Mine is insidious as it sounds cool and is apt in our modern world of fast news

  • bionicjoey
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    24 days ago

    I think it sounds a bit like the verb “to humour” as in to play along with someones crap.

    • khannie@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      Yes indeed it’s very close, but in my head it’s slightly more active.

      Let’s say a child is having a meltdown and the parent is trying to (incorrectly) placate them by giving them an ice cream. That would be plámásing. I feel like it actively encourages the bad behaviour rather than being more neutral which I’d consider “humouring”.