"WIBTA" meaning in English

See WIBTA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Etymology: From r/AmITheAsshole, a community on Reddit where users ask for feedback on whether they behaved inappropriately in interpersonal conflicts. Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} WIBTA
  1. (Internet slang, Reddit slang) Initialism of would I be the asshole or will I be the asshole. Wikipedia link: Reddit, r/AmITheAsshole Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: would I be the asshole or will I be the asshole
    Sense id: en-WIBTA-en-phrase-q8Sr3JZK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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