canon event

noun

Etymology

Originating from the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) in which each universe's Spider-Man experiences certain "canon events" that lead to them becoming Spider-Man. Popularized on TikTok and on other social media in mid-2023.

Definitions

1
An unpleasant but unavoidable event which has a significant effect on someone's life or…
An unpleasant but unavoidable event which has a significant effect on someone's life or personal development.
- Sure, it feels like we had a new canon event every day during our teenage years, but early adulthood is filled with plenty of unavoidable life experiences, too.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for canon event. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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