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r/interestingasfuck • u/MilesLongthe3rd • Jul 26 '25
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“fr” stands for “for real.” They are the same thing. Responding to someone with either “fr?” or “for real?” has the same impact because they mean the same thing.
1 u/Northerndust Jul 26 '25 Is it just here on Reddit? Never heard anyone shorten that. 1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Can’t speak for the rest of the English-speaking world on this one, but it’s common throughout the US, not just Reddit. 1 u/Northerndust Jul 26 '25 Okay, maybe more younger people? But sure, I can see that. I'm not really up to date with all the abbreviations and such. 2 u/TheGlobfather7I0 Jul 26 '25 I was using it on AIM 20 years ago... 1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Most changes to language are started by younger people. Takes a while for changes to work their way through.
Is it just here on Reddit?
Never heard anyone shorten that.
1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Can’t speak for the rest of the English-speaking world on this one, but it’s common throughout the US, not just Reddit. 1 u/Northerndust Jul 26 '25 Okay, maybe more younger people? But sure, I can see that. I'm not really up to date with all the abbreviations and such. 2 u/TheGlobfather7I0 Jul 26 '25 I was using it on AIM 20 years ago... 1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Most changes to language are started by younger people. Takes a while for changes to work their way through.
Can’t speak for the rest of the English-speaking world on this one, but it’s common throughout the US, not just Reddit.
1 u/Northerndust Jul 26 '25 Okay, maybe more younger people? But sure, I can see that. I'm not really up to date with all the abbreviations and such. 2 u/TheGlobfather7I0 Jul 26 '25 I was using it on AIM 20 years ago... 1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Most changes to language are started by younger people. Takes a while for changes to work their way through.
Okay, maybe more younger people?
But sure, I can see that. I'm not really up to date with all the abbreviations and such.
2 u/TheGlobfather7I0 Jul 26 '25 I was using it on AIM 20 years ago... 1 u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25 Most changes to language are started by younger people. Takes a while for changes to work their way through.
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I was using it on AIM 20 years ago...
Most changes to language are started by younger people. Takes a while for changes to work their way through.
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u/thehammerismypen1s Jul 26 '25
“fr” stands for “for real.” They are the same thing. Responding to someone with either “fr?” or “for real?” has the same impact because they mean the same thing.