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About

"Ebin", sometimes spelled "Epin", is an intentional misspelling of the word "epic" which is often associated with the character Spurdo Spärde and ironic meme culture.

Origin

According to Encyclopedia Dramatica,^[2] the term "epin" was coined as a shortened form of the phrase epic win in June 2009 on 4chan's /b/ (random) board, where it was spammed repeatedly and accused of being a forced meme. On June 7th, several Urban Dictionary^[3] definitions for "epin" were submitted. According to the s4s Wiki,^[1] the term "ebin" was subsequently coined as a Spurdo Spärde-style misspelling of epin on the Finnish image board Kuvalauta to avoid bans for posting the word "epic."

Spread

On November 2nd, 2013, a page for "Ebin" was created on the s4s Wiki.^[1] On December 15th, a 4chan user submitted a picture of Doge with the question "What does ebin means?" (shown below).

Ebin Ebin Sun 15 Dec 2013 19:22:32 No.1400077 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>1400082 >>1400099 >1400140 >>1401145>>1401235 >>1401244 >>1401270 What does ebin means? Captcha: ebin nicedubs FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS Tortellini Sun 15 Dec 2013 19:23:57 No.1400082 Report 469KiB, 1920x 1080 dogespeakstousallinourhearts.jpg 1400077 ebin dubs A) View Same Google iqdb SauceNA。 Anonymous Sun 15 Dec 2013 19:31:39 No. 1400099 Report Quoted By: >>1400128 >>1400077 What is a way to change how it feels when I grind the teeth of my maxilla against the teeth of my mandible within several minutes of chewing and then swallowing an orange? Anonymous Sun 15 Dec 2013 19:35:16 No.1400116 Quoted By: >>1400120 Report Ebin" is an intentional memetic formerly pseudo-memetic ironic humorous misspleling of "Epic"

On February 18th, 2014, Redditor C0ltFury asked "What does the 'Ebin' meme mean?" in a post submitted to the /r/NoStupidQuestions^[4] subreddit. On April 1st, YouTuber Herr uploaded a Baneposting video titled "Ebin Meem Broseph", garnering over 100,000 views in the next year (shown below). On December 15th, Urban Dictionary^[5] user Fuegot submitted an entry for "ebin," defining it as an ironic term used to mock meme culture.