MFW

What Does MFW Mean in a Text?

• MFW Sam proposed after Ali caught the bouquet.

• MFW I have no money one day after payday.

The use of MFW has spread beyond 4chan culture. Reaction image threads can now be found all over social media, together with similar abbreviations such as TFW ("That Feeling When") and YFW ("Your Face When").

Image for MFW

When I write MFW, I mean this:

MFW is usually accompanied by a picture or emoji with a context-appropriate facial expression.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

MFW
Definition:	My Face When
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at MFW

MFW is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced one letter at a time. Other examples of initialisms are:

• AI - "Artificial Intelligence."
• EW - "Electronic Warfare."

Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words.

Example of MFW Used in a Text

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