Citations:vent

English citations of vent

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verbalized frustration

• 1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.

  But Mr. Gardiner, though he assured her again of his earnest endeavours in the cause, could not avoid recommending moderation to her, as well in her hopes as her fear; and after talking with her in this manner till dinner was on the table, they all left her to vent all her feelings on the housekeeper, who attended in the absence of her daughters.

market, opportunity to sell

• July 22, 1673, William Temple, Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland

  there is in a manner no vent for any Commodity but of Wool

(intransitive, video games, slang) In the video game Among Us: to use a vent (to go somewhere).

• 2020 October 28, Peggy Wang, “Just 12 "Among Us" Quizzes For Anyone Who Is Hopelessly Addicted To This Perfect Game”, in BuzzFeed‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-10-29:

  You've faked tasks, you've acted sus, you've vented, you've memorized the Skeld map, and you've worn every hat.

• 2020 September 24, Jen Rothery, “Among Us 2: everything we know about the sequel”, in PCGamesN‎^[2], archived from the original on 2020-09-18:

  We suspect they’ve vented to medbay and are intending to use some kind of surgical tools to ‘upgrade’ the original Among Us with a bunch of cool new features and levels, instead of starting over from scratch with the sequel.

• 2020 October 29, Azriel Aurelio, “Among Us: 10 Telltale Signs Of An Impostor”, in Game Rant‎^[3], archived from the original on 2021-11-28:

  The admin is also a great way of catching someone seeming to teleport between rooms. That means that someone's venting. […] So, if someone cries out "he vented" but turns out he didn't, then the boy who cried vent is the impostor; an impostor trying to kill someone off without getting his hands dirty. It doesn't apply to just venting though. If, for example, Cyan says he saw Brown kill Black through the security footage, then if Brown is ejected but wasn't the imposter, then Cyan is the actual impostor.

• 2020 November 2, Titas "TeeKay" Khan, “Among Us: The art of venting and not getting caught while doing it”, in Sportskeeda‎^[4], Nazara Technologies, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:

  As an added layer of protection, Impostors are always advised to close the door while venting so that Crewmates cannot determine the player's identity using the vents.

• 2020 November 19, Muhammad Tariq, “Those we didn't know are ‘Among Us’”, in The California Aggie‎^[5], volume 139, number 7, page 8, column 2:

  “Among Us” has become ingrained into Generation Z’s culture in such a way that phrases such as “yellow is sus,” “purple vented” or “skip vote” are part of our daily vernacular.

• 2021 September 16, Amelia Fruzzetti, “Fellow fans of legumes, take a gander at these official Among Us costumes”, in Nintendo Wire‎^[6], archived from the original on 2021-09-16:

  Now, to speak in a language the youth will understand: you can vent into the costume to be mega sus and a total Amogus reference that all your crewmates will LOL at. Don’t let anybody else be your imposter this Halloween! Fortnite!

• 2022 June 9, Kris Holt, “‘Among Us VR’ Trailer Shows First-Person Tasks, Venting And Emergency Meetings”, in Forbes‎^[7], archived from the original on 2022-06-09:

  When you’re venting as an impostor, you’ll be able to peer through the grille to see who’s passing by.

• 2022 June 16, Maria Meluso, “Among Us: How to Vent Safely (Tips, Trick, & Strategies)”, in Screen Rant‎^[8], archived from the original on 2020-10-15:

  Here's everything to know about Venting and how to do so successfully in Among Us.

• 2023 April 19, Jacqueline Zalace, “The Origin Of The He Vented! Meme”, in TheGamer‎^[9], archived from the original on 2023-04-20:

  Video games have been a great source of popular memes throughout meme-history, with a popular one being He Vented! This meme has several variations, usually depending on who is doing the venting in question.