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I'm All Ears is an idiom used to signal that the speaker is ready to listen to what another has to say. Online, it has been used in multiple memes that literalize the idiom, pairing the phrase with characters with comically oversized ears or are literally made entirely of ears.

Origin

It is believed that the earliest appearance of the idiom "I'm All Ears" was in The London Magazine, published in 1752.[1] Online, on September 18th, 2008, Urban Dictionary[2] user PatrickMcBadass uploaded the earliest definition of it, calling it, "the act of attempting to tell someone you are willing to talk to them and listen to what they have to say" (shown below).

im all ears the act of attempting to tell someone you are willing to talk to them and listen to what they have to say Monica: "You wont talk with me." Me: "Call me whenever, Im all ears" by Patrick McBadass September 18, 2008 y f

Spread

In the late 2010s, the idiom gained popularity in memes using edits of characters or animals that have big or many ears. For example on November 29th, 2018, a now-deleted Reddit[3] user uploaded an edit of a man made of ears with a caption reading "go ahead, say something. I'm all ears" to the /r/surrealmemes subreddit. The post received more than 3,400 upvotes in five years (shown below, left). On January 13th, 2021, Reddit[4] user JennaTool uploaded an image macro of human-shaped ears with the caption "Go on. I'm all ears" to the /r/memes subreddit. The post received more than 9,500 upvotes in three years (shown below, right).

Go ahead, Say something I'M ALL EARS
Go on $50 made with mematic I'm all Ears

On October 5th, 2022, Reddit[5] user Kenny-McCormick uploaded an edit of human-shaped ears with caption "I'm all ears" to the /r/antimeme subreddit. The post received more than 2,500 upvotes in one year (shown below, left). On December 3rd, 2023, Reddit[6] user AnyHealth7841 uploaded Neco-Arc fan art giving the characters exceptionally big ears captioned "Go ahead I'm all ears" to the /r/necoarc subreddit. The post received more than 1,500 upvotes in three months (shown below, right).

I'm all ears positpho
GO AHEAD IM ALL EARS

On July 23rd, 2023, Reddit[7] user Mkrazcal uploaded an edit using JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 5: Golden Wind scene to the /r/ShitPostCrusaders subreddit. The post received more than 3,200 upvotes in eight months (shown below).

I'm all ears man byu/Mkrazcal inShitPostCrusaders

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"I'M ALL EARS" @SANTANAELCHAN
Tell me more... I'm all ears
GO AHEAD IM ALL EARS
GO AHEAD @Thony_AFK IM ALL EARS
← Dad online Dad I have something important to tell you ig: pun_bible 10:47 PM 10:58 PM Huh? What's that? 11:00 PM I'm all ears 11:01 PM Nevermind 11:03 PM ✔
@little_long Little I'M FEELING DOWN THIGHNARI... CAN WE TALK? I'M ALL EARS OF COURSE!

Search Interest

External References

[1] Writing Explained – What Does All Ears Mean?

[2] Urban Dictionary – I'm all ears

[3] Reddit – SPEAKETH, FOR HE IS ALL EARS

[4] Reddit – I'm listening…

[5] Reddit – I’m all ears.

[6] Reddit – I'm all ears

[7] Reddit – I'm all ears man



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I'm All Ears

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About

I'm All Ears is an idiom used to signal that the speaker is ready to listen to what another has to say. Online, it has been used in multiple memes that literalize the idiom, pairing the phrase with characters with comically oversized ears or are literally made entirely of ears.

Origin

It is believed that the earliest appearance of the idiom "I'm All Ears" was in The London Magazine, published in 1752.[1] Online, on September 18th, 2008, Urban Dictionary[2] user PatrickMcBadass uploaded the earliest definition of it, calling it, "the act of attempting to tell someone you are willing to talk to them and listen to what they have to say" (shown below).


im all ears the act of attempting to tell someone you are willing to talk to them and listen to what they have to say Monica: "You wont talk with me." Me: "Call me whenever, Im all ears" by Patrick McBadass September 18, 2008 y f

Spread

In the late 2010s, the idiom gained popularity in memes using edits of characters or animals that have big or many ears. For example on November 29th, 2018, a now-deleted Reddit[3] user uploaded an edit of a man made of ears with a caption reading "go ahead, say something. I'm all ears" to the /r/surrealmemes subreddit. The post received more than 3,400 upvotes in five years (shown below, left). On January 13th, 2021, Reddit[4] user JennaTool uploaded an image macro of human-shaped ears with the caption "Go on. I'm all ears" to the /r/memes subreddit. The post received more than 9,500 upvotes in three years (shown below, right).


Go ahead, Say something I'M ALL EARS Go on $50 made with mematic I'm all Ears

On October 5th, 2022, Reddit[5] user Kenny-McCormick uploaded an edit of human-shaped ears with caption "I'm all ears" to the /r/antimeme subreddit. The post received more than 2,500 upvotes in one year (shown below, left). On December 3rd, 2023, Reddit[6] user AnyHealth7841 uploaded Neco-Arc fan art giving the characters exceptionally big ears captioned "Go ahead I'm all ears" to the /r/necoarc subreddit. The post received more than 1,500 upvotes in three months (shown below, right).


I'm all ears positpho GO AHEAD IM ALL EARS

On July 23rd, 2023, Reddit[7] user Mkrazcal uploaded an edit using JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 5: Golden Wind scene to the /r/ShitPostCrusaders subreddit. The post received more than 3,200 upvotes in eight months (shown below).


I'm all ears man
byu/Mkrazcal inShitPostCrusaders

Various Examples


"I'M ALL EARS" @SANTANAELCHAN Tell me more... I'm all ears GO AHEAD IM ALL EARS GO AHEAD @Thony_AFK IM ALL EARS ← Dad online Dad I have something important to tell you ig: pun_bible 10:47 PM 10:58 PM Huh? What's that? 11:00 PM I'm all ears 11:01 PM Nevermind 11:03 PM ✔ @little_long Little I'M FEELING DOWN THIGHNARI... CAN WE TALK? I'M ALL EARS OF COURSE!

Search Interest

External References

[1] Writing Explained – What Does All Ears Mean?

[2] Urban Dictionary – I'm all ears

[3] Reddit – SPEAKETH, FOR HE IS ALL EARS

[4] Reddit – I'm listening…

[5] Reddit – I’m all ears.

[6] Reddit – I'm all ears

[7] Reddit – I'm all ears man

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