What does the F in the expression "F in the chat" stands for?

3 years ago by Quills to c/asklemmy

I studdenly got this question while on the shower, could it possibly mean that swear word that starts with F and ends with K?

SilentStorms 69 points 3 years ago

It comes from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare where you could interact with a casket in a funeral scene by pressing F.

"Press F to pay respects" was widely ridiculed and became a meme

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themoonisacheese 28 points 3 years ago

It's not "you could". The game does not progress until you press F, which turns what may have been a somewhat somber act into just a thing you're forced to do, completely removing the little respect you may have developped for that character in the short time he existed.

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Quills 10 points 3 years ago

Yeah I've seen pics of that before but completely forgot about that lol, got answered here with a link to Wikipedia that remembered me of it but thank you!

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box_chevy 36 points 3 years ago

I believe it's an evolution of a reference from one of the Call of Duty games. In the game you literally press F to pay respects at one point. Pretty sure it was memed to death and then evolved from there

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michikade 29 points 3 years ago

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heartlessevil 13 points 3 years ago

It's from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

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box_chevy 3 points 3 years ago

lol I had no idea it had a real wiki page

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AlecSadler 10 points 3 years ago

It's from Advanced Warfare, where there's a part where you "press F to pay respects". So "F in the chat" is sort of a way to offer condolences or sympathy.

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box_chevy 5 points 3 years ago

It also is commonly used sarcastically

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CyanFen 8 points 3 years ago

In the PC version Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare you, as the player, attend a funeral in the game. As it's your turn to walk up to the coffin, the game prompts you to "Press F to pay respects."

It became a meme and now people use F in place of RIP, or to "pay their respect" to something or someone that just "died", usually in a joking manner.

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Moghul 7 points 3 years ago

Ah fuck, the people who can't Google are here

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ShoePaste 3 points 3 years ago

Nothing. Its the acton button in call of duty i believe. In one of yhe campaigns you had to press f to show respect at a funeral.

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Double_A 2 points 3 years ago

literally just the F key on the keyboard

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