About

"Dude Weed Lmao" is a catchphrase used to impersonate and mock members of the stoner subculture and as a spam and shitposting practice. The catchphrase is also associated with the Canadian actor, filmmaker, and comedian Seth Rogen,^[4] known for featuring marijuana-related jokes or scenes on his movies. The phrase can be used as a criticism of some kinds of comedy, under the phrasal template "Dude X Lmao".

Origin

The first instance of the catchphrase can be found on a thread submitted on 4chan's /tv/ board on July 15th, 2014, featuring a close-up photo of Seth Rogen's face along with the message "DUDE WEED LMAO", mocking his tendency to feature stoner humor in his films.^[1] The same thread also featured posts that mock Rogen's comedy tropes.

Spread

During the following weeks, a series of posts and threads with Seth Rogen's picture combined with the catchphrase were created on /tv/, mostly due to the spread of the trailer for his film The Interview, and the posts spread to other boards.^[2][3] At some point the catchphrase also started being used as a way to refer to marijuana enthusiasts or defenders.^[6][7][8] On September 16th, 2014, a thread asking for the meaning of the catchphrase was submitted on /tv/.^[5]

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