fidget spinners

A form of fidget spinner — A type of stress-relieving toy that is intended to be spun around in one's hand, and that generally consists of a bearing in the center of a design made from any of a variety of materials including brass, stainless steel, titanium, copper, and plastic.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fidget spinner
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    Dank meme communities love making fun of fidget spinners, especially because spinners are associated with autistic kids, a favorite target for mockery in “edgy” online spaces like 4chan and Reddit. There, spinners are considered emblematic of everything that’s wrong with society, and they’re used as a metaphor for anything unlikeable.

    2017, Jay Hathaway (25 May 2017), Are fidget spinners white supremacist now?, Daily Dot (retrieved 2017-11-09; archived from the original 2017-09-29)
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