A term for responding to someone or yourself getting suppressed for saying something, even if it's right or moral to say. This was coined by the dystopian-based novel titled "Nineteen
Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
Person 1: "I can't believe I got banned just for criticising the owner!"
Person 2: "I know right? It's literally 1984!"
Person 2: "I know right? It's literally 1984!"
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Get the Literally North Korea mug.When someone decides a joke is “not funny” just because they took it literally or didn’t realize it was a joke, even though it was meant humorously and others understood it that way
Person 1: “I’d rather eat dogs than this shit.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
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Get the literally mug.Referring to an overmarketed product which follows similar notes to Squid Game's over-marketisation by big corporations, ironically going against the entire point of the show.
1: Hey 2, know that show about money struggles that you liked? They just released a Happy Meal themed around it!
2: Literally Squid Game man.
2: Literally Squid Game man.
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Part of speech: noun (also usable as a verb: to literaloon)
Definition: A person who takes satire/skits literally and angrily attacks the (imagined) target — thereby proving they missed the joke and making themselves look foolish.
Etymology: literal + buffoon/loon.
literaloonery (n.) — the state or behavior of repeatedly doing this.
literalooned (adj.) — having fallen for a skit and reacted angrily.
Part of speech: noun (also usable as a verb: to literaloon)
Definition: A person who takes satire/skits literally and angrily attacks the (imagined) target — thereby proving they missed the joke and making themselves look foolish.
Etymology: literal + buffoon/loon.
literaloonery (n.) — the state or behavior of repeatedly doing this.
literalooned (adj.) — having fallen for a skit and reacted angrily.
“That whole comments section is full of literaloonery — they thought the parody ad was real and called for a boycott."
(verb) “She literalooned the sketch and started lecturing the cast — cornball cringe.”
(verb) “She literalooned the sketch and started lecturing the cast — cornball cringe.”
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