{"id":464963,"date":"2022-06-18T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T17:00:12","slug":"what-does-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cBFD\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-6a2a3d2d4d761\" 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-6a2a3d2d4d761\" 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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CBFD%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does \u201cBFD\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Big_Fing_Deal\" >Big F***ing Deal<\/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-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#The_Origin_of_BFD\" >The Origin of BFD<\/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-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#BFD_and_NBD\" >BFD and NBD<\/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-bfd-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_BFD\" >How to Use BFD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CBFD%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does \u201cBFD\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-809269\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/woman-shrugging-smiling.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Woman giving a shrug with a smile.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/dont-know-not-me-portrait-clueless-1910095879\">Asti Mak\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Have you written about your accomplishments only to have someone call them a \u201cBFD\u201d? Sometimes, a BFD isn\u2019t as big a deal as it seems. Here\u2019s what this sarcastic internet slang term means and how to use it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_Fing_Deal\"><\/span>Big F***ing Deal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BFD stands for \u201cbig fucking deal.\u201d It\u2019s an initialism that people on the internet use to describe something that\u2019s very important or a \u201cbig deal.\u201d You can find this acronym online in direct messages between friends, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> posts, or memes. It can also stand for \u201cbig freakin\u2019 deal,\u201d which is a polite version.<\/p>\n<p>However, most of the time, this acronym is deployed sarcastically. So when you say something is a \u201cBFD,\u201d you may be downplaying its importance or saying it\u2019s not a \u201cbig deal.\u201d The sarcastic BFD is ubiquitous among younger people, who often say \u201cbig f**ing deal\u201d in a mocking tone in real-life conversations. It can be tricky to determine which definition someone is using, so use context clues to figure out whether they\u2019re being sarcastic or not.<\/p>\n<p>You can use this acronym in both the uppercase \u201cBFD\u201d and the lowercase \u201cbfd,\u201d however, the capitalized version is more common. This slang term is similar to other initialisms that use an expletive, such as \u201cNFW\u201d or \u201cno f***ing way,\u201d and \u201cFFS\u201d or \u201cfor f***s sake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;FFS&#8221; Mean, and How Do I Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origin_of_BFD\"><\/span>The Origin of BFD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like many internet acronyms that we\u2019ve covered, BFD was coined by early internet users on platforms such as IRC and messaging boards. The first definition of BFD on the internet slang repository <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=BFD\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> is from May 2001. It reads, \u201cacronym: Big Fucking Deal, use sarcastically.\u201d This definition predates other slang terms on the website, which suggests that it\u2019s been a common acronym for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>While BFD was already a common acronym in the early 2000s, it skyrocketed to popularity because of an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0664511\/characters\/nm0136797\">The Office<\/a>. In season two, the main character Michael Scott, played by Steve Carrell, sarcastically says \u201cBFD\u201d by spelling out the acronym instead of saying the phrase. This helped the initialism gain widespread popularity, with many people online adopting the term into their internet vocabulary. A 2008 entry on Urban Dictionary directly references the episode.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, you can find BFD in every corner of the internet, from private text messages to friends to tweets with thousands of likes. It\u2019s also become a part of pop culture, with a presence in song lyrics, movie dialogue, and books.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BFD_and_NBD\"><\/span>BFD and NBD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite having similar structures and similar meanings on paper, BFD is very different from the acronym \u201cNBD,\u201d which stands for \u201cno big deal.\u201d People often use \u201cNBD\u201d to downplay their accomplishments or contributions. For example, if you drive your friend to the airport and they express their gratitude towards you, you might say \u201cnbd\u201d to express humility or to imply that they weren\u2019t a burden.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, BFD is usually used to downplay what someone else is saying. For example, someone comes to you and exclaims that a massive thunderstorm is ongoing. If you don\u2019t find the storm that intimidating, you might say, \u201cBFD, that\u2019s barely a drizzle.\u201d NBD is used to downplay your own accomplishments, while BFD is used to be dismissive of something else.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_BFD\"><\/span>How to Use BFD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in using BFD to spruce your texts and tweets, then use it in the right context. When you use it to downplay something, add additional words to clarify that you\u2019re being sarcastic. You can also use emoji, such as the \u201ceye-roll emoji\u201d (\ud83d\ude44), to help that point come across. Otherwise, other people may think you\u2019re earnest.<\/p>\n<p>Since this is a highly informal slang term with an expletive in it, avoid using it in professional settings.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of BFD in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBFD, everyone finishes the first level.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDude, BFD, this computer is always on sale.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI can make this dish at home for way cheaper. BFD.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWow, that\u2019s a BFD! Congratulations on your award!\u201d\u00a0<em>(used genuinely)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you eager to expand your internet vocabulary? 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