A specific type of Discord user is being celebrated online right now that people are calling "the grungler."

The slang term originates from a 2022 Twitter post and has since gone viral across social media, but some people are a bit confused about the context of the word.

So, what is a "grungler," and where does the meme come from? Here's what you need to know.

What Is 'The Grungler' Meme?

Back in December 2022, X user @bonkey_bong made the post that inspired the "grungler" memes. In the post, they shared a screenshot of a wall of text describing a type of bisexual man who goes home from a first date, gets on Discord and plays video games with a bunch of transgender people.

Meanwhile, the woman he went on a date with goes home and complains about her date's bisexuality on social media.

The post garnered significant attention when it dropped and spread across social media in 2023. Before long, people began referencing the post in memes.

How Is 'The Grungler' Used In Memes?

Since going viral, the original grungler post has inspired numerous memes on various platforms.

Many of these memes quote lines from the post and adapt them into other formats, like the "How Hungry" meme or a Wojak comic.

Others have gone viral by pointing out examples of grunglers in posts by other social media users who happen to describe the same type of dude.

For example, in 2024, a post went viral on Tumblr expressing how much they enjoy the phenomenon of Discord groups that have one chill bisexual guy everyone likes and are otherwise filled with cat girls and transgender people.

What Are Some More 'The Grungler' Memes?

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For the full history of The Grungler, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.