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| Much like ], it originated as a gaming term. It usually meant something that helped in the goal of winning, and therefore was "for the win". These days it is more broadly used as meaning, a good/beneficial thing. | Much like ], it originated as a gaming term. It usually meant something that helped in the goal of winning, and therefore was "for the win". These days it is more broadly used as meaning, a good/beneficial thing. | ||
| In forums and chat rooms it is a common misspelling of the acronym ], or ''What The Fuck''. Short for ''Fuck The What''. Sometimes deliberately posed as a question. | |||
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- This article is about the acronym as used in MMORPG's, for other meanings of ftw please see Ftw (disambiguation)
FTW is an initialism meaning For The Win, or sometimes; For Teh Win. Both are commonly used in gaming, especially MMORPGs.
Much like w00t, it originated as a gaming term. It usually meant something that helped in the goal of winning, and therefore was "for the win". These days it is more broadly used as meaning, a good/beneficial thing.
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