press F to pay respects

== English == === Etymology === From a prompt in the PC version of the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which directs the player to press the F key to touch a fallen soldier's coffin during a funeral cutscene. === Pronunciation === === Phrase === press F to pay respects (Internet slang, humorous, often sarcastic) Used to convey that credit, recognition, or sympathy should be given. 2018, Blake Aued, "Give the People What They Want", Flagpole, 26 December 2018 - 2 January 2019, page 6: The sundry restaurant comings and goings that made our digital readers press F to pay respects will be covered by food critic Hillary Brown in her year-end wrap-up in the Jan. 9 issue. 2019, "Off The Record", The Student Life (Claremont Colleges), 29 March 2019, page 6: Press F to pay respects to friends who have midterms this week. 2019, Charlotte Colombo, "A New Chapter!", Wessex Scene (University of Southampton), September 2019, page 2: Whether you're reading this as an escape from the buzz of events or found it discarded on a chair somewhere (press F to pay respects), let me take this opportunity to give you a warm welcome to Southampton. ==== Derived terms ==== F in the chat (noun) === References ===