Gloss · Slang · canon event

What does “canon event” mean?

A canon event is a painful or awkward experience that shapes you, and that everyone seems to go through.

Where it comes from

From the 2023 film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, where canon events are moments every Spider-Man must live through.

Canon Event in a sentence

Can you say it at work?

Fine and friendly.

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