"FFS" meaning in All languages combined

See FFS on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} FFS (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of free for shipping. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: free for shipping
    Sense id: en-FFS-en-adj-ETLiEuvT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Transgender Disambiguation of Transgender: 0 0 0 0 0

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} FFS (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of for fuck's sake. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, vulgar Alternative form of: for fuck's sake
    Sense id: en-FFS-en-adv-lCA2qT4Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Transgender Disambiguation of Transgender: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} FFS
  1. Initialism of facial feminization surgery. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: facial feminization surgery Translations (Facial feminization surgery): جِرَاحَة تَأْنِيث الوَجْه (alt: jirāḥa(t) taʔnīṯ al-wajh) [feminine] (Arabic), FFS (French)
    Sense id: en-FFS-en-noun-2CmfHM3A Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Surgery Disambiguation of Surgery: 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Facial feminization surgery': 98 1 1
  2. (historical) Initialism of Free French Ship. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Free French Ship
    Sense id: en-FFS-en-noun-UHSTS4WR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 2 74 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 2 2 71 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 1 2 75 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 1 76 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 5 5 3 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 1 1 89 6
  3. Initialism of fee-for-service. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: fee-for-service
    Sense id: en-FFS-en-noun-ElykQ1sn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: VFS (english: voice feminization surgery) [surgery, medicine, sciences] Coordinate_terms: FMS (english: facial masculinization surgery) [surgery, medicine, sciences]
Categories (other): Transgender Disambiguation of Transgender: 0 0 0 0 0

Proper name [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f-p}} FFS f pl (plural only)
  1. (Switzerland, rail transport) Initialism of Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (“Swiss Federal Railways”). Tags: Switzerland, abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (extra: Swiss Federal Railways)

Alternative forms

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