3 definitions by Ass Hat Linux
"GIYF" is often given as curt response to a question that perhaps should not have been asked, or was poorly researched.
This phrase carries several insinuations, firsty that the poster did not bother to try to
find his/her own solution to a problem, but instead 'dumped it' to the forum/chat group to solve.
It is a shortened, dismissive, response to a question deemed inappropriate. Similar to RTFM, it conveys the intonation that "If you didn't bother to
spend 15 seconds searching for the answer on your own, I'm not going to waste a complete sentence responding to you"
As with RTFM, it carries a cruder double-entendre along the lines of "Get It Yourself F**ker"
Example:
Q: How do I set my e-mail password in WidgetWorks 2008 v3.1?
A: GIYF
This phrase carries several insinuations, firsty that the poster did not bother to try to
find his/her own solution to a problem, but instead 'dumped it' to the forum/chat group to solve.
It is a shortened, dismissive, response to a question deemed inappropriate. Similar to RTFM, it conveys the intonation that "If you didn't bother to
spend 15 seconds searching for the answer on your own, I'm not going to waste a complete sentence responding to you"
As with RTFM, it carries a cruder double-entendre along the lines of "Get It Yourself F**ker"
Example:
Q: How do I set my e-mail password in WidgetWorks 2008 v3.1?
A: GIYF
by Ass Hat Linux February 16, 2005
Commonly seen on internet forums:
New_Poster: How do you guys get those cool pix in your signatures?
Tech_Support_Guy_Having_Day_Off: lsbhydnb
New_Poster: How do you guys get those cool pix in your signatures?
Tech_Support_Guy_Having_Day_Off: lsbhydnb
by Ass Hat Linux February 15, 2005
Commonly seen on internet forums:
New_Poster: How do I install the widget driver for my X5-RAL?
Tech_Support_Guy_Having_Day_Off: giyfdnb
New_Poster: How do I install the widget driver for my X5-RAL?
Tech_Support_Guy_Having_Day_Off: giyfdnb
by Ass Hat Linux February 15, 2005