What Does This Mean?

Feels

[ FANDOM ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Fandom CultureCLUSTER: Fandom Emotion

Strong, often overwhelming emotion triggered by a piece of media, used as a standalone noun to describe the sensation itself rather than any specific emotion.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"That finale gave me so many feels, I had to sit in silence for ten minutes after."

LORE & ORIGIN

Emerged from imageboard culture around the "I know that feel" meme format before spreading into Tumblr fandom vocabulary as shorthand for being emotionally affected by a show, scene, or ship.

FIRST SEEN

2009

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

Not established

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Leer en español →Lire en français →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Ler em português →阅读中文版 →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESfeels →Français fr-FRfeels →日本語 ja-JPフィールズ →한국어 ko-KR필즈 →Português pt-BRfeels →中文 zh-CNFeels →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

→ STEADY

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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