What Does 'Planking' Mean?

[ VIRAL MEDIA ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Participatory MediaCLUSTER: Photo Fad Lineage

A participatory photo fad in which someone lies face down, rigid and straight like a plank, in an unusual or public location, photographing the pose and sharing it online.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He planked on top of the vending machine for the photo."

LORE & ORIGIN

Spread widely on Facebook starting in 2009-2011 under the name "The Lying Down Game," with participants competing to plank in increasingly odd or risky public spots for social-media attention.

FIRST SEEN

2009

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Participatory Fad Revival)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Photo Fad Harlem Shake

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

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN趴板挑战 →日本語 ja-JPプランキング →한국어 ko-KR플랭킹 →Español es-ESplanking →Português pt-BRplanking →Français fr-FRplanking →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · LOW

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ VIRAL MEDIA ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2009

NOW

Radar observation data not yet available for this term.

TOP PLATFORMS

Not enough Radar data yet to show a platform breakdown.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST HEAR THIS?

CLICK AN OPTION BELOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

[ VOTE TO REVEAL COMMUNITY RESULTS ]