"TIFU" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From r/TIFU, a community on Reddit where users post about embarrassing incidents from their lives. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} TIFU
  1. (Internet slang, Reddit slang, vulgar) Initialism of today I fucked up. Wikipedia link: Reddit Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Alternative form of: today I fucked up
    Sense id: en-TIFU-en-phrase-xIixODlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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