F in the chat

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English

WOTD – 6 February 2025

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

F in the chat (plural Fs in the chat)

  1. (idiomatic, Internet slang, figurative, chiefly in the plural) condolences, regret, or sympathy.
    Coordinate terms: L in the chat, W in the chat
    • 2021 November 5, Leonardo Biazzi, “Gaules banned from Twitch”, in Dot Esports‎, archived from the original on 2022-10-09:
      One hour ago, however, Gaules 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 15, Ethan Gach, “Battlefield 2042 Feels Like the Wrong Game at the Wrong Time”, in Kotaku‎, archived from the original on 2024-09-12, subtitle:
      Some players are already throwing Fs in the chat for EA's latest shooter.
    • 2022 July 3, Will Carnevale, “ Biden Asks Americans to Get Some Fs Going in the Chat for Abortion Rights”, in Hard Drive‎, archived from the original on 2022-10-09:
      Drop some Fs in the chat for abortion rights because we gotta find someone who can solve this thing
      A satirical article.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Vitor Braz (2019 November 4) “Five Years Ago, the Press F to Pay Respects Meme was Born”, in GameRevolution‎, archived from the original on 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ Adam Newell, Adam Snavely (2023 September 28) “The Origin of ‘Press F to Pay Respects’”, in Dot Esports‎, archived from the original on 2025-01-13.

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