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English acronym standing for Away With The Fairies. Despite the inclusion of the word Fairies there is no implication of homosexuality in the expression. It is merely used to describe someone who is in a world of their own either because they are daydreaming or are thinking intensely and thus are oblivious to what is going on around them. The expression goes back to an old superstition, prevalent throughout Europe that fairies, wee folk, call them what you will, could steal a person's soul, leaving behind a husk that stared at nothing until it faded away and died.

Superstition aside, it came to be applied to people who became so engrossed in their own thoughts that they ignored what was going on around them. For a while it was used as a politically incorrect medical acronym written in a patient's notes to describe someone suffering from dementia or in a highly confused state of mind for some other reason. Fortunately it has fallen into disuse medically owing to its meaning becoming known to a wider audience. Its major use now is in the workplace where it describes someone who spends time staring into space rather than doing something useful.
"Malcolm must be thinking really hard, he's been staring at the wall for over an hour."
"Nah! Malcolm doesn't think, he's just AWTF."
AWTF by AKACroatalin April 14, 2015
Word of the Day on November 16, 2023
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AWTFY • AWTF • awfy • atfya • awdfyt • AWHFY • AWTFU • Awtty • awty • awtyflay
'awfy' is scottish slang for, 'awfully', meaning: extremely, very.
"aww..thats awfy nice ae yi."
(aww..thats very nice of you.)
awfy by leannie. July 13, 2009
AWFY by aworldforyou July 6, 2011
America Wake The Fuck Up!
There are millions of people going with out food, healthcare, liveable wages and safe housing everyday in our country, not by choice or because they're lazy. Yet the majority of the very people who have been elected to run this country and represent EVERYONE don't get it, don't care and most noteworthy, will never have to worry about having food, health insurance, earning a livable wage or having a home. There is so much wrong with this truth! AWTFU!
AWTFU by Broke the mold May 19, 2021
A common misspelling of "WTF" for mobile users, who click A instead of shift and end up typing this.
Funny Kitty with an i Man: "sharts on you violently"
Funny Condensated Man: "Awtf"
Funny Kitty with an i Man: "Awtf indeed"
Awtf by qKitti October 9, 2021
1) one in possession of great intellect and knowledge of humor, but also possesses an acute level of skill in the seduction of the opposite sex
2) witty + awesome.
3) boss

from the latin, awutie, a title for an owner of many prostitutes
awesome men think with their dicks.
witty men think with their brains.
awtty men think with both.
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Me: Poggers!
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