Surrealist memes and TikTok edits have entered a new phase of brainrot, with meme editors making dozens of unrelated memes collide in dizzying montages.

These clips blur the line between irony and cringe, layering viral audio, jump cuts and visual sludge into something incomprehensible yet hilarious.

These meme editors' latest fixation centers on a 2023 video called "Adrian, Explain our Friend Group," in which a circle of dorky teenagers crack jokes and make Ohio references. In meme years, the video is practically ancient, but recent remixes have revived it into a new and stranger form.

Here's all you need to know about the "Adrian Eefoc Brainrot" memes making the rounds online.

What's The 'Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group' Meme?

The original "Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group" clip appeared on TikTok in February 2023, posted by TikToker @omni_boi26.

It shows a group of high school friends egging on their friend Adrian to describe their group's dynamic. Adrian's friend steps in to say, "We are Ohio," while Adrian goofs around and sings, "Made in Ohio, made in Ohio," singing a version of "Swag Like Ohio" by rapper Lil B.

@infiniteboat Replying to @eixiendisleicjd ♬ original sound – InfiniteBoat

Internet users latched onto the awkward earnestness of the teens in the video and found a kind of "cringe" humor in the kids referencing "Ohio" memes, which were kind of aged by the time the video rolled around.

People began making ironic "tuff" edits of the teens, like this February 13th, 2023, post by TikToker @zkrrm, which gathered over 200,000 likes in two years.

@zkrrm Bro edited Adrians friend group 💀#fyp #CapCut #adrianexplainourfriendgroup #meme #edit ♬ original sound – キラ

What's the 'Adrian Eefoc Brainrot' Meme?

The "Adrian, Explain Out Friend Group" meme got new legs by the time the internet sludge, "brainrot" trend rolled around in the mid-2020s.

People began mashing it up with other oddball TikTok moments, like the "Coffee spelled backwards is Eeffoc" clip from TikToker @markbillett14, in which a kid with Down syndrome delivers the punchline, "It's eeffoc. It's funny."

@matthewkingfamous #stitch with @markbillett14 #fypage ♬ original sound – matthewkingfamous

Users began making crossover lobotomy content in September 2024, with TikToker @illegalbugtrader combining Adrian's "Friend Group" audio with the Eeffoc sound and a scene from the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.

That post reached over 168,200 likes in under a year and marked the first fusion of the two memes.

@illegalbugtrader unc sitting too close to strangers at airport #hoodirony #illegalbugtrader ♬ original sound – illegalbugtrader

What Are Some More 'Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group' And 'Adrian Eefoc Brainrot' Memes?

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7538630668826316063

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7539552637574728991

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7535540109760875807

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7534025015759506710

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For the full history of Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.