.jpg "'Fitness Quotes With Drunk People' Returning To Meme Fame After Eight Years"){kind=icon}
.jpg "'Big Bank' Challenge The Ultimate TikTok Thirst Trap"){kind=icon}
Nek Minnit
About
Nek Minnit (alternatively Negg Minute or Nek Minute) is a video clip of New Zealand street skater Levi Hawken[1] talking about a broken scooter in a heavy, faked accent.
Origin
The clip comes from Colin Evans' independent skate film "South in your Mouth"
The film premiered on November 26th, 2010 at the Hollywood 3 in Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.[2]
The clip of Levi with a faux accent was first uploaded to YouTube as "Negg Minute" on May 8th 2011.
Left my scooter outside the dairy. Nek Minute… destroyed scooter laying on the ground[3]
It was reuploaded by phillyfan06 as Nek Minute[4] on August 16, 2011. This version of the video has 100,000+ more views than the original.
About Levi
Levi Hawken is well known in New Zealand for "hill bombing" using a normal skateboard, instead of using the typical longboard for this technique. A short documentary of Levi Hawken's personal life and skating career was featured on Auckland's edition of 20/20 on June 23, 2011.[5]
Spread
The phrase's popularity spread through New Zealand and then worldwide through social media outlets Facebook[6] and Twitter. People were using “Nek Minute" as a way to tell a story, emphasizing the surprise or disappointment of an action, similar to "…But then I was like".
On Twitter, hashtags for both #NekMinnit and #NekMinute appeared, with the former becoming a trending topic in New Zealand.
Top entries this week
Notable Derivations
Search Interest
External References
[1] Revok1 via Wayback Machine – Street Skating with Levi Hawken
[2] VIC Apparel – South In Your Mouth Premier
[3] Urban Dictionary – Nek Minute
[4] YouTube – Nek Minute
[5] TVNZ via Wayback Machine – 20/20 June 23
[6] Facebook – NEK MINNIT
Latest Editorial And News
Twitter Users Get New Hot Take Over Which They Can Roast Their July 4th Fixins: 'Grilling Is Bad'
Tay Zonday Opens Up About 'Chocolate Rain' Going Viral And The Struggles Of Internet Fame As We Look Back On The Last 14 Years
15 Weird Memes From Reddit's 'Bone Hurting Juice'
20 Of The Best Unexpected Twists From Reddit's 'Hol' Up'
Recent Videos
(3)
Recent Images
(11)
Tags
Entry Editors
(6)
Request Editorship
Meme Librarian
Digital Archaeologist & Treasurer & Collection Butler
Comments
The latest from KYM
Sigmaposting continues with an ironic format that has deeper story than you might have thought.
ATF / Fedposting is a genre of memes that revolve around federal agents. Fedposting refers to the act of posting about them in general or planning for when they actually do come to perform a raid on someone. These memes can be seen in various different formats, from image macro, to text entry, to snowclone.
Show Comments
Add a Comment