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Cannon Event

A necessary life event that is typically painful
Cringy teenage fashion choices is a Cannon Event.
Cannon Event by Taeble salt January 26, 2026

Cannon Event

refers to a crucial, unavoidable milestone in a character's journey that fundamentally shapes who they become or changes their entire personality
That dude must've experienced a cannon event.
Cannon Event by kashram August 10, 2026

Canon event 

The definition comes from the movie (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) it is an inevitable event or action good or bad that is supposed to happen that results your future self.
for example a Canon event can be the the time where peter parker became Spider-man because he got bit by a mutated spider and that his uncle got murdered by a burglar which in result made him want to do justice and become a superhero
Canon event by KingMorales June 6, 2023

Canon Event 

An event in someone's life that must happen, in order to keep the balance of the multiverse and a development in their storyline. If you happen to change or distrupt it, the multiverse will collapse.
"Hey, i saw Jhon's girl with another man! should we tell him?"

"Nah man, it's his canon event!"
Canon Event by anjinglah June 6, 2023

Canon Event 

An event everyone must go through to keep the universe intact. Typically this event has effects on character development
“Bro fumbling that girl was a canon event”
Canon Event by geometric123 June 16, 2023

Canon event 

Event: Someone must get folded, for Spiderman to be molded
Do not break the canon event, Miles! - Miguel O'Hara
Canon event by Andester June 18, 2023
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trucker's tan 

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I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
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