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Awooga Luffy refers to a scene from episode 1071 of the anime series One Piece in which Monkey D Luffy's eyes and tongue pop out of his body akin to an "awooga" meme during a fight. In early August 2023, a still image of Luffy popping his eyes out of his head gained virality as a reaction, often being combined with the slang word gyat, while it was speculated that the scene might be a reference a prevalent Brazilian meme known as Marcelo Me Empresta 100 Reais.

Origin

On August 5th, 2023, episode 1071 of the anime adaptation of the One Piece anime series premiered in the United States.[1] In the episode, Luffy, in his Gear 5 form, battles the character Kaidou in his dragon form. At one point during the fight, Luffy is being attacked by Kaido's fire, which he deflects in a series of goofy-looking moves, at one point comically popping his eyes and screaming, "What?!" (scene shown below).

Possible Reference to a Brazilian Meme

On August 5th, 2023, X[2] user @Lazulilaska made a tweet in which they speculated that the scene might be a reference to a viral Brazilian video known as "Marcelo Me Empresta 100 Reais" in which a man also screams "O Que?" while his eyes pop out of his sockets thanks to a visual effect (post shown below, left; video shown below, right). The post gained over 2,000 reposts and 11,000 likes in one week.

lazuli @Lazulilaska one piece reference a famous meme in brazil called: "marcelo me empresta 100 reais" And then his friend (marcelo) reaction is: O QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEE? and at the same time marcelo proceeds to break the fabric of space and time 10:45 PM. Aug 5, 2023 · 213K Views : O quê?!

Spread

Following the premiere of the episode, both a still image and the scene of Luffy popping his eyes and tongue achieved viral spread online. On August 6th, 2023, TikTok[3][4] users @xlerate_ and @xlufffyy posted a mashup and a caption meme using the scene which received over 1.6 million views and 327,000 likes and 1.2 million views and 271,000 likes in two weeks (shown below, left and right).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7264337150634626337
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7264124402189585665

Also on August 6th, X[5] user @RoyReadsManga posted a still image of Luffy popping his eyes, with the tweet gaining over 1,100 reposts and 17,500 likes in two weeks. In the thread, several users posted captioned versions of the image, with a version captioned "gyaaaaaaaaaaat" posted[6] by user @Sean09711499 achieving notable popularity as a reaction image in the following weeks (shown below).

GYAAAAAAAAAAAT

Various Examples

GYAT What?!! anix.to
BOOBS?!?!
Roshi when the cute blue haired young girl shows her underwear, but isn't wearing any. DRAGIN BILA MAMAIPOSTINS

Roy @RoyReadsManga MY FAVORITE SHOT OF LUFFY THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF LOONEY TUNES 12:56 AM - Aug 6, 2023 405K Views :
Me when I see booba
When she walks by and you see that jiggle in that sundress

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External References

[1] One Piece Wiki – Episode 1071

[2] X – @Lazulilaska

[3] TikTok – @xlerate_

[4] TikTok – @xlufffyy

[5] X – @RoyReadsManga

[6] X – @Exile_115



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About

Awooga Luffy refers to a scene from episode 1071 of the anime series One Piece in which Monkey D Luffy's eyes and tongue pop out of his body akin to an "awooga" meme during a fight. In early August 2023, a still image of Luffy popping his eyes out of his head gained virality as a reaction, often being combined with the slang word gyat, while it was speculated that the scene might be a reference a prevalent Brazilian meme known as Marcelo Me Empresta 100 Reais.

Origin

On August 5th, 2023, episode 1071 of the anime adaptation of the One Piece anime series premiered in the United States.[1] In the episode, Luffy, in his Gear 5 form, battles the character Kaidou in his dragon form. At one point during the fight, Luffy is being attacked by Kaido's fire, which he deflects in a series of goofy-looking moves, at one point comically popping his eyes and screaming, "What?!" (scene shown below).



Possible Reference to a Brazilian Meme

On August 5th, 2023, X[2] user @Lazulilaska made a tweet in which they speculated that the scene might be a reference to a viral Brazilian video known as "Marcelo Me Empresta 100 Reais" in which a man also screams "O Que?" while his eyes pop out of his sockets thanks to a visual effect (post shown below, left; video shown below, right). The post gained over 2,000 reposts and 11,000 likes in one week.


lazuli @Lazulilaska one piece reference a famous meme in brazil called: "marcelo me empresta 100 reais" And then his friend (marcelo) reaction is: O QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEE? and at the same time marcelo proceeds to break the fabric of space and time 10:45 PM. Aug 5, 2023 · 213K Views : O quê?!

Spread

Following the premiere of the episode, both a still image and the scene of Luffy popping his eyes and tongue achieved viral spread online. On August 6th, 2023, TikTok[3][4] users @xlerate_ and @xlufffyy posted a mashup and a caption meme using the scene which received over 1.6 million views and 327,000 likes and 1.2 million views and 271,000 likes in two weeks (shown below, left and right).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7264337150634626337
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7264124402189585665

Also on August 6th, X[5] user @RoyReadsManga posted a still image of Luffy popping his eyes, with the tweet gaining over 1,100 reposts and 17,500 likes in two weeks. In the thread, several users posted captioned versions of the image, with a version captioned "gyaaaaaaaaaaat" posted[6] by user @Sean09711499 achieving notable popularity as a reaction image in the following weeks (shown below).


GYAAAAAAAAAAAT

Various Examples


GYAT What?!! anix.to BOOBS?!?! Roshi when the cute blue haired young girl shows her underwear, but isn't wearing any. DRAGIN BILA MAMAIPOSTINS
Roy @RoyReadsManga MY FAVORITE SHOT OF LUFFY THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF LOONEY TUNES 12:56 AM - Aug 6, 2023 405K Views : Me when I see booba When she walks by and you see that jiggle in that sundress

Template



Search Interest

External References

[1] One Piece Wiki – Episode 1071

[2] X – @Lazulilaska

[3] TikTok – @xlerate_

[4] TikTok – @xlufffyy

[5] X – @RoyReadsManga

[6] X – @Exile_115

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