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WTFBBQ

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Joking internet exclamation of bewilderment, a shorter and less exaggerated variant of OMGWTFBBQ, where the barbecue-style ending is a nonsense add-on to a common reaction abbreviation.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""The server rolled back an hour of progress. WTFBBQ.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Know Your Meme describes OMGWTFBBQ as a nonsensical acronym parody traced to the Something Awful forums in 2001, and lists WTFBBQ as a less exaggerated version used to express bewilderment. This entry covers only the shorter form.

FIRST SEEN

2001 (OMGWTFBBQ on Something Awful, per Know Your Meme; WTFBBQ as its shorter variant)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2000s forums, LOLcats and gaming chat

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:WTF OMG ZOMG ROFLMAO

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TREND STATUS

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EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2001 (OMGWTFBBQ on Something Awful, per Know Your Meme; WTFBBQ as its shorter variant)

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