Gen Alpha · 2013–mid-2020s · Status aura farming
Aura farming
Doing something mainly to look effortlessly cool or collect imaginary status points.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“Performing coolness”
ALSO SEARCHED ASfarming aura
THE VIBEFast, ironic, meme-heavy
USE IT INMemes, school, short-form video
USE IT LIKE THIS
“That slow-motion entrance was pure aura farming.”
CONTEXT CHECK
Often teasing rather than serious.
WORD ORIGIN
Popularized through short-form video, streamers, gaming, memes and school-age peer culture.