ConnectPhrase · Ages 12-25 · In use
canon event
A painful or awkward experience everyone seems to go through, as if it was meant to happen.
Getting your first bad haircut is a canon event.
For parents and educators
Harmless, and often a gentle way to shrug off a bad day. If your kid calls something hard a canon event, it can open a talk about what happened.
Where it came from
From the 2023 movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.