FaCIAbook

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Etymology

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Blend of Facebook +‎ CIA, suggesting that the site has an ulterior motive of spying on its users, or is a tool of the US government.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: fāsʹˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ/-bo͝ok, IPA(key): /ˈfeɪsˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ bʊk/ or IPA(key): /feɪ siːˌaɪˈeɪ bʊk/

Proper noun

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FaCIAbook

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory, rare) The social networking site Facebook.
    • 2016 March 22, ah, “Friday, June 25 2015”, in demon.local[1] (Usenet):
      All teh Important People have moved-on to FaciaBook...
    • 2018 December 3, jgsh...@aol.com, “You Saw This? Re: NY AG agrees to submit evidence of unprosecuted 9/11 federal crimes relating to destruction of WTCs to Special Criminal Grand Jury”, in peopleofCA12[2] (Google Groups):
      Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook [FaCIAbook] documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs' questions.
    • 2020 July 19, Lori Price, “Protest in Albany as NY State Bar Association Walks Back COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Recommendation”, in I Hate Trump Fan Club[3] (Google Groups):
      Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads for 'violating our policy against organized hate' Facebook [FaCIAbook] on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate. The ads, which attacked what the Trump campaign described as "Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups," featured an upside-down triangle... The ads targeted the far left group Antifa, calling on Trump supporters to back the President's calls to designate the group a terrorist organization. Responding to criticism of the ad earlier Thursday, the Trump campaign said the red triangle was "a symbol widely used by Antifa."
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