What Does It Mean To Be 'Fujoshing TF Out'? The Slang Phrase Explained

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Fujoshing TF Out, also known as Fujo Out or Fujoshing TF Out, is a slang phrase used to joke about women who are obsessed with or who find enjoyment in seeing two men be romantically involved. The term "fujoshi" comes from Japanese slang and is used to describe women who read yaoi, also known as shōnen-ai (boy love) fiction. While originally seen as a pejorative, the term has since been adopted by fans themselves in a similar vein to the terms "otaku" and "weeaboo." Ironic and sincere jokes about women "fujoshing out" began to gain notable traction online after 2023.

Origin

The term fujoshi (腐女子) emerged in Japan around the early 2000s, coined on the messageboard 2ch to mock female fans of male-male romance media (yaoi) by making a pun on the words on 婦女子 ("respectable woman") and 腐女子 ("rotten woman"). Though originally derogatory, it has since been reclaimed by many yaoi fans as a self-descriptive identity.

The phrase "fujoing out" or "fujoshing tf out" is one that combines the Japanese word "fujoshi" with the active English verb tense. It is typically used to joke about a person engaging in being a "fujoshi" as an activity.

One of the earliest known notable uses of the phrase is an October 13th, 2023, tweet by X / Twitter user @1918friends that reads, "meredith grey fujoing out." The tweet was posted alongside a video of the character from Grey's Anatomy staring at two men passionately kissing, gathering over 24,000 likes in two years.

meredith grey fujoing out pic.twitter.com/c7Bv30XrSB

— uke skywalker (@1918friends) October 13, 2023

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On January 16th, 2024, X user @maracabeat posted a now-deleted image showing actress Ayo Adebiri making an excited face while watching her co-stars kiss on stage during the Emmy Awards. The post was captioned, "SHE WAS FUJOSHING OUTT," and gathered an unknown number of likes.

The post prompted fan art that traced other characters from popular media onto the image, as seen in a January 16th, 2024, tweet by X user @neo_suks that showed characters from Fiona and Cake, gathering over 13,000 likes in a year.

X user @neo_suks tweeted fan art featuring characters from _Fiona and Cake_, gathering over 13,000 likes in a year.

On May 22nd, 2024, X user @SO0u0o tweeted, "SHES FUJOSHING OUTTT," in response to a tweet that read, "EVIL mantis forces flies to KISS and become HOMOSEXUAL to conform to SOCIETY." The post gathered over 60,000 likes in a year.

On May 30th, 2024, the Instagram page @joan.of.arca posted a meme that reads, "She was fujoshing out." The meme features a photo of actress Zendaya in the film Challengers.

Meme by Instagram page @joan.of.arca that reads, "She was fujoshing out." The meme features a photo of actress Zendaya in the film _Challengers_.

On August 23rd, 2024, the Instagram page @koholintz posted a "FWM Friday" meme with the words changed to "Fujoshi Friday," gathering over 1,000 likes in a year. The meme was later reposted on August 15th, 2025, by Instagram user @the_little_toot, who gathered over 13,000 likes in three months.