Mishapocalypse

English

Etymology

From Misha +‎ -pocalypse.

Proper noun

The focus of the Mishapocalypse (Misha Collins).

Mishapocalypse

1. (fandom slang) An event that occurred on Tumblr in 2013, beginning on April Fool's Day and reportedly lasting several days, during which the site was flooded with photos and memes of actor Misha Collins.
   • 2023, Anna Birna Turner, "Goncharov and Collaborative Storytelling: How Tumblr Invented a Fake Martin Scorsese Movie", thesis submitted to Malmö University, page 7:

     While the Mishapocalypse involved relatively simple acts of tomfoolery, the Goncharov phenomenon was unique.

   • 2023, Lara Barkin, “Tumblr fandom is an unknowable anti-monolith cryptid”, in Joy Piedmont, Matt Hills, Paul Booth, Tansy Rayner Roberts, editors, Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader‎^[1], unnumbered page:

     The 'Mishapocalypse' dominated posts and chatter on the site for days, equally from those who were celebratory and derogatory.

   • 2025, Than Bjelland Brown, "#Duet Me: TikTok as a Virtual Traditional Music Community Environment", thesis submitted Memorial University of Newfoundland, page 57:

     While this seems like something simple and silly, it was apparently a highly chaotic and confusing few days for those involved in the Mishapocalypse.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mishapocalypse.

See also

• Superwholock