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aura farming
What does aura farming mean?
Frequently used ironically when someone's coolness is obviously staged.
"Posing dramatically at the gym is peak aura farming."
Origin
"Aura farming" built on the "aura points" meme and blew up in 2025, especially via a viral clip of a young Indonesian boat-race dancer whose calm, repetitive moves became the definitive image of effortlessly "farming" coolness.
Frequently asked questions
What does aura farming mean?
Aura farming is doing something deliberately cool to rack up "aura" (coolness points), often posing or performing for effect.
Where did aura farming come from?
It built on the "aura points" meme and went viral in 2025, tied to a clip of an Indonesian boat-race dancer.
Is aura farming a compliment?
It can be admiring or mocking — admiring when the coolness lands, mocking when it's obviously staged.
How do you use aura farming in a sentence?
For example: "he's aura farming" — performing coolness on purpose.
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