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FSE
[ ef-es-ee ]
What does听FSE mean?
We鈥檙e pretty sure you鈥檙e not here to learn about the FSE 辞蹿听Fast Software Encryption, Football Supporters Europe, or Feline Snuggle Enjoyment. OK, we just made that last one up.听FSE is an internet initialism that stands for funniest shit ever.
Where does FSE come from?
Funniest shit ever听has long been an expression of amusement, including online since at least the 1990s. Shit, here, is slang for any old thing, here the object of humor. The hyperbolic adverb ever serves to intensify the level of entertainment鈥攁s does the superlative听funniest.
By the 2010s,听funniest shit听ever听had earned its acronym (or more technically, initialism) form, FSE. It appears on Twitter by 2010 and was entered on Urban Dictionary by 2013.
Examples of FSE
Who uses FSE?
FSE is common on social media. It is often simply used as shorthand for funniest shit ever.
KANYE SCREAMING MANO IS THE FSE
— threezus (@idk510)
FSE听frequently marks, like an LOL, appreciation for someone else鈥檚 humorous comment, joke, story, meme, picture, or the like.听
Fse. You gotta hide the pain ya know
— grimm (@TrashMatt_)
If you want to help others find your funny shit, you can use FSE听as a hashtag.
Note
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