"TF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: TFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} TF (countable and uncountable, plural TFs)
  1. Initialism of teaching fellow. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: teaching fellow
    Sense id: en-TF-en-noun-TnbG0Or2
  2. (fetishism, uncountable) Abbreviation of transformation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: transformation
    Sense id: en-TF-en-noun-4g76Vnd1
  3. (information retrieval) Initialism of term frequency. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: term frequency
    Sense id: en-TF-en-noun-8847DOg7

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} TF
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of the fuck. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: the fuck Synonyms: tf
    Sense id: en-TF-en-phrase-rivG26x3

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