Press F to Pay Respects
The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare funeral QTE — now the internet's default 'F' for respect (or mockery).
From a CoD: Advanced Warfare cutscene prompt to press F (or X) at a funeral. Online, typing 'F' or 'Press F' became a ritual to acknowledge a loss, fail, or unfortunate event — sincere or ironic.
History
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014) includes a funeral quick-time event mocked for forced interactivity. Players and streamers turned 'Press F to Pay Respects' into a durable chat meme (Know Your Meme).
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. Scores last reviewed 2026-07-25. How scoring works
Timeline
Nov 2014
Advanced Warfare launches; funeral QTE is mocked immediately
2015+
F spam becomes standard Twitch/YouTube chat etiquette
2010s–20s
Spreads beyond gaming into general internet condolence jokes
Examples
- “Chat spamming F after a streamer dies in-game”
- “Commenting 'F' under a story about a canceled show”
- “Saying 'press F to pay respects' about a broken phone”
Media
Related entries
Culturally linked — not random recommendations.
EZ
SlangGaming and internet shorthand for 'easy' — boast, joke, or ironic flex after a win (or a loss).
GG
SlangGaming acronym for 'good game' — sportsmanship closer, resignation, or sarcastic salt depending on tone.
Press X to Doubt
MemeL.A. Noire's interrogation 'Doubt' prompt — the reaction image for 'I don't believe you.'
Ah Shit. Here We Go Again
MemeCJ's GTA: San Andreas line turned 2019 reaction meme — the internet's shrug when the same mess starts over.
Leeroy Jenkins
MemeA 2005 World of Warcraft video in which a player named Leeroy Jenkins charges recklessly into a dungeon while his teammates are still planning, destroying the raid and immortalizing a battle cry.
Hot Damn
MemeCaptain Holt's explosive Brooklyn Nine-Nine 'HOT DAMN!' — the internet's favorite sudden-joy soundboard yell.
References
Sources behind this entry. Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor.
- Press F to Pay Respects — Know Your Meme
knowyourmeme.com