62 of the Trendiest Brainrot Quotes Decoded

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2025 brainrot phrases for memes, TikTok captions, and texts

Co-authored by Tobi Nwodo and Amy Bobinger, BA

Last Updated: November 24, 2025 Fact Checked

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Into brainrot but tired of saying “Skibidi dop dop dop”? Don’t worry—we know what you’re here for. Whether you’re looking for something silly to text your friends or you need a caption for your next TikTok video or Instagram post, we’ve rounded up some of the trendiest brainrot quotes for you to choose from. Let’s get started!

5 Trendy Brainrot Quotes of 2025

6–7
Chat
My mom kinda homeless
Holy airball
Dada man

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Most Popular Brainrot Quotes

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These are the quotes you’ll hear everywhere right now. Trends come and go—but is brainrot here to stay forever? We’re not sure, but we do know that these brainrot quotes are having a major moment.
- 6–7
  - What is it? “6–7” is a TikTok trend that originated from the Skrilla song (Doot Doot 6 7,” but it took on a life of its own, becoming a massive meme with its own hand sign. It kind of means nothing and everything all at once.
- Chat
  - What is it? “Chat” is another way to address a crowd, like “you guys” or “dude.” It comes from livestreamers talking to their audience, but now it can refer to anyone. It’s sometimes used in phrases like, “Chat is this real?” or “Chat, am I cooked?”
- Speed I really need this, my mom kinda homeless.
  - What is it? This is an old quote from a 2021 ISHOWSPEED stream, where he tried not to laugh when a kid said, “Please, Speed, I need this. My mom is kinda homeless.” It’s become a meme about trying not to laugh—but don’t worry, a recent update from @FearedBuck on X revealed that the kid (now a teen) and his mom are fine.^{[1]
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- I’m Pibble wash my belly
  - What is it? This is another older meme—it started as a 2022 video of a puppy named Pibble having its belly washed. But “I’m Pibble wash my belly” is fun to say, so it’s making the Brainrot rounds again, like in this TikTok from @thepibblepost.^{[2]
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- Holy airball
  - What is it? In basketball, an airball is a missed shot. In Brainrot speak, it’s used to express amazement at something gone wrong—like when someone misunderstands something. (For instance, this TikTok video from @sarinasoriano says “I told him I like football. He said let me take you to a game.” Then, footage of Soriano operating a camera on the field during NFL games players over the caption “Holyyy Air Balll.”)
- Dada man
  - What is it? This is a silly trend where people playfully tease each other by saying “Dada Man” in a baby talk voice. For instance, this video from TikToker @risky2funny shows one guy teasing another by saying “Eatin your Biggie Bag Dada Man? Bite bite!”
- Doi doi doi
  - What is it? “Doi doi doi” is just a silly sound that caught on after streamer Kai Cenat performed it for America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel. People started recreating the sound, like in this video from @girlwithdaburger.

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Brainrot Quotes You Can Say on Repeat

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Try these quotes in text, conversation, or comments. These are the catchiest, most viral brainrot quotes we could find. There are a few classics in here—plus some of the newest quotes making the meme rounds today.
- Erm, what the sigma?
  - What is it? One of the original quotable brainrot moments, this meme features Spongebob’s Squidward seemingly uttering, “Erm, what the sigma?” It’s come to mean “What the heck?” and it’s everywhere.^{[3]
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- Only in Ohio
  - What is it? A brainrot classic, this refers to memes claiming that weird, apocalyptic things happen in Ohio.
  - Variation: A song based on the trend spawned the viral line, “I was in Ohio before I met you.”
- Those who know
  - What is it? This started out as a variant on the Traumatized Mr. Incredible meme, but it can be used any time you know the darker true story behind a meme, story, viral moment or, well—pretty much anything.
- Goated with the sauce
  - What is it? Playing on GOAT (Greatest of All Time), this means someone is extra-extra good at whatever they do.
- Hitting the griddy
  - What is it? A reference to a dance popularized by football players at Landry-Walker High School in Louisiana. The dance went viral and spawned this ultra-quotable phrase.
- Is this still water?
  - What is it? A video about urban exploring showed someone discovering stagnant water, then another video explained that still water is really dangerous—which led to a viral moment where people “discover” still or stagnant water around their own homes.^{[4]
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- Get out!
  - What is it? The TikTok “Get out” sound effect—sometimes called the Tuco “Get Out” Scream because it sounds like the Breaking Bad character Tuco—has become its own larger-than-life brainrot meme experience.
- Duke Dennis can steal my girl / Kai Cenat can steal my girl
  - What is it? An attempt to glaze YouTubers Duke Dennis or Kai Cenat by saying they’re so cool they can get anyone—even OP’s girlfriend.^{[5]
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- Put the phone down
  - What is it? This started out as a video of an officer yelling “Put the phone down!” to a young man, who insists, “This is for my safety!” He’s eventually tazed—but while the original incident is fairly serious, it got meme’d in true brainrot fashion.^{[6]
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  - Mashups include “I can’t put down the cup” and “I can’t put down the mango.”
- I’m on my winter arc
  - What is it? A “winter arc” is based on the idea that October 1 is a great time to lock in on a long-time goal, like fitness, to carry you through the long winter months.^{[7]
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- It’s like finding a Gold Scar / How it feels finding a Gold Scar
  - What is it? This meme series compares finding a Gold Scar in Fortnite to other positive experiences, like your favorite team winning a game.^{[8]
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- I was the knight in shining armor in your movie
  - What is it? Videos that reference the above Gold Scar quote often use the song “All Time Low” by Jon Bellion, which starts with the line, “I was the knight in shining armor in your movie.”^{[9]
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  - Can’t get enough brainrot? Check out wikiHow’s “What Brainrot Word Am I?” quiz!
- I bought a property in Egypt
  - What is it? A video of grindset hustler Cam Easty shows him describing how he bought a property. Unfortunately for him, the cropped video shows him saying, “I bought a property in Egypt, and what they do for you is they give you the property.” Brainrot gold.^{[10]
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- I’ve played these games before
  - What is it? This quote from Squid Games has turned into a viral way to say that you’ve been there, done that.^{[11]
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- Did you pray today?
  - What is it? Say this before you do anything where you might need a little extra divine help, like before you take a test or run a yellow light.
- You’re funny I’m following you home
  - What is it? Stalking might not normally be funny, but in brainrot culture, joking about it is the perfect way to compliment someone.
- Chat is this real?
  - What is it? This references streamers asking their audience (the “chat”) if they can believe what’s happening. It was popularized by iShowSpeed, often in a joking way to reference clearly AI-generated content.^{[12]
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  - A similar phrase is “We’re cooked, chat”—meaning “we’re in trouble.”
- This is my Roman Empire
  - What is it? This means something that you think about a lot. It references the viral “How often do you think about the Roman Empire” trend.^{[13]
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- You know I had to do it to ‘em
  - What is it? This references a photo that went viral of Twitter user Lucky Luciano standing on a sidewalk in a pastel-pink outfit captioned “You know I had to do it to em.” Use it in an ironic way or when you think your outfit is awesome.^{[14]
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- What’s up brother?
  - What is it? The phrase might not be new, but it’s a brainrot trend all the same. Popularized by streamer Sketch, this version has you point up at the sky while saying, “What’s up brother?” If the other person is into brainrot, they’ll say, “Tuesday, Tuesday.”^{[15]
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- Mama a girl behind you / Mommy a girl behind you
  - What is it? This started as a video of a woman taken with the Snapchat filter showing a small person dancing beside her. Her son says, “Mama a girl behind you.” The moment went viral—and it’s so quotable.^{[16]
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- Show em what it means to be a Ferguson
  - What is it? This viral moment started as a video showing an older child supporting a younger child playing on a football field. Both have the name “Ferguson” on their jerseys. Commenters added their own captions, and “Show ‘em what it means to be a Ferguson” was remixed into a brainrot quote.
- What’s a father?
  - What is it? This quote references an interview where late rapper XXXTentacion was asked about his relationship with his father. He responded, “What’s that? What’s a father?” The phrase caught on, and now people use “What’s that? What’s a X?” as an endlessly repeatable brainrot quote.^{[17]
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Absurdist Brainrot Quotes

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Even though all brainrot is a little absurdist, these are extra. Whether you just want something funny to say with friends or you want the perfect thing to add to your next reel, we’ve got you covered. Absurdist brainrot quotes include:
- Don’t hit the Jonkler cart
  - What is it? These memes refer to the Joker (misspelled Jonkler) in Batman: Arkham video games.^{[18]
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- That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow
  - What is it? A meme featuring a blue Grinch who seems to be excited about knee surgery. This one is less about the content itself and more about being in on the joke. We’re in.^{[19]
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- I like my cheese drippy
  - What is it? In a video promoting Lunchly, YouTuber Logan Paul said, “I like my cheese drippy, bruh.” That’s all it takes for a magical viral moment to be created.
- The weather outside is rizzy
  - What is it? Playing on popular brainrot terms, this one is a video that remixes lyrics from the Christmas carol “Let It Snow” to say, “The weather outside is rizzy / and the fire is so skibidi / so I’ve gyatt to go / Ohio, Ohio, the snow.”^{[20]
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- Did he just had a whole sausage in his pocket?
  - What is it? A video of a guy with—yes—a sausage in his pocket went viral, spawning this all-too-quotable meme.^{[21]
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- Eye of Rah
  - What is it? The Eye of Rah video shows a guy with flaming red hair morph into a cyclops, then someone with 3 eyes. Commenters posted “Eye of Rah,” and a brainrot moment was born.^{[22]
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- Pickford Blackford Skibidi Rashford
  - What is it? This brainrot meme combines words that don’t really make sense together but that sound oddly good when you say them. The trend uses the names of soccer players and includes phrases like, “Pickford Blackford Skibidi Rashford,” “Megafon Telefon Gianluigi Buffon,” “Barella Nutella Cucurella,” and “Toiletes Ananans Nasdas.”^{[23]
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- Barbecue bacon burger
  - What is it? In a clip from 2009’s Left 4 Dead 2 videogame, a character orders a “barbecue bacon burger and a large order of fries and an orange soda with no ice.” Dubs featuring the line have made the rounds ever since, and in 2022, it became an original TikTok sound.^{[24]
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Brainrot Quotes Based on Songs

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These brainrot quotes are based on songs. Sometimes they’re memeable moments that got remixed into songs, and other times they’re musical moments that got memed. Our favorite song-based brainrot quotes include:
- Low taper fade / Locked in Ninja
  - What is it? During a streaming session, singer ericdoa freestyled, “Imagine if Ninja got a low taper faaaade”—and the rest is meme history. The song even inspired ericdoa’s fellow streamer Ninja to get a low taper fade.
- Mango, mango, mango!
  - What is it? This started out as a silly TikTok where @alfredolarin pours a bowl of mangos over his head and was later remixed into the manic (but catchy) Mango Phonk by TikToker @alsa.music. The song even appeared in a Cristiano Ronaldo fancam video.^{[25]
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- LeBron you are my sunshine
  - What is it? Videos of LeBron James set to the song “You Are My Sunshine.” These originally started as glazing memes featuring highlights from LeBonBon’s lengthy career, but have expanded to include LeEvil James—his darker alter ego.
- 808s
  - What is it?The 808 meme started as a reference to the 808 sound made by a drum machine, but as it went viral it became a reference to how the sound is aggressive and often overused.^{[26]
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- I can’t put down the cup
  - What is it? Dave Blunts’ song about how he can’t put down the cup has inspired a number of funny takes, including a mashup with the popular “I can’t put down the phone” meme.
- I’m in the thick of it
  - What is it? Based on the song “In The Thick of It” by KSI, this has turned into a quotable moment to mean you’re in trouble.
- Linganguli Guli Guli Racha / Ging Gang Guli
  - What is it? Don Pollo posted a video of himself singing “Ging Gang Guli,” and the sound was taken and remixed into a number of brainrot memes.
- Raise your ya ya ya
  - What is it? A viral video shows a vocal coach teaching a student to fix a voice crack by singing “Raise your yaaa ya ya.” And because it’s TikTok, the clip went viral, with users remixing the sound into videos with captions like “The moment I realized I could raise my YAYAYA.”
- Oi Oi Oi Baka
  - What is it? In the South Korean show Larva, the character Red sings the Japanese song “Oi Oi Oi Bakugou.” It sounds like he says Oi oi oi baka, and the clip was embraced—and endlessly riffed on—by the brainrot machine.^{[27]
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- Sigma sigma boy
  - What is it? The Sigma Sigma Boy song by Betsy and Masha Yankovskaya is catchy and quotable, and it has a chokehold on brainrot culture. Whether you say it or sing it, it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.^{[28]
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Brainrots Quotes as Insults

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Use these brainrot quotes when you want to poke fun at someone. These are best for a little light-hearted teasing, like when you and your friends are playing around, or maybe for a snarky comment. Just keep in mind that we don’t actually advocate for bullying (online or in person).
- Put the fries in the bag / I just want my fries bro
  - What is it? This one started out as a Facebook joke where someone posted “Put the ketchup in the bag” in response to running into a former classmate working at a fast food restaurant. It turned into “Just put the fries in the bag” or “I just want my fries bro.” It’s usually used as an insult, or sometimes as a response if you’re feeling impatient.
- Big day for the unemployed
  - What is it? A sarcastic response to something especially dull or brainrotty—meaning anyone who has a job won’t have time for this nonsense.^{[29]
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- I’m employed, what does this mean?
  - What is it? Similar to the unemployed meme above, this is a way to point out something that’s only understandable if you’re chronically online.
- The rent must be due / The bills can’t be that high
  - What is it? A response to someone an obvious cash grab by a content creator.
- You just got mogged
  - What is it? You can say this if you feel like you look better than someone or your outfit is better than theirs.
- Not the mosquito again
  - What is it? Another way to say someone is annoying—like “not this guy again.”
- Flying cars they said
  - What is it? We might live in the future, but not only are flying cars nonexistent, we also have to deal with [insert whatever annoying or absurd situation]. It started with the phrase over a screenshot of a news article that said “PB&J sandwiches: Are they racist?”^{[30]
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- Hope this helps
  - What is it? Add this onto the end of a response to a post that you’re critical of but don’t want to flame. For instance, if someone says, “Is Michael Myers actually the good guy?” you might say, “He’s killed over 150 people across all of his movies. Hope this helps.”
- Balkan rage
  - What is it? Originating from Eastern European women posting “Balkan female rage” when they’re mad, this phrase went viral and can be used for anything that makes you angry.^{[31]
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- Goofy ahh
  - What is it? Slang for “goofy ass,” this one has roots in AAVE, but it’s insinuated itself into brainrot culture in a major way.
- Oh brother, this guy stinks!
  - What is it? Taken from a Spongebob clip where Spongebob is bombing onstate at a comedy gig, this has turned into a brainrot quote to insult anyone who’s obviously flopping.^{[32]
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- Hotspot bro
  - What is it? These memes poke fun at that one friend who always needs access to a hotspot—and then always seems to use yours for downloading a whole video library.^{[33]
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- What can I say except delete this
  - What is it? A play on the song in Moana where Maui sings, “What can I say except you’re welcome?” This riff is a way of telling someone they should delete their post or video.

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Italian Brainrot Quotes

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Toss an Italian Brainrot quote into any conversation to shake things up. Italian brainrot is the latest AI-created meme moment. Featuring absurd characters with catchy names, this trend is dominating 2025.^{[34]
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Expert Interview} Just be aware that some of the characters are NSFW, and even though the audio is typically non-English, they sometimes say offensive things. Italian brainrot includes characters like:
- Tralalero Tralala
- Tung Tung Tung Sahur
- Ballerina Cappuccina
- Cappuccino Assassino
- BrrBrrPatapim
- Can’t get enough Italian Brainrot? Check out wikiHow’s “Which Italian Brainrot Am I?” personality quiz.

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Can i have a list of brainrot terms please?

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Hey there! I’m a first-year middle school teacher and I’ve had a nightmarish time trying to figure out what these kids are talking about…can I just get a breakdown on the meaning of all the popular terms associated with “brainrot?”