
"o i am laffin"
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"o i am laffin" refers to a popular meme on 4chan's music board, /mu/, in which the poster expresses sarcastic or incredulous laughter.
Origin
On December 9th, 2012, a post[1] on 4chan's music board was made in which an anonymous poster posted a SoundCloud link of "Royals," a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, well before the song became a hit. The poster asked for feedback on the song, claiming to be its author. When this was discovered, it fueled a rumor that Lorde herself had been posting on 4chan. The anonymous poster ended the post with the phrase "in b4 tits and the kitchen."
![4chan Screenshot File: 29 KB, 382x322, 1344324290829.jpg [Show reposts] Image search: [google] [iqdb] Anonymous Wed Dec 12 19:13:05 2012 No. 31035283 [Reply] [Original Quoted by: >31035392 d appreciate any criticism and feedback on a in b4 t--- and the kitchen. https://soundcloud.com/lordemusic/royals](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/229/440/cc6.png)
"o i am laffin" originates from a tweet from Lorde in response to the rumor that she had posted the song on 4chan herself. It was posted on Twitter on February 2nd, 2014.[4] It reads:

Spread
Shortly after, the phrase "o i am laffin" became a meme on the music board of 4chan.
![4chan Example File: 1391527070868.ipg-(63 KB, 1094x821, image.jpg) O Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:17 UTC-5 No.44039409 [Reply] >metal good o i am laffin 5 posts omitted. Click here to view. Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:35 UTC-5 No.44039666 Replies: 2244039690 laffin, o i am Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:37 UTC-5 No.44039690 >>44039666 Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:39 UTC-5 No.44039724 am i laffin o Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:40 UTC-5 No.44039752 i o am laffin Anonymous 02/04/14(Tue)10:41 UTC-5 No.44039771 O.I.A.L](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/229/442/61f.jpg)
The spread of the phrase prompted a thread on /r/lewronggeneration[2] investigating the story and a thread on /r/outoftheloop[3] asking about the origin. It has since remained a popular quote throughout social media outlets like Twitter and Reddit.
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