About

Crocs In Sport Mode, also known as Crocs Sports Mode vs. Relaxed Mode, is a catchphrase and slang term used in memes and other jokes revolving around the shoe brand Crocs and the different ways to wear them. Because of the two different ways to wear them with the strap either up or down, it is commonly memed that having the heel strap in the downward position is indicative of engaging in an athletic endeavor, meaning that they are in "sport mode" while the upward position is called "relaxed mode."

Origin

On January 29th, 2019, Twitter user @photosnfreckles^[1] uploaded two pictures with writing on them to show the difference between the two modes, with the heel strap up being designated "relaxed mode" and the heel strap down being "sports mode," earning over 77,500 likes in three years and solidifying the idea of crocs having a sport mode to go faster in, based on her accompanying caption (shown below).

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On December 9th, 2021, content creator JustinButlertv^[2] uploaded a video to his YouTube channel titled "Dog Crocs in Sport Mode" in which he races his two dogs down a hallway while they are wearing Crocs in sport mode, taking the time to change his own Crocs from relaxed mode to sport mode. The clip gained over 4.8 million views in 11 months while popularizing the video trend of taking off your crocs to switch their mode as the video punchline (shown below).

On May 27th, 2022, YouTuber LightningChase^[3] uploaded a Short in which a guy has his phone stolen before saying he has "the Croc 3000s" and after switching them into sports mode, begins to travel exceedingly fast towards the robber, catching him and earning over 150,000 views in four months (shown below).

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