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Midnight Writer

(25,142 posts)
4. She heard there was a dog in Springfield having too much fun.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:25 PM
May 2025

Our Governor Pritzker warned Illinois citizens to keep their dogs inside until she leaves the area.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
2. I like it. Rubes and Klan sympathizers treated the Feds like crap for decades, now it's turn about.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:08 PM
May 2025

3catwoman3

(28,576 posts)
7. I googled it and this is what came up -
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:10 PM
May 2025

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"Unaliving" is a slang term, primarily used online, that euphemistically replaces words like "kill" or "die," often in the context of suicide. It's essentially a way to disguise or avoid using harsher terms related to death.

Srkdqltr

(9,355 posts)
8. Thank you, thats what i thought. Really strange. But then im old. Kill, die or dead are harsh, but it is what it is.
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:31 PM
May 2025

soldierant

(9,281 posts)
10. DuckDuckGo added that
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:44 PM
May 2025

some social media sites "unalive" those words , making it difficult to discuss the topic there. So there's a legitimate reason for using it.

Volaris

(11,382 posts)
11. Suicide is one of the keywords that will get a youtube video, demonatized.
Fri May 9, 2025, 10:10 AM
May 2025

'Un-alive-ed' is the alternative nomenclature, and so has made it's way into other social medias.

yliza

(198 posts)
9. It's a social media thing
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:43 PM
May 2025

Creators can get demonetized for using certain words, so they get creative. “Unalive/unaliving” is just one example.

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