About

Mbappé Special is a slang term and series of memes based on a viral video of French footballer and soccer star Kylian Mbappe saying, during an interview, that the "Kylian Special" is "for example, nothing," when asked what he likes to cook.

The video of the interview was released by Vanity Fair in early July 2026 during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The clip of Mbappe saying the Mbappe Special is "nothing" inspired memes that use the term as slang to replace the word "nothing" over the following weeks as it spread online.

Origin

On July 2nd, 2026, the Vanity Fair TikTok^[1] account posted a clip from an interview with Kylian Mbappe. During the interview, Mbappé says he's learning to cook. The interviewer asks him what the "Mbappé special" is, meaning what his specialty dish to cook is. He says that the Mbappe Special is "nothing." The video gained over 14.2 million views in a week.

Spread

As the video went viral in the following days, it inspired memes on social media that interpret the Mbappe Special as "nothing."

For example, on July 4th, 2026, TikToker^[2] @neuteredsubmissivetwink posted a meme that uses "Mbappe Special" to joke about not having any food in the fridge, garnering over 500,000 likes in five days.

That day, TikToker^[3] @.southpole posted a Minecraft meme that uses the term, garnering over 2.8 million views in five days.

On July 5th, 2026, TikToker^[4] @trinityacademyslop posted a version of the meme that uses the term in a joke about writing nothing at school, garnering over 363,000 views in four days.

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