• edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m getting too fucking old, the fucking etymology on this is hurting my brain. I guess I grasp the concept, but wtf does a cake have to do with it. Why can’t you just say you find someone oddly attractive or w/e.

    • Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml
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      13 hours ago

      Yeh it was eye opening how far I have drifted from the zeitgeist when I had to decode so much additional context to even be able to parse the sentence let alone see the humour of it. Feelsbadman

    • nerdyshades@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      The “cake” is a literal cake, and the concept is printed pictures on sticks or straws that you put into the cake as you mention or explain the unconventional person. It’s just a “viral” online trend, a random fun thing friends do.

      • Bilb!@lem.monster
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        2 days ago

        Or maybe “take?” But yeah, “cake” being there briefly made me feel insane.

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      2 days ago

      How old are you? Beef cake has been used to describe an attractive muscular male body for decades. Not that far-fetched to see the connection.