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But first

Phrase popularized by social media posters taking a selfie in awkward and sometimes dangerous situations.
I'm in the middle of surgery, but first... (snaps selfie)
by AMAAllTheWay January 20, 2021
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FIRST

For Inspiration and Recinition of Science and Technology

a high school robotics competition founded in 1989 and had its first competition in 1992 with 26 and now has close to 1000 teams
hey are u in FIRST
by techno April 30, 2004
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FIRST

An acronym for 'For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology' - A competition for teams to build and program robots to complete different tasks, level depends on grade. Started by Dean Kamen in 1989 with it's first competition in 1992.
Person 1: You work on real Robots?
Person 2: Yeah, it's FIRST.
by BuilderGirl2009 January 4, 2009
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First first

a first time, without you/others trying something.
by Galaxy_World March 2, 2022
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first things first

things must be done in order of priority
Come on, First things first, prepare yourself to school then eat your breakfast
by Omar Si September 4, 2014
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first

What people type when they are rushing to submit the first comment on YouTube.

"some other people had the same idea also, you were actually 28th but you typed first!" - Rhett and Link
first Edit, also great video!
by cinf May 6, 2020
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first

a word used to describe the person you first have sexual intercourse with.
Ashley: "Wasn't Bobby your first?"
Claire: "Yes, I love him & am glad I waited to lose my virginity to him."
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