F in the chat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˌɛf‿ɪn ðə ˈt͡ʃæt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Originally a call for streamers on the online platform Twitch to type “F” in chat windows as a way to express sympathy when an unfortunate event occurs. This refers to the prompt “Press F to Pay Respects” in the PC version of the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014) which directs the player during a funeral cut scene to press the F key to touch the coffin of a soldier who was killed in battle saving the player’s life. The prompt became a meme, where people would be asked to “press F to pay respects” in non-gaming contexts to suggest that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.
Meanings
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(Internet, figuratively, idiomatic) condolences, regret, or sympathy.
One hour ago, however, Gaules [pseudonym; Alexandre Borba Chiqueta] put out a mysterious tweet. "If you have faith, leave your F in the chat," he wrote. The word F, in gaming culture, means to pay your respects when someone dies.
2021 November 5, Leonardo Biazzi, “Gaules banned from Twitch”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2022:Drop some Fs in the chat for abortion rights because we gotta find someone who can solve this thing […]
2022 July 3, Will Carnevale, “[Joe] Biden Asks Americans to Get Some Fs Going in the Chat for Abortion Rights”, in Hard Drive, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2022:Some players are already throwing Fs in the chat for EA's latest shooter.
2021 November 15, Ethan Gach, “Battlefield 2042 Feels Like the Wrong Game at the Wrong Time”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2024, subtitle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fs in the chat | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
fi F chattiin (expression of condolences, regret, or sympathy)