U Jelly?

U Jelly?

Updated Feb 04, 2014 at 12:25AM EST by James.

Added Nov 10, 2010 at 08:31AM EST by Andrew Peck.

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JJELLYA

About

U Jelly? is an online catchphrase used as a shorthand for "you jealous?", an inflammatory remark typically interpreted as a form of trolling in discussions and comments. Similar in vein to "U MAD, the phrase is typically said in a boastful manner to cause annoyance. On imageboards, the expression is often accompanied by a cartoon character wearing a smirk.

Origin

Outside of the Internet, one early reference to being "jelly," as in "jealous," can be found in the 1999 Beatnuts single "Watch Out Now"[1]. The phrase initially gained traction via 4chan[2] imageboards and subsequently spread throughout other discussion forums and hubsites.



Precursor

U MAD? (or “You Mad?”) is a popular catchphrase used by netizens in discussion forums and comment threads to imply that someone (usually the previous poster) is losing temper during the course of an argument. It’s a form of debate tactic that casually dismisses someone’s counterargument, thus further feeding the rage fuel upon the recieving end. Due to the incendiary nature of the phrase, it is also considered a form of trolling.

Spread

One of the earliest discussion examples can be found in a BodyBuilding forum[3] thread dating back to May 2010 and the first Urban Dictionary[4] entry for "U Jelly" was submitted on August 17th, 2010.


U jelly I made more progress in 2 months than misc makes in 6+? (pics) Yes, aware that lats didnt grow i switched from close-grip to wide and had to start without any added weight again and worked on form. I'm adding weight again tommorrow for pulls and expect in 2 months time that my lats are much wider Also, rear delts didnt get much bigger at all because my mind-muscle connection was totally off until just a few days ago on bent over rear lat raises. u jelly forearms got swole? u jelly delts got bigger?

Usage

On 4chan, the phrase has been also used as a segue to show off a special possession that others don't have. You can also check out TrollScience.com[5] to learn more about this meme.

For example: "I just got level 99 on World of Warcraft, u jelly?"

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External References

[1] YouTube – Beatnuts – Watch Out Now

[2] 4chan – /b/ (still searching for link)

[3] BodyBuilding Forum – U jelly I made more progress in 2 months than misc makes in 6+?

[4] Urban Dictionary – U Jelly

[5] TrollScience.com – Science You Wish Were True

[6] MemeBase – Search Results for U Jelly

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