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minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoIs “stunts” the new “slams”? I’m too old to keep up on current popular terminology
minus-squareaeiou@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoIt’s throwing me off because I thought ‘stunts on’ died off years ago
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI must not have been in the right circles, then. I suppose it helps to actually be in circles… but still.
minus-squareGuilvareux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t reckon it’s popular. We’ve known for years that “slams” is a sign of a disappointing article, but maybe we’re all actually starting to internalise it now, so now we need to mix up the headlines to keep engagement.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agothese 1681 kids https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, I have heard of the term stunt before. Shockingly. Just not in this context, which is not in fact mentioned in the link you provided.
Is “stunts” the new “slams”?
I’m too old to keep up on current popular terminology
It’s throwing me off because I thought ‘stunts on’ died off years ago
“stunt” is 90s/early 2000s slang.
I must not have been in the right circles, then.
I suppose it helps to actually be in circles… but still.
I don’t reckon it’s popular. We’ve known for years that “slams” is a sign of a disappointing article, but maybe we’re all actually starting to internalise it now, so now we need to mix up the headlines to keep engagement.
these 1681 kids
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt
Yes, I have heard of the term stunt before. Shockingly.
Just not in this context, which is not in fact mentioned in the link you provided.