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minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 months agoIs “stunts” the new “slams”? I’m too old to keep up on current popular terminology
minus-squareaeiou@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoIt’s throwing me off because I thought ‘stunts on’ died off years ago
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI must not have been in the right circles, then. I suppose it helps to actually be in circles… but still.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothese 1681 kids https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
minus-squareGuilvareux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months 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.
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.
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.
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.