Etymology

did the journal factory explode

Today it means: A rhetorical question used to tell someone that they are oversharing. Full definition →

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Coined in a TikTok comment by a user named "tris 7/". Later on, a screenshot of the comment got posted on Tumblr, then later Twitter, popularising the phrase.

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