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89 Meme or 8 9 Meme, also known as Eight Nine Meme or 8-9 Meme, refers to a variation of the 67 Meme, where people wave their hands sideways or with their palms facing down as a way of parodying the viral 67 meme and hand gesture. Memes in which people repeat "89" began making the rounds on TikTok in October 2025, with one notable example showing a man dressed as the Grinch saying "89" while batting his hands sideways in response to a group of kids saying "67."

Several internet users touted the "89" and the sideways hand motions as the "antidote" to 67 memes in late 2025. The forced meme followed the example of the 61 Meme, the 41 Meme and the 93 Meme, all three of which were posed as replacements of 67 in 2025. The video of the Grinch saying "89" was originally posted by TikToker and Instagram user @officiallyjordanmoore in late November 2025, showing her kids meeting the Grinch at Whoville in Universal Studios Hollywood.

Origin

While the exact origin of "89" memes is unknown, an early example is a September 9th, 2025, post by TikToker[1] @pabblo699, who posted a Supernatural meme showing Sam telling Castiel that six is afraid of seven because "seven ate nine," gathering over 600,000 plays and 90,000 likes in three months.

@pabblo699 @Lucas is the creator of the 89 meme btw #89 #67 #41 #brainrot #nichetok ♬ original sound – humuhumunukunukuapua

Spread

On October 19th, 2025, TikToker[7] @ymsquekz posted a video mimicking the cadence of the man in the 61 meme, repeating the words "89" for over a minute. The video gathered over 8 million views and 200,000 likes in two months.

@ymsquekz 89 is the new niche number meme gang so invest your stocks early cause this gonna blow up the meme markets #89 #67 #67kid #61 #fyp ♬ original sound – YmSquekz

On October 24th, the TikTok[2] page @kfc_uki posted a video of a cashier at a KFC saying "89," gathering over 2 million plays and 100,000 likes in a month.

@kfc_uki

we ALL hitting the 89 emote tn 🙏🥀❤️‍🩹

♬ original sound – KFC UKI

Another notable example of the 89 meme was posted by TikToker[8] Abbie Andrews, @shhe651, on November 17th, showing an older man standing in his kitchen, saying "89." The post gathered over 16 million plays and 3 million views in three weeks.

@shhe651 #brad ♬ original sound – 𝐂𝐚𝐦

On December 1st, 2025, TikToker[5] @user123579512 posted a video joking about the 89 meme, gathering over 2.5 million views and 90,000 likes in four days.

@user123579512 is 89 the new meme???? #67 #89 #meme #1011 #funny ♬ original sound – 𝐂𝐚𝐦

The Grinch Saying "89"

On November 26th, 2025, Instagram and TikTok user @officiallyjordanmoore posted a video showing her kids saying "67" to the Grinch at Whoville in Universal Studios Hollywood, prompting him to squat down, wave his hands sideways, and say "89." The video gathered over 5 million views on Reels[3] and over 200,000 plays on TikTok.[4]




On December 2nd, TikToker[6] @jrod23_bayarea posted a video linking the clip of the Grinch saying "89" with the Deez Nuts meme, gathering over 490,000 plays and 30,000 likes in three days.

@jrod23_bayarea How he save this generation 🤣 #thegrinch #89 #67 #gotem #funnyvideos ♬ original sound – Jrod23_BayArea

Various Examples

@pabblo699 ts kid eli tweakin #89 #67 #41 #brainrot #nichetok ♬ Set it off – slatt2slimey

@glitsox Hows my form for the 89? #glitsxo ♬ original sound – glitsxo
@shlimeberre is this too niche ? #89 #67 #giftok #funny #fyp ♬ Get Dat Swapa – Howhighharry

@supperriskypost89 Please help #fyp #viral #newslang #89 #67 ♬ original sound – Postingmydad89😛

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External References

[1] TikTok – pabblo699

[2]  TikTok – kfc_uki

[3] Instagram – officiallyjordanmoore

[4] TikTok – officiallyjordanmoore

[5] TikTok – user123579512

[6] TikTok – jrod23_bayarea

[7] TikTok – ymsquekz

[8] TikTok – shhe651


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