"RTFM" meaning in English

See RTFM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: rtfm [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} RTFM
  1. (Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of read the fucking manual. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Alternative form of: read the fucking manual Translations (abbreviation of read the fucking manual): LLFM (lis le foutu manuel) (French), 빌어먹을 안내서를 읽으시오 (bireomeogeul annaeseoreul ilgeusio) (Korean), LAPDM (leia a porra do manual) (Portuguese), учи́ матча́сть (učí matčástʹ) (Russian), PEQLL (puto el que lo lea) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-RTFM-en-phrase-QyXuXqYK Disambiguation of 'abbreviation of read the fucking manual': 56 44
  2. (Internet slang, Unix, vulgar) Initialism of read the fucking man page. Tags: Internet, Unix, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Alternative form of: read the fucking man page
    Sense id: en-RTFM-en-phrase-HtOOmnbf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English imperative sentences, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Unix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English imperative sentences: 18 82 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Unix: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: RTFA Related terms: STFW
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      "word": "учи́ матча́сть"
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