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silkpost.

A social media post, typically on Reddit, intended to, often humorously, deceive the reader about the Metroidvania video game Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun
  1. A social media post, typically on Reddit, intended to, often humorously, deceive the reader about the Metroidvania video game Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025).

    Internet · neologism
Where this word comes from

Blend of Silksong + -post. The format originated due to the long development cycle of Hollow Knight: Silksong with scarce updates from its makers, with users deceiving others into believing that there had been news on the game.

verb
  1. To make a silkpost.

    Internet · intransitive · neologism
Where this word comes from

Blend of Silksong + -post. The format originated due to the long development cycle of Hollow Knight: Silksong with scarce updates from its makers, with users deceiving others into believing that there had been news on the game.

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