Really Start Dressin
About
Really Start Dressin refers to the phrase "Can’t wait till it gets colder so I can really start dressin," which is frequently used on Twitter to accompany pictures of people in humorous clothing.
Origin
The earliest known usage of the caption was posted by Twitter[1] user @DHGOTWAVES, who used the phrase to describe a image of the character Ed from the American television animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy. The post (shown below) received more than 10,000 retweets and 26,000 likes in six days.
Spread
That day, more people began posting different pictures of people wearing comedic clothing with the caption. Twitter[2] user @SinnRay posted a picture of actor and comedian Nathan Fielder wearing an over-sized suit from the television series Nathan For You. The post (shown below, left) received more than 9,600 retweets and 33,000 likes in six days.
The next day, Twitter[3] user @katanaslice posted an image of a man wearing an oversized jacket. Within five days, the post (shown below, center) received more than 36,000 retweets and 97,000 likes. Similarly, on August 25th, Twitter[4] user @ah_nazha posted an image of a man wearing a large jacket, which received more than 49,000 retweets and 128,000 likes in three days.
On August 27th, The Daily Dot [5] published a listicle of popular variations of the meme.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @DHGOTWAVES's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @SinnRay's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @katanasIice's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @ah_nazha's Tweet
[5] The Daily Dot – Twitter meme wants winter so men can ‘really start dressin’ in oversized clothing
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