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Comments/ questions where the tone implies that "...you fucking idiot" was intended to be added to the end of the sentence, but wasn't actually voiced. Frequently used by certain managers in a work environment.
Manager: "Did you REALLY think it was appropriate to send out those reports...?"
or
Manager: "Well I guess since you continuously demonstrate such poor judgement, I'll have to do your work for you..."
or
Manager: "I wonder if you'll EVER be able to do your job without my help..."

Observer: "Wow, she gave you a good YFI!"
YFI by EFT2016 August 5, 2016
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1. You Fucking Idiot.

2. Interchangeable with FYI (For Your Information), with either a more comical or more offensive overtone.

3. Deliberate mistake instead of FYI, especially when preceded by "an" instead of "a". Designed to look like a typo of FYI but really a stealth way of telling someone they're very stupid, or that you're seriously pissed off with them. This usage is the special forces of abbreviation, giving all the fire-power of a WTF (What The Fuck), while leaving none of the evidence.
Dude, just an YFI... smoking kills.

Or

Dear Mr. Taxman, just an YFI, I hold my savings Offshore so legally I'm not obliged to declare them to you.

Or

Dear Mr. Officer, just an YFI, this is Amsterdam and it is illegal for you to bust my ass for smoking this rather sumptuous marijuana cigarette in front of you. Want a toke?

Or

Husband: "Honey, I don't want to make love to you this weekend because you've been a nagging bitch: just YFI, it's not because I am cheating on you, impotent or gay."

Wife: "How many times do I have to tell you... it's FYI, not YFI."

Husband: "Oh, right." (Goes to fridge and gets himself a cold beer to celebrate the priceless moment.)
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YFI by Databit March 25, 2005

YSI-YCI-YFI

A manipulative tactic—often used in banlighting and PADARVO—where the perpetrator accuses the target of being the one who “started it,” “continued it,” or “finished it,” regardless of the actual timeline. By claiming “You started it,” the abuser frames any initial reaction or boundary-setting as the original aggression. “You continued it” is used when the target refuses to stop defending themselves, casting persistence as provocation. “You finished it” weaponizes the target’s final response—often a justified outburst—as the definitive act that “proved” their toxicity. The perpetrator cycles through these accusations as needed, shifting the blame onto the target for every phase of the conflict. YSI‑YCI‑YFI effectively erases the perpetrator’s own role by projecting it entirely onto the victim, making them appear to be the sole source of conflict and therefore deserving of banning or exclusion.
YSI-YCI-YFI Example: “After weeks of baiting, she finally replied. He reported her with the note ‘She started it.’ When she showed evidence of his provocation, he added ‘She continued it by arguing.’ When she gave up and left, he told the mods ‘She finished it by leaving dramatically.’ YSI‑YCI‑YFI: using every phase of the conflict to blame the victim.”
Sometimes written as YFIx2 it is an acronym standing for “You Fucked It You Fix It” meaning it’s your mistake so you sort it out. Believed to have originated with the Royal Navy, it is used in the same way as SOYOS or SYSO.
“Malcolm came to me moaning that he’d jammed the photocopier.”
What did you do?”
Nothing, I just told him YFIYFI.”
YFIYFI by AKACroatalin August 1, 2015
Yfip, I caught him appropriating culture.
Yfip by putadan October 11, 2016