noun Internet Slang

Canon Event

/ˈkæn.ən ɪˈvɛnt/ · noun · slang

A formative, unavoidable life experience you're not supposed to interfere with — it shapes who you become.

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Definitions

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Used to explain why a cringe or rough moment had to happen.

“Realizing you mispronounced a word for years is a canon event.”
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Often paired with the joke that you "can't interfere with someone's canon event."

“I wanted to warn him but I couldn't interfere with his canon event.”
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A defining, often awkward or painful life experience that's seen as a necessary part of growing up, which you shouldn't prevent because it makes someone who they are. Inspired by the multiverse idea of fixed "canon" events.

“Getting your heart broken at 16 is a canon event.”
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Canon Event In A Sentence

Bombing your first job interview is a canon event.
Let her go through it, it's a canon event.
That embarrassing text was a canon event for sure.

Origin & Usage

"Canon event" went viral in 2023 from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, where fixed "canon events" must happen across the multiverse. Gen Z adopted it for unavoidable, formative life experiences.

Variants Can't interfere with a canon event
Tags #gen-z#internet#meme#pop

People Also Ask

What does canon event mean?

A canon event is a formative, unavoidable life experience you're not supposed to interfere with — it shapes who you become.

Where did canon event come from?

It went viral in 2023 from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and was adopted for real-life formative moments.

Why can't you interfere with a canon event?

The joke is that the experience, however rough, is necessary to make someone who they're meant to be.

How do you use canon event in a sentence?

For example: "that's a canon event" — a necessary formative experience.

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