AF

What Does AF Mean in a Text?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

AF means "As F*ck."

More Observations...

AF is commonly used in messaging apps and on social media with the meaning "as f*ck." It is used to add emphasis to a statement. For example:

• Sam: Are you all right?
• Terri: No, I'm angry AF!
• Sam: Well, I'm bored AF with you being angry AF.
• Terri: Really? Well, in that case I'm out of here, as quick AF.

The phrase "as f*ck" is also abbreviated as ASF.

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When I write AF, I mean this:

Fill in the space: Trump and Biden are ______ AF.

Summary of Key Points

"As F*ck" is, by far, the most common meaning for AF when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

AF
Definition:	As F*ck
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of AF in Sentences

An Academic Look at AF

Because it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Aye Eff"), AF is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words. AF creates a simile by likening an adjective to the word f*ck. For example:

• He is as clever AF.
Here, clever is the adjective being likened to f*ck.

As this likening is meaningless, it is best to think of AF as an adverb that modifies an adjective to strengthen it (in a similar same way as the word very).

Example of AF Used in a Text

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