See canon event on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Originating from the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (released June 2, 2023) in which each universe's Spider-Man experiences certain \"canon events\" that lead to them becoming Spider-Man. Popularized on TikTok.",
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"ref": "2023 June 15, Matilda Boseley, “'A form of acceptance': TikTok's new trend of 'canon events'”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-04:",
"text": "The format is simple enough: a few seconds of the poster's face looking regretful with an ominous tone from the film's soundtrack playing underneath. The text on screen describes how it feels to watch someone make a terrible or embarrassing decision, but are unable to do anything to interfere because it is a \"canon event\".",
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"ref": "2023 July 5, Jillian Giandurco, “What's Your Canon Event? TikTok Wants To Know”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2023-07-18:",
"text": "Sure, it feels like we had a new canon event every day during our teenage years, but early adulthood is filled with plenty of unavoidable life experiences, too.",
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"ref": "[2023 July 11, “’Canon Event’ TikToks Use a ’Spider-Verse’ Phrase That Almost Didn’t Make the Film”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-17:",
"text": "Those TikToks, a mixture of concern and schadenfreude, are a few of the thousands of videos powering a trend that has catapulted a new phrase into the pop culture lexicon: the \"canon event,\" a pivotal moment that must happen in order for people to mature into their future selves.",
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"ref": "2023 December 27, “Top 10 Films of 2023”, in The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge, M.A.: Harvard Crimson, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-17:",
"text": "Full of unexpected gore, off-color jokes, and gay canon events, \"Bottoms\" balances a refreshing authenticity with an unwavering ability to keep viewers on their toes.",
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"text": "The format is simple enough: a few seconds of the poster's face looking regretful with an ominous tone from the film's soundtrack playing underneath. The text on screen describes how it feels to watch someone make a terrible or embarrassing decision, but are unable to do anything to interfere because it is a \"canon event\".",
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"text": "Those TikToks, a mixture of concern and schadenfreude, are a few of the thousands of videos powering a trend that has catapulted a new phrase into the pop culture lexicon: the \"canon event,\" a pivotal moment that must happen in order for people to mature into their future selves.",
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