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Penis Gnome

Updated Oct 30, 2024 at 07:28PM EDT by Adam.

Added Oct 30, 2024 at 01:16PM EDT by Adam.

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About

Penis Gnome is a fictional character referred to in numerous memes implied to steal one's penis. After appearing in a Bad Luck Brian meme in the late 2010s, the character took off on sites like iFunny and Reddit's /r/dogelore, among other communities online.

Origin

The phrase "penis gnomes" comes from a memorable Bad Luck Brian meme. It is unknown when it was first posted, however, it was uploaded to Know Your Meme[2] on May 29th, 2019, by user Adam, who sourced it from a Tumblr[7] post that has since been deleted.


GOES OUTSIDE PENIS RIPPED OFF BY PENIS GNOMES imgfip.com

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On February 11th, 2020, Redditor Rooster_Tamer posted a meme to the subreddit /r/dogelore[1] featuring the "Penis Gnome," a character who appears to attempt to steal one's penis. The post gained over 12,000 upvotes in nearly five years.


SON GET OFF THE TABLE I CAN'T, NOT WHILE THE PENIS GNOME IS HERE THE WHAT? HOOOO

On March 4th, Redditor Gustav_Von_Doge posted another "Penis Gnome" meme that gained over 2,500 upvotes in a similar timeframe.[6]


VERY FINE Test 914-769486 Name: Dr.Funny Input:Garden Gnome Setting:Very Fine Output: ??? 1:1 COARSE FINE INTAKE *ticking noise* Input Gan 7 INTAKE TPUT

Around the same time, posts about a "penis gnome" hoax appeared in /r/msu, the subreddit for Michigan State University. On February 18th, 2020, Redditor lileggplant asked about the urban legend of a "penis gnome in Berkley Hall."[3]

On September 19th, 2021, in a separate thread, Redditor Publius_Seven said the urban legend had been around since at least 2018.[4]

The phrase and character continued to be used in memes in the early 2020s. For example, on October 20th, 2023, Twitter / X user @tulpapilled[5] used it in a meme that gained over 390 retweets and 6,200 likes in one year.


schizo @tulpapilled "He's doing his midnight bench?" "Send in the gym penis gnome"

Various Examples


penis gnomes Under cover penis gnomes seeing each other at the penis music concert KAPWING THE 70'S $5 TO SEE THE GREATEST BAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2000'S $100 TO SEE A LAPTOP... Gets penis ripped off by penis gnomes GOES OUTSIDE Penis Ripped Off by Penis Gnomes MR ELECTRIC SEND THIS N---- TO THE PENIS GNOMES AND HAVE HIS PENIS TORN OFF AND USED FOR THE RITUALS IMMEDIATELY FINDS WATER IN THE DESERT PENIS RIPPED OFF BY PENIS GNOMES

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External References

[1] Reddit โ€“ /r/dogelore

[2] Know Your Meme โ€“ Bad Luck Brian Penis Gnomes

[3] Reddit โ€“ /r/msu

[4] Reddit โ€“ /r/msu

[5] Twitter โ€“ tulpapilled

[6] Reddit โ€“ /r/dogelore

[7] Tumblr โ€“ demonlordzeraxos

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