Fanum tax

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After a habit of the Twitch video game streamer Roberto "Fanum" Gonzalez.

the Fanum tax

(Internet slang, humorous, neologism) The taking of a portion of food from a friend without asking first.
- [2023 November 19, “Your guide to Generation Alpha slang: Bruh, What's a Fanum Tax?”, in Sun-Herald, Sydney, page 14:
  Pat says some of the lyrics in the slang parody song on TikTok, such as “You're so skibidi; You're so Fanum tax” – don't make a lot of sense. “It's just a mash-up of really cringey catchphrases into one song.” […] Fanum tax is a gag referring to YouTube creator Fanum, who “taxes” people by stealing their food.]
- [2023 December 31, Max Read, “The Year Millennials Aged Out of the Internet”, in New York Times, page 6:
  Skibidi Toilet, Fanum tax, the rizzler — I won't debase myself by pretending to know what these memes are, or what their appeal is, but I know that zoomers seem to love them. Or, at any rate, I can verify that they love using them to confuse and alienate middle-aged millennials like me.]