Damn That's Crazy
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Damn That's Crazy or Damn That's Crazy Bro is a catchphrase most often used sarcastically when you're not paying attention to a conversation or don't care what someone just told you to make it seem like you're listening and move the discussion along. The phrase became increasingly popularized in memes including image macros around 2018, continuing into the following years.
Origin
On December 12th, 2010, Urban Dictionary[1] user LitosWayy defined "damn that's crazy" for the first time, writing:
A phrase you say when your on the phone or in person and not paying attention to anything so you throw in "damn that's crazy" every once in a while to make it seem like your listening.
Memes using the phrase initially started to become popularized in 2017. On June 8th, 2017, Instagram[2] user airykahkane posted a meme using the phrase "damn fam, that's crazy," in the correct context, which was reposted to Facebook[3] on June 13th, garnering over 3,500 shares and 5,700 reactions in five years (shown below, left). On March 7th, 2018, Twitter[4] user @Souljaquay used the exact phrase "damn that's crazy" in a post, garnering over 8,300 likes in four years (shown below, right).
Spread
On July 31st, 2018, Instagram[5] user memes posted a meme using the phrase taken from a now-deleted Twitter post, garnering over 74,000 likes in four years (shown below, left). On August 19th, Facebook[6] page Woolies Memes posted a meme using the phrase from /r/badfaketexts that has since been deleted, garnering over 2,100 shares and 13,000 reactions in roughly the same span of time (shown below, right).
The meme gained significant interest throughout 2019. For example, on May 9th, 2019, Facebook[7] page Lil' Diabeetus posted a Stoned Fox meme using the phrase, garnering over 170,000 shares and 14,000 reactions in three years (shown below). On January 20th, 2020, the Instagram[8] page memes posted a similar meme, garnering over 127,000 likes in two years.
On September 10th, 2021, TikToker[9] @bentellect posted a skit about the phrase, garnering over 250,000 views in a year. On October 1st, 2021, MEL Magazine[10] then published an article about the use of the phrase in memes.
The catchphrase remained prevalent in 2022. For example, on January 23rd, 2022, Instagram[11] user pampam.mp4 posted a version of the Boy and Girl Texting meme created by now-deleted user @bosebuh using the phrase, garnering over 537,000 views in 11 months (shown below).
On February 10th, 2022, Twitter[12] user @jodieegrace posted a meme about the Tinder Swindler using the phrase, garnering over 367,000 likes in 10 months and gaining viral spread on sites including Instagram[13] (shown below, left). On June 5th, the Instagram[14] meme page nflmemes_ig posted a version of the meme that garnered over 129,000 likes in six months. On October 7th, the Instagram[15] page hoodclips posted a version of the meme that garnered over 86,000 likes in two months (shown below, right).
On November 30th, 2022, the Hard Drive Twitter[16] page shared a link to a satirical article titled, "Game With Dialogue Wheel Adds ‘Damn That’s Crazy’ Option," garnering over 6,800 likes in a week.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Urban Dictionary – damn that's crazy
[2] Instagram – airykahkane
[3] Facebook – Kinky Chicks
[4] Twitter – Souljaquay
[6] Facebook – wooliesmemes
[7] Facebook – lil diabeetus
[9] TikTok – bentellect
[10] MEL Magazine – ‘DAMN, THAT‘S CRAZY’ IS YOUR CUE TO END THE STORY
[11] Instagram – pampam.mp4
[12] Twitter – jodieegrace
[13] Instagram – sarcasm_only
[14] Instagram – nflmemes_ig
[16] Twitter – HardDriveMag
