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Can I Come Over and Stare at You Like This meme example.

Can I Come Over and Stare at You Like This

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Can I Come Over and Stare at You Like This is a catchphrase popularized in a series of Twitter / X memes that pair the phrase with a funny image of a subject, often an animal or person, staring intensely at the viewer. The meme first appeared on X in July 2023 and became increasingly popularized throughout the year leading into 2024. Many examples of the meme notably use preexisting staring animal images.

Origin

On July 5th, 2023, X[1] user @vonasterrors posted an image of a cat with distorted, wide eyes, captioned, "can I come over n stare at U like dis," garnering over 37,000 likes in six months (shown below). This is the earliest known example of the meme.


(^+^) @vonasterrors can i come over n stare at U like dis 2:58 PM Jul 5, 2023 1.8M Views ...

Spread

Memes using the phrase spread over the following months on X, also spreading to other platforms. On July 14th, 2023, X[2] user @equine__dentist posted a version of the meme using the Sad SpongeBob image, garnering over 14,000 likes in six months (shown below, left). On August 3rd, Instagram[3] user botoxqueen1968 posted a version of the meme that garnered over 670,000 likes in five months (shown below, right).


horse dentist @equine_dentist can i come over and stare at you like this !! 8:22 AM - Jul 14, 2023-642.2K Views ... O can I come over and stare at you like this

On October 6th, X[4] user @whotfisjovana posted a version of the meme featuring a staring cat, garnering over 27,000 likes in three months. On November 10th, X[5] user @northstardoll posted a version of the meme that gained over 69,000 likes in two months. On November 19th, Instagram[6] user callduckofficial posted a version of the meme that gained over a million likes in the same span of time (shown below).


Can I come over And stare at you like this? callduckofficial

On December 27th, 2023, X[7] user @StreamBadflower posted a version of the meme featuring the Moo Moo Meadows cow, which was reposted by Instagram[8] user ohgod the next day, garnering over 387,000 likes in a month and by Instagram[9] user 3.1415926535897932384626433832 on January 7th, 2024, garnering over 100,000 likes in four days (shown below).


Kenz @StreamBadflower can i come over and stare at you lovingly like this 7:57 PM - Dec 27, 2023 49.3K Views

Various Examples


@northstardoll can i come over n stare at you like this 6:17 PM - Nov 10, 2023 3.5M Views . . ... horse dentist @equine_dentist can i come over and stare at you like this 4:06 PM - Jan 7, 2024 176.7K Views ... can I come over and stare at you like this horse dentist @equine_dentist can i come over and stare at you like this 7:49 PM - Jan 4, 2024 133.6K Views . can i come over and stare at you like this @1monkegaming emmylou sugarbean C @emxlymargaret can i come over and stare at you like this 10:16 PM - Nov 2, 2023 298.4K Views .

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