Aug 17, 2020 21:01
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

xfis

Spanish to English Other Other Text shorthand
This seems to be quite common shorthand in social media apps and texting, but I can't find what it means. Any ideas? My particular context is:

Me puedes envirar el domicilio xfis

Proposed translations

+5
19 mins
Selected

por favor = please

"Writing “xfis” is text-message shorthand for “porfis” which is a rather teenage-girly way of saying “por favor.” Other “cute” ways of saying “por favor” include saying “porfi” and “porfa.” Porfa seems to be gaining popularity and isn’t limited to “cute talk” anymore.

"In contemporary usage, the “X” is used for the word “por”... It appears to be related to the use of X in maths, where 2 X 3 is written “dos por tres."
https://www.quora.com/Someone-commented-on-my-tweet-Me-lo-pa...
Peer comment(s):

agree Marie Wilson
2 mins
agree David Hollywood : spot on Phil
3 mins
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
7 mins
agree Chema Nieto Castañón
1 hr
agree Juan Jacob : Claro.
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Phil!"
+3
20 mins

Please

Xfis I imagine is porfis, a colloquial way of saying por favor, the x replaces the "por" part.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : and spot on too Marie
3 mins
Thanks, David :-)
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
6 mins
Thanks, Beatriz :-)
agree Juan Jacob : Por supuesto.
4 hrs
Thanks, Juan :-)
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+2
25 mins

please

x = signo de multiplicación = "por"

xfis = porfis = porfa = por favor

Porfis - Urban Dictionarywww.urbandictionary.com › define › term=Porfis
Spanish form of saying pretty please.

porfis - Wikcionario, el diccionario librees.wiktionary.org › wiki › porfis
De porfa y el sufijo -is. Contracción
Manera de decir por favor a modo de contracción. Variante de porfa
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : también Bea y acá en Argentina la mayoría dicen "porfa"... y "dicen" o "dice" pero es otra pregunta :)
12 mins
Gracias David. No había ninguna respuesta cuando empecé a escribir, pero me retrasé. // Con "la mayoría" las dos formas son correctas, mira aquí: https://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/la-mayoria-voto-votaron-...
agree Juan Jacob : Sipi.
4 hrs
Grs Juan
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+4
2 hrs

Pls

Shorthand for please.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood
2 hrs
Thank you!
agree Juan Jacob : Yup.
2 hrs
Thank you!
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
9 hrs
Thank you!
agree Julieta Dambolena (X)
13 hrs
Thank you!
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