Failed to Appear. It is used in Bounty Huntering. It means that they did not show up for their court date.
Source: Stephanie Plum Novels
Source: Stephanie Plum Novels
by SuperCatgirl2 October 16, 2018

by measuring_cups June 21, 2018

Face-Threatening Acts. In Linguistics, this term is used for making someone do something in polite way or rude way.
FTA:
Positive Politeness: Lets open the window shall we?
Negative Politeness: Can you open the window?
Positive Politeness: Lets open the window shall we?
Negative Politeness: Can you open the window?
by halittle March 27, 2018

Fuck Them ALL or Fuck ‘em (ALL)
by Dfw3rick February 20, 2024

An initialism for "From The Article" used as shorthand for citations from an article under discussion online.
by anonymous October 02, 2022
