FTA

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
We have to go get this FTA so we can bond them out!
by SuperCatgirl2 October 16, 2018
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FaceTime Audio, the audio-only version of Apple's FaceTime video chat app.
Hey, can I call you on fta?
by measuring_cups June 21, 2018
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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?
by halittle March 27, 2018
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An initialism for "From The Article" used as shorthand for citations from an article under discussion online.
FTA: "This quote is from the article."
by anonymous October 02, 2022
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