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A form of absurdist/dadaist/postmodern literature which indulges in or celebrates "randomness", often characterised by non-sequiturs and impromptuesque or improvisational style. Often, wtfist literature, in Postmodern tradition, reappropriates older sources. A classic example of wtfism is a Neil Cicierega animutation or an episode from the televised Monty Python.

Etymology: WTF from 'What the fuck' + -ism
An example of wtfism:

Alice: Konaka desuku mashitaka.
Bob: You stole my pineapple you fucking bitch!
Alice: Mitsubishi.
Bob: Now we are in Spain.
wtfism by Moona June 18, 2006
Related Words
Simply short for, 'What the fuck cunt, shut the fuck up'.
Used when someone is telling you something and you really could not give less of a shit.
Girl says:
I love you
Boy says:
wtfcstfu
wtfcstfu by me? no... December 11, 2007
it is an addaption for WTF to add emphasis to how much u were owned this means What the fuck in sodding hell
WTFISH did that guy PWn me from
WTFISH by The dominater May 9, 2007
I'm so fucking depressed wtfaisl
wtfaisl by One of the pseudonyms February 25, 2018
An acronym Dom’s dumbass used. No one knows what it means at all. There was a comment saying it meant “were the freaky godless slutty infant jackets” but that can’t be it. I really wish his stupid ass would tell us.
Dom: “WTFGISJ”
Us: Nigga what?
wtfgisj by boogiewjude October 13, 2022

WTFmissles 

Rofl equals rolling on the floor laughing, and lmao equals laugh my ass off. Now, thse too also have their counterparts. Such as the 'roflcopter' which is the primary flight vehicle for the lmaoarmy. It shoots WTFmissles and OMGbombs.
I have to hop in my roflcopter and shoot wtfmissles at that statment.
WTFmissles by conviction5800 September 17, 2015
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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