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Be Fucking For Real, also known as Be Fucking Fr or BFFR, is an African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang term using 'fr' or 'for real' that was popularized in mainstream internet lingo in 2022. The catchphrase is a mild admonishment, akin to saying "Are you FR." The term has been used in AAVE for several years but was popularized on TikTok and Twitter due to a remix of a soundbite from rapper Slump6s in mid-2022.

Origin

The term "Be Fucking For Real" has existed as AAVE slang for several years, with Twitter users being known to use the phrase as far back as 2013. On November 11th, 2013, Twitter user @Kiss_DahCook[8] posted a tweet that read, "be fucking fr." The tweet, which is the earliest known use, gathered no likes and no retweets (seen below).

MIRA @Kiss_DahCook Like be f------ fr 3:51 AM - Nov 11, 2013. Twitter for iPhone

On April 16th, 2022, TikToker[1] @whoislrae posted a screen-recording of an Instagram[2] Live hosted by rapper Slump6s. The Live contained a clip of the rapper saying, "Be fucking for real" The TikTok gathered 7,000 likes and 40,000 plays in nearly four months (seen below, left). The clip of the rapper saying the phrase was also remixed into a TikTok sound by TikToker[3] @heyromaji and uploaded on April 12th, gathering over 700,000 plays and 130,000 likes in nearly four months (seen below, right).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7087022365468822830
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7085833614818135342

Many TikTok users also credit TikToker[4] @Khyahnextdoor for popularizing the phrase by commenting with it under other users' videos. On July 2nd, TikToker[5] @deyluvjay_ posted a video expressing their amusement at her comments, gathering over 700,000 views and 300,000 likes in over a month (seen below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7115885189011688746

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On April 14th, 2022, TikToker[6] @liloalith posted a TikTok using the sound to respond to people that say "everyone hates me and I don't know why :(." The upload gathered over 100,000 views and 46,000 likes in nearly five months (see below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7086640929410567470

On August 23rd, 2022, British Twitter[7] user @ivorianbabex posted a tweet that read, "‘be fucking fr’ gotta be the best phrase to come out of 2022." The tweet gathered over 160,000 likes and 20,000 retweets, as well as responses from American Twitter users being surprised at how late the slang term had reached the U.K.

iv @ivorianbabex 'be f------ fr' gotta be the best phrase to come out of 2022 12:33 PM - Aug 23, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 27.6K Retweets 1,729 Quote Tweets 164.5K Likes 27

Various Examples

MAIR @Girlblogger2k3 "Be f------ fr" is a perfect response for everything 4:03 PM - Aug 7, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 7,881 Retweets 311 Quote Tweets 31.8K Likes 27
Kadijah x7 @eatintak Aug 22 IN THE BIG YEAR OF 2022??? BE F------ FR O 229 2,651 3 20K ***

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7086640929410567470
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7090637992083197226

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7133681796893527338
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7088378799473134853

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External References

[1] TikTok – @whoislrae

[2] Instagram – @Slump6s

[3] TikTok – @heyromaji

[4] TikTok – @khyahnextdoor

[5] TikTok – @deyluvjay_

[6] TikTok – @liloalith

[7] Twitter – @ivorianbabex

[8] Twitter – Kiss_DahCook



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BFFR (Be Fucking For Real)

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About

Be Fucking For Real, also known as Be Fucking Fr or BFFR, is an African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang term using 'fr' or 'for real' that was popularized in mainstream internet lingo in 2022. The catchphrase is a mild admonishment, akin to saying "Are you FR." The term has been used in AAVE for several years but was popularized on TikTok and Twitter due to a remix of a soundbite from rapper Slump6s in mid-2022.

Origin

The term "Be Fucking For Real" has existed as AAVE slang for several years, with Twitter users being known to use the phrase as far back as 2013. On November 11th, 2013, Twitter user @Kiss_DahCook[8] posted a tweet that read, "be fucking fr." The tweet, which is the earliest known use, gathered no likes and no retweets (seen below).


MIRA @Kiss_DahCook Like be f------ fr 3:51 AM - Nov 11, 2013. Twitter for iPhone

On April 16th, 2022, TikToker[1] @whoislrae posted a screen-recording of an Instagram[2] Live hosted by rapper Slump6s. The Live contained a clip of the rapper saying, "Be fucking for real" The TikTok gathered 7,000 likes and 40,000 plays in nearly four months (seen below, left). The clip of the rapper saying the phrase was also remixed into a TikTok sound by TikToker[3] @heyromaji and uploaded on April 12th, gathering over 700,000 plays and 130,000 likes in nearly four months (seen below, right).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7087022365468822830
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7085833614818135342

Many TikTok users also credit TikToker[4] @Khyahnextdoor for popularizing the phrase by commenting with it under other users' videos. On July 2nd, TikToker[5] @deyluvjay_ posted a video expressing their amusement at her comments, gathering over 700,000 views and 300,000 likes in over a month (seen below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7115885189011688746

Spread

On April 14th, 2022, TikToker[6] @liloalith posted a TikTok using the sound to respond to people that say "everyone hates me and I don't know why :(." The upload gathered over 100,000 views and 46,000 likes in nearly five months (see below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7086640929410567470

On August 23rd, 2022, British Twitter[7] user @ivorianbabex posted a tweet that read, "‘be fucking fr’ gotta be the best phrase to come out of 2022." The tweet gathered over 160,000 likes and 20,000 retweets, as well as responses from American Twitter users being surprised at how late the slang term had reached the U.K.


iv @ivorianbabex 'be f------ fr' gotta be the best phrase to come out of 2022 12:33 PM - Aug 23, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 27.6K Retweets 1,729 Quote Tweets 164.5K Likes 27

Various Examples


MAIR @Girlblogger2k3 "Be f------ fr" is a perfect response for everything 4:03 PM - Aug 7, 2022. Twitter for iPhone 7,881 Retweets 311 Quote Tweets 31.8K Likes 27 Kadijah x7 @eatintak Aug 22 IN THE BIG YEAR OF 2022??? BE F------ FR O 229 2,651 3 20K ***

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7086640929410567470
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7090637992083197226



https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7133681796893527338
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7088378799473134853

Search Interest

External References

[1] TikTok – @whoislrae

[2] Instagram – @Slump6s

[3] TikTok – @heyromaji

[4] TikTok – @khyahnextdoor

[5] TikTok – @deyluvjay_

[6] TikTok – @liloalith

[7] Twitter – @ivorianbabex

[8] Twitter – Kiss_DahCook

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