Cigar Cougar meme.

Cigar Cougar / Cursed Panther Smoking

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Updated Sep 23, 2024 at 06:22PM EDT by Zach.

Added Sep 21, 2024 at 04:03PM EDT by Mateus.

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About

Cigar Cougar or Cursed Panther Smoking refers to a cursed image of an old-looking and skinny cougar or panther smoking a cigarette while sitting in a plastic lawn chair outside a porch at night. The picture, likely an AI-generated image, first appeared on Reddit in March 2023 and was later featured in caption memes on Facebook and used as a reaction image on X / Twitter.

Origin

On March 3rd, 2023, Redditor[1] ITSNOTAPHASEMOM0_0 posted the earliest known mention of the cursed image of a brown or tan-colored cougar smoking a cigarette on a porch at night, calling it "Cigar Cougar" (seen below), which amassed more than 1,800 likes and 55 comments in a year.



Spread

The image was popularized as a cursed image and reaction meme over the course of a year.

For example, on August 28th, 2024, the Facebook[2] meme page Meme Mental Asylum added the text overlay to the cigar cougar meme "POV: I'm trying to heal in 2024." The post amassed over 260 likes and 275 reposts in a month.


POV: I'm trying to heal in 2024 @Meme MentalAsylum

On June 22nd, 2024, X[3] user @Ese7391 used the cursed cougar smoking meme as a reaction image alongside the caption, "Me thinking, but I don't know thinking about what I'm thinking," which received roughly 80 likes and 14 reposts in four months.


Ese @Ese7391 Follow Me thinking, but I don't know thinking about what I'm thinking 10:49 AM Jun 22, 2024 X

Various Examples


char (all along) @lorelaiswelton. Follow i've watched 15 episodes of psych today, the brain rot is back baby! 1:22 PM May 1, 2024 X pinar @pienar Follow imagine these two bitches saying exactlyyyyy to each other 2:52 PM Mar 22, 2024 X Chelsea Stahl @chelseastahl Follow the cougars in red dead redemption watching me put down predator bait (is this too niche) 9:28 AM - May 29, 2024 X char (all along) @lorelaiswelton - Follow just remembered lauren graham met taylor 12:05 PM - Aug 21, 2024 X

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External References

[1] Reddit – ITSNOTAPHASEMOM0_0

[2] Facebook – Meme Mental Asylum

[3] X – Ese7391

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