{"id":331572,"date":"2021-08-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:00:00","slug":"what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cFML\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ddcf57dbd5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#F_My_Life\" >F*** My Life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Where_FML_is_From\" >Where FML is From<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Frustrating_Situations\" >Frustrating Situations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#FML_Stories\" >FML Stories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-fml-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_FML\" >How to Use FML<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Does \u201cFML\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-745824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/man-looking-at-phone-frustrated.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/man-looking-at-phone-frustrated.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/man-looking-at-phone-frustrated.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Man looking at his phone with stressed expression.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/stressed-male-feeling-headache-getting-bill-1124991704\">GaudiLab\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Have you ever seen someone post about a wildly unlucky situation, followed by the letters \u201cFML?\u201d Here\u2019s what that initialism means and how you can use it in your next frustrating moment.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"F_My_Life\"><\/span>F*** My Life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FML stands for \u201cfuck my life.\u201d It\u2019s an acronym you use when you\u2019re under a lot of stress, or something very unlucky h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens to you. It usually comes after a story about a recent unfortunate event as a way of punctuating how bad someone feels about what just happened. Depending on the situation, FML can be either humorous and ironic or genuinely angry.<\/p>\n<p>You can write the acronym in both the lowercase \u201cfml\u201d and the uppercase \u201cFML.\u201d You can see it frequently in chats, texts, and other informal forms of communication. For example, someone might send you a message that reads, \u201cI decide to go out for a walk for the first time in a week, and it starts pouring rain. FML.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is similar to the acronym \u201cTIHI,\u201d which means \u201cthanks, I hate it,\u201d as both acronyms refer to something that makes you frustrated or uncomfortable. However, while TIHI often relates to something external, like an image or situation you just saw, FML is specifically about something that happened in your own life.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_FML_is_From\"><\/span>Where FML is From<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FML can be traced back to early internet message boards, where users would often share unfortunate anecdotes from their lives. These stories would often include \u201cFML\u201d to highlight their lousy luck.<\/p>\n<p>The first definition of FML on the internet slang archive <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=FML\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> can be traced back to 2005. However, it has likely been in use earlier. Since its rise on the internet, it has become a staple of internet conversations and stories, often appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and instant messaging.<\/p>\n<p>FML is a very common term on Twitter. Because of the short word count on the platform, users will often use acronyms to communicate their feelings on something. FML often appears at the end of a tweet.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frustrating_Situations\"><\/span>Frustrating Situations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/woman-frustrated-head-on-desk.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Exhausted woman with face planted on desk next to computer and office supplies.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-frustrated-exhausted-woman-laid-her-1188695488\">ViDI Studio\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The types of situations that can make one go \u201cFML\u201d can vary from person to person. It can range from a simple annoyance, such as accidentally leaving your wallet at home, to an absurdly unfortunate instance, such as breaking your leg by falling three flights of stairs.<\/p>\n<p>A common way to use FML is to convey your frustration at trying to accomplish something repeatedly to no avail. For example, you\u2019ve been trying to finish the final level of a video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for the last 12 hours. Not only are you overwhelmed by the difficulty of the game, but you\u2019re also a bit mad that you spent half of your day playing the same fight over and over again. Therefore, you might tweet out an exasperated, \u201cI absolutely hate this game. FML.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FML_Stories\"><\/span>FML Stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can often find FML at the end of a story. These stories can vary in length, from a brief tweet to a full recounting of one\u2019s life. However, what they all have in common is some embarrassing or unfortunate situation in them, and the writer wants you to know that they\u2019re not pleased about it.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few places online where you can find interesting FML-related stories. One of these is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmylife.com\/\">fmlife.com<\/a>, a website where users can anonymously post anecdotes that made them go \u201cFML.\u201d Users can then vote between two options: \u201cI agree, your life sucks\u201d or \u201cyou deserved it.\u201d The website even has a hall-of-fame for some of the most popular and wild stories.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_FML\"><\/span>How to Use FML<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unlike other acronyms, we hope that you never really have to use \u201cFML\u201d to describe how you\u2019re feeling. However, if you find yourself in an especially frustrating situation and are looking for the right words to describe it, FML might be an excellent way to tell your story.<\/p>\n<p>While you can place FML at the start of your sentence, it\u2019s more powerful when it punctuates the end of a story. Here are a few examples of FML in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI completely forgot to bring the present to the birthday party. FML.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI wasn\u2019t able to get tickets because I overslept, fml.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI got hit by a bus. I survived, but then the ambulance I was in got hit by lightning. FML!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to learn more fascinating internet acronyms, check out our pieces on IDC, RN, and LMK. 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