Today, I learnt a new word called “vaguebooking”:
A blend of vague and Facebooking, vaguebooking is the practice of making a post on social media, primarily Facebook, that is intentionally vague but highly personal and emotional. Designed to elicit concerned responses from friends and family, it’s often looked down upon as a desperate call for attention or need for validation.
Apparently this was added to Dictionary.com’s slang dictionary in 2019 and while I totally understand what it means, I hadn’t heard it until now. A good example of this is the stereotypical vague but overly emotional post like “you really find out who your friends are when times get tough x”, followed by a response like “are you ok hun? x”, and a final retort of “i’m fine, just thinking out loud x” or perhaps an unannounced DM explaining what happened (if anything).
It’s fascinating how modern portmanteaus get formed, especially considering how marginalised cultures and online phenomena intersect.