"silkpost" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-silkpost.wav [US] Forms: silkposts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Silksong + -post. The format originated due to the long development cycle of Hollow Knight: Silksong with scarce updates from its makers, with users deceiving others into believing that there had been news on the game. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|w:Silksong|-post}} Blend of Silksong + -post Head templates: {{en-noun}} silkpost (plural silkposts)
  1. (Internet slang, neologism) A social media post, typically on Reddit, intended to, often humorously, deceive the reader about the Metroidvania video game Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025). Tags: Internet, neologism Coordinate_terms: Skong
    Sense id: en-silkpost-en-noun-1M2W4kHw Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video games Disambiguation of English blends: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Video games: 87 13

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-silkpost.wav [US] Forms: silkposts [present, singular, third-person], silkposting [participle, present], silkposted [participle, past], silkposted [past]
Etymology: Blend of Silksong + -post. The format originated due to the long development cycle of Hollow Knight: Silksong with scarce updates from its makers, with users deceiving others into believing that there had been news on the game. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|w:Silksong|-post}} Blend of Silksong + -post Head templates: {{en-verb}} silkpost (third-person singular simple present silkposts, present participle silkposting, simple past and past participle silkposted)
  1. (Internet slang, neologism, intransitive) To make a silkpost. Tags: Internet, intransitive, neologism
    Sense id: en-silkpost-en-verb-lwD7tJdW Categories (other): English neologisms

Inflected forms

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