type
noun
pronounced
/cancel-culture/
emerged
recent
status
mainstream

cancel culture

   politically loaded

the one-line answer

The social practice of withdrawing support from people due to offensive behavior.

Cancel culture refers to the broader practice of online communities collectively withdrawing support from individuals. Defenders say it is accountability. Critics say it is mob behavior. The debate about it is itself a form of internet discourse.

mainstream

Your coworker might use this word.

01 / in the wild

hear it move.

complaint
you can't joke about anything anymore. cancel culture is out of control.
The speaker feels that online accountability has gone too far.