FYI

See also: fyi

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛfwaɪˈaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Phrase

FYI

  1. Initialism of for your information.
    • 1948, "Don Burke, chief of TIME Inc.'s Cairo bureau," Time, 14 Jun.,
      At the close of a recent cable describing the recovery of his censor-held photographs of the fighting in the Holy Land, LIFE Photographer John Phillips added the casual postscript: "FYI, Burke narrowly escaped death outside Jerusalem a few days ago."

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Usage notes
  • Although its usage long predates the internet and text messaging, FYI is now probably used most frequently in electronic communications.

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