FTW
FTW (interjection) means Short for 'for the win', added after something you are enthusiastically endorsing. Example: “Cold pizza for breakfast, ftw.”
How to Use FTW
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA way of saying 'this is the best' about something you like.
Informal internet and spoken slang, often written in lower case. It usually comes at the end of a phrase rather than in the middle of a sentence.
Place it after the thing you are praising, with a comma: early flights ftw. Putting it first does not work.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
Cold pizza for breakfast, _____.
Etymology
An initialism of the phrase for the win, which comes from gaming and quiz-show language for a move or answer that secures victory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does FTW mean?
It stands for for the win. Tacked onto the end of a phrase it means that the thing named is the best option or the one that settles the argument, as in slow cooker ftw.
Where did FTW come from?
The full phrase for the win comes from games and quizzes, where a final move or answer wins the round. The abbreviation spread through online gaming and forums and is now used well beyond them.
What is the opposite of FTW?
The usual counterpart is FTL, meaning for the loss, used to mark something as the worst choice. It is much less common than FTW and is generally understood only by people already familiar with the pattern.
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