# What does this abbreviation mean?

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**Created:** [April 2, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621 "2012-04-02T19:40:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/1 "2012-04-02T19:40:11Z")

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In a post in another thread the poster began their post(after a quote) with QFT. Given the context I don’t think it means “quit feeding the troll”

So what else does QFT stand for?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/2 "2012-04-02T19:40:51Z")

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Quoted for truth.

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/3 "2012-04-02T19:47:50Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Quoted for truth.

QFT

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/4 "2012-04-02T19:53:35Z")

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I had it defined for me as “Quite Fucking True.”

Joe

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/5 "2012-04-02T20:05:04Z")

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Thank you! That makes sense where I saw it.

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**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/6 "2012-04-02T20:48:40Z")

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> [@leaffan](#):
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> > [@twickster](#):
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> > Quoted for truth
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> QFT

FTW!

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/7 "2012-04-02T20:49:38Z")

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> [@nature's call](#):
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> FTW!

QFT, FTW!xxx

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-abbreviation-mean/617621/8 "2012-04-03T05:11:14Z")

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