WTF

• wtf
• whiskey tango foxtrot (NATO radio phonetic alphabet)

WTF

1. (military slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what the fuck.
   • 1985, Dick Dunn, “China Cat lyrics – explanations?”, in net.music.gdead, Usenet:

     I've READ them; I know what all the words are. I still say, "WTF, over?" Someone's playing with our heads on this one, but what's all the word stew?

   • 1994, Marat Fayzullin, “Re: MMM”, in relcom.talk, Usenet:

     Now, please, explain WTF did you mean by this text?

   • 2005, “defect violation” (username), “Re: WTF!!”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool, Usenet:

     WTF are you on about? We played some very good football for most of the match, […]

2. (rare) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck or who the fuck.

• (what the fuck): WTF, like the full expression what the fuck, may be used either to introduce a question:

  WTF are you talking about?

  or as an interjection:

  WTF! That's a load of bull!

• (what the fuck): WTF is sometimes spelled or written out in the NATO phonetic alphabet: whiskey tango foxtrot.
• (what the fuck): WTF is not usually considered as offensive as the full expression what the fuck.

• WTFery

• DTF

WTF

1. (sports, taekwondo) World Taekwondo Federation
   • 1998, The complete Idiot's guide to Taekwondo:

     Likewise the WTF says they are the official Tae Kwon Do organization because […]

   • 2003, Taekwondo: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Korean Art of Self-Defense:

     The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognizes WTF at its 83rd […]

   • 2005, Official Taekwondo Training Manual:

     The Secretariat of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is located in Seoul, South Korea, in a beautiful edifice […]

• FTW, ftw, tfw