![Nerd Emoji Nerd Emoji depicting an emoji with buck teeth and glasses / nerd emoji meme.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/039/761/nerdfacecover.jpg)
Nerd Emoji
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About
Nerd Emoji or Ooh This Is A Great Album But The Mixing refers to a series of image macros and memes using a 3D stock image of a nerd face Emoji to make fun of largely subjective technical arguments that people in a given fandom, particularly music nerds, make to call something bad. The emote was first uploaded to stock image sites in 2019 and became the subject of memes in January 2022, becoming popularized over the following months as an exploitable caption change meme format.
Origin
Sometime in 2019, a 3D animated non-Unicode Emoji depicting a stereotypical nerd with large glasses, buck teeth and freckles, was uploaded to stock imagery sites including Shutterstock[1] (shown below).
![Nerd Emoji No Watermark](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/154/667.jpg)
On August 11th, 2021, Tenor[11] user swaggyWalter posted a GIF where the Emoji transitions between a number of angles (shown below).
![Angles of Nerd Emoji photos depootos photos depositphotos depositphoto deptphotos depositphotos depositohotos](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/167/b9f.gif)
On January 13th, 2022, Twitter[2] user anglwntr posted an image macro using the image, captioned, "Ooh this is a great album but ooooh the mixing ohh I can't stand the mixing," making fun of music nerds who denounce an otherwise good album for bad mixing, gaining over 48,000 likes and 3,300 retweets in three months (shown below).
![ooh this is a great album but ooooh the mixing OOH THIS IS AGREAT ALBUM BUT 0000H THE MIXING OHH ICANT STAND THE MIXING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/156/22d.jpg)
Nerd Emoji Fixing Glasses
Alternatively, an animated non-Unicode Emoji showing a nerdy character fixing his glasses is used in similar memes where a complaint or nerdy caption is placed over the GIF. These memes became increasingly popular on Tenor[12] around July 2021 (example shown below).
![ong nerd emoji "ON GOD"/"ONG"/"BRUHHH"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/207/799.gif)
Spread
The meme by memesforscumbags was reposted by a variety of accounts, including Instagram[3] user minecraftgamergirl6969 and Facebook[4] page I Wish I Was At Home Listening To Swans 2 on January 21st, gaining over 11,600 likes on the former and 1,100 reactions in just over a month. On January 15th, Instagram[5] user spookcraft posted the emoji over the cover for My Bloody Valentine's 1991 album "Loveless," gaining over 750 likes in two months (shown below).
![The mixing on loveless oooooh OOH THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM BUT 0000H THE MIXING OHH I CANT STAND THE MIXING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/169/ce4.jpg)
On January 25th, Instagram[6] user dopecontent.inc2 posted a version of the meme replacing the latter half of the caption with "ooooh the artist is a reprehensible person with multiple allegations," gaining over 380 likes in just over a month (shown below, left). On February 4th, Instagram[7] user neem_official posted a version of the meme about loving a video game but hating the fandom, gaining over 1,400 likes in a month (shown below, right).
![Ooh This Is A Great Album But oooh the artist is reprehensible with multiple allegations OOH THIS IS AGREAT ALBUM BUT 0000H THE artist is a reprehensible person with multiple allegations](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/186/0cf.jpg)
![ooooh i can't stand the fandom OOH THIS IS AGREAT GAME BUT 0000H THE FANDOM OHH ICANT STAND THE FANDOM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/188/51c.jpg)
On February 8th, YouTuber[8] blarf posted a fancam video featuring the Emoji from various angles as well as other nerdy Emojis, gaining over 23,600 views in a month (shown below).
More ironic versions of the meme became popular on Reddit's /r/whenthe[9][10] board later that month. On February 21st, Redditor Keeperofbeesandtruth posted a version of the meme to the board, gaining over 5,900 upvotes in just over a week (shown below, left). On March 2nd, Redditor glandburger posted another version of the meme, gaining over 9,200 upvotes in two days (shown below, right).
![I am on a watchlist "Wokeness in the Lord of the Rings reboot is not a justification to commit a terrorist attack against the studio" KAPWING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/195/062.gif)
![sir can you stop mailing fake water bills to my mother with dementia "Sir, can you stop mailing in fake water bills to my mother with dementia."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/196/272.gif)
Templates
![Nerd Emoji No Watermark](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/154/667.jpg)
![Angles of Nerd Emoji photos depootos photos depositphotos depositphoto deptphotos depositphotos depositohotos](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/167/b9f.gif)
![Nerd Emoji Fixing Glasses](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/203/535.gif)
Various Examples
![Twitter ΠΠΠ THIS IS AGREAT ANIME BUT 0000H THE FANSERVICE OHHHH ICANT STAND THE FANSERVICE imgflip.com](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![ooooh snow graphics ooooh OOH THIS IS AGREAT Game BUT 0000H Snow graphics OHH ICANT STAND THE mersion being broken](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/193/0da.jpg)
![ooooh the mixing is a little muddy for me OOH THIS IS AGREAT ALBUM BUT 0000H THE Mixing is a Little bit too muddy for me](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/194/e91.jpg)
![yes i use grammar on discord Yes, 1 use grammar .Discord ΧΧ‘](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/198/279.gif)
![bozo "bozo"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/200/e51.gif)
![league of legends players be like league of legends](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/322/201/b58.gif)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Shutterstock β Nerd face emoji
[2] Twitter β angelwinter
[3] Instagram β memesforscumbags
[4] Facebook β I Wish I Was At Home Listening To Swans
[5] Instagram β spookcraft
[6] Instagram β dopecontent
[7] Instagram β neem official
[9] Reddit β I am on a watchlist
[11] Tenor β swaggyWalter
[12] Tenor β emoji nerd gifs
Top Comments
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