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Back Aff Ya Spooky Bitch! (Back Off You Spooky Bitch!) refers to a quote said by Victor McDade in the Scottish comedy series Still Game where he shouts the phrase towards a person or situation in a way in which he or Scottish people would react to a situation.

Origin

In the Season 6 Still Game episode One In, One Out, Jack Jarvis has a near-death experience after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. During the near-death experience, he hallucinates his deceased wife who appears as a ghost. As Jack prepares to go with her, Victor tries to stop him but Jack's wife continues to persuade him to come with her, in response to this, Victor shouts "Back Aff, Ya Spooky Bitch!" and forces him to stop.

Spread

Still Game fans had over the years used the line to reference it to pop culture. Several memes and photo captions that were different characters from programmes such as EastEnders, The Exorcist and The Ring.

Other references that have been used is the Momo Challenge which came into light in 2019 with several memes being created and shared on Facebook and Twitter.

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