deathfluencer
deathfluencer noun: a social-media personality focused on death and/or funerary practices.
Noun
deathfluencer (plural deathfluencers)
- A social-media personality focused on death and/or funerary practices.
- “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...2020 July 16, Jennifer Miller, “Boom Time for Death Planning”, in The New York Times
- ‘Deathfluencers’ have appeared on TikTok and a new breed of entrepreneurs have entered the traditionally staid funeral business looking to shake things up.2022 February 25, Samuel Holleran, “How popular culture helps with the business of death”, in Pursuit, The University of Melbourne
Forms of deathfluencer
| plural | deathfluencers |
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Origin of deathfluencer
Blend of death + influencer, equivalent to death + -fluencer.
Questions about deathfluencer
- What does deathfluencer mean?
- Deathfluencer means a social-media personality focused on death and/or funerary practices.
- What part of speech is deathfluencer?
- Deathfluencer is a noun.
- What is the plural of deathfluencer?
- The plural of deathfluencer is deathfluencers.
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