afflouncement
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
afflouncement (plural afflouncements)
- (Internet slang) Posting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.
- 2023 NextDoor.com, Lansing, Michigan area, a user's reply to another's post, 27 Oct 2023
- "Not an airport, no need to announce your departure. Nice to see afflouncements on here too. NextDoor is now officially a social media app"
- 2019 Louise Tilbrook Designs, accessed 4 Nov 2023 (same content began on another platform, Ravelry.com, apparently in 2019)
- "Afflouncement shawl" (Artist's conception with description explaining design and context)
- 2023 NextDoor.com, Lansing, Michigan area, a user's reply to another's post, 27 Oct 2023
Usage notes[edit]
This is relatively new, and spelling varies, specifically with regard to the single or doubled "f."
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References[edit]
- “aflouncement”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.