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FTW¹

phrase

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of for the win Right, and the fact that I ran winXP every day eight hours a day for three years running without the system locking up once means nothing. That said, Linux FTW!

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of fitness to work

interjection

  1. abbreviation, initialism, slang, vulgar Initialism of fuck the world: an antisocial slogan.
  2. abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of forever two wheels: a biker slogan. "Most people," John said, "think it means 'Fuck the world.' But to a real biker, it means 'Forever two wheels'."

phrase

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of for those wondering

ftw²

phrase

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of for the win

interjection

  1. alternative Alternative form of FTW

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"ftw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ftw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ftw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ftw

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"ftw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ftw.

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@misc{ftw_2026,
  title = {ftw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ftw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}