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Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In
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About
Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In refers to a version of the Born to X, Forced to Y meme that achieved virality as an exploitable image caption format in 2024. The meme implies that the person posting, or the character in the image, was born to lead a relaxed life free of worries but is instead forced to lock in and study, work or otherwise perform their duties. The format typically includes the two captions above a pair of coinciding pictures swapped out by meme creators.
Origin
On February 17th, 2024, X[1] / Twitter user @fatfatpankocat posted a two-panel cat meme depicting a cat acting silly and sitting behind a tiny laptop with the caption, "Born to dilly dally / Forced to lock in," with "locking in" meaning focusing. The post (shown below) received over 2,500 reposts and 21,000 likes in six months.
![Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In Cat born to dilly dally forced to lock in SAMSUNG 8](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
The image saw viral spread through reposts in the following months. For example, a February 20th, 2024, repost in the Facebook[2] group Headbang Society gained over 530 reactions and 300 shares in six months. A Tumblr[3] repost made prior to May 14th garnered over 9,700 reblogs and 12,000 likes in three months.
On March 1st, 2024, X[4] user @adamgreattweet made a post with a joke based on the caption, writing, "I wasn't made to hustle and grind I was born to dilly and dally." The post (shown below) received over 12,000 reposts and 44,000 likes in six months.
![i wasn’t made to hustle and grind i was born to dilly and dally Adam @adamgreattweet i wasn't made to hustle and grind i was born to dilly and dally • 3:30 PM Mar 1, 2024 1.9M Views .](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/931/ab5.jpg)
The viral spread of the original meme was followed by more memes using the caption on X, Tumblr and Reddit. For example, on March 14th. X[5] user @Blue_The_Hyena posted a hyena version of the meme that received over 40 reposts and 330 likes in four months (shown below, left).
On July 17th, 2024, X[6] user @l0stinthesky posted a meme about wrestler Iyo Sky, which garnered over 150 reposts and 1,400 likes in one month (shown below, right).
![Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In Hyena born to dilly dally forced to lock in abluethehvena](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![born to dilly-dally forced to lock in WrassleYapper @lostinthesky born to dilly-dally BAK MONTON SUX forced to lock in • 10:40 AM ⚫ Jul 17, 2024 44.9K Views •](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/942/df8.jpg)
More memes, including those using fan art, followed in late July and August 2024.
Various Examples
![Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In Mew Born to Dilly dally Forced to Lock in](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![born to dilly dally forced to lock in Punch Cat @PunchingCat born to dilly dally forced to lock in 5:15 PM Aug 7, 2024 · 1.5M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/960/ddd.jpg)
![Born to Dilly Dally, Forced to Lock In Ceno Born to dilly dally Forced to lock in D](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![born to dilly dally forced to lock in lady (lauren) jessica @laurenjesholmes born to dilly dally forced to lock in WOLF SPRITZER 15 MEZCAL MARTINI CINA SINK 43 8:34 PM Jul 21, 2024 2.9M Views • • G NEWS EWS. REAL THIS IS FIRST TIME A U.S. PRESIDENT HAS DROP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/950/794.jpg)
![born to dilly-dally forced to lock in. dylan @INDIPRESSIVE born to dilly-dally forced to lock in. ROMAN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/947/de7.jpg)
![Born to dilly dally. Forced to pick up the pace ++ @GOBLINCORE Born to dilly dally. Forced to pick up the pace • 9:00 AM Jun 2, 2024 · 48.7K Views ... MOLLY BRET](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/883/935/4e4.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] X – @fatfatpankocat
[2] Facebook – Headbang Society
[3] Tumblr – anotherdragonsfan
[4] X – @adamgreattweet
[5] X – @Blue_The_Hyena
[6] X – @l0stinthesky
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