TGIF: meaning of the abbreviation simply explained
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The meaning of the abbreviation TGIF is not necessarily clear to everyone. Nevertheless, the four letters are also very popular outside of the Internet. So that you too soon know the meaning of TGIF, we explain in this practical tip what is hidden behind this abbreviation.
TGIF: the meaning of the abbreviation
TGIF stands for "Thank God it's Friday". In German: Thank God it's Friday.
- The five words became famous through the film "Thank God it's Friday" from 1978.
- In the United States, the acronym "TGIF" was used on television in the 1980s and 1990s for a block of family programs that were aired on Friday evenings.
- It was taken up again by Katy Perry's song from 2011 "Last Friday Night (TGIF)".
- Use this phrase when you want to express that you have had a hard week or want to express great joy about the coming weekend.
- Abbreviations like these are mostly used in messengers like WhatsApp or in post on social networks like Facebook.
- Incidentally, there has been a pretty successful restaurant chain called "TGI Friday's" for a long time. However, the only branch opened in Germany has already closed its doors again.
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