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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

i think farm came from gaming. so farm is generate, and aura is good looks. aurafarm means it generates good looks. i think. fuck i'm old. my niblings could explain this but they're way the shitways away over there.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

It means more like being cool rather than just having good looks. Like think of it in terms of video games: the regular enemies you fight don't have aura, but a cool boss enemy with his own boss music does.

[–] Arkthos@pawb.social 18 points 11 hours ago

Started out meaning that someone is actively doing something for the purpose of looking cool. Here it's just used as a synonym for cool.