TF
Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
TF
- (metrology) Symbol for terafarad, an SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 1012 farads.
Etymology 2
Symbol
TF
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the French Southern Territories since 1979.
- Synonyms: ATF (alpha-3 1979–present), FQ (1974–1979, including Adélie Land)
Usage notes
French Southern Territories refers to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, with the exclusion of Adélie Land.
English
Phrase
TF
- (Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of the fuck.
- Why TF do you think that??
- 2024 September 18, Mehera Bonner, “A Look at All the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Winners Over the Years”, in Cosmopolitan[2]:
- Adam Rippon is your/my/everyone’s favorite Olympic figure skater, pop culture expert, and person who can rock TF out of a fashion harness at the Oscars.
Alternative forms
Noun
TF (countable and uncountable, plural TFs)
- (countable) Initialism of teaching fellow.
- (countable, information science) Initialism of term frequency.
- (countable) Initialism of team final.
- (countable, LGBTQ) Initialism of trans female.
- (uncountable, paraphilia, furry fandom) Initialism of transformation.
- (uncountable, Philippines) Initialism of talent fee.