unalive

What it means

A censored, euphemistic way to say 'kill' or 'die,' used to dodge content filters and demonetization on platforms. People say someone got 'unalived' or talk about 'unaliving' to avoid algorithms flagging sensitive words.

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Examples

• The character gets unalived in the very first episode.
• I almost unalived myself laughing at that clip.
• They had to say 'unalive' so the video wouldn't get flagged.
• Spoiler, but the villain unalives half the cast.

Where it comes from

An 'algospeak' euphemism that emerged around 2021 on TikTok and YouTube, where creators replace 'kill' and 'die' to avoid moderation filters and demonetization.

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