning fire has extended to the point that the entire structure (or a defined area of it) is burning, flames are venting from multiple openings, and interior operations are no longer survivable. When the first-due officer calls "fully involved" on the radio, the strategy flips from offensive (go inside, save lives) to defensive (surround it, drown it, protect the exposures). Usually means the building is a loss.

fully sick

General

Very cool or impressive; a phrase associated with 2000s wog and lad culture, now often ironic.

fumble

General

When a player loses control of the ball after possessing it, making it a live ball either team can recover.

fumble the bag

Internet

To fail to capitalize on an obvious financial or personal opportunity; used mockingly.

funbox

General

A skatepark module that combines several features, typically a raised platform with ledges, a rail, and angled banks, offering multiple ways to be skated.

function

General

A party or get-together, ranging from a house party to a club night.

fundir

General

To drop a deep, thought-provoking remark. From 'profundo'; the noun 'fundi' is such a remark.

funds are safu

Internet

A meme phrase reassuring (often sarcastically) that user funds are secure, especially during exchange outages or scares.

funemployment

General

A period of unemployment treated as an enjoyable break, in which a person embraces the free time to rest, travel, or pursue interests rather than immediately job hunting.

fuñir

General

To bother or pester someone relentlessly. 'No me fuñas' = quit bugging me.

funk hole

General

British Army term from the trenches of WWI — a small dugout or hole scraped into the side of a trench where you'd hunker down when the shells started landing. 'Funk' meant fear or cowardice, so the name carried a bit of a sneer. Later stretched to cover any cushy posting where someone was hiding from real service.

funky

Music

Earthy, raw, and authentically down-to-earth, with real character.

furball

General

A brevity code describing a situation where non-friendly and friendly aircraft are all within five nautical miles of one another — a confused, close-quarters air fight.

furlough

General

A mandatory, usually temporary, leave of absence without pay during which an employee remains on the books and typically returns when conditions improve. Common during downturns and shutdowns.

furphy

General

An improbable or untrue rumour; a piece of misinformation.

furry

Internet

A member of the fandom devoted to human-like animal characters, and often to expressing that through art, a fursona, or a fursuit at conventions.

fursona

Internet

The custom animal alter-ego a member of the furry fandom creates to represent themselves, with a chosen species, look, name, and personality.

fursuit

Internet

A handmade full or partial animal costume that brings a fursona to life; a well-made suit is a major investment and a centerpiece of furry conventions.

fursuiter

Internet

A member of the furry fandom who wears a fursuit; a minority within the fandom, since most furries do not own a suit.

fusion

General

The lesbian relationship classic: two people get so emotionally intertwined so fast that the line between 'me' and 'us' disappears. Shared friends, shared schedule, shared feelings, often a shared address within weeks. Sister concept to the 'urge to merge' and U-Hauling. It can be sweet closeness or full-blown enmeshment where nobody has their own life anymore. The term's been kicking around lesbian therapy circles since the 1980s and the wider sapphic internet runs with it now.

futch

General

The sweet spot between femme and butch. A sapphic woman (or fem-leaning nonbinary person) who carries both energies at once, or flips between them depending on the day. Think soft and androgynous rather than fully one lane. Less a fence-sit, more a third option that owns itself.

futret

General

A weasel or stoat in Doric. The literal animal — small, quick, sharp-toothed thing you'd see darting across a north-east field.

future faking

Internet

Used to call out empty hype about plans that never materialise.

future proofing

Internet

Future proofing is prioritizing a partner's long-term compatibility and shared goals, or conversely, ending a good relationship early to avoid a hypothetical future heartbreak.

future state

General

The desired situation an organisation is working toward, contrasted with the 'current state'.

future-proof

General

To build something in a way that anticipates change and resists becoming outdated.

fuzzy

General

An informal radio term describing a transmission that is unclear, weak, or garbled — the opposite of 'loud and clear'.

fwiw

Internet

Can carry a faintly defensive or reassuring tone depending on context.

fye

Street

Excellent, hard, undeniable. Goes on tracks, fits, plates of food, anything you want to crown.

fyi

Internet

Stands for "for your information," used to pass along information the reader may find useful. Common in work chat and email.

fyp

Internet

The personalized TikTok feed driven by the algorithm. FYP stands for For You Page, the main stream of recommended videos most people scroll.