This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter F.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – megahertz)

Some terms are spoken as either acronym or initialism, e.g., VoIP, pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P.

(Main list of acronyms)

FA

FB

FC

FD

FE

FF

FG

FH

FI

FJ

FK

FL

FM

FN

FO

FP

FQ

FR

FS

FT

FU

  • FU – (s) Smoke (METAR Code)
  • FUBAR – (a) Fucked/Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair
  • f/u/b/o – (i) For the use and benefit of (found in legal documents)
  • FUBU - (a) For Us, By Us
  • FUCK – (a) For, Unlawful, Carnal, Knowledge (Van Halen album title)
  • FUD – (a) Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (marketing strategy)
  • FUGAZI (acronym) – (a) British/American Army slang, then Video Gamer FPS slang for Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In.
  • ful – (s) Fula language (ISO 639-2 code)

FV

FW

FX

FY

FZ

  • FZDZ – (s) Freezing Drizzle (METAR Code)
  • FZFG – (s) Freezing Fog (METAR Code)
  • FZRA – (s) Freezing Rain (METAR Code)

References

  1. ↑ Major Mark T. Kimmitt (1988-11-18). "Rethinking FASCAM" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ↑ Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies
  3. ↑ Frankfurt English Speaking Theatre
  4. ↑ "Bye-Laws of the FMJD".
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