"MFW" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MFWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MFW (plural MFWs)
  1. (Philippines, neologism) Initialism of metaverse Filipino worker Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, neologism Alternative form of: metaverse Filipino worker Related terms: MRW, TFW
    Sense id: en-MFW-en-noun-l-MyH8~z Categories (other): English neologisms, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Internet memes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Internet memes: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Phrase

Etymology: Originated on 4chan. Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} MFW
  1. (Internet slang, originally 4chan slang) Initialism of my face when. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: my face when
    Sense id: en-MFW-en-phrase-nJVjpcC1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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