A fork of Rural Dictionary
Originated as a biker term used in two contexts: 1. Forever Two Wheels. A validation of biker culture, values, and of course, bikes. 2. Fuck The World. A rejection of non-biker/traditional values/laws of any kind. According to people who should know, the first was the true origin of the term.
From a Hell's Angel working security at a Grateful Dead concert, when (stupidly) asked about the meaning of his FTW tattoo: "Forever Two Wheels". Has since been appropriated by and attributed to everything from Hollywood Squares (For the Win) to Greenpeace: (Free The Whales)etc, etc, ad infinitum.
1. Fuck the world. 2. For the win. 3. What the fuck backwards 4. Free the whales
i hate everything, ftw!
In biker gangs it meant Fuck the World, but in online usage it mainly means For the Win.
When you see FTW, don't ever get a biker confused with a gamer or else you might be like "stfu n00b" and then get your face smashed in.
Spelling: FTW (1)English Translation: Fuck the world. /phrase(statement)/ -\Often used to express a feeling of depression/unacceptance/frusteration. (2)English Translation: For the win. /phrase/ /adjective/ -\A term which can be originated to a popular game show "HollyWood Squares" when , on the final move contestants would announce their move was "For the win". -\Used oftenly when giving importance to a specific noun.(ei. "My computer, FTW") Thesaurus: -is better -beats -pwns (3) English Translation: What the fuck? Originatiton: WTF, "l33tsp33k". /phrase(question)/ FTW: Intentional spelling error of the word wtf to emphasise confusion and bewildredness. (WTF: See wtf)
(1) ei. as a statement,"ftw." also in a sentence, "What? A headshot!FTW!" (2) ei. as a phrase, "Chuck Norris, ftw." as an adjective, "My new graphics card definitly is ftw." (3) (see wtf)
For The Win Commonly used among geeks to express their enthusiasm for something, especially in IRC.
a) Cola is best b) nope, Pepsi is way better a) Cola FTW!