Definition of STFW

STFW

interjection

• acronym for "search the fucking web". An aggravated response to someone asking a question that can easily be answered by a web search. Also see RTFM.

  Person A: Where can I download Chrome?
  
  Person B: STFW.

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
TARFU	Definitions include: acronym for "things are really fucked up".
AB	Definitions include: acronym for "adult baby".
OWL	Definitions include: acronym for "Older Wiser Learner".
ISO	Definitions include: acronym for "In Search Of."
NFI	Definitions include: acronym for "no fucking idea".
SMH	Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my head".
IDGAF	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't give a fuck."
ASL	Definitions include: online chatting acronym for "age, sex, location?"
BBS	Definitions include: acronym for "bulletin board system".
k	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "okay".
DGAF	Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck."
FIB	Definitions include: acronym for "fucking Illinois bastard."
h8	Definitions include: "hate".
JFTR	Definitions include: acronym for "just for the record".
YANAL	Definitions include: acronym for "you are not a lawyer."
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
walled garden	Definitions include: a set of information services available to subscribers only.
munge	Definitions include: to transform data in an irreversible way.
txt	Definitions include: to "text" - i.e. send a text message.
lobotomy	Definitions include: the act of removing the CPU from a computer in order to perform a replacement or upgrade.
wetware	Definitions include: The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software.
h8t	Definitions include: "hate".
under the hood	Definitions include: a metaphorical area that contains the underlying implementation of something - e.g. a piece of hardware, a piece of software, an idea, etc.
rickroll	Definitions include: alternate spelling of Rick roll.
wizard	Definitions include: used with a subject matter to refer to a person with deep, expert knowledge of that subject matter.
Evercrack	Definitions include: the Everquest videogame.
white hat	Definitions include: person who engages in computer security breaching for the purpose of finding problems to fix before another party ("black hat") can maliciously exploit them.
NLT	Definitions include: acronym for "no later than".
Infinite-Monkey Theorem	Definitions include: This theorem has been traced to the mathematician E'mile Borel in 1913, and was first popularized by the astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington.
batch mode	Definitions include: a "mode" of human operating in which a collection of similar, unpleasant tasks are performed in one sitting.
thrash	Definitions include: in a computer system, to be stuck performing some activity repeatedly but not making progress.
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Other terms relating to 'fuck':
4Q	Definitions include: "fuck you".
abso-f*cking-lutely	Definitions include: absolutely.
abso-f*ckin'-lutely	Definitions include: very absolutely.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all the f*cks I give	Definitions include: meaning caring about everything.
AMF	Definitions include: acronym of "adios mother fucker."
as f*ck	Definitions include: an intensifier.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss f*ck	Definitions include: a person who is stupid or doing something dumb.
BAMF	Definitions include: acronym for "bad-ass mother fucker".
bend over get f*cked	Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
BFD	Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal."
BFE	Definitions include: acronym for Butt-Fuck, Egypt.
b*tchass mother f*cker	Definitions include: a bitch-ass motherfucker.
brainf*ck	Definitions include: to over-think something, well beyond what is needed; to consider and reconsider and reconsider again often leading to an inability to make a decision.
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Other terms relating to 'search':
ISO	Definitions include: acronym for "In Search Of."
soul-searching	Definitions include: self-examination.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'web':
cewebrity	Definitions include: a person who is famous due to their world-wide web presence.
webinar	Definitions include: a seminar conducted over the web.
webisode	Definitions include: a (usually short) episode of a television program available via the web.
webspeak	Definitions include: the words and phrases that are (mostly) unique to communication on the world wide web.

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