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I Can't Put Down The Cup is a memorable lyric from rapper Dave Blunts' 2024 song "The Cup" in which he sings about being unable to stop sipping lean. The song was released in June 2024 and was popularized as the subject of memes in November of that year. As a meme, the lyrics are often used alongside images of novelty cups or cups with funny phrases or images on them.

Origin

On June 21st, 2024, rapper Dave Blunts released the song "The Cup." The song's lyrics deal with his addiction to lean and feature the repeated lyric, "I can't put down the cup, can't put down the cup."

On November 14th, X^[1] user @OsoBlanc0 posted a meme consisting of an animated representation of Dave Blunts underneath the caption, "I can't put down the cup," garnering around nine likes in three weeks. This is the earliest known meme to use the lyrics.

Spread

On November 14th, 2024, Dave Blunts posted a video to TikTok^[9] in which he lip dubs to "The Cup" while holding a styrofoam cup in the air, garnering over 6.2 million views in a month.

On November 16th, Instagram^[2] user dailyyyspongebobmemes posted a meme consisting of the quote over top of an image of a SpongeBob SquarePants cup, garnering over 16,000 likes in two weeks. On November 17th, Instagram^[3] user repostvenue posted a version of the meme using a Buzz Lightyear cup that gained around 1,500 likes in the same span of time.

Also on November 17th, 2024, Instagram^[4] user scoobydoofruitsnacks posted a version of the meme featuring the quote over a pair of The Lego Movie promotional cups, garnering over 157,000 likes in two weeks.

On November 20th, X^[5] user @bootyholelick3r posted a photo of a selection of Metal Gear Solid themed Mountain Dew cans, writing the phrase, garnering over 2,500 likes in two weeks. On November 26th, TikToker^[6] @vexbolts posted a video referencing both "The Cup" and the "put the phone down" video, garnering over 2.2 million views in a week.

On November 27th, TikToker^[7] @swagboygabe06 posted a video set to "The Cup" in which the camera zooms in on a cup in his hand labeled "femboy squirt juice," garnering over 530,000 views in five days.

On November 30th, 2024, TikToker^[8] @robert08.raptors posted a video set to "The Cup" in which he holds a cup labeled "Kelp Shake," a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants, garnering over 1.8 million views in two days.

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