A new social media buzzword is putting a name to a practice that will be very familiar to some: "recreational arguing ."

Emmaline Dyer (@emmaleendryer), 29, from Dallas, Texas, first came across the term while scrolling TikTok , where it was used in reference to the notion that playing board games without people willing to "recreationally argue" was less fun.

Dyer agreed. For her, watching people get animated over something as trivial as a game is part of the entertainment, and she enjoys a debate. But she sddenly realized it might not be making the best impression.

"Seeing that video, something clicked for me," she told Newsweek . "All of the times I tried and failed to make friends with what I thought was well-meaning fun finally made sense."

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