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Sliding into the DM’s with a GIF is so 2017. The next time you try to shoot your shot, send a “whatitdobaybeee” instead.
A clip of NBA star Kahwi Leonard has become the meme for hitting up an ex, developing a new crush, and dealing with mental health issues sneaking up in the middle of the night.
“What it do, babyyyy?” the Toronto Raptor player drawls in the meme while glancing down at his phone.
“Not followed by anyone you’re following” pic.twitter.com/LvKZhJfstu
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(@JuicemanJai) June 27, 2019
The snippet comes from a longer Snapchat video posted by teammate Serge Ibaka.
My guys! Kawhi kills me pic.twitter.com/oiKFPnlCBX
— M. (@MSlickk) June 15, 2019
Within days, Twitter users began using the shortened version to describe surprise visitors and snarky interactions.
Ed, Edd and Eddy: *breathe*
The Kanker Sisters:pic.twitter.com/k0DIC87FAT
— Roxxy Haze (@iamroxxyhaze) June 26, 2019
Me: Damn my account lookin kinda low lemme chill
Apple Music: pic.twitter.com/UDxS1NsdhD
— 6’7 Igwe (@SheWantsTheVic) June 24, 2019
*Plays Oregon Trail in Grade School*
Dysentery: pic.twitter.com/DQ3k3J51Mb
— Matthew A. Cherry ? (@MatthewACherry) June 25, 2019
Me when that Andrew yang $1000 hit my direct deposit pic.twitter.com/VwXYrzIm14
— Kyle! (@kylryn99) June 28, 2019
My period anytime I want to enjoy life pic.twitter.com/kmxujlLbts
— Josephine (@Darkskindchk) June 25, 2019
Me pulling up to wendys when the spicy nuggets come back pic.twitter.com/yIf2eR6VxC
— BG (@brianagean_) June 25, 2019
*typing an essay on Windows 97*
Paper Clip: pic.twitter.com/6oaUoJeGxb
— Stelio Kontos (@MrSoupreme) June 24, 2019
Me clocking out while my co workers clocking in…? pic.twitter.com/ESq9AbR8aj
— YSL Heem ???? (@VibeWitHeem) June 25, 2019
Others applied it to messy dating habits.
Me FaceTiming my girl after spending the whole day with her pic.twitter.com/hivffxAoFP
— Kh?? (@HawkesCr7) June 27, 2019
Me finally hitting my girl back after watching anime for 5 hours pic.twitter.com/RgtlFdr87a
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(@GlonenJump) June 26, 2019
The guy who bullied you in school sliding into your dms years later like it never happened . pic.twitter.com/W4xpWutUmd
— Stressa Thompson (@unicorninkk) June 26, 2019
*woman prospers into an even more beautiful human being”
her toxic ex: pic.twitter.com/kHDdxbWBjj
— ????? ????? ➐ (@c00lcvnt) June 24, 2019
*Crush Likes 10 tweets of mine*
Me: pic.twitter.com/ezmrq8Y51z
— ً (@skep_ticals) June 24, 2019
Me sliding in her DMs again after she ignored my previous six DMs
— Mr. Irrelevant (@_YoungCR7) June 24, 2019
Mental health crisis? Unpack your trauma with memes. (And also therapy.)
me hitting up my friends 2 weeks later after i isolated myself bc i was depressed pic.twitter.com/fWuzXTNcI0
— *•.¸♡farah♡¸.•* (@vulnerablebaby) June 26, 2019
My depression when I finally get alone at the end of the day: pic.twitter.com/yt92zrh5NU
— Puerto Rican Papoose (@MAXDTHEGAWD) June 25, 2019
Walking in my therapist’s office a month after telling him his services were no longer needed cause I’m a strong bad bitch pic.twitter.com/K6KK9mklgp
— Niggie Minaj (@PiklizMami) June 26, 2019
Me, after using isolation as my unhealthy coping mechanism
pic.twitter.com/BqufEfY7Jq— linette (@dorachapiadora) June 25, 2019
And of course, people also used Leonard to talk about literal babies.
No one:
Me delivering my first baby on my OB rotation: pic.twitter.com/wcgLbv898A
— hope (@hopepotamus23) June 27, 2019
When a baby hands u a toy and u have no idea what it does pic.twitter.com/75fwWQgy4m
— David Sisneros (@ImDavidSisneros) June 22, 2019
You’ll probably have Leonard’s iconic “What it do, baby?” stuck in your head for the rest of the summer.
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