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noun

• acronym for "frequently asked question(s)". Used frequently in computing.

  As part of the documentation work for the next version, we need to update the FAQ list.

  • See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• a compiled list of frequently asked questions along with their answers. Prior to the existence of the world-wide web, these would often be posted periodically to discussion lists.

  As part of the documentation work for the next version, we need to update the FAQ.

  • See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• acronym for "facts and questions".

  Last edited on Jan 22 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 22 2016.

noun

• "fucking asshole".

  Get your boys out of my shop, you farging icehole.

  • See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).

  Last edited on Aug 01 2011. Submitted by Roy B. on Feb 25 2008.

adjective

• overcome with emotion (usually sadness). Possible from Yiddish. Became mainstream as a result of a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit with Mike Myers called "Coffee Talk."

  Oh, I'm getting a little farklempt! Talk amongst yourselves!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to be sad, disappointed.

  Last edited on Dec 06 2015. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

notes

• Also spelled verklempt.

  Last edited on Jul 05 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 04 2018.