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FIGMO

FIGMO is the acronym of fuck it.

FIGMO is the acronym of forget it.

Meaning of fuck it

Interjection

fuck it!

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of great indifference or nonchalance.
    • I was going to clean my room, but thought "fuck it, nobody's going to see it."
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of frustration.
    • Fuck it, I can't be arsed to look for that bloody key anymore.
  3. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of anger or dismissal; forget it.
    • Honey, would you please help me serve the hors d'oeuvres?
      You know,... I'm really busy right now hosting and entertaining all my friends...
      Fuck it! I'll do it myself.

Meaning of forget it

Phrase

forget it

  1. Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible.
    • You think you're getting into university with these grades? Well, forget it!
  2. It doesn't matter.
    • Near-synonyms: don't worry; who cares, I don't care
  3. A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.
    • Near-synonym: don't worry
    Synonyms:
    don't worry
  4. I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger).
    • Near-synonyms: (vulgar) fuck it, fuck this
    Synonyms:
    fuck it, fuck this
  5. Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind.
    • So, life is disappointing? Forget it. We have no problems here. In here, life is beautiful! The girls are beautiful! Even the orchestra is beautiful.1966, “"Willkommen"”, in Fred Ebb (lyrics), John Kander (music), Cabaret

Origin of FIGMO

Initialism. The forget it usage is likely a retronym, coined to avoid using the profanity fuck.

Questions about FIGMO

What is FIGMO the acronym of?
FIGMO is the acronym of fuck it.

Words near FIGMO in the dictionary

  1. figmental
  2. figmentation
  3. figmentations
  4. figments
  5. figments of one's imagination
  6. FIGMO
  7. figo
  8. figos
  9. figpecker
  10. figpeckers
  11. figs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: FIGMO (page history and authors); fuck it (page history and authors); forget it (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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