Acronyms dictionary
DTF
or dtf 摆诲别别听迟别别听别蹿闭
What does DTF mean?
DTF is an initialism standing for down to fuck, meaning that someone is willing to engage in a short-term sexual relationship.
Where does DTF come from?
Down in this context refers to willingness, as in 鈥淚鈥檓 down (to do something)鈥� a use which originated in the 1950s. Someone who is DTF, therefore, is willing to have sex, or more vulgarly, fuck. Often, being DTF signifies someone is not necessarily interested in a long-term romantic relationship.
骋谤别别苍鈥檚 Dictionary of Slang suggests that DTF originated in the 2000s, and the slang website Urban Dictionary鈥檚 first definition comes from 2002. It鈥檚 possible that the rise of the initialism is linked to texting and internet slang, which contains many other shortened versions of pre-existing phrases.
Predating the viral acronym, down to fuck聽appears in the 1998 song 鈥淪till Not A Player鈥� by Big Pun (鈥淲ho鈥檚 down to fuck tonight?鈥�) and in the 2001 Crazy Town song 鈥淩evolving Door鈥� (鈥淏ut don鈥檛 waste my time / Unless you鈥檙e down to fuck.鈥�)
Examples of DTF
Who uses DTF?
DTF is often used in isolation on dating profiles or social media hashtags to signify that someone is interested in a casual relationship.
Parodies of DTF juxtaposing the term’s racy origins against more mundane interpretation are now frequently used for humorous effect, such as聽Down to fish.
Down to fish?
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.— OTW Fishing (@OTWFishing)
Note
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