Lockjaw Trend
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About
The Lockjaw Trend is a glow up trend on TikTok set to the song "Lockjaw" by Sir Mix-a-Lot, in which users show videos or images of themselves in 2020 compared to 2025 to show off their glow ups. The trend was popularized on the app in January 2025. The meaning of the words "lockjaw" became the subject of discourse on TikTok at the same time. In the context of the song, it refers to Sir Mix-a-Lot leaving his opponents speechless with his music.
Origin
It is unclear who started the "Lockjaw" trend on TikTok. The earliest known related video is a makeup glow up video posted by TikToker[1] @muslimamua on January 20th, 2025, in which she shows herself without makeup, then with makeup as Sir Mix-a-Lot sings "lockjaw," garneing over 40,000 views in a week.
@muslimamua Lockjaw trend π #unrecognizablemakeup #unrecognizable #lockjaw #transition #goingout @amaria.ugc β¬ LOCKJAW β kat
On January 22nd, TikToker[2] @zakdanielofficial posted a video where he shows the glow up he had from 2020 compared to 2025, transitioning to his 2025 photo when the lyric "lockjaw" is sang, garnering over 4.3 million views in a week. This is the earliest known video following the specific 2020 vs. 2025 glow up trend.
@zakdanielofficial #fyp #foryou #trend #kissestomyexes #CapCut β¬ original sound β rzqadn
Spread
The trend continued to spread on TikTok throughout January 2025. On January 26th, 2025, TikToker[3] @brooke.schmidt_ posted a video following the trend that garnered over 2.6 million views in three days.
@brooke.schmidt_ #greenscreen #greenscreenvideo hardly recognize the girl in 2020. #confidence #selflovejourney #lockjaw #lipfiller #trendingsong #change #growth β¬ original sound β rzqadn
On January 28th, TikToker[4] @leahwatki posted a video following the trend that garnered over 4.3 million views in a day.
@leahwatki did someone say glow up x
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@aimeeoriordanx lockjaw
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@imnotzo0ted Idk the first girlπ€·ββοΈ
@cringecarter Itβs the fake supreme hoodie for me #glowup β¬ original sound β rzqadn
@rylanoliviamcknight those pre surgery videosπ« π« #viral #foryou #fypage #foryoupage #trending β¬ original sound β rzqadn
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