Deathfluencer

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A social-media personality focused on death and/or funerary practices. informal

    "“The stigma and taboos around talking about death have been way reduced,” Cake’s co-founder Suelin Chen, 38, said. This has driven conversation across social media, spurred interest in deathfluencers (they will discuss how funeral homes are responding to the coronavirus but also whether your pet will eat your eyeballs) and increased traffic to end-of-life platforms."

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"“The stigma and taboos around talking about death have been way reduced,” Cake’s co-founder Suelin Chen, 38, said. This has driven conversation across social media, spurred interest in deathfluencers (they will discuss how funeral homes are responding to the coronavirus but also whether your pet will eat your eyeballs) and increased traffic to end-of-life platforms."

Etymology

Blend of death + influencer, equivalent to death + -fluencer.

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