# FAQ

Pronunciation: say "ef-ay-KYOO" /ˌɛf.eɪˈkjuː/

## Noun

1. A list of questions said to be frequently asked, together with answers to them.
   - Simple: A list of common questions and their answers, often found on a website or help page.
   - _Before emailing support, she skimmed the FAQ and found her answer in seconds._
   - _Both airlines bury their refund policies deep in their FAQs._
2. A document that explains how to play and win a particular video game; a strategy guide.
   - Simple: A guide that explains how to play a video game and beat its hard parts.
   - _She wrote a sixty-page FAQ covering every possible ending in the game._
   - _Players traded printed FAQs at school before video walkthroughs existed._

## Interjection

Pronunciation: say "FUK-yoo" /ˈfʌkjuː/

3. Fuck you; used humorously as a deliberately rude reply, with the initialism reinterpreted to stand for the insult.
   - Simple: A rude joke where the letters stand for an angry curse at someone.
   - _"FAQ," he replied when the mod told him to read the rules, then logged off._
   - _"Well, FAQ too, buddy," she fired back, laughing, after he gloated about the win._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — An initialism of "frequently asked questions."
**Meaning 3** — From a mishearing of "fuck you" by the livestreamer Sakura Miko.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/faq (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).