About

E-girl GG or Egirl GG refers to a series of videos on TikTok in which users, often e-girls, mash buttons on a controller as if they're playing a video game, say "GG" into a headset, then pick up a glass of water with shaky hands and take a sip as if they narrowly won the game. The trend began in December 2020 and became increasingly popularized over the following years, with e-girls including Waifu Mia and laurenxburch notably participating in it.

Origin

On December 20th, 2020, Korean TikToker^[1] @kageihina posted a video in which she mashes buttons on a controller as if playing a game while a counter reading "1vs4" lowers to nothing, suggesting she is winning the match. After the counter disappears she says, "GG" and then takes a drink from a glass of water, her hand shaking (shown below). The video garnered over 22.9 million views in just over two years.

Spread

The trend spread over the following years, with the original sound seeing over 4,900 uses by early 2023. Some of the most viral examples include a December 20th, 2020, post by TikToker^[2] @dalha_, garnering over 39 million views in two years (shown below, left), and an October 10th, 2022, post by TikToker^[3] @sweetieline__, garnering over 28.3 million views in five months (shown below, right).

On November 29th, 2022, TikToker^[4] @itsmiawaifu posted a video doing the trend, garnering over 15.7 million views in four months (shown below).

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