Definition of «tbf»
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"Tbf" is an internet abbreviation of "to be fair" used to introduce a qualification, concession, or balancing point. It appears mainly in informal online writing where speakers want to acknowledge another perspective without slowing the message down. The abbreviation softens a judgment and signals that the writer is trying to sound reasonably even-handed, though the surrounding opinion may still be blunt. It is especially natural in short comments, chats, and social-media replies rather than in formal prose.
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— You said the host was terrible, but he did rescue the show with one excellent joke. — Tbf, even a broken alarm clock gets one good morning.
The tiny review committee gave the chaotic presentation a reluctant thumbs-up, tbf admitting that the glitter-based charts were strangely persuasive.
Johannes shouldn't be hosting. Josh and Emma works tbf.
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