Phony Stark

English
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Blend of phony (“fraudulent or fake”) +‎ Tony Stark, referencing the fictional business magnate, inventor, and playboy from the Marvel franchise.

Proper noun

Phony Stark

  1. (derogatory) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
    Synonyms: Elmo, Elno, Elongated Muskrat, Space Karen
    • 2022 November 10, Muhammad (@muhammad@mastodon.social), Mastodon‎:
      so, yeah, five years on and people on Twitter just kinda endured the Nazis, but now Phony Stark might just tank the whole thing anyway.
    • 2023 February 6, Simon Zerafa (@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange), Mastodon‎:
      Phony Stark seems to want to drive Twitter off a cliff for whatever reason.
    • 2023 April 5, Leon Cowle (@leoncowle@hachyderm.io), Mastodon‎:
      I'm not mad at anything Phony Stark does to Twitter. I am mad (or at least dumbfounded) at respectable professionals still using that service, though.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Phony Stark.
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