Popcorn Examples?
6.1BRAINROT SCOREPopcorn Online shorthand for sitting back to watch an argument or drama unfold, expressed with popcorn-eating GIFs, the popcorn emoji or a line about getting popcorn.
Origin:The reaction GIF traces to a 2007 YTMND page showing Michael Jackson eating popcorn in a clip from the 1982 "Thriller" video; it reached r/funny in May 2011 as a reply for Facebook arguments, and the r/popcorngif subreddit launched in March 2012. Emojipedia says the popcorn emoji, approved in 2015, is used online to signal following drama.
First Seen:2007-09 (YTMND popcorn GIF)
Peak Era:2011-present
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""Two accounts started quote-tweeting each other, so here is popcorn.""
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