What Does This Mean?

Too Afraid to Ask

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Reddit phrase for a question a person is embarrassed to ask in public or in person, and the name of the community r/TooAfraidToAsk, where users post such questions, often anonymously.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""Too afraid to ask my friends, so: how do you actually split a restaurant bill fairly?""

LORE & ORIGIN

Recent term; no dated source found yet. The phrase is used on Reddit for questions people feel shy about asking elsewhere, and the community name follows the same wording.

FIRST SEEN

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PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2010s-2020s

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:ELI5 TIFU

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-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

→ STEADY

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

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NOW

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