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What Is A 'Quirked Up White Boy' Who Is 'Goated With The Sauce?' The Slang Overload Copypasta, Explained
Slang overload is so popular as a meme critique that it has spawned its own variant of memes, often depicting a distraught-looking man surrounded by word clouds comprised of internet slang terms. But sometimes a slang overload meme strikes the perfect cultural chord unbeknownst to itself. Such is the case with a certain tweet about quirked up white boys goated with the sauce.
Where Does The Meme Come From?
A wave of internet appreciation for sickly, skinny white men in late 2021 may be the reason for a particular Twitter user coining the meme phrase in question. Sometime around that time, a Twitter user by the name @minga__ tweeted a sentence that would go down in history; "quirked up white boy with a little bit of swag busts it down sexual style.. is he goated with the sauce?"
The question weighed heavily on all who saw it, with replies to the tweet ranging from, "can I put this in my bio?" to "none of these words are in the bible."
How Did "Quirked Up White Boy Goated With The Sauce" Become A Meme?
The question posted by @minga__ proved to be so perturbing that it immediately inspired various creators to parrot the phrase, oftentimes in a way to proclaim themselves to be quirked-up white men who can bust it down sexual style.
What Cultural Impact Did The Quirked-Up White Boy Copypasta Have?
The Quirked-Up White Boy copypasta was part of an ongoing trend that riffed on Zoomerfication and misused slang, and went on to inspire another phrasal template meme just as absurdly phrased. In early 2022, Twitter user @camerobradford tweeted, "Legs are basically goated in any situation where walking is the vibe," a phrase that resounded with walkers everywhere.
What Are Some Classic Quirked-Up White Boy Memes?
For the full history of the copypasta, be sure to check out our entry on the meme here for even more information.
