What does “DFTT” mean? meaning and use

This means “DFTT”: Don’t feed the troll

“DFTT” is short for the English expression “Don’t Feed the troll”. This responds to so-called Internet trolls, who leave hateful comments, insults and misinformation online. “Don’t feed the troll” can be translated into German as “Don’t feed the troll”. In a figurative sense, it means that one should ignore people who leave this type of post in someone else’s comment columns.

This is how you can use “DFTT”.

If you exchange ideas with other people in the comment columns on social media and are insulted, you can use the abbreviation “DFTT” so that foreign users do not get involved in a discussion with a shady troll. As you know: haters gonna hate.

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Giving them attention gives them power they don’t deserve. However, you should report discriminatory and racist statements, have them deleted and maybe even report them. But even in these cases, the bullies are not worth interacting with directly.

Here are examples of using “DFTT”:

• (Below a picture on social media): “Whoa, you look so fat in that dress. Do some sports, really disgusting.”
• “Do you still have them all? What kind of person are you to comment on a photo like that?”
• “Oh, just leave her, DFTT. I don’t care what she says.”