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1459 points Group_B | 3 comments | 04 Feb 25 18:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
1. thomasreggi ◴[04 Feb 25 19:16 UTC] No.42937229[source]▶
"tok" as a suffix for short form video is unhinged
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2. aizk ◴[04 Feb 25 19:18 UTC] No.42937244[source]▶
Personally I see it as implying two things - Infinite scrolling - Heavily curated algorithms

Although in this instance, it's just selecting from wikipedia randomly

3. tgv ◴[04 Feb 25 21:24 UTC] No.42938961[source]▶
Like -gate as a suffix for a scandal?

Anyway, it beats all the other names mentioned and suggested here. It rhymes with tiktok, and it even has “ik” in the first part. It’s immediately understandable. Don’t try to apply logic.