The meaning of phrase of “To wilf”





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What does "to wilf" mean? Apparently it means to browse webs pointlessly but I can't confirm that anywhere. Is this even an English word?










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          It's an acronym that means "What I am Looking For"/"What am I Looking For". Also, it's an inappropriate term comparable to MILF, so I'm not sure I'll be using it anytime soon myself.






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          • Also a archaic variant of willow.
            – Jon Hanna
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          • How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:43










          • "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
            – Kevin
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:47






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            @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
            – EFrog
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:48






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            Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
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          Same as "To nick", in the sense of "While you were in the shower, I wilfed one of your cigarettes".






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          It's an acronym that means "What I am Looking For"/"What am I Looking For". Also, it's an inappropriate term comparable to MILF, so I'm not sure I'll be using it anytime soon myself.






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          • Also a archaic variant of willow.
            – Jon Hanna
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:35










          • How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:43










          • "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
            – Kevin
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:47






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            @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
            – EFrog
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:48






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            Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 15:15

















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          It's an acronym that means "What I am Looking For"/"What am I Looking For". Also, it's an inappropriate term comparable to MILF, so I'm not sure I'll be using it anytime soon myself.






          share|improve this answer























          • Also a archaic variant of willow.
            – Jon Hanna
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:35










          • How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:43










          • "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
            – Kevin
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:47






          • 2




            @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
            – EFrog
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:48






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            Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 15:15















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          It's an acronym that means "What I am Looking For"/"What am I Looking For". Also, it's an inappropriate term comparable to MILF, so I'm not sure I'll be using it anytime soon myself.






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          It's an acronym that means "What I am Looking For"/"What am I Looking For". Also, it's an inappropriate term comparable to MILF, so I'm not sure I'll be using it anytime soon myself.







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          • Also a archaic variant of willow.
            – Jon Hanna
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:35










          • How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:43










          • "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
            – Kevin
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:47






          • 2




            @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
            – EFrog
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:48






          • 1




            Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 15:15




















          • Also a archaic variant of willow.
            – Jon Hanna
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:35










          • How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:43










          • "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
            – Kevin
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:47






          • 2




            @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
            – EFrog
            Jan 15 '15 at 14:48






          • 1




            Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
            – Janus Bahs Jacquet
            Jan 15 '15 at 15:15


















          Also a archaic variant of willow.
          – Jon Hanna
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:35




          Also a archaic variant of willow.
          – Jon Hanna
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:35












          How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
          – Janus Bahs Jacquet
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:43




          How is wilf inappropriate or comparable to milf, apart from rhyming with it? Milf is inappropriate (in some contexts) because of what it stands for; wilf stands for nothing even remotely inappropriate.
          – Janus Bahs Jacquet
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:43












          "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
          – Kevin
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:47




          "Man, have you seen that chick Joe married in Vegas, she's definitely a WILF."
          – Kevin
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:47




          2




          2




          @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
          – EFrog
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:48




          @JanusBahsJacquet It stands for the same as MILF with "Wife" replacing "Mother". See: Urban Dictionary. (Yay, citations.)
          – EFrog
          Jan 15 '15 at 14:48




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          Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
          – Janus Bahs Jacquet
          Jan 15 '15 at 15:15






          Oh, I see what you mean now. I thought you were talking about the “what am I looking for?” acronym being inappropriate; didn’t realise you were talking about two separate kinds of wilf.
          – Janus Bahs Jacquet
          Jan 15 '15 at 15:15














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          Same as "To nick", in the sense of "While you were in the shower, I wilfed one of your cigarettes".






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          Same as "To nick", in the sense of "While you were in the shower, I wilfed one of your cigarettes".






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          Same as "To nick", in the sense of "While you were in the shower, I wilfed one of your cigarettes".






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          Same as "To nick", in the sense of "While you were in the shower, I wilfed one of your cigarettes".







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