The Rise and Fall of the Phrase "Facial Challenge"

The interesting Google nGram chart for "facial challenge" is here.

Comments

[Aunt Teefah]

“The Facial Challenge”; it’s the latest TikTok craze sweeping the country! Here’s how you can protect yourself and your family…

[Drbusybody]

Oh, but look at the ngram for "the." That word must be in real trouble.

[TwelveInchPianist]

Facially challenged? They used to just call us ugly.

[Matt F]

I think the graph reflects an upswing with the creation of a category of facial challenges, and then a downswing with the realization that they often blend into as-applied challenges — so that the phrase has become less useful and thus less common.