What Does FTW Mean?

Many a time, while surfing the net, the acronym 'FTW' keeps popping up. It is widely used by a majority of the online user base. However, there may be some who have no idea what this means. Unfortunately, a simple search gives various results, and indeed, there are many things that FTW can stand for.

The acronym FTW became famous primarily because of bike and motorcycle forums. In a number of online gaming forums, you will notice that this acronym is used quite frequently. FTW now stands for 'FOR THE WIN'. It is an Internet way of expressing enthusiasm. FTW is often used as a rallying cry while playing online computer games, such as, 'World of Warcraft'.

It was the internet era, that gave a new meaning to the word. FTW implies the same as 'This is the best', 'It cannot get better than this', 'This item will make a big difference, I recommend using it'. However, the FTW acronym is now used widely in almost all areas, including food and diet.

An example of it would be 'low carb diet, FTW'. FTW also provides applause for a process which was completed in a successful manner.

FTW in modern times originated from Hollywood game show 'Squares'. In this TV game show, the result of a player's response is expected to win the game.

The FTW meaning in olden days had a negative and obscene meaning to it. It stood for 'Fuck the World'. It was often used by rebels, anti-authoritarians and anarchists to express their frustration with the modern societal norms and beliefs.

However, now the acronym FTW, stands for 'For the Win' and the previous connotation has totally faded into oblivion. It is seen, that the original meaning of the acronym has been preserved by bikers.

Now comes the question, what does FTW stand for other than For the Win? Here is the list of what FTW can stand for.

• Family Tree Maker data files have the extension FTW.
• F.T.W, this was a name of a film released in 1994, about an ex-con, who was a rodeo rider.

• Fort Wayne, this is a city located in northeastern Indiana.
• Face the World
• For the World
• Future Technology Workshop

• The IATA code for the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is FTW.
• It may also stand for WTF written backwards.
• According to the environment conscious, whale loving people, FTW stands for Free the Whales.
• In the computer science lingo, it can also mean File Tree Walk.

I hope with this article the question what does FTW mean has been answered. Hey, just before I close, the antonym of FTW is FTL. FTL stands for opposite of what FTW means, it stands for 'For the Loss'.