"It's the Way You Act Act Act" / @444pray (TikTok)
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It's the Way You Act Act Act is a viral TikTok video posted by TikToker @444pray recorded in his car, where he points both fingers and does a jig with his shoulders while saying "It's the way you act, act, act." The video became a meme on TikTok in September and October 2023, as well as a reaction video on Twitter. Various people reacted to the clip with opinions on "Toronto men" and the sassy man apocalypse following the virality of the clip.
Origin
On September 25th, 2023, TikToker[1] @444pray, real name Prayag, posted a clip saying, "I'm always gonna like your story even if we stop talking. The problem was never how you look; it's the way you act, act, act." Prayag delivered the last line with an accompanying shoulder shimmy and pointed fingers. The post gathered over 21 million views and 4 million likes in two weeks (seen below).
@444pray Its the way you acttt
On October 1st, 2023, @444pray posted another clip,[2] this time providing instructions for how to best do his "it's the way you act, act" shoulder shimmy dance. The clip gathered over 7 million views, 1 million likes, and became the predominant video used in subsequent memes and reaction clips (seen below).
@444pray Official dance tutorial
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On October 6th, 2023, TikToker[3] @shxthailey posted a video using @444pray's video, gathering over 5 million plays and 1.2 million likes (seen below, left). Also on October 6th, TikToker[4] @shinjishalo posted a video using @444pray's clip, gathering over 4.8 million plays and 1.2 million likes (seen below, right).
@shxthailey ITS THE WAY U ACT ACT ACT#fyp#funny#meme#itsthewayyouact#dance β¬ original sound β Haileyπ©π»
@shinjishalo Its the way you act act act act #fyp β¬ original sound β shinjishalo
In October 2023, the video made its way to X, with X[5] user @V8W2Y6 joking about the video being "what ur coworkers will show you expecting you to laugh," on October 10th, 2023, gathering over 80,000 likes in a day.
this is what ur coworkers will show you expecting you to laugh https://t.co/M8PgOvWduv
β Aborted Fetus β (@V8W2Y6) October 9, 2023
Various Examples
@iown9cats ITS THE WAY YOU ACT ACT ACT #fyp #foryoupage #viral #itsthewayyouact β¬ original sound β Nicole Tran
@desnicolejack its the way you act π€£ #fyp #foryoupage #itsthewayyouact #viraltiktok #viral β¬ original sound β desnicjack
@play9url Whole time they not even getting that π€π½ #xyzbca #fyp #trend #justforfun #2weeksnotice #itsthewayyouact β¬ original sound β Marie <3
@hotgyaljayyyy Girl these lashes are SO good
β¬ original sound β Hotgyaljayyyy
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External References
[3] TikTok β shxthailey
[4] Β TikTok β shinjishalo
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