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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.


Long before there was MMO's... Or an Internet, there were among bikers coined the frase '''F*ck The World'''. This is usually refered to as '''FTW'''. So then you see a 300lb gorilla that has a belt buckle or tattoo with '''FTW''' on it that does '''not''' meen that he is an EQII fan! Long before there was MMO's... Or an Internet, there were among bikers coined the frase '''F*ck The World'''. This is usually refered to as '''FTW'''.


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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 (or 4TW) is an initialism meaning For The Win, or sometimes; For Teh Win. Both are commonly used by gamers, 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.

Long before there was MMO's... Or an Internet, there were among bikers coined the frase F*ck The World. This is usually refered to as FTW.

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