{"id":398063,"date":"2022-01-23T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:00:26","slug":"what-does-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cTIFU\u201d Mean, and How Do I 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-6a215f01140f6\" 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\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a215f01140f6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/#Today_I_Fed_Up\" >Today, I F***ed Up<\/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-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/#The_Emergence_of_TIFU\" >The Emergence of TIFU<\/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-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/#What_Makes_a_Good_TIFU_Story\" >What Makes a Good TIFU Story?<\/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-tifu-mean-and-how-do-i-use-it\/#How_to_Use_TIFU\" >How to Use TIFU<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Does \u201cTIFU\u201d Mean, and How Do I Use It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-777802\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/man-crying-bedroom-mess.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/man-crying-bedroom-mess.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/man-crying-bedroom-mess.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Man crying into a stuffed animal surrounded by a messy bedroom.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" 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\/sad-middleaged-man-holding-teddy-bear-539638597\">Photographee.eu\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everybody has days where everything seems to go wrong. If you want to tell a story of a terrible day, then you should start it by saying, \u201cTIFU.\u201d Here\u2019s what it means and how you can use it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Today_I_Fed_Up\"><\/span>Today, I F***ed Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TIFU stands for \u201ctoday, I fucked up.\u201d People use it on the internet as a precursor to a story where the poster does something wrong or messes everything up. This acronym is usually found at the beginning of a sentence or paragraph and is almost always spelled in all caps.<\/p>\n<p>TIFU stories often center on the narrator\u2019s bad luck and poor decision-making skills as they try to navigate a tricky situation. Incredulous and wacky, the details often make a TIFU story even more compelling to write and read. These tales are often played for laughs, similar to how you might tell an embarrassing story to a group of friends in person. For example, you might say, \u201cTIFU by accidentally dialing 911 while I was on the toilet.\u201d While this scenario is unlikely, it\u2019s possible and makes for an even funnier story.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Emergence_of_TIFU\"><\/span>The Emergence of TIFU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unlike many of the acronyms we\u2019ve featured before, TIFU does not come from online chatrooms in the 1990s. Instead, TIFU emerged in 2012 on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> with the creation of the subreddit r\/TIFU. It\u2019s a community where users contribute funny and embarrassing situations that 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>en due to bad decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Since its creation, it has become one of the largest communities on the website, with over 17 million subscribed users. Several posts on the subreddit have achieved the elusive accomplishment of garnering over a hundred thousand upvotes. The top-voted post in the community, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/comments\/a99fw9\/tifu_by_buying_everyone_an_ancestrydna_kit_and\/\">TIFU by buying everyone an AncestryDNA kit and ruining Christmas<\/a>,\u201d details the story of someone accidentally discovering that one of their siblings has a different father after ordering a DNA kit.<\/p>\n<p>TIFU shares similarities with other internet acronyms on Reddit, such as ELI5, AMA, and TIL, which are all based on the subreddit\u2019s name and used as an introduction to the main idea. Every title on the subreddit has to follow the naming convention of \u201cTIFU,\u201d followed by a one-sentence summary of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>While TIFU is primarily used in Reddit, you can also use it outside of the site. It\u2019s become ubiquitous and recognizable enough on the internet that you can say \u201cTIFU,\u201d and many people will understand the context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;TIL&#8221; Mean, and How Do You Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Makes_a_Good_TIFU_Story\"><\/span>What Makes a Good TIFU Story?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-777226 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Reddit-Today-I-F-Up-Subreddit.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Reddit Logo Broken in Half\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/\" data-credittext=\"Reddit \/ r\/TIFU\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" 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.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/\">Reddit \/ r\/TIFU<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you browse the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/\">r\/TIFU subreddit<\/a>, you\u2019ll start to notice patterns emerging among the most upvoted posts. There are a few different types of TIFU stories that connect with people. Whether you\u2019re planning to post on the subreddit or share a tale with your friends, you might want to emphasize stories that have these elements.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common types of stories is someone doing something incorrectly without realizing it for a very long time. For example, the story \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/comments\/bbgmzp\/tifu_by_spending_the_last_year_on_reddit_talking\/\">TIFU by spending the last year on reddit talking to myself after being muted<\/a>\u201d by u\/Bufger involves the user posting hundreds of times without receiving any upvotes or replies. They later realize that they\u2019ve been muted by Reddit\u2019s automatic system for the past year, and no one has seen anything they\u2019ve posted.<\/p>\n<p>Another element that makes for great TIFU story material is damaging relationships with romantic partners, family members, friends, and even strangers without intending to. You\u2019ll find many posts of users accidentally seeing messages they weren\u2019t supposed to see, acting awkwardly while under the influence, and unintentionally revealing personal details to acquaintances.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, you\u2019ll notice many of the stories on TIFU involve people who do something they see as perfectly innocent, only to realize later that they have unintentionally gotten themselves in a tricky situation. In the story \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"title may-blank loggedin \" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/tifu\/comments\/h09mz8\/tifu_by_pretending_to_be_deaf_for_the_entire\/\">TIFU by pretending to be deaf for the entire quarantine<\/a>\u201d\u00a0by u\/yeetawayaccount101, the poster sends a message to their class that they\u2019re having difficulty hearing the lecture. This leads to all their classmates thinking that the poster is deaf for the rest of the semester.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_TIFU\"><\/span>How to Use TIFU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re going to use TIFU in Reddit post, add it to the start of your title. The same is true if you\u2019re going to post on social media or send a message to your friends. TIFU is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly written in uppercase. However, the lowercase version is fine if you\u2019re going to send a text.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of TIFU in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTIFU by going on a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Alaska and leaving my bag filled with winter gear at the airport.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGuys\u2026 TIFU by throwing my passport into a firepit.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTIFU by not realizing I\u2019ve been using slow 3G for the last four years instead of 4G.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you interested in finding out the definitions of other internet acronyms? 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