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Copium
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About
Copium is a portmanteau of the words "cope" and "opium" used to describe a fictional drug to help one deal with loss. It is frequently used in a meme featuring Pepe the Frog hooked to an oxygen tank labeled "copium."
Origin
On June 17th, 2003, rapper Keak da Sneak released the album "Copium" in the United States.[1] It is the earliest known usage of the word (shown below).
On March 30th, 2018, an anonymous 4chan [7] user posted the word in the /int/ board (shown below).
![Copium 4chan Anonymous Fri 30 Mar 2018 07:58:48 No.87568457 Report >>87568432 >copium](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/936/353/22f.png)
Spread
On July 5th, 2019, a 4chan[8] anonymous user on the /pol/ board posted a meme of Pepe the Frog huffing copium from a tank (shown below).
![/pol/ [7/1/7] АНАНАНАНА THE SALT Anonymous ID:LurTywZq Fri 05 Jul 2019 08:44:20 No.218500426 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>218500547 >>218504586 COPIUM https://angrywhitemen.org/cucktionary/ 227KİB, 800x387, 1561684972090.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/936/361/8f5.png)
In 2020, the meme featuring Pepe the Frog hooked to a tank labeled "copium" became a popular reaction image macro meme online. One of the earliest known uses of the meme was posted on June 26, 2020 by 9GAG [2] user stefanlinkoln (shown below).
![Pepe huffing copium COPIUM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/932/122/2bd.png)
On August 6th, 2020, Redditor [3] bananagan123 shared the meme in the /r/LoveForLandlords subreddit, where it received more than 1,200 points (905% upvoted) in less than one year (shown below, left).
The following month, YouTuber Vaush tweeted [4] the meme with the caption, "Trump rn." The post received more than 2,100 likes and 125 retweets in less than two months (shown below, center).
The following week, Twitter[5] user @EverydayBastiat shared the meme, adding a Make America Great Again hat (shown below, right).
![What I see when a rentoid brigades our sub What I see when a rentoid brigades our sub (i.redd.it) submitted 3 months ago by bananagang123 Baron 75 comments share save hide give award report crosspost COPIUM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/932/124/021.png)
![trump rn Vaush 000 @VaushV trump rn COPIUM Jim Acosta @Acosta · Sep 24 Leaving for NC, Trump claimed he couldn't really hear booing at SCOTUS today: "I think that was just a political chant. We could hardly hear it from where we were..Somebody said there was some chanting. But they were right next to the media. But we could hardly hear too much." %3D 6:08 PM · Sep 24, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/932/126/cdb.png)
![MAGA Hat Bastiat O @EverydayBastiat 000 AKR AMERICA RAT AGAIN COPIUM Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Sep 30 Nobody wants Sleepy Joe as a leader, including the Radical Left (which he lost last night!). He disrespected Bernie, effectively calling him a loser! 6:38 AM · Sep 30, 2020 · Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/932/131/49c.png)
On October 3rd, 2020, Urban Dictionary [6] user enterprise1701 defined the term as "a metaphorical opiate inhaled when faced with loss, failure or defeat, especially in sports, politics and other tribal settings." The post received more than 135 upvotes in less than two months (shown below).
![A metaphorical opiate inhaled when faced with loss, failure or defeat, especially in sports, politics and other tribal settin y f > TOP DEFINITION Copium A metaphorical opiate inhaled when faced with loss, failure or defeat, especially in sports, politics and other tribal settings. The effects of copium include, but are not limited to: extreme rationalizations for the defeat, outlandish theories of conspiracy supposedly perpetrated by the opposing side, extreme rage directed at the other side, unconvincing allegations of fraud and abuse in the system, and rejection of the system as a whole. -Supporters of the losing candidate claim they didn't legitimately lose the election; they say it was due to foreign interference and election fraud. They're clearly high on сopium. by enterprise1701 October 03, 2020 136 |41 10 FLAG](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/932/136/8ba.png)
Search Interest
External References
[2] 9GAG – stefanlinkoln
[3] Reddit – /r/LoveForLandlords
[4] Twitter – @VaushV's Tweet
[5] Twitter – @EverydayBastiat's Tweet
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