diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/lib.rs
index be00d1c10e0c..16ff4183ef5f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ pub trait HashStableContext: rustc_ast::HashStableContext + rustc_abi::HashStabl
 /// like [`Span`]s and empty tuples, are gracefully skipped so they don't clutter the
 /// representation much.
 pub trait PrintAttribute {
-    fn print_something(&self) -> bool;
+    /// Whether or not this will render as something meaningful, or if it's skipped
+    /// (which will force the containing struct to also skip printing a comma
+    /// and the field name).
+    fn should_render(&self) -> bool;
+
     fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer);
 }
 
 impl<T: PrintAttribute> PrintAttribute for &T {
-    fn print_something(&self) -> bool {
-        T::print_something(self)
+    fn should_render(&self) -> bool {
+        T::should_render(self)
     }
 
     fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
@@ -48,9 +52,10 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
     }
 }
 impl<T: PrintAttribute> PrintAttribute for Option<T> {
-    fn print_something(&self) -> bool {
-        self.as_ref().is_some_and(|x| x.print_something())
+    fn should_render(&self) -> bool {
+        self.as_ref().is_some_and(|x| x.should_render())
     }
+
     fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
         if let Some(i) = self {
             T::print_attribute(i, p)
@@ -58,9 +63,10 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
     }
 }
 impl<T: PrintAttribute> PrintAttribute for ThinVec<T> {
-    fn print_something(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_empty() || self[0].print_something()
+    fn should_render(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_empty() || self[0].should_render()
     }
+
     fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
         let mut last_printed = false;
         p.word("[");
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
                 p.word_space(",");
             }
             i.print_attribute(p);
-            last_printed = i.print_something();
+            last_printed = i.should_render();
         }
         p.word("]");
     }
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
 macro_rules! print_skip {
     ($($t: ty),* $(,)?) => {$(
         impl PrintAttribute for $t {
-            fn print_something(&self) -> bool { false }
+            fn should_render(&self) -> bool { false }
             fn print_attribute(&self, _: &mut Printer) { }
         })*
     };
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, _: &mut Printer) { }
 macro_rules! print_disp {
     ($($t: ty),* $(,)?) => {$(
         impl PrintAttribute for $t {
-            fn print_something(&self) -> bool { true }
+            fn should_render(&self) -> bool { true }
             fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
                 p.word(format!("{}", self));
             }
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
 macro_rules! print_debug {
     ($($t: ty),* $(,)?) => {$(
         impl PrintAttribute for $t {
-            fn print_something(&self) -> bool { true }
+            fn should_render(&self) -> bool { true }
             fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
                 p.word(format!("{:?}", self));
             }
@@ -105,29 +111,29 @@ fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
 }
 
 macro_rules! print_tup {
-    (num_print_something $($ts: ident)*) => { 0 $(+ $ts.print_something() as usize)* };
+    (num_should_render $($ts: ident)*) => { 0 $(+ $ts.should_render() as usize)* };
     () => {};
     ($t: ident $($ts: ident)*) => {
         #[allow(non_snake_case, unused)]
         impl<$t: PrintAttribute, $($ts: PrintAttribute),*> PrintAttribute for ($t, $($ts),*) {
-            fn print_something(&self) -> bool {
+            fn should_render(&self) -> bool {
                 let ($t, $($ts),*) = self;
-                print_tup!(num_print_something $t $($ts)*) != 0
+                print_tup!(num_should_render $t $($ts)*) != 0
             }
 
             fn print_attribute(&self, p: &mut Printer) {
                 let ($t, $($ts),*) = self;
-                let parens = print_tup!(num_print_something $t $($ts)*) > 1;
+                let parens = print_tup!(num_should_render $t $($ts)*) > 1;
                 if parens {
                     p.word("(");
                 }
 
-                let mut printed_anything = $t.print_something();
+                let mut printed_anything = $t.should_render();
 
                 $t.print_attribute(p);
 
                 $(
-                    if printed_anything && $ts.print_something() {
+                    if $ts.should_render() {
                         p.word_space(",");
                         printed_anything = true;
                     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_macros/src/print_attribute.rs b/compiler/rustc_macros/src/print_attribute.rs
index 3c6e30b851bf..fe78fb15cb95 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_macros/src/print_attribute.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_macros/src/print_attribute.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn print_fields(name: &Ident, fields: &Fields) -> (TokenStream, TokenStream, Tok
                 let name = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap();
                 let string_name = name.to_string();
                 disps.push(quote! {
-                    if __printed_anything && #name.print_something() {
+                    if __printed_anything && #name.should_render() {
                         __p.word_space(",");
                         __printed_anything = true;
                     }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn print_fields(name: &Ident, fields: &Fields) -> (TokenStream, TokenStream, Tok
                 quote! { {#(#field_names),*} },
                 quote! {
                     __p.word(#string_name);
-                    if true #(&& !#field_names.print_something())* {
+                    if true #(&& !#field_names.should_render())* {
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn print_fields(name: &Ident, fields: &Fields) -> (TokenStream, TokenStream, Tok
             for idx in 0..fields_unnamed.unnamed.len() {
                 let name = format_ident!("f{idx}");
                 disps.push(quote! {
-                    if __printed_anything && #name.print_something() {
+                    if __printed_anything && #name.should_render() {
                         __p.word_space(",");
                         __printed_anything = true;
                     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn print_fields(name: &Ident, fields: &Fields) -> (TokenStream, TokenStream, Tok
                 quote! {
                     __p.word(#string_name);
 
-                    if true #(&& !#field_names.print_something())* {
+                    if true #(&& !#field_names.should_render())* {
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub(crate) fn print_attribute(input: Structure<'_>) -> TokenStream {
     input.gen_impl(quote! {
         #[allow(unused)]
         gen impl PrintAttribute for @Self {
-            fn print_something(&self) -> bool { #printed }
+            fn should_render(&self) -> bool { #printed }
             fn print_attribute(&self, __p: &mut rustc_ast_pretty::pp::Printer) { #code }
         }
     })