What does the F in the expression "F in the chat" stands for?

I studdenly got this question while on the shower, could it possibly mean that swear word that starts with F and ends with K?

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SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 69 pts · 3y (2 replies)

It comes from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare where you could interact with a casket in a funeral scene by pressing F.

"Press F to pay respects" was widely ridiculed and became a meme

themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 3y

It's not "you could". The game does not progress until you press F, which turns what may have been a somewhat somber act into just a thing you're forced to do, completely removing the little respect you may have developped for that character in the short time he existed.

Quills@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 3y

Yeah I've seen pics of that before but completely forgot about that lol, got answered here with a link to Wikipedia that remembered me of it but thank you!

box_chevy@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 3y

I believe it's an evolution of a reference from one of the Call of Duty games. In the game you literally press F to pay respects at one point. Pretty sure it was memed to death and then evolved from there

michikade@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 3y

heartlessevil@lemmy.one · 13 pts · 3y (1 reply)
box_chevy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

lol I had no idea it had a real wiki page

AlecSadler@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It's from Advanced Warfare, where there's a part where you "press F to pay respects". So "F in the chat" is sort of a way to offer condolences or sympathy.

box_chevy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

It also is commonly used sarcastically

CyanFen@lemmy.one · 8 pts · 3y

In the PC version Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare you, as the player, attend a funeral in the game. As it's your turn to walk up to the coffin, the game prompts you to "Press F to pay respects."

It became a meme and now people use F in place of RIP, or to "pay their respect" to something or someone that just "died", usually in a joking manner.

Moghul@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

Ah fuck, the people who can't Google are here

ShoePaste@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y

Nothing. Its the acton button in call of duty i believe. In one of yhe campaigns you had to press f to show respect at a funeral.

Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 3y

literally just the F key on the keyboard