Acronym of the phrase, "...the fuck? Shut up!" Formed by eliding the word "what," as in "What the fuck? Shut up!"
Some definitions attribute this wording to Yoda, of Star Wars: "This is how Yoda would say STFU" (acronym for "shut the fuck up"). However, this definition is obviously borne of an incomplete understanding of the Yoda speech pattern. A moment's reflection will confirm that Yoda would say, "The fuck up, shut," or "Up the fuck, shut."
Some definitions attribute this wording to Yoda, of Star Wars: "This is how Yoda would say STFU" (acronym for "shut the fuck up"). However, this definition is obviously borne of an incomplete understanding of the Yoda speech pattern. A moment's reflection will confirm that Yoda would say, "The fuck up, shut," or "Up the fuck, shut."
by LooknFeel August 30, 2007