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Shortened This For You.

Just as in FTFY, Internet forum posters use STFY to respond to another post with an edited version of it, to show the OP that there is a better—in this case, shorter—way to say it.
>forbids pretending that you can cure diseases if you aren't a trained medical doctor

>forbids quackery

STFY
STFY by Rafes April 18, 2011
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A common saying in Australia when talking to a cute Swiss wasian. It means "take my clothes off please" in aboriginal language.
"Stfy Nathan"
Stfy by wilsonharris February 19, 2023
(Intended as an addendum to andyaml's already great definition)

Another popular workaround of the STFY misinterpretation is the new catchphrase "Shut the fuck you," combining perhaps two of the most potent online threats for a salient, comical and effective deterrent.
<TrendyHipster> Hey you, guy.
<Guy> what
<TrendyHipster> SHUT THE FUCK YOU
<Wallflower> Hey, that guy's pretty trendy
<Wallflower(1)> Yeah, and hip, too!
STFY by Chalupamonk June 24, 2004
Acronym for Steal the furniture you!
stfy by guess who July 11, 2004
A phrase used when you want to tell a n00b who is acting dumb to shut up.
n00b: LiEk, OmG, i R t3h l33t
Vet: STFY!
STFY by The Spanish Inquisition December 11, 2004
stop the fucking yelling
or other wise knows as THE KID FROM TENNESE.. THE KID FROM TENNESE
My mothers hamster rodrigo said I should "STFY".
STFY by TheManInBlack November 16, 2020