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press F to pay respects

press F to pay respects phrase: used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.

Phrase

press F to pay respects

  1. (Internet, humorous, often, sarcastic) Used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.
    • The sundry restaurant comings and goings that made our digital readers press F to pay respects will be covered by food critic Hillary Brown in her year-end wrap-up in the Jan. 9 issue.2018, Blake Aued, "Give the People What They Want", Flagpole, 26 December 2018 - 2 January 2019, page 6
    • Press F to pay respects to friends who have midterms this week.2019, "Off The Record", The Student Life (Claremont Colleges), 29 March 2019, page 6

Origin of press F to pay respects

From a prompt in the PC version of the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which directs the player to press the F key to touch a fallen soldier's coffin during a funeral cutscene.

Words formed from press F to pay respects

Questions about press F to pay respects

What does press F to pay respects mean?
Press F to pay respects means used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given.
What part of speech is press F to pay respects?
Press F to pay respects is a phrase.

Words near press F to pay respects in the dictionary

  1. press conferences
  2. press corps
  3. press cutting
  4. press cuttings
  5. press down
  6. press F to pay respects
  7. press flesh
  8. press forward
  9. press gaggle
  10. press gaggles
  11. press gallery

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