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What is the full form of TBF?

Full form of TBF: Here, we are going to learn what does TBF stands for? TBF – which is an abbreviation of "To Be Forwarded" or "To Be Fair / Frank" in Email jargon, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 1, 2024

TBF: To Be Forwarded or To Be Fair / Frank

TBF has two abbreviations...

1) To Be Forwarded

It is an expression, which is commonly used in the Gmail platform. It is written in the subject or in the body of the email to tell the other person that the email is for someone else and needed to be forwarded to him/her. It is done when the recipient is involved in the email but the email is needed to be forwarded further to some other person as well. If it is written in the email TBF, it means that the email required to be forwarded to some other person via the recipient.

To Be Forwarded (TBF) Example

Let us take an example to make it easy to understand.

In an email, if it is written:
PFA signed a copy of the agreement for a sports event from the Director. TBF to DOSA.

This shows that the email contains a document sent by the Director to that person and now it needed to be forwarded to Dean of Student Affairs.

2) To Be Fair / Frank

It is an expression, which is commonly used in the Gmail platform. It is written in the body of the email when the sender wants to convey that he is being frank or fair with his words. If it is written in the email TBF, it means that the person wants to convey some facts or information being frank or fair to the other person.

To Be Fair / Frank (TBF) Example

Let us take an example to make it easy to understand.

In an email, if it is written:
TBF I loved the way you have written this email.

This shows that the recipient is quite happy with the sender's email and wants to say it frankly to him/her.

TBF as a Replacement for To Be Forwarded or To Be Frank / Fair

Now, these days, the demands of acronyms are very high on social media online chatting or messaging, so the users usually use TBF as a replacement for To Be Forwarded or To Be Frank / Fair.

So, in this way, the abbreviation TBF is used mostly on the social media platform.

While this slang is very common in social media platforms, mainly email messaging, still many are unaware of this slang.

TBF Instead of Writing To Be Forwarded or To Be Fair / Frank

So, basically in emails if you want to inform the other person that the email belongs to some other person and needed to be forwarded to him/her or you want to convey a fact or information fairly or frankly, you can simply write TBF instead of writing To Be Forwarded or To Be Fair / Frank. Writing TBF seems professional, provides strong communication, with fewer efforts and good time management.