'For f***'s sake' — British exasperation in three letters, typed about trains, weather and referees since about 2000, and the record's entry for the acronym that is also a national mood.
'FFS' as a reply to a rail company's announcement, from 4,000 accounts, in under an hour, in 2023. The record notes the rail company replied 'we understand your frustration', which produced 4,000 more.
My first sighting was 2000, in a reply from someone I have never met, and I understood it immediately. That is the closest thing to magic the internet still does.
Minor, but the record should note that FFS predates the date most people give it. I have a post from 2000 and I suspect there are earlier ones. Correcting the born field is above my pay grade.
What does it mean? Write it the way you would say it out loud.
