Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An unpleasant but unavoidable event which has a significant effect on someone's life or personal development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originating from the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) in which each universe's Spider-Man experiences certain "canon events" that lead to them becoming Spider-Man. Popularized on TikTok and on other social media in mid-2023.
