1. The phenomenon where
something exists or is being gatekeeped only on TikTok and doesn’t translate to
Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, real life, etc.
2. the false assumption that TikTok culture, norms, or relevance extend beyond TikTok itself.
Person A: “if you want the link to this item, check out my TikTok 3 videos down!”
Person B: “this some TikTokableism”
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Person A: “dude
Jenny kept joking about
something called floptropica and Da Boyz on TikTok. I had no idea what she was saying, I
don’t even have TikTok”
Person B: “TikTokableism right there”