Who Or What Is The 'Quandale Dingle' Meme? Here's Your Answer

For the last eight months, Quandale Dingle has been the reigning king of funny names online. Inspired by the name of an actual high school football player, Quandale Dingle has quickly become a staple character in Zoomer humor lore, with a massive presence on TikTok that's spread to just about every social media platform. Here's how Quandale Dingle became one of the biggest memes of 2022.

Where Does Quandale Dingle Come From?

Believe it or not, Quandale Dingle is the real name of a real person. His high school football stats playing for the Pennsauken Indians are available publically online and he can be seen in full football gear during a game uploaded to YouTube in 2021. That September, a TikToker, seemingly one of Dingle's classmates, posted a video of a Windows login screen for a user named "Quandale Dingle." The clip and a screenshot of it were shared around the web and saw use in ironic, 21st-century humor compilations. By 2022, just about everyone on TikTok knew the name Quandale Dingle thanks to these videos.

How Is Quandale Dingle Used In Memes?

As the Quandale Dingle video spread, it inspired lots of different and outlandish memes imagining what a man with such a goofy ahh name might be up to. In February 2022, the name inspired a series of RapTV post parodies imagining Mr. Dingle in various situations, portrayed by strangely photoshopped images of rapper NBA Youngboy.

In March, a shitposter known as @ticklemytip began giving lore to the character through a series of bizarre monologues read through his perspective that TikTokers keep on remixing and using as original sounds.

In April, notorious TikToker Daniel Larson posted a message to Quandale Dingle telling him to stop messaging him and "go to hell," followed by two other aggressive and threatening messages to Dingle. These became similarly popular in edits as TikTokers and YouTubers keep on remixing them into funny videos, animations and memes.

Is Quandale Dingle A Real Person?

Yes, there is a real person named Quandale Dingle who appears to be a high school senior. However, it's important to remember that the real Quandale Dingle has not made any known effort to draw attention to himself because of the meme. He hasn't made any public statements about it. Everything we know about the real Quandale Dingle has been posted by others, so as far as we know, Mr. Dingle doesn't want any additional attention regarding it.

What Does Quandale Dingle Look Like?

In memes, Quandale Dingle is often represented through a weirdly photoshopped image of rapper NBA Youngboy with a hook nose, who has been the subject of ironic Zoomer humor memes for a few years now thanks to the YB Better meme. Another image purportedly showing Dingle is a photoshop of a Twitter user @ayedocc sitting on a step with a really square head. These have largely taken off as representations of Quandale Dingle online and feature in tons of memes about the character.

For the full history of "Quandale Dingle," be sure to check out our entry on the meme here for even more information.