Meanings
- slanglifestyleAn event that occurred on Tumblr in 2013, beginning on April Fool's Day and reportedly lasting several days, during which the site was flooded with photos and memes of actor Misha Collins.
While the Mishapocalypse involved relatively simple acts of tomfoolery, the Goncharov phenomenon was unique.
2023, Anna Birna Turner, "Goncharov and Collaborative Storytelling: How Tumblr Invented a Fake Martin Scorsese Movie", thesis submitted to Malmö University, page 72 more examples
The 'Mishapocalypse' dominated posts and chatter on the site for days, equally from those who were celebratory and derogatory.
2023, Lara Barkin, “Tumblr fandom is an unknowable anti-monolith cryptid”, in Joy Piedmont, Matt Hills, Paul Booth, Tansy Rayner Roberts, editors, Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader, unnumbered pageWhile this seems like something simple and silly, it was apparently a highly chaotic and confusing few days for those involved in the Mishapocalypse.
2025, Than Bjelland Brown, "#Duet Me: TikTok as a Virtual Traditional Music Community Environment", thesis submitted Memorial University of Newfoundland, page 57
Origin
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Mishapocalypse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mishapocalypse
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