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I Ain't Exactly / But I Ain't Exactly
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I Ain't Exactly / But I Ain't Exactly refers to an exploitable image of a mischievous looking cartoon character standing next to text reading, "I ain't exactly," then a phrase or a word, followed by, "but I ain't exactly," and another related word or phrase. For example, "I ain't exactly canceled, but I ain't exactly not canceled."
Origin
On an unknown date in 2014, Igor Zakowski uploaded a stock image of an orange cartoon man with a large nose grinning mischievously and rubbing his hands together, titled, "Cartoon Illustration of Funny Mischievous Guy Character" (shown below) to Alamy[1] and GL STock[2] under another title.
![Mischievous Cartoon GL Stocimages](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/020/d06.jpg)
On August 9th, 2019, /u/tgentry02 posted an image to /r/popheadscirclejerk[3] referring to an alleged cancellation of musician Melanie Martinez featuring Zakowski's cartoon colored completely green standing next to text reading, "I ain't exactly cancelled, but I ain't exactly not cancelled" garnering over 274 upvotes in a year a and a half (shown below). That same year, DankSpaghetti began selling merchandise on Red Bubble[4] featuring the same image. It's unknown who created the image.
![I Ain't Exactly Canceled I ain't exactly CANCELLED but i ain't exactly NOT CANCELLED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/037/12b.jpg)
Spread
On January 8th, 2021, @sarahlugor tweeted[5] the "I'm not cancelled" image with the phrase edited to read, "I ain't exactly horny, but I ain't exactly not horny" garnering over 41,800 likes and 4,700 retweets in a month (shown below). This increased interest in the format and inspired new versions. The image was reposted to /r/TooMeIrlForMeIrl[6] on January 13th, garnering 5,900 upvotes in just over 3 weeks.
![I ain't exactly horny I ain't exactly HORNY but i ain't exactly NOT HORNY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/044/b51.jpg)
On February 1st, @virafied tweeted[7] a new version of the meme, garnering over 64,700 likes and 15,000 retweets in a week (shown below, left). On the same day, @obsessedwithcatboys posted a collection of 7 original "I Ain't Exactly" memes to Instagram[8] (example shown below, right) garnering over 17,400 likes in the same span of time.
![The Struggle I ain't exactly wanna be alone but i ain't exactly wanna talk to people either](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/049/d91.jpg)
![i ain't exactly ugly @obsessedwithcatboys I ain't exactly ugly but i ain't exactly a fan of my inverted face and side profile](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/051/e12.png)
On February 2nd,@_justwinnie tweeted,[10] "my response to rene descartes" along with a version of the meme reading, "I don't exactly think, therefore I ain't exactly," referencing the philosopher Renรฉ Descartes, "I think therefore I am" philosophy, garnering over 139,000 likes and 25,900 retweets in 6 days (shown below). The image was re-posted to Tumblr[11] on February 3rd, garnering over 4,900 notes in a comparable span of time.
![my answer to rene descartes I don't exactly think therefore i ain't exactly](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/076/1d8.jpg)
On February 5th, StayHipp[9] published an entry on the meme.
Template
![I ain't exactly Template I ain't exactly but i ain't exactly](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/100/5c7.jpg)
Various Examples
![i ain't ready @obsessedwithcatboys I ain't exactly ready for a relationship but i ain't exactly opposed to the idea of someone actually loving and caring about me](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/087/17f.png)
![illin @obsessedwithcatboys I ain't exactly mentally ill but i ain't exactly not mentally ill](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/091/6b4.png)
![big vampire goth mommy @obsessedwithcatboys I ain't exactly ready for a relationship but i ain't exactly opposed to the idea of a 6ft emo boy with long hair and a light up keyboard](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/092/eef.png)
![i <3 u I ain't exactly in love with you but i ain't exactly not in love with you](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/093/4af.png)
![i ain't exactly want to be alive I ain't exactly want to die but i ain't exactly want to be alive](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/097/f3c.jpg)
![I ain't learning s--- @obsessedwithcatboys I ain't exactly failing school but i ain't exactly retaining any type of information or taking anything serious](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/015/098/a79.png)
Search Interest
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External References
[1] Alamy โ Cartoon Illustration of Funny Mischievous Guy Character โ Image ID: DX6WAM
[2] GL Stock โ Mischievous Guy Cartoon Illustration
[3] Reddit โ Melanie Martinez
[4] Red Bubble โ I ain't exactly cancelled
[5] Twitter โ @sarahlugor
[6] Reddit โ TooMeIrlForMeIrl
[8] Instagram โ obssessedwithcatboys
[9] StayHipp โ โI AINโT EXACTLY BUT I AINโT EXACTLYโ MEMES
[10] Twitter โ my response to rene descartes
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