did the journal factory explode en · X
Etymology
Coined in a TikTok comment by a user named "tris 7/". Later on, a screenshot of the comment got posted on Tumblr, then later Twitter, popularising the phrase.
Meanings
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(Internet, humorous) A rhetorical question used to tell someone that they are oversharing.
lmfao did the journal factory explode?
2026 May 22, @abiapessoa, X (post), archived from the original on 22 May 2026:we should all know less about each other like omg did the journal factory explode?
2026 March 22, @geardress, X (post), archived from the original on 22 May 2026:did the journal factory explode?
2026 April 6, @mych3micalswift, X (post), archived from the original on 22 May 2026:
Relateds
TMI · blogpost (4chan slang) · too much information